HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE AWEEMC 2020/10/20 2018-2020 ACTIONS HERBERT M. "TIM"RICHARDS,III tv or AARON S. Y. CHUNG
Chan and Presiding Officer MAILS MEDEIROS DAVID
KAREN EOFF
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER SUSAN L. K.LEE LOY
Vice Chan
VALERIE T.POINDEXTER
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i, 96720
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER, ENERGY,
AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
20'h Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii
October 20, 2020
3:00 p.m.
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CALL TO ORDER—3:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 1096: REQUESTS A DISCUSSION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE
PROPOSED COMPOSTING FACILITY IN KEA`AU
From Council Member Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, dated September 16, 2020.
Postponed: October 6, 2020
(Note: There is a motion by Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, seconded by
Ms. Lee Loy, to close file on Comm. 1096.)
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy,
Villegas, and Chair Richards —8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Poindexter— 1.
Excused: None.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 216: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT IN THE
COUNTY OF HAWAII, THAT AMENDS THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS
OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED):
1) CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 40 (DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT);
2) CHAPTER 21, (SEWERS-RENAMED "WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT")
Reorganizes and restructures provisions of the Hawaii County Code that apply to
the Department of Environmental Management, updates certain provisions to
remove the enforcement and penalties from Chapter 2 to Chapter 21, and renames
Chapter 21 to Wastewater Management.
Reference: Comm. 1119
Intr. by: Mr. Richards
(Vote on Bill 216 is on the next page)
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RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy,
Villegas, and Chair Richards —8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Poindexter— 1.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT—4:25 p.m.
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