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Home My WebLink AboutAGE RAWEEMC 2022/01/04 (2020-2022) ACTIONS HERBERT M. "TIM"RICHARDS III t„OF AARON S. Y. CHUNG o+•• �`� ChaMAILE MEDEIROS DAVID Chair and Presiding Officer �?•' �� "'� •••�� MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ HOLEKA GORO INABA Vice Chan r°- —Mo;�� HEATHER L. KIMBALL �• . — ''E SUSAN L. K.LEE LOY REBECCA VILLEGAS COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i, 96720 COMMITTEE ON REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 14th Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii January 4, 2022 3:00 p.m. Oral Public Testimony: In person testimony and viewing: Hilo Council Chambers 25 Aupuni Street, 1st floor, Room 1401, Hilo, Hawaii. To provide oral public testimony, email relley.araceley(a]hawaiicouno�.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and receive information to join the meeting via Zoom video conferencing. Please contact our office and register by 12:00 p.m., Monday, January 3, 2022. Written Testimony: The Council encourages the public to submit thoughts, comments, and input via written testimony. To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted before 12:00 noon on Monday, January 3, 2022 by: (1) email to counciltestimony(a]hawaiicouno�.gov, (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or(3) mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made a part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Live stream of County Council Meetings: To view the live stream of this meeting, at the scheduled meeting start time, type the following into the address bar of the browser: http://hawaiicounty.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1. Please call 961-8255 if the Council's streaming location is not functioning. If the Council's stream is deemed inoperable, the following address will be provided for the live stream and should be typed into the browser: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJNalwg40oK7a-7nGnEtGPA. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer RAWEEMC-14 January 4,2022 CALL TO ORDER—3:01 p.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 378.3: REQUESTS AN UPDATE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REGARDING SOLID WASTE DIVISION PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES From Council Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, dated October 27, 2021. Postponed: November 16, 2021 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. Kierkiewicz, seconded by Ms. Lee Loy to close file on Communication 378.3) POSTPONED TO JANUARY 18, 2022: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Richards —8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Excused: None. Comm. 436.2 REQUESTS A DISCUSSION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REGARDING WASTEWATER DIVISION PRIORITIES, CHALLENGES, AND SOLUTIONS From Council Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, dated November 3, 2021. POSTPONED TO JANUARY 18, 2022: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Richards —8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Excused: None. Page 2 RAWEEMC-14 January 4,2022 Comm. 554: REQUESTS A DISCUSSION WITH THE SOLID WASTE DIVISION REGARDING THE COMPOSTING PROGRAM AND PROPOSED TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF THE FACILITY From Council Member Susan L. K. Lee Loy, dated November 29, 2021. POSTPONED TO JANUARY 18, 2022: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Richards —8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT—3:59 p.m. Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation `By Request" on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, call 961-8255 as soon as possible, preferably by December 30, 2021. If a response is received after December 30, 2021, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. Upon request,this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. Council Members will also be present at the Kona Council Chambers, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A, and/or participating via interactive conference technology from other locations. The full text of the agendas are made available on the County website at www.hawaiicounty.gov. Click on the Council Records to navigate to current agendas. For copies of the agenda(s) or questions please contact Council Services at 961-8255. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) to videotestimony(a]hawaiicouno�.go before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item (communication, bill, resolution or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item. Video submittals may contain up to three individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video testimony will not be played during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members prior to the meeting. The Office of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony). Page 3