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June 16, 2005
The Honorable Stacy Higa, Chair
And Members of the Hawai' i County Council
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Dear Stacy,
I am requesting a special meeting of the Environmental Management Committee be scheduled
for June 29, 2005 at 9 AM in the Hawai' i County Council Chambers. The meeting would provide
an opportunity to discuss all aspects of the solid waste situation in Hawai' i County.
I respectfully request that all members of the committee attend this rraeeting. I expect that even if
you have attended meetings and informational settings to study this issue in the past, some new
information will be presented. Also I hope that this meeting will provide an opportunity for the
Council to move forward to meet our present and future commitments in this area.
The following speakers are scheduled to address the Council:
• Wayne Rifer, Rifer Environmental, Portland, Oregon.
• Rick Sapir, Partner-, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP, Newark, New Jersey.
• Ted Vorfeld, President, Hualalai Engineering.
• County Administrative staff.
The topics expected to be discussed are:
• The history of our efforts to address this part of our County responsibilities and legal
considerations regarding the state procurement code. The history of various technologies, their
economies of scab:, and their application in other jurisdictions.
• Financial and financing considerations, public or private.
• Time frames for progress for various issues, closing of Hilo landfill, writing and issuing
Requests for Proposals (RFPs), accepting proposals and contracting with a vendor,
environmental approvals and permitting timeframes, and construction timelines.
Because of the heightened public interest and the expected profound economic impact on the
taxpayers of this island, this special meeting should be filmed and be broadcast as regular meetings
are, including videoconf~nci
Mahalo,
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CC: Harry Kim, Mayor l.~toa
Barbara Bell, Director, Department of Environmental Management -
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