HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE EMC 01/05/2010 2008-2010
Kelly Greenwell
Chair
Brenda Ford
Vice Chair
DATE:
PLACE:
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Guy Enriques, Member
Pete Hoffmann, Member
Donald Ikeda, Member
Emily I. Naeole-Beason, Member
, Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member
Dominic Yagong, Member
J Yoshimoto, Member
HAW AI'I COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
16th Session
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January 5, 2010 (Tuesday)
Councilroom
2:00 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
REFERRALS
Comm. 663:
(Bill 193)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, HAWAI'I COUNTY CODE 1983
(2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING
TO PLASTIC BAG REDUCTION {requires the Department of Environmental
Management (DEM) to administer a program to reduce plastic bags to be in effect on
January 1, 2011. Also requires 1) DEM to adopt administrative rules pursuant to
HRS Chapter 91 within 180 days of the effective date of the ordinance; 2) that
businesses shall not provide plastic bags to their customers; 3) Police Officers may
issue citations: and 4) provides for fines of$100 to $500}
From Council Member Pete Hoffman, dated December 18,2009, transmitting the
above bill and its enclosures.
ADJOURNMENT
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawal 'I County IS an Equal Opportumty PrOVIder and Employer
EMC-16 Page 2 January 5, 2010
The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations
for this meeting should call 961-8245 by December 30, 2009. Relay users please call 711-961-8245 to
contact our office.
Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at
http://co.hawaii.hi.us/council/agendas_and_actions.htm. For further information, please call 961-8245.
Public Attendance Via Videoconference is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m., or later in the
event public witness testimony has not been completed:
• Kona Council Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona; and
• Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5.
If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is
disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.
Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14)
copies for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to
the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawaii, 96720; (2) by
facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit
separate testimony for each item.
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52:
Planning and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, January 12 and 19, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.;
Environmental Management, Human Services & Economic Development, Public Safety and Parks &
Recreation, and Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations Committee meetings - Thursdays, January 14
and 21, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.; all six Committee meetings - Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.