HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE EMC 01/05/2010 2008-2010 ACTIONS
Kelly Greenwell Guy Enriques, Member
Chair o~+<:`~ "+y Pete Hoffmann, Member
Donald Ikeda, Member
Emily L Naeole-Beason, Member
Brenda Ford - Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member
Vice Chair Dominic Yagong, Member
J Yoshimoto, Member
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
16th Session
DATE: January 5, 2010 (Tuesday)
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 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: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983
(Bill 193) (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 $5001
From Council Member Pete Hoffman, dated December 18, 2009, transmitting the
above bill and its enclosures.
Postponed to February 2, 2010.
Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda,
Naeole-Beason, Onishi, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Greenwell.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
EMC-16 Page 2 January 5, 2010
ADJOURNMENT
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.