HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP EMC 011 04/19/2010 2008-2010DATE April 19, 2010 Re: Comm. No.774 (Res.322 -10)
REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa
78 -128 Ehukai Street
Kailua -Kona, Hawai`i
TIME 2:30 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Environmental Management, to which was referred
Communication No. 774 (Res. 322 -10), reports as follows:
Resolution 322 -10 transmitted by Councilmember Kelly Greenwell, via Communication No 774
dated April 7, 2010, is a resolution recognizing the need to preserve existing green waste
facilities and urging the consideration of expansion of green waste facilities to all transfer
stations operated by the County.
At the April 19, 2010 Committee on Environmental Management meeting at the Sheraton
Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa, there were 3 public testifiers regarding Resolution 322 -10.
Councilmember Greenwell discussed the importance of green waste and the resulting mulch to
the revitalization of the agricultural industry as well as the private citizens usage for home
gardening. He pointed out the Farm to School Food program as an example of the need to
expand and maximize green waste to mulch and soil processing.
Councilmember Hoffmann recognizes the "public outcry" for more green waste /mulch but is
concerned with the cost of the process and if it conflicts with the Intergrated Resources and Solid
Waste Management Plan.
Councilmember Ford discussed the added cost to the public to transport their green waste to the
West Hawai`i Landfill if the Kealakehe Green Waste station is closed and the possiblity of
keeping transfer stations open 24 hours /7 days a week for non - commercial green waste only.
Councilmember Yagong supports the resolution but is concerned about the costs.
Department of Environmental Management Director Lono Tyson supports the resolution but is
also concerned about the costs. He stated that the resolution does not conflict with the Intergrated
Resources and Solid Waste Management Plan.
EMC Report No. 11
Your Committee on Environmental Management is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Resolution No. 322 -10 and forwards it to Council with a positive recommendation.
djh
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
AYES
NOES
A &E
EX
ENRIQUES
X
FORD
X
GREENWELL
X
HOFFMANN
X
IKEDA
X
NAEOLE- BEASON
X
ONISHI
X
YAGONG
X
YOSHIMOTO
X
Your Committee on Environmental Management is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Resolution No. 322 -10 and forwards it to Council with a positive recommendation.
djh
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT