HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE EMC 02/01/2011 2010-2012 ACTIONS
Brittany SmartFred Blas,
Member
Brenda Ford,
Chair Member
Pete Hoffmann,
Member
Donald Ikeda, r
Membe
K. Angel Pilago Dennis "Fresh" Onishi,
Member
Dominic Yagong,
Vice ChairMember
J Yoshimoto,
Member
HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
st
1 Session
DATE:
February 1, 2011 (Tuesday)
PLACE:
Councilroom
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni St.
Hilo, Hawai‘i
TIME:
11:00 a.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER – 11:07
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
REFERRALS
Comm. 64: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983
(Bill 17) (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING
TO PLASTIC BAG REDUCTION (prohibits businesses from providing plastic
checkout bags to their customers with a penalty of $100 for the first violation and up
to $500 for a third violation within a year; exempts 501(c) organizations and takes
effect one year after approval)
From Councilmember Pete Hoffmann, dated January 14, 2011, transmitting the
above bill.
Recommends passage of Bill 17 on first reading:
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann,
Pilago, and Chair Smart.
Noes: Committee Members Ikeda, Onishi, and Yoshimoto.
Absent: None.
Excused: Committee Member Yagong.
(Note: Mr. Yoshimoto voted “kanalua,” then “no”.)
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
EMC-1 Page 2 February 1, 2011
ADJOURNMENT – 2:55 p.m.
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January 27, 2011
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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 Māmalahoa 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.
fourteen (14)
Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring
before 12:00 noon on the business
copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted
day prior to the meeting
(1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo,
Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to
Please submit separate testimony for each item.
counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us.
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52:
Governmental Relations; Human Services, Social Services and Public Safety; Public Works and Parks
and Recreation; and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays, February 8
and 15, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance and Planning Committee meetings - Thursdays,
February 10 and 17, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All six Committee meetings - Saturday,
February 12, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts
from the State Legislature.