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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL
YEAR AND OF A MULTI - FISCAL YEAR AGREEMENT FOR FURNISHING AND
IMPLEMENTING ORGANIC WASTE DIVERSION SITES AND COMPOST
OPERATIONS IN WEST HAWAI'I AND EAST HAWAII FOR THE DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii's 2002 Update to the Integrated Solid Waste Management
Plan identified recycling and waste diversion as major activities to help the County reach its goal to divert
50% of all solid waste that would otherwise go to a landfill, by 2008 and 80% by 2013, and Resolution
28 -03, Draft 2, was approved by the County Council on January 23, 2003, setting forth these goals and
policies; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 356 -07, A Resolution to Embrace and Adopt the Principles of Zero
Waste as a Long -Term Goal for Hawaii County was approved by Council on December 19, 2007; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 826 -08, A Resolution Urging the Director of the Environmental
Management to Develop an Ordinance and Implement a Plan to Prohibit Food, Paper, and Compostable
Organics from Hawaii County Landfills by 2012 was approved by Council on January 23, 2009; and
WHEREAS, the County's 2009 Integrated Resources and Solid Waste Management Plan
(IRSWMP) identified that 54 %, or 114,000 tons, of the waste disposed at County landfills were organic
materials that could be composted, thereby preserving valuable landfill space; and
WHEREAS, the County completed construction phase for the Materials Recovery Facility
infrastructure for West Hawaii Sanitary Landfill (WHSL) to include a site for organic waste diversion
and compost operations; and
WHEREAS, the County completed construction phase of the Sort Station Facility for East
Hawaii which can help support an adjacent compost operation to maximize organic waste diversion from
the South Hilo Sanitary Landfill (SHSL); and
WHEREAS, the SHSL is projected to reach maximum capacity at current activity levels within
six (6) to eight (8) years; and
WHEREAS, programs like organic waste diversion and compost operations divert material out
of the waste stream, preserve natural resources and prolong the life of the existing landfills; and
WHEREAS, organic waste diversion and compost operations will provide valuable products
such as mulch and compost for local consumers and businesses, reducing the need and related costs to
import these products; and
WHEREAS, organic waste diversion from County transfer stations and landfills currently diverts
green waste and untreated wood and can also divert other organic waste materials such as biosolids, food,
paper, biodegradable plastics and FOGS (Fats, Oils & Grease); and
WHEREAS, the County is preparing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for furnishing and
implementing organic waste diversion sites and compost operations for the Department of Environmental
Management; and
WHEREAS, the high equipment and operations start-up costs, estimated at between $1,500,000
and $2,000,000, require a multi -year commitment to enable a contractor to recover costs and secure
reasonable terms for equipment financing; and
WHEREAS, a multi -year commitment also provides the County the most favorable opportunity
for competitive bids; and
WHEREAS, it is in the County's best interest to contract the operation of organic waste
diversion sites based on a ten (10) year agreement at an estimated price per ton not to exceed an annual
average of $70 and provide the Director of Environmental Management with the ability to negotiate for
two (2) option periods of up to five years each to extend the contracted services, subject to review by the
County Council; and
WHEREAS, Article X, Section 10 -11 of the County Charter requires that any contract, lease or
other obligation requiring payment of funds from the appropriations of a later fiscal year or more than one
fiscal year be approved by resolution.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWATI that in
accordance with Article X, Section 10 -11 of the Hawai'i County Charter, the Mayor is hereby authorized
to enter into a multi -year contract for services of furnishing and implementing organic waste diversion
sites and compost operations in West Hawaii and East Hawaii for the Department of Environmental
Management and that sufficient funds be budgeted in future fiscal years to cover the anticipated
obligation of the County under the terms of the agreement.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this resolution to
the Mayor, the Director of Environmental Management and the Director of Finance.
Dated at Hilo
Hawaii, this 2nd day of March , 2011.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on March 2, 2011
ATTEST:
CO TY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRE
ROLL CALL VOTE
Reference: C- 86.3/FC -28
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Reference: C- 86.3/FC -28
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