HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE EMC 03/20/2012 2010-2012 ACTIONSBrittany Smart
Chair
K. Angel Pilago
T ice - Chair
DATE: March 20, 2012 (Tuesday)
Comm. 626:
(Res. 232 -12)
ADJOURNMENT — 3:01 p.m.
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
13 Session
PLACE: Council Chambers
West Hawai`i Civic Center
74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER — 9:55 a.m.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA
REFERRAL(S)
Fred Blas, Mllember
Brenda Ford, Member
Pete Hoffmann, Member
Donald Ikeda, Mllember
Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Mllember
Dominic Yagong, Member
J Yoshimoto, Mllember
URGES THE MAYOR TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FULLY FUNDED
DIVERSION GRANTS PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
Urges the Mayor to develop and implement a pilot diversion grant program for recyclable
materials at the County's transfer stations by July 1, 2012, by providing a monetary incentive
in order to increase the diversion rates by motivating the general public with a financial
reward.
AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 AND POSTPONED TO THE NEXT EMC MEETING:
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Ikeda, Onishi,
Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Smart — 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Hoffmann and Pilago — 2.
Excused: None.
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai 'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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• Council Room, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401
• Kona Council Chambers, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
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