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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE EMC 06/18/2012 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 th 16 Session DATE: June 18, 2012 (Monday) Council Chambers PLACE: West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i TIME: 10:30 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER – 10:55 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA REFERRAL(S) Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer EMC-16 Page 2 June 18, 2012 Comm. 737: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 40, SECTION 2-207 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY (Bill 263) CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE SCOPE AND DUTIES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION Amends Chapter 2, article 40, section 2-207 by adding language relating to the following: The environmental management commission shall advise the department on solid waste and wastewater programs and to include any pilot project or program; comments or recommendations by the commission shall be forwarded to the council; and that pior to council action, the director and commission shall submit comments and recommendations on all legislation relating to the functions and duties of the department, including any ordinance that amends chapters 20 or 21 of this Code, and further states that the comments and recommendations shall be provided to the council within 45 days of receipt. Intr. by: Ms. Smart RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF BILL 263, AS AMENDED TO DRAFT 2, ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Hoffmann, Pilago, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Smart – 6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Blas, Ikeda, and Onishi – 3. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 11: 23 a.m. The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by June 14, 2012. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. Council Members will be present at the following location(s):  Council Room, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401  Kona Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A If audio stream is lost between Hilo and Kona for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. Public Attendance via Videoconference is also available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed:  Pāhoa Council Office, Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 304  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5 Copies of this agenda and item(s) listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. For further information, please call 961-8245. EMC-16 Page 3 June 18, 2012 Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14) copies for before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by facsimile to Please submit separate testimony for each (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. item. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: thrd Finance and Planning Committee meetings - Tuesdays, June 26 and July 3 at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Environmental Management; Human Services, Social Services, and Public Safety; and Governmental Relations Committee meetings ththth - Thursdays, June 28 and July 5 at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, June 30 at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, and are subject to change by Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i website at http://www.naleo.tv/schedule.