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Home My WebLink AboutAGE EMC 09/05/2012 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 18 Session DATE: September 5, 2012 (Wednesday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 1:30 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER – 2:35 p.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA REFERRAL(S) Comm. 800: AMENDS CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 3 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 (Bill 286) EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO DISPOSAL OF COMMERCIAL COOKING OIL WASTE AND COMMERCIAL FATS, OILS, AND GREASES Proposes the following amendments to Chapter 20, article 3: amends section 20-31, by amending the definition of “prohibited materials” and adds the definitions “commercial cooking oil waste” and “commercial FOG waste”; and amends section 20-40, relating to explosives, radioactive wastes, and other prohibited materials. Intr. by: Ms. Smart (Note: This measure was placed on the August 14, 2012 Committee agenda, however, this meeting was cancelled due to technical difficulties.) RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF BILL 286, AS AMENDED TO DRAFT 2, ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi, Pilago, Yoshimoto, and Chair Smart – 6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Blas, Ikeda, and Yagong – 3. Excused: None. ; and Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer EMC-18 Page 2 September 5, 2012 Comm. 800.1: From Council Member Brittany Smart, dated August 10, 2012, transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 286. The amendments relate to the following: Amends the definitions of “prohibited materials” and “commercial FOG waste,” and amends Section 20-40 (Explosives, radioactive wastes and other prohibited materials). Comm. 802: REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (DEM) REGARDING THE RESULTS OF TRUCKING EAST HAWAI‘I TRASH PILOT STUDY From Council Member Brittany Smart, dated July 25, 2012, stating DEM Director Dora Beck, and Solid Waste Division Chief Greg Goodale will be reporting the results of the above pilot study. CLOSE FILE: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi, Pilago, Yagong, and Chair Smart – 6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Blas, Ikeda, and Yoshimoto – 3. Excused: None. ;and Comm. 802.1: From Council Member Brittany Smart, dated August 6, 2012, transmitting additional information from the Department of Environmental Management regarding the presentation. (Note: These measures were placed on the August 14, 2012 Committee agenda, however, this meeting was cancelled due to technical difficulties.) ADJOURNMENT – 3:50 p.m. The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by August 31, 2012. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. 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, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5  Pāhoa Council Office, Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 304 If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. 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-18 Page 3 September 5, 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: Planning; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Governmental Relations; and Human Services, Social Services, thth and Public Safety Committee meetings - Tuesdays, September 11 and 18 at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Environmental th Management; Finance; and Agriculture, Water, and Energy Sustainability Committees - Thursdays, September 13 thth and 20 at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, September 15 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. 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