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Home My WebLink AboutAGE EMC 2013/06/04 2012-2014Zendo Kern Chair Dru Mamo Kanuha Vice Chair DATE: June 4, 2013 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 61h Session PLACE: Council Chambers West Hawaii Civic Center 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua -Kona, Hawaii TIME: 11:00 a.m. Karen Eoff, Member Brenda Ford, Member Greggor Ilagan, Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Valerie T. Poindexter, Member Margaret Wille, Member J Yoshimoto, Member i NC) �c n C7 :rr ,,rn fto (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 296: URGES THE ADMINISTRATION TO ADOPT AN APPROACH TO THE (Res. 123 -13) COUNTY'S SOLID WASTE THAT INCLUDES RECYCLING, COMPOSTING, WASTE TO ENERGY, AND INCREASING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND RESPONSIBILITY From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated May 16, 2013. Comm. 300: AUTHORIZES THE EXTENSION OF THE PUBLIC SEWER FROM (Res. 125 -13) KEANALEHU DRIVE THRU THE PROPOSED PHASE 1 — `AKAU DEVELOPMENT OF THE LA`I`OPUA VILLAGE 4 SUBDIVISION WITHIN TAX MAP KEYS 7 -4- 021:10 & PORTION OF 7 -4- 021:012, SITUATED IN KEALAKEHE, NORTH KONA, HAWAII FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS From Acting Environmental Management Director Dora Beck, dated May 6, 2013. The applicant proposes to comply with Section 21 -28(a) of the County Code, whereby they will construct the sewer extension and bear the total cost of the installation for the County and in return, request reimbursement for the cost of the sewer extension. The sewer extension serving the Phase 1 development will permit the wastewater generated from this phase of the subdivision to be treated at the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant. Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer EMC -6 Page 2 June 4, 2013 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Comm. 181: AMENDS CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 20 -47 OF THE HAWAII (Bill 44) COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO COLLECTION OF FEES From Council Member Zendo Kern, dated March 5, 2013. The bill establishes new payment methods for commercial haulers, and reduces the grace period before which a finance charge is implemented from 60 days to thirty 30 days for all overdue collections of solid waste fees. Postponed: March 27, 2013 Postponed: April 8, 2013 Postponed: April 16, 2013 (Note: There is a pending motion made by Mr. Onishi and duly seconded by Mr. Kanuha to refer Bill 44 to the Director of the Department of Environmental Management and the Environmental Management Commission for review and comment pursuant to Hawaii County Code Section 2 -207.) ; and Comm. 181.3: From Council Member Zendo Kern, dated April 10, 2013, transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 44. Postponed: April 16, 2013 ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961 -8245 by May 30, 2013. 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 testimony has not been completed: • Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Suite 1401; • Pahoa Council Office, Pahoa Marketplace, 15 -2660 Pahoa Village Road, Room 304; and • Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64 -1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at the following location until 3:00 p.m., or later in the event public testimony has not been completed: Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92 -8924 Leilani Circle. If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and /or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. EMC -6 Page 3 June 4, 2013 Copies of this agenda and items 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. Submitting Written Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14) copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawaii, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961 -8912; or (3) by e -mail to counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) to videotestimony�ic hawaiicounty.gov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item (communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item. Video submittals may contain up to three individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video testimony will not be played during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members prior to the meeting. The Office of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony). Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Public Works and Parks and Recreation, Planning and Governmental Relations and Economic Development Committee meetings - Tuesdays, June 11 and 18 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Environmental Management and Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays, June 13 and 20 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, June 15 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, and are subject to change by Na Leo `O Hawaii. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo `O Hawaii website at http: / /www.naleo.ty /tv- schedules /channel -52/. STEWART MAEDA County Clerk Mr orh''w Flo MAILE DAVID Deputy County Clerk County of Hawai `i Office of the County Clerk 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone: (808) 961 -8255 Facsimile: (808) 961 -8912 Date: May 31, 2013 To: Re: All Committee Agenda Recipients Ka`u Videoconferencing Site Not Available on June 4, 2013 The June 4, 2013 Committee agendas incorrectly stated that the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center will be a site for public participation via videoconference. Please be advised that the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92 -8924 Leilani Circle, will not take part in the June 4th Committee Meetings, due to the military's Innovative Readiness Training "Tropic Care" program. Thank you. Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer