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Home My WebLink AboutAGE EMC 2014/02/04 2012-2014 ZENDO KERN J�t-4 Of M� KAREN EOFF Chair and Presiding Officer BRENDA FORD GREGGORILAGAN DENNIS"FRESH"ONISHI DRU MAMO KANUHA VALERIE T. POINDEXTER Vice Chair +j�r�os N►� MARGARET WILLE J YOSHIMOTO COUNTY COUNCIL County ofHawai'i Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 rR, 'C—) COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT -= tv —{ 11th Session ORDER OF BUSINESS N ' � Hawaii County Building �',� = 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii February 4, 2014 9:00 a.m. Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 619: UPDATE BY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ON SOLID WASTE ISSUES From Council Chair J Yoshimoto, dated January 14, 2014; and Comm. 480: UPDATE BY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ON SOLID WASTE PROGRAMS From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated October 17, 2013. The update on Solid Waste Programs will include status on current contracts, requests for information, request for proposals, and an overview of research on solid waste technologies; and Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer EMC-11 February 4, 2014 Comm. 480.1: From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated November 22, 2013, correcting a typographical error in Communication 480. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES ADJOURNMENT Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation`By Request" on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by January 31, 2014. Relay users please call 711(961-8245)to contact our office. Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public testimony has not been completed: • Kona Council Office,West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A; and • Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following locations until public testimony has been completed: • County Facility (former Bank of Hawaii Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala; • Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center,92-8924 Leilani Circle; and • Pahoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street. If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video and/or audio connection cannot be made or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. 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 Street, 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. Page 2 EMC-11 February 4, 2014 Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) to videotestimon y a,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: Environmental Management, Governmental Relations and Economic Development, and Human Services and Social Services Committee meetings - Tuesday, February 11 and 18 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Planning and Finance Committee meetings - Thursday, February 13 and February 20 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, February 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-55/. Page 3