HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE EMC 2015/01/06 2014-2016DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI
Chair and Presiding Officer
MARGARET WILLE
Vice Chair
1 st Session
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai `i
Hawai `i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai `i 96720
COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii
January 6, 2015
2:30 p.m.
AARON S. Y. CHUNG
MAILE "MEDEIROS" DAVID
KAREN EOFF
GREGGOR ILAGAN
DRU MAMO KANUHA
DANNY PALEKA
VALERIE T. POINDEXTER
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(Note: 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. 55: REQUESTS SUSTAINABLE ZERO WASTE SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
DISCUSSION
From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated December 15, 2014.
; and
Comm. 55.1: From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated December 12, 2014, requesting viewing
and discussion of the movie "Racing to Zero, in Pursuit of Zero Waste."
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT
January 6, 2015
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 2, 2015. 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:
• Kona Council Office, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74544 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
counciltestiinonyLq )hawaiicouno�. ov. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) to
videotestimonyghawaiicounty_.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
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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:
Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, Planning,
Finance, and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays, January 13 and 20 at 7:00 a.m.
and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, January 17 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/.)
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