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Home My WebLink AboutAGE EMC 2015/03/17 2014-2016 ACTIONS DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI AARON S. Y. CHUNG MAILE “MEDEIROS” DAVID Chair and Presiding Officer KAREN EOFF GREGGOR ILAGAN MARGARET WILLE DRU MAMO KANUHA DANNY PALEKA Vice Chair VALERIE T. POINDEXTER COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT th 4 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Civic Center Hawai‘i 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i March 17, 2015 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. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 154: NOMINATION OF LUANA A. NEFF TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated February 18, 2015, submitting for the Council’s review and confirmation the above nomination. Recommends confirmation of the appointment of Luana A. Neff to the Environmental Management Commission: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Onishi - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Chung – 1. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. EMC-4 March 17, 2015 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 73-15: URGES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR ONE OR MORE CONTRACTS FOR ZERO WASTE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Suggested contract would be for three years with the option of two one-year extensions, to educate residents and businesses on how to sort trash and reduce waste. Reference: Comm. 111 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Postponed: February 17, 2015 (Note: There is a pending motion by Ms. Wille and duly seconded by Mr. Paleka to recommend adoption of Res. 73-15.) ; and Comm. 111.1: From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated March 2, 2015, transmitting a proposed amendment to Res. 73-15. Res. 73-15 Withdrawn by Introducer (Margaret Wille). BILLS FOR ORDINANCES ADJOURNMENT – 4:00 p.m. 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 March 13, 2015 accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . 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:  County Council Room, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401; and  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa 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 Hawai‘i Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala;  Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle; and  Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street. Page 2 EMC-4 March 17, 2015 If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video and/or audio connection cannot be made or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: Meetings are available for live viewing. Click on Council Meetings on the County’s homepage at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov. 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)before 12:00 noon on copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted the business day prior to the meeting : (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to Please submit separate testimony for each item. counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the (url) to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov 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 Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item. submittal. 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: Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Environmental Management, Planning, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, Public Safety and Mass Transit, and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, March 24 and 31 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, March 28 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 Hawai‘i. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i website at http://www.naleo.tv/tv-schedules/channel-55/.) Page 3