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Home My WebLink AboutAGE EMC 2015/03/03 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 rd 3 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i March 3, 2015 1:30 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER CALL – 1:36 p.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. EMC-3 March 3, 2015 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 84-15: URGES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS TO ESTABLISH REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIC COMPOST OPERATIONS IN THE COUNTY OFHAWAI‘I Suggested contracts would be for ten years (which may include a two-year transition period during which the contractor(s) is not obligated to maximize the production of compost) with the option of two five-year extensions. Reference: Comm. 127 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Amended to Draft 2 and postponed to the March 31, 2015, EMC Meeting: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, and Wille – 7. Noes: Committee Member Chung and Chair Onishi – 2. Absent: None. Res. 87-15: URGES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO ONE OR MORE MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS FOR ZERO WASTE DIVERSION PRORAMS TO DIVERT RECOVERABLE MATERIALS FROM THE LANDFILLS Suggested contract(s) would be for five years with the option of two five–year extensions. Reference: Comm. 130 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Amended to Draft 2 and postponed to the March 31, 2015, EMC Meeting: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, and Wille – 7. Noes Committee Member Chung and Chair Onishi – 2. : Absent: None. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES ADJOURNMENT – 4:31 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. Page 2 EMC-3 March 3, 2015 The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special February 27, 2015 accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. If audio Hawai‘i stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. Council Members will be present at the following location:  Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A. §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Members Maile David and Karen Eoff ( Pursuant to HRS will be participating from the Kona Council Office.) Public attendance via videoconference will be available at the Kona location. Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following location until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public testimony has not been completed:  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. 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 Page 3 EMC-3 March 3, 2015 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: Planning; Finance; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability; and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays, March 10 and 17 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, March 14 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 4