HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 014 2015/03/31 (2014-2016) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: March 31, 2015 Re: Comm. No. 206/Res. No. 126-15
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 10:24 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 126-15, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 126-15,transmitted by Finance Director Deanna S. Sako, via Communication
No. 206 dated March 12, 2015, authorizes the payment of funds of a later fiscal year and of a
multi-fiscal year agreement for furnishing organic waste diversion operations in West Hawai`i and
East Hawai`i for the Department of Environmental Management.
This Resolution authorizes the Mayor to enter into a four-year contract, with the option of two
one-year extensions, to provide organics diversion,treatment of mulch for invasive species, a
compost demonstration project, and to expand organic diversion programs to a composting operation.
The current contract expires on December 31, 2015.
Environmental Management Solid Waste Division Chief Greg Goodale and Recycling Coordinator
Linda Peters, appeared before Your Committee for comments.
Council Member Margaret Wille suggested that composting demonstrations be done in both West
and East Hawaii, and stressed the importance of getting material out of the landfills.
Mr. Goodale explained that East Hawai`i is more conducive to running this project because of water
availability for the compost demonstration, and further stated that materials produced through the
operation will be made available island wide.
Several council members expressed their support of providing material to residents free of invasive
species.
Council Member Aaron Chung expressed his concern as to whether this project would use an open or
closed composting system, to which Mr. Goodale responded that an open compost system is
adequate. Mr. Goodale stated that a closed system would not work better when making compost
with greenwaste and the cost for a closed system is remarkably higher, and that the State of Hawai`i
imposes the requirement of a closed system depending on the type of feed stock. He further
commented that after the four year period we will know that the system has done well, and will move
toward a full compost system.
There was no further discussion on this matter.
FC Report No. 14
FC-14 Page 2 March 31, 2015
Pursuant to Section 10-11 of the Hawaii County Charter, any contract, lease or other obligation
requiring the payment of funds from the appropriations of a later fiscal year or of more than one
fiscal year shall be made or approved by resolution.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 126-15, and
recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
EOFF X
ILAGAN X
KANUHA X
ONISHI X
PALEKA x KAREN EOFF, CHAIR
POINDEXTER X FC REPORT NO.: 14
WILLE x ADOPTED: APR 1 5 2015