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Home My WebLink AboutNTC EMC 5-16-16 Continuation of 5-3-16 (2014-2016) DENNIS"FRESH"ONISHI +tv os N; AARON S. Y.CHUNG Chair and Presiding Officer 1?�,' MAILE"MEDEIROS"DAVID +:' `';;� % `: KAREN EOFF : 11.1" ; GREGGOR ILAGAN MARGARET WILLE 0 ,, DRU MAMO KANUHA Vice Chair DANNY PALEKA VALERIE T.POINDEXTER COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 c-. J c7 COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT -' CD 0 11th Session Lo NOTICE OF MEETING CONTINUATION Notice is hereby given that the Hawai`i County Council's Committee on Environmental Management held on May 3, 2016, was recessed and will reconvene as follows: DATE: May 16, 2016 PLACE: Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i TIME: 1:30 p.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) Statements from the Public on Agenda Items were concluded on May 3,2016, and are closed for this meeting. Bill 140 will be heard when the meeting reconvenes on May 16, 2016. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. EMC-11 Continuation May 16, 2016 The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special May 12, 2016 accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711 (961-8245) to contact our office. Public attendance via courtesy site is available at the following locations:  Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building 5; and  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations:  Conference Room adjacent to Hisaoka Gymnasium, Kamehameha park Complex, 54-382 Kapa‘au; Kamehameha Park Road,  Nā‘ālehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Māmalahoa Highway, Nā‘ālehu; and  Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street. If, due to unanticipated circumstances, the courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation 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. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Public Works and Parks and Recreation, Finance, Planning, and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays, May 24 and 31, 2016, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, May 28, 2016, at 8 a.m. and 5 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 2 DENNIS"FRESH"ONISHI JMZV os p, AARON S. Y. CHUNG °• " Chair and Presiding Officer •••�.• C:; ` • ��. MAILE"MEDEIROS"DAVID "• ylr, KAREN EOFF "I' GREGGOR ILAGAN MARGARET WILLE +,b DRU MAMO KANUHA .'�r "•`••"°�+�,` DANNY PALEKA Vice Chair E of N',= VALERIE T.POINDEXTER COUNTY COUNCIL County of HawaiCD i Hawai`i County Building -= - - - 25p Au uni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 a - COMMITTEE ON .. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT u-1 11th Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawai`i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona Hawai`i May 3, 2016 3:00 p.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. EMC-11 May 3, 2016 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 140: AMENDS CHAPTER 20, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO REDUCTION OF POLYSTYRENE FOAM "STYROFOAM" FOOD CONTAINERS AND FOOD SERVICE WARE Prohibits the sale, disbursement, and use of polystyrene foam containers and food service ware by a food provider or vendor to customers effective January 1, 2018. Reference: Comm. 664 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Referred to the Environmental Management Director and Environmental Management Commission: February 16, 2016 and Comm. 664.47: From Environmental Management Commission Chair James Fritz, dated March 24, 2016, stating that the Environmental Management Commission canceled its March 23, 2016, meeting due to lack of quorum, thus resulting in a negative recommendation pursuant to Section 2-207 of the Hawaii County Code. ; and Comm. 664.48: From Environmental Management Director Bobby Jean Leithead Todd, dated April 1, 2016, transmitting her comments and recommendations. Bill 204: AMENDS CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 3, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) BY ADDING A NEW SECTION RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR REDUCTION OF POLYSTYRENE FOAM DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS Establishes an educational outreach program through the Environmental Management Department to promote alternatives to polystyrene foam disposable food service containers. Reference: Comm. 854 Intr. by: Mr. Eagan 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. Page 2 EMC-11 May 3, 2016 The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by April 29, 2016. Relay users please call 711(961-8245)to contact our office. Public attendance via courtesy site 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, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401; and • Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony has been completed: • Conference Room adjacent to Hisaoka Gymnasium, Kamehameha park Complex, 54-382 Kamehameha Park Road, Kapa`au; • Na`alehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway, Na`alehu; and • Pahoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street. If, due to unanticipated circumstances, the courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation 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 htip://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) 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 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). Page 3 EMC-11 May 3, 2016 Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Planning; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability; Finance; and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays, May 10 and 17, 2016, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, May 14, 2016, at 8 a.m. and 5 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/ty- schedules/channel-55/.) Page 4