HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE EMC 2016/08/16 2014-2016 DENNIS"FRESH"ONISHIJ�j''' hew AARON S.Y.CHUNG
Chair and Presiding Officer �� '�.' MAILE"MEDEIROS"DAVID
•:�` ,�,;,'/ . KAREN EOFF
GREGGOR ILAGAN
MARGARET WILLE DRU MAMO KANUHA
Vice Chair •.•'�os'M•'''.-' DANNY PALEKA
VALERIE T.POINDEXTER
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
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COMMITTEE ON --
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
12th Session €
ORDER OF BUSINESS c' __
West Hawai`i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i
August 16, 2016
10:15 a.m.
(Note: Please turn communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER
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-12 August 16, 2016
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 570-16: URGES THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT TO INITIATE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A
COMPREHENSIVE ISLAND-WIDE SOLID WASTE PROGRAM IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE CLOSURE OF THE SOUTH HILO SANITARY
LANDFILL
The program would provide a sustainable solid waste disposal program compatible
with the County's Zero Waste Policy and the Department's enhanced mulch and
compost program, not burn solid waste, aim to recycle and reuse more than 80% of
solid waste, and result in a reduction of the total current tipping fees.
Reference: Comm. 955
Intr. by: Ms. Wille
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
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.
The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special
accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by August 12, 2016. 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, 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 videoconference is also available at the following locations until public testimony
has been completed:
• N5'51ehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway, N5'51ehu;
• Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa`au; 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.
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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).
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55:
Finance, Public Safety and Mass Transit, Governmental Relations and Economic Development,
Environmental Management, and Planning Committee meetings - Tuesdays, August 23 and 30, 2016, at
7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, August 27, 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.tv/tv-schedules/channel-55/.)
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