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Home My WebLink AboutAGE EMC 2016/10/04 2014-2016 ACTIONS DENNIS"FRESH"ONISHI tv os a AARON S. Y. CHUNG � �� Chair and Presiding Officer �°'•�:: •• '!� MAILE"MEDEIROS"DAVID KAREN EOFF ` GREGGORILAGAN MARGARET WILLE o--- DRU MAMO KANUHA Vice Chair �r�rE cs Ni� DANNY PALEKA VALERIE T.POINDEXTER COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 14'h Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii October 4, 2016 2:30 p.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER—3:42 p.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 944.40: HAWAII ISLAND PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE STAKEHOLDERS (HIPSIS) TASK FORCE REPORT From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated September 16, 2016, submitting the mid-range report and appendix from the HIPSIS Task Force. (Vote on Comm. 944.40 is on the next page.) Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. EMC-14 October 4, 2016 FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Ragan, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, and Acting Chair Wille—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Onishi— 1. Excused: None. Bill 245: AMENDS CHAPTER 14, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE TO DECREASE PUBLIC EXPOSURE TO TOXIC HERBICIDES Prohibits the use of toxic herbicides in County owned or maintained public parks and along all County owned or maintained roads, bikeways, sidewalks, trails, and waterways. Reference: Comm. 1075 Intr. by: Ms. Wille POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 18, 2016: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ragan, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Acting Chair Eoff— 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Onishi— 1. Excused: None ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES ADJOURNMENT—5:18 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 accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by September 30, 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: • Kona Council Office,West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A; and • Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Page 2 EMC-14 October 4, 2016 Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony has been completed: • Conference room adjacent to Intergenerational Building, 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 meetings 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) 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 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: Public Safety and Mass Transit; Finance; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Planning; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability; Environmental Management; and Governmental Relations and Economic Development Committee meetings —Tuesdays, October 11 and 18, 2016, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, October 15, 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/.) 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