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JENNIFER RUGGLES
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i COUNTY CLERK
Hawai'I County Building COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
25 Aupuni Street RECEIVED (-2
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Date 1-t13 1 5' 2017'COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
1St Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Hawai`i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i
February 21, 2017
1:30 p.m.
(Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) •
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 106: REQUESTS DISCUSSION WITH WILLIAM KUCHARSKI, DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, TO PROVIDE AN
OVERALL UPDATE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND
PUBLIC SERVICES
From Council Member Eileen O'Hara, dated February 1, 2017.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 13: 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 food vendors from dispensing prepared food in disposable polystyrene food
service ware effective July 1, 2018. Exempts ice chest and coolers, County facility users
and food vendors with approval by the Environmental Management Director, and County
facility users and food vendors procuring supplies during an event declared as an
emergency by the Mayor.
Reference: Comm. 107
Intr. by: Ms. O'Hara
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 February 16, 2017. Relay users please call
711(961-8245)to contact our office.
Public attendance via courtesy site is available at the following location until 4:30 p.m. or later in the
event public testimony has not been completed:
• Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401.
Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony has
been completed:
• Na`alehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway, Na`alehu;
• Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa`au; and
• Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road.
If, due to unanticipated circumstances, the courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted,
the scheduled meetings will continue.
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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.
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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:
Human Services and Social Services, Finance, Planning, and Environmental Management Committee
meetings - Tuesdays, February 28 and March 7, 2017, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, March 4,
2017, 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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