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Home My WebLink AboutAGE EMC 2017/02/21 (2016-2018) ACTIONS EILEEN O'HARA tv os a� AARON S. Y. CHUNG o+. �� Chair and Presiding Officer �°'�:: � '!� MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID KAREN EOFF ` DRU MAMO KANUHA HERBERT M. "TIM"RICHARDS,III �,, .e SUSAN L. K.LEE LOY Vice Chats r�rE os N'►� VALERIE T.POINDEXTER JENNIFER RUGGLES COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 1st Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii February 21, 2017 1:30 p.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER—2:04 p.m. 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. (Vote on Comm. 106 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-1 February 21,2017 FILED: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair O'Hara—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Chung— 1. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS 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 AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 AND RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Poindexter, Ruggles, and Chair O'Hara—5. Noes: Committee Members Kanuha, Lee Loy, and Richards —3. Absent: Committee Member Chung— 1. Excused: None. (Note: Mr. Kanuha and Ms. Lee Loy voted"kanalua" then "no.") ADJOURNMENT—6:02 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. Page 2 EMC-1 February 21,2017 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. 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-1 February 21,2017 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/.) Page 4