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Home My WebLink AboutAGE EMC 2017/03/21 (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 Chair 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 3rd Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii March 21, 2017 1:00 P.M. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER-1:37 p.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 116: REQUESTS DISCUSSION REGARDING MAYOR HARRY KIM'S POSSIBLE CANCELLATION/TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE COUNTY COMPOSTING FACILITY, AS REPORTED IN THE FEBRUARY 5, 2017, ARTICLE IN THE HAWAII TRIBUNE From Council Members Aaron S. Y. Chung and Susan L. K. Lee Loy, dated February 13, 2017. Postponed: March 7, 2017 (Note: There is a motion by Mr. Chung, seconded by Mr. Kanuha, to close file on Comm. 116.) (Vote on Comm. 116 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-3 March 21,2017 FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair O'Hara—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Comm. 163: REQUESTS DISCUSSION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT'S RECYCLING COORDINATOR TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S VARIOUS RECYCLING PROGRAMS From Council Member Eileen O'Hara, dated March 2, 2017. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair O'Hara—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES ADJOURNMENT—5:55 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 with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by March 17, 2017. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS") §92-3.5, the Hawaii County Council will be conducting this meeting via videoconference. If audio stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. Council Members will be present at the following location: • Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401. (Pursuant to HRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Member Susan L. K. Lee Loy will be participating from the Hilo Council Chambers.) Public attendance via videoconference will be available at the Hilo location. Page 2 EMC-3 March 21,2017 Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following location until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public testimony has not been completed: • Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road. 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; and • Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa`au. 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). Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Planning; Public Safety and Mass Transit; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; and Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability Committee meetings - Tuesdays, March 28 and April 4, 2017, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Environmental Management and Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays, March 30 and April 6, 2017, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, April 1, 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 3