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Home My WebLink AboutAGE AWEEMC 2019/01/08 2018-2020 ACTIONS HERBERT M. "TIM"RICHARDS,III �„OF AARON S. Y. CHUNG � Chair and Presiding Officer o�•' �� '' �� MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID KAREN EOFF ` ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER Vice Chair ir ��—Mo;;:��,� SUSAN L. K.LEE LOY VALERIE T.POINDEXTER REBECCA VILLEGAS COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i, 96720 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 1st Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii January 8, 2019 9:45 a.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER—9:52 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. AWEEMC-1 January 8,2019 COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 37: NOMINATION OF ABRAHAM ANTONIO TO THE GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION From Mayor Harry Kim, dated December 19, 2018, submitting for the Council's review and confirmation the above nomination. Requires Council Confirmation by: February 1, 2019 (Section 13-4(1), Hawaii County Charter) RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Villegas, and Chair Richards —9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Comm. 38: REAPPOINTMENT OF JON OLSON TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION From Mayor Harry Kim, dated December 19, 2018, submitting for the Council's review and confirmation the above nomination. Requires Council Confirmation by: February 1, 2019 (Section 13-4 (1), Hawaii County Charter) RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Villegas, and Chair Richards —9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Page 2 AWEEMC-1 January 8,2019 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 192: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 40, SECTION 2-202, AND CHAPTER 14, (Draft 3) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Establishes an Environmental Quality Control program to mitigate nuisance factors at County facilities, under the control of the department, such as improperly-handled refuse and wastewater, invasive plants, and feral cats, dogs, and pigs. Reference: Comm. 1083.23 Intr. by: Ms. O'Hara Postponed: October 2 and 16 and November 1, 2018 Referred to Environmental Management Director and Commission: November 19, 2018 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. O'Hara, seconded by Mr. Kanuha, to recommend passage of Bill 192, as amended, on first reading.) ; and Comm. 22: From Environmental Management Director William A. Kucharski, dated December 11, 2018, transmitting the department's comments. ; and Comm. 22.1: From Environmental Management Commission Chair Richard Bennett, Ph.D., dated December 4, 2018, forwarding the Commission's negative recommendation. FORWARDED TO COUNCIL WITH A NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION: Ayes: None. Noes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Villegas, and Chair Richards —9. Absent: None. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT—10:21 a.m. Page 3 AWEEMC-1 January 8,2019 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. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, call 961-8255 as soon as possible, preferably by January 4, 2018. If a response is received after January 4, 2018, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. 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, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109. 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; • 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 meeting 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 fillp..://www.l awa p.couilli", g. V. 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, Hawai'i 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 Page 4 AWEEMC-1 January 8,2019 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 is Available on Public, Education, and Government Television. Please call Na Leo TV at (808) 935-8874 for Channel 55 schedule of Council and Committee meetings. Page 5