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DIRECTOR’S INFORMATIONAL REPORT
TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
May 26, 2021
Agenda item 7
1.LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
a. County Council(Since last report postedon 4/22/21)
ITEMDESCRIPTIONCURRENT STATUS
Completed items
Bill 29 Appropriates revenues in the Federal –Block Approved by Council on second
Grant account ($2,699,374) and the Block Grant reading on 5/5/21. Approved by
–Program Income account ($100,000); and Mayor as Ordinance No. 21-33,
appropriates the same to the following effective 5/17/21.
accounts: Ulu Wini Low Income Housing
Wastewater Treatment Plant – Repairs
($1,420,889); Ulu Wini Low Income Housing
Certified Kitchen – Conversion ($495,500); Hale
Ohana Domestic Abuse Shelter - Interior &
Domestic Abuse Shelter – Interior & Exterior
Renovations ($157,225); and Administration,
Planning & Fair Housing ($500,000).
Res. 125-21Authorizes additional funding for special Waived out of Committee and
counsel to represent the County in its re-approved by Council 5/19/21.
negotiation of the WMH contract.
Active item
Budget bills Bills 21 and 22 establish the operating and Public hearing 5/18. Approved
capital budgets, respectively, for FY 21-22. by Council on first reading 5/20.
Final Council reading 6/3.
Upcoming item
Res No. #-21Resolution urging the County Department In development; to be
ofEnvironmental Managementto ensure that introduced by Council Member
destinations to which the CountyofHHeather Kimball. See HCR 27
transports its recyclable waste for out-of-state SD1 (2021)
processing abide by the environmental
standards outlined by the Basel Convention
2. REQUESTS FOR UPDATES
a. ISWMP Implementation Status (Adams)
b. Trailers at Transfer Stations progress report on response to residents'
concerns (Adams)
c. ‘
Commissioner
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d.
remediation/replacement?
membrane bioreactor units on 1)
solution,if needed
treated water and a t(Adams)
Top 2019 ISWMP recommendations–Status update
1. Conduct set at
public awareness$50,000 for FY 21-
2. Ongoing. County received
additional -21 to
contract continue renegotiation effort.
3.
event
in Kona in FY 21-22.
4.
businesses to drop off recyclables at
recycling and transfer stations
5. on
measured in terms of environmental
impacts and consider full life cycle -
impacts, inaddition to tonnage-based Solid Waste Fund.
landfill diversion or waste recovery
goals
6. Develop County policy and
ordinances related to source
reduction and recycling
–Status update
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Wastewater Division and the
Solid Waste Division have not provided written updates this month.
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