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Home My WebLink About2023-10-24 EMC agendaMitchell D. Roth Mayor Ramzi I. Mansour Director, Department of Environmental Management Georjean Adams Chair Jon Olson Vice Chair County of Hawaii ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION 3 3 Kekuanao'a St. Suite 41 • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 • Ph: (808) 961-8083 • Fax: (808) 961-8086 MEETING AGENDA Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 92, this meeting will be online with a location available to the public. The public may attend either in person, online, or by telephone. .........DATE: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 TIME: 9:00 a.m. r.�, IN PERSON: Puna Conference Room, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo.; ONLINE: Via Zoom https://www.zoom2ov.com/j/16031058165 ' (Meeting ID: 160 3105 8165) PHONE: +1 669 254 5252 (Enter the meeting ID, see above) STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: To ensure timely delivery to commissioners, written,'y testimony must be submitted before 12*00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting by (I)i email to peter.sur. ,hawaiicounty.gov or (2) facsimiles to (808) 961-8086. When submitting written testimony, please specify for which agenda item it is being submitted. All written testimony will be part of the permanent record. Pursuant to HRS §92-3, interested persons who want to provide oral testimony may do so either at the time the Commission takes public statements on items on the agenda, or at the time the specific agenda item is called, subject to applicable statutes and rules of procedure. I. CALL TO ORDER II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 20231 III. STATEMENT FROM THE VICE CHAIR Introduction of new Commissioner Gonzalo Garcia IV. PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA V. NEW BUSINESS 1. Presentation by Mikala Pieper and Charles Cravalho of Hanai Kaiaulu on efforts to create soil, engage community, and expand educational opportunities relating to resource recovery of cardboard. � II: Minutes: his://records.hawaiicount�gov/weblink/DocView.aspx?dbid=1&id=126106 County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer 2. Recommendations, if any, to the September 2023 draft of the General Plan' (Commissioners to propose specific comments for GP section 3.5, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse 3, and section 4.3, Solid Waste Management4) 3. Recommendations, if any, for the Solid Waste Operational Study regarding disposal surcharge at the point of purchase. 4. Recommendations, if any, for the Solid Waste Operational Study regarding solid waste hauling contingency plans during the closure of the Daniel K. Inouye Highway. 5. Adoption of position regarding support for extended producer responsibility legislation such as SB 1458 SD1 (2023) in the 2024 legislative session, 6. Recommendations to the County to adopt a policy on waste management, reduction, and/or landfill diversion regarding the film industry.6 VI. REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE Director's Informational Report 1. Legislative update 2. Solid Waste Division Projects and Updates 1. Recycling and Landfill Diversion updates 1. EPA SWIFR grant for reusable foodware and bottleware 2. Other recycling initiatives 2. Solid Waste Operational Study update 3. Wastewater Division Projects and Updates. 1. Pahala and Na`alehu Large Capacity Cesspool Closure AOC 1. Update on Pahala Environmental Information Document 2. Update on Na`alehu Preliminary Engineering Report and Environmental Information Document 2. West Hawaii wastewater projects 3. Hilo WWTP upgrades 4. Wastewater Plans 1. Addition of wastewater services for the Puna District' 1. Final public engagement was held October 21 (Revitalize Puna) on the Pahoa Wastewater Feasibility Study and Puna Wastewater Facility Plan 2. Puak6 and South Kohala Regional Wastewater Master Plan 4. Information requests to DEM from Commissioners 1. What options are available, if any, for removing derelict or abandoned vehicles on roads in limbo and public property? (McIntosh) VII. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 1. Follow up on action items determined today. 2. Other (Commissioners may suggest items they would like placed on the next agenda.) 2 V.2: Draft General Plan: htt s:/p /coh lap nnin_a.konveio.com/gp-draft s V.2: Draft GP —Wastewater: https//records hawaiicount�aov/weblink/DocView aspx�dbid=1&id=126126 a V.2: Draft GP — Solid Waste: https://records hawaiicounty aov/weblink/Docyiew aspxfdbid=1 &id=126125 s V,5: SB 1458 SD1 (2023): hops://www.capitol.hawaii.aov/session/measure indiv,asDx?billtvoe=SB&billnumber=1458&year=2023 s V.6: Film industry waste diversion: hops//records.hawaiicounty.aov/weblink/DocView aspx?dbid=1&id=126124 � VI.3.4.1: Puna wastewater website: htt s:/p /storxmaps arcgis com/stories/50e624065fa641598326febe6316327b 2 VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 29, at the Community Meeting Hale (Building G) of the West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, and via Zoom. 8 Please contact the Secretary for the Department of Environmental Management or review the agenda posted on the County Calendar within six days of the next meeting for confirmation.9 X. ADJOURNMENT Note: A meeting held by interactive conference technology shall be automatically recessed for up to 30 minutes to restore communication when audiovisual communication cannot be maintained with all members participating in the meeting or with the "in person" location identified in this agenda. The meeting may reconvene when either audiovisual communication is restored, or audio -only communication is established after an unsuccessful attempt to restore audiovisual communication. If it is not possible to reconvene the meeting as provided in this subsection within 30 minutes after an interruption to communication, the meeting will be in recess and will attempt to reconvene at 1:00 p.m. on the same day, using the same meeting ID listed on Page 1 of this agenda. If at that time a quorum of remote members and the in -person members are unable to establish and maintain at least an audio -only connection by 1:15 p.m., then the meeting shall be automatically terminated. The regular meeting place is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request an auxiliary aid or language translation, please call (808) 961-8083 five days prior to the meeting date. Comments may be sent to the Department of Environmental Management, 345 Kekuando`a Street, Suite 41, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, or emailed to cohdenighawaiicounty.gov. Notice to lobbyists: If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. [Chapter 2, Article 15, Section 2-91.3(0), Hawaii County Code.] A lobbyist means "any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials." [Chapter 2, Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawaii County Code.] Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk -Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. a VIII: 2023 EMC meeting schedule: hops:!/records hawaiicounty_gov/weblinklDocView.aspx?dbid=1&id=120846 s VIII: Hawaii County Calendar: https://www.hawaiicount rL.gov/our-count /cy ounty-calendar 3 Note: Agenda was posted in a timely manner to the County Calendar in accordance with the public notice requirements in HRS 92-7