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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Based on the Mayor’s Proclamation regarding COVID-19, this meeting will be online. This is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to maintain social distancing. The public may attend either online or by telephone. DATE: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 TIME: 9:00 a.m. PLACE: Online – Zoom https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1609586717 (Meeting ID: 160 958 6717) Call in: +1 669 254 5252 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: Anyone wishing to provide written testimony on an agenda item may do so by submitting it in writing or by fax. To ensure timely delivery to commissioners prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting by (1) email to peter.sur@hawaiicounty.gov or (2) facsimiles to 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. Testimony in real time will be permitted to the extent possible. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVALOF MINUTES OF AUGUST 25, 2021 3. STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIR 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Status report on 2021 EMC Priorities – Each lead commissioner to provide brief report on assigned priorities (priorities are listed in the May 2021 meeting minutes). b. Continued discussion of solid waste division funding needs and options. 1. Extended Producer Responsibility: Which priority programs should EMC recommend to DEM, County Council, and/or the Legislature? For example: a. Increase glass fee for non-HI-5 glass and fulfill allocations directly to the County. (Burns) b. Create a fee for oil recycling at the ‘quart’ scale to enable generation of funds so the County can better deal with oil waste coming from non- commercial sources. (Burns)