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<br />ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION <br />Wednesday, October 29, 2003, 9:21 a.m. <br />Waimea Community Center (Park) Building, 65-1260 Kawaihae Road, Kamuela, HawaiÒi 96743 <br />COMMISSIONERS Riley Smith ALSO Dora Beck, Wastewater Division <br />PRESENTPRESENT <br />:: <br />David ÐKimoÑ FrankelJo Diatolevi, Recycle HawaiÒi <br />Anne PlackTiffany Edwards, West HawaiÒi Today <br />Lorraine StahrPete Hendricks, Deputy Managing Director <br />Carolyn WitcherSuzanne Jones, C&C of Honolulu <br />Mike Kaha, Waste Management <br />Eileen O`Hora-Weir, Recycling Coordinator <br />Margaret Pahio <br />John Ray <br />Joe Reynolds, County Council member <br />Shane Rohan <br />Howard Stahr <br />Gerald Takase, Corporation Counsel <br />Jay West <br />EXCUSEDSTAFF <br />:Mack Asato:Barbara Bell, Director <br />Marjorie ErwayPeter Boucher, Wastewater Division Chief <br />Sam Kawamura Lono Tyson, Solid Waste Division Chief <br />Hugh OnoSharron Henry, Secretary <br />CALL TO ORDER: Commission Chair Smith called the meeting to order at 9:21 a.m. <br />1. <br />and acknowledged Council member Joe Reynolds, Chair of the Parks and Environmental <br />Management Committee, and Deputy Managing Director Pete Hendricks. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2003 MEETING: <br />2. <br />Anne Plack made a motion to approve the September 24, 2003 minutes.Lorraine <br /> <br />Stahr seconded the motion. <br />After discussion regarding the required number of <br />commissioners present to take action and vote abstention by a commissioner when only 5 <br />Commission member Frankel made a motion to <br />commission members are present, <br />amend Item 4. to read ÐMotion failed because 5 votes are needed <br />Witcher seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously with Com <br />Stahr stating she wanted it noted that she was voting for the motion but it was against <br />her better judgment. Motion to approve the minutes as amended passed unanimously. <br />Commission Counsel Takase will review the commission rules regarding voting and <br />abstention, and it will be placed on next monthÓs meeting agenda for discussion. <br />APPROVAL OF ADDENDUM AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA <br />3.: None <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS LISTED ON AGENDA <br />4.: <br />John Ray, representing HawaiÒi Leeward Planning Conference (HLPC), stated the Pacific <br />Waste proposal sounded interesting and hoped it did not jeopardize aggressive action in <br />moving forward on the Sort station. HLPC submitted testimony in support of the Sort station <br />Draft EIS. Speaking as a member of the South Kohala Traffic Safe <br />not feel the added volume of traffic will be that great of an is <br /> <br />