2012-11-28 Environmental Management Commission Agenda

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA DATE: November 28, 2012 TIME: 9:00 a.m. PLACE: Puna Conference Room, County Bldg., Room 1501,25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 1. CALL TO ORDER & ANNOUNCEMENTS APPROVAL OF MINUTES —October 24, 2012 3. APPROVAL OF ADDENDUM AND /OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA (requires six (6) votes, and must comply with FIRS § 92 -7(d)) 4. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS 5. REPORTS /CORRESPONDENCE • Director's Report, including: o Status Update on the Sort Station to include the percentage amount of rubbish being diverted from the landfills • Commission Member District Update Reports — includes information obtained from meetings with council members and district residents since the last commission meeting 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS • Parker Ranch Waimea Wastewater Treatment Plant, Cessation of Acceptance of Hauled Septage and Effects on County Kealekehe Wastewater Treatment Plant • Commission Member Okoji's Report following discussions with the State Department of Health, Wastewater Branch • Commission Member Warner's Report following information gathering with Parker Ranch 7. NEW BUSINESS • Volcano Community Association presentation of their concerns about the inefficiencies and safety issues at the Volcano Transfer Station • Department Plans for Joint Sewer User Charge Billing with Department of Water Supply • Scheduling of 2013 Meetings: Dates and Locations • Presentation by the Solid Waste Division Recycling Section and discussion relating to changes in the Green Waste Operations Procedures effective 1/1/2013 8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Sewer Connection Waiver /Exemption Policy Update to include expected date of implementation 9. MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS 10. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request an Auxiliary Aid or language translation, please call 961 -8083 five days prior to the meeting date. Comments may be sent to Department of Environmental Management, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 96720 or emailed to cohdem @co.hawaii.hi.us. Notice to Lobbyists: if you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. (Article 15, Section 2- 91.3(b), 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." {Article 15, Section 2- 91.3(x)(6), Hawaii County Code) Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk - Council, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. Hawaii Tribune Herald, West Hawaii Today November 21, 2012