2014-04-23 Environmental Management Commission Agenda

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA DATE: April 23, 2014 TIME: 9:00 a.m. PLACE: Aupuni Center Conf Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, HI 1. CALL TO ORDER & ANNOUNCEMENTS 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES —February 26, 2014 APPROVAL OF ADDENDUM AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA (requires six (6) votes, and must comply with HRS § 92-7(d)) 4. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS 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 Update on the State Department of Education's recycling efforts Discussion of Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant (KWWTP effluent and future funds/plans for capital improvements 7. NEW BUSINESS Review and discussion of Cost of Government Commission's request for feedback Review and discussion of FY 2014-2015 Budget FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Sewer Connection Waiver/Exemption Policy Update to include expected date of implementation 9. MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS May 28 WHCC Community Meeting Hale (Bldg G) Kailua-Kona, HI June 25 Aupuni Center Conf Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, HI July 23 WHCC Community Meeting Hale (Bldg G) Kailua-Kona, HI August 27 Aupuni Center Conf Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, HI September 24 "CC Community Meeting Hale (Bldg G) Kailua-Kona, HI October 22 Aupuni Center Conf Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, HI November 26 WHCC Community Meeting Hale (Bldg G) Kailua-Kona, HI December No meeting 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(a)(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. County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.