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<br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI <br /> <br />MEETING MINUTES <br /> <br />Wednesday, January 23, 2019 <br />9:05 a.m. to 11:23 a.m. <br />Aging and Disability Resource Center <br />1055 Kinoʻole Street, Suite 101 (Training Room) <br />Hilo, Hawaiʻi <br /> <br /> <br />Commissioners present: <br /> <br />Richard Bennett, Ph.D., Chair <br />Jon Olson, Vice Chair <br />James Fritz <br />Dee Fulton <br />Rick Gaffney <br />Luana Neff <br />Justin Pequeño <br /> <br />Staff present: <br /> <br />William Kucharski, Director <br />Keyra Wong, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />Mary Fujio, Secretary <br /> <br />Also present: Two members of the public. <br /> <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br /> Chair Bennett called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. <br /> <br />2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 28, 2018 <br /> <br /> Motion and second: Commissioner Gaffney moved to approve the minutes and <br />Commissioner Pequeño seconded the motion. <br /> <br /> Discussion: Commissioner Gaffney pointed out that when they are reviewing a bill, <br />such as they did with Bill 210 at the previous meeting, the motion should be to recommend <br />adoption or non-adoption of the bill rather than to approve or not approve it, as the EMC <br />cannot approve bills. Ms. Wong said in the future they should use clearer wording on <br />whether they are recommending approval or adoption of a bill. <br /> <br />