GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGENDA
State
House,
BUSINESS FINANCE AUTHORITY
#1 Authorize
to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the contract (“Capital
Access Program: Lender Participation
Agreement”) with Pentucket Bank. Action will authorize Resolutions under RSA
162-A:18 to determine the contract will serve a public
use, provide public benefit, the proposed participating bank is qualified to
participate, appropriate measures have been taken to ensure CAP loans will be
made under the requirements of the Act, the contract complies with RSA
162-A:12, and reasonable precautions have been made to minimize loss, all
within the policy and authority of the Act.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY
#2 Authorize to award a grant to the
#3 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the City of Berlin, NH, for the purpose of rehabilitating at least 25
housing units in downtown
#4 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Town of
#5 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Town of
#6 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the
#7 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Town of Bristol, NH, for the purpose of upgrading the municipal
wastewater system in order to alleviate a threat to public health and safety in
the amount of $250,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION ON DISABILITY
#8 Authorize to accept and expend
$15,163.99 in federal funds for the Client Assistance Program. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#9 Authorize to budget and expend
$5,500 in fiscal year 2006 carry forward funds for the purpose of providing for
current expenses and mileage reimbursement for the Commissioner’s Public
Awareness Program. Effective
upon G&C approval through
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
#10 Authorize to enter into a sole source retroactive contract with
Software House International Inc., Paxton, MA, for software and peripheral
services including support services and maintenance, to sustain day to day
operational needs of agencies within the State of NH in the amount of
$127,348. Effective
#11 Authorize to amend a sole source contract with SSA Global
Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL (previously approved by G&C on 6-7-06), for
maintenance and support of the Liquor Commissions financial operations software
by extending the end date only from June 30, 2008 to June 30, 2009.
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
#12 Authorize John J. Coughlin, Mont
Vernon, NH, be nominated for promotion to the rank of
#13 Authorize Craig E. Bennett,
#14 Authorize Richard D. Lynch,
#15 Authorize Jennifer E. Haggard, Hanscom AFB, MA, be confirmed for appointment to the rank
of Major, NH Air National Guard.
#16 Authorize Matthew B. Holloway,
#16A Authorize Chrisopher
W. Hurley,
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#17 Authorize Bureau of Public Works
Design and Construction to amend a contract with Oak Point Associates,
Portsmouth, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 9-3-03, item #166), for
consultant services to oversee the design and construction of the Readiness
Center Addition/Renovation and Civil Support Team Ready Building, NH State
Military Reservation, Concord, NH, by increasing the amount by $215,259.38 from
$733,466 to $948,725.38. Effective upon G&C approval through
#18 Authorize Bureau of Court Facilities
to enter into a six-month hold over amendment with the City of Laconia, NH, for
8,600 square feet of the Laconia District Court Building, Laconia, NH, for an
amount not to exceed $13,908.98. Effective retroactive to
#19 Authorize Bureau of Public Works
Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Seppala
Construction Company Inc., Rindge, NH, for design/build of the Wellness Center
and Renovations, NH Community Technical College – Nashua, NH, for a total price
not to exceed $7,385,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
#20 Authorize to purchase the Laconia
District Court building and land appurtenant to the building located in
#21 Authorize to amend a contract with
Raymond’s Landscaping LLC, Boscawen, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
11-16-05, item #12), for snow and ice removal at the Records & Archives
building in Concord, NH, by increasing the amount by $2,400 from $177,000 to
$179,400. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#22 Authorize to enter into an emergency sole source retroactive contract and
pay Helmsman Management Services LLC, Boston, MA, for mold testing services at
the Emergency Operations Center Building in Concord, NH, in an amount not to
exceed $14,500. Effective
#23 Authorize Bureau of Public Works
Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Skyline Roofing Inc.,
Manchester, NH, for Fish and Game Headquarters Roof, Concord, NH, for a total
price not to exceed $133,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
#24 Authorize Bureau of Public Works
Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Royal Electric Co., Inc.,
Woodsville, NH, for the Dolloff Building
Electrical/Fire Alarm Replacement, Concord, NH, for a total price not to exceed
$309,735. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#25 Authorize Bureau of Public Works
Design and Construction to enter into an agreement with McFarland – Johnson
Inc., Binghamton, NY, for Professional Services for the Design of the NH State
Office Park South, Phase I Roadway Design and Parking Improvements, Concord,
NH, for a total amount not to exceed $249,900.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#26 Authorize Bureau of Public Works
Design and Construction to enter into an agreement with John F. Penney
Consulting Services, P.C., Chester, VT, for professional Mechanical services
required for planning, design and construction of various Public Work’s
Projects as necessary and required by the Department in an amount not to exceed
$300,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through
NH BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
#27 Authorize to amend an existing sole source agreement with Richard Nusbaum, Esquire, Concord, NH, for the purpose of rendering
legal assistance to the Executive Director and the Board of Accountancy in the
drafting of administrative rules through the adoption process, by increasing
the amount of $2,300 to $7,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
#28 Authorize to pay Mary Whittier,
part-time Clerk III for the Board, retro-active pay in the amount of $1,459.65 for the
period of
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
#29 Authorize to issue a warrant from
funds not otherwise appropriated and the State Treasurer to issue checks in the
amount of $70,153.94 to the rightful owners of abandoned of unclaimed
funds. 100% General Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
#30 Authorize to award a Conservation
License Plate grant to the Town of
#31 Authorize to award a Conservation
License Plate grant to the Town of
#32 Authorize NH State Library to make a
one time payment to Northeast Document Conservation Center, Andover, MA, for
the microfilming of the Colebrook News & Sentinel and microfilm storage in
the amount of $7,943.79. Effective upon G&C approval through
#33 Authorize Division
of the Arts to award a Mini-Grant in the amount of $800 to Arts in Reach: Encouraging
Growth through the Arts,
#34 Authorize Division
of the Arts to purchase artwork in the amount of $7,000 from Gary Haven Smith,
Northwood. Effective
upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
#35 Authorize to award a Conservation
License Plate grant in the amount of $6,600 to the Town of
#36 Authorize Division of the Arts to
award an American Masterpieces grant in the amount of
$3,575 to Pontine Movement Theater,
#37 Authorize Division of the Arts to
award a Organizational Support Project Planning Grant in the amount of $5,650
to Opera North, Lebanon. Effective upon G&C approval through
#38 Authorize to award a Conservation
Number Plate Grant in the amount of $7,815 to the Rochester Heritage Trust,
#39 Authorize Division of the Arts to
award Saint Kiernan Community Center for the Arts,
#40 Authorize Division of the Arts to
award a Cultural Facility Grant to New England College, Henniker, in the amount
of $8,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MARKETS &
FOOD
#41 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with George Deenihan,
ATTORNEY GENERAL
#42 Authorize to enter into a sole source retroactive license
agreement with Capital Region Health Care Development Corporation (
#43 Authorize to provide J. Christopher
Marshall, Attorney III, with a salary increase to $81,000.
#44 Authorize to designate Naomi N.
Butterfield as an attorney at a salary of $70,000. Effective upon G&C
approval.
#45 Authorize to appoint Richard W. Head
as an Associate Attorney General at a salary level of $88,000, for a term
ending
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
#46 Authorize to enter into a contract
with R.E. McLean Trucking & Excavation,
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
#47 Authorize to reclassify position
#41511, Corrections Sergeant, labor grade 18, to a Corrections Counselor/Case
Manager, labor grade 20.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
#48 Authorize
a retroactive salary increment of
$4,988 be authorized for
Commissioner Clifton C. Below. Effective
PARI-MUTUEL COMMISSION
#49 Authorize to continue membership and
participation in the Association of Racing Commissioners for the period retroactive to
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
#50 Authorize to assign vehicle D4 on a 24
hour, seven day a week basis to the Director of the Divison
of Economic Development.
#51 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to accept a donation of material and labor from the
NH FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT
#52 Authorize to enter into a no cost
contract with the New England School of Archery Inc.,
#53 Authorize to hold the 18th
Annual Discover Wild NH Day at its headquarters in
#54 Authorize to budget and expend $30,000
from the Publication, Specialty Items and Fundraising Revolving Fund for the
purpose of entering into a contract with Petrocelli
Sports Inc., d/b/a Petrocelli Marketing Group for
producing, marketing and selling NHFG merchandise. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#55 Authorize to accept a transfer with an
estimated value of $18,170 from the
#56 Authorize
to pay for the retroactive invoices/statement dated
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#57 Authorize to retroactively amend a contract with Veolia
Water North America Operating Services, LLC, Houston, TX, (previously approved
by G&C on 3-22-06, item #58), for maintenance and response activities at
Gilson Road Superfund Hazardous Waste Site in Nashua, NH, by extending the
completion date from December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2007.
#58 Authorize to reclassify position
#14654, Supervisor VI, Labor Grade 27 to a Business Systems Analyst I, labor
grade 28. 100% General Funds.
#59 Authorize to reclassify position
#11381, Carpenter II, labor grade 14, to that of Construction Technician, labor
grade 15 with the Dam Maintenance Bureau.
100%
Maintenance of Dams Funds.
#60 Authorize to retroactively amend a sole
source contract with Veolia Water North America
Operating Services LLC, Houston, TX, for the operation and maintenance of the
groundwater treatment facility at the OK Tool/Salvage Well Superfund Site in
Milford, by extending the completion date from December 31, 2006 to December
31, 2007, and by increasing the price limitation amount by $447,638.07 from
$3,184,094.28 to $3,631,732.35. 90% Federal, 10% State Funds.
#61 Authorize a loan agreement with the
City of Portsmouth, NH in the amount of $1,000,000 to finance a 201 Wastewater
Facilities Plan Update. Effective upon G&C approval.
#62 Authorize to accept an access easement
from
#63 Authorize to retroactively extend a lease agreement with McCarthy Properties,
#64 Authorize to award Businesses United
for Water Security Installation grants to the entities, as detailed in letter
dated
#65 Authorize to award Businesses United
for Water Security Installation grants to the Merrimack Village District,
#66 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with W.F. Richards & Son Inc.,
#67 Authorize to amend a contract with Normandeau Associates Inc.,
#68 Authorize to approve a Supplemental
Loan Agreement with the Town of
#69 Authorize Skiffington
Homes’ request to repair an existing breakwater with a gap at the shoreline and
replace two piles supporting an existing pier connected to a piling pier by a
walkway in a “U” configuration, and install a permanent, piling supported
boatlift in the center slip of an existing “U” shaped docking facility on
property located at Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford.
#70 Authorize Theodore Goodlander’s
request to amend permit to add a seasonal canopy over two outer boat slips and
reconstruct a failing beach wall on property located at
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Bureau
of Administration
#72 Authorize to reclassify position
#16415, Business Administrator III, salary grade 27 to a Supervisor VI, salary grade 27.
Office of Medicaid Business and Policy
#73 Authorize to amend a sole source contract with First Health
Services Corporation, Glen Allen, VA, (previously approved by G&C on
12-17-03, Late Item #H, amended on 12-21-05, item #77), to continue managing
pharmacy benefits under the Medicaid Program, by increasing the price from
$8,562,931 to $12,664,279, and by extending the end date retroactively from December 31, 2006 to June 30, 2008. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
#74 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Schaller Anderson Medical Administrators, Incorporated,
Glencliff Home for Elderly
#75 Authorize to accept a monetary
donation from Cohase Lions Club,
#76 Authorize
to accept a monetary donation from Haverhill Women’s Fellowship,
#77 Authorize to accept a monetary
donation from Barbara Smith,
Division for Juvenile Justice Services
#78 Authorize to accept a monetary
donation from the Local Outreach Committee of the First Congregational Church
of Manchester, NH, in the amount of $1,000, and deposit same in to the Special
Projects checking account.
#79 Authorize to retroactively enter into a memorandum of understanding with the
Department of Corrections,
Division of Family Assistance
#80 Authorize to renew agency membership
in the American Public Human Services Association,
Division for Children, Youth & Families
#81 Authorize to pay a membership fee to
the Judge Baker Children’s Center,
#82 Authorize to pay Northeast Pharmacy
Services,
#83 Authorize to retroactively amend the Consultant List (previously approved by
G&C on 6-22-05, #441, amended on 4-5-06, item #61), by adding four vendors
to provide assessment and evaluation services of sexually violent predators at
the rates as listed in letter dated December 21, 2006, and by increasing the
amount of the consultant list by $100,000.
Effective
#84 Authorize to reclassify position
#30895, Maintenance Technician, salary grade 21, to the level of Supervisor III,
salary grade 23. 29% Federal, 70% General, 1% Other Funds.
#85 Authorize to reclassify position
#30307, Program Specialist III, salary grade 23, to a Business Systems Analyst
I, salary grade 28.
Division for Children, Youth & Families
#86 Authorize to accept a monetary
donation for the time period
Division of Child Support Services
#87 Authorize to reclassify position
#41021, Administrator I, salary grade 27, to a Business Systems Analyst II,
salary grade 30. 66% Federal, 20% General, 14% Other Funds.
Bureau of Behavioral Health
#88 Authorize
to amend a contract with Northern Human Services,
Division of Public Health Services
#89 Authorize to expend an amount not to
exceed $61,816 for required proficiency testing programs and to enroll vendors
to perform those tests as may become necessary.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#90 Authorize Bureau of Prevention
Services; Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Section, to enter into an
agreement with Nancy T. Mihevc d/b/a The Research
Group, Florence, MA, to provide questionnaire printing, scanning and delivery
of a clean data set for the NH Youth Risk Behavior Survey, in an amount not to
exceed $35,970. Effective
upon G&C approval through
OFFICE OF LICENSED ALLIED HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS
#91 Authorize to accept and place on file
the Annual Report for fiscal year 2006.
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION
#92 Authorize to award an $80,000 grant to
the
#93 Authorize to award an
$5,000 grant to
#94 Authorize to award an
$6,000 grant to
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
#95 Authorize to enter into a contract
with NH Center for Independent Living,
#96 Authorize to budget and accept
additional grant funds in the amount of $49,461.16 from Alabama Public
Television to support the E-Learning for Educators, Ready to Teach Grant. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#97 Authorize to amend a contract with NH
JAG, Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 2-22-06, amended on
8-24-06), to provide drop out prevention services to 40 additional students, by
increasing the amount from $500,000 to an amount not to exceed $513,792.48, and
by adding one additional site, Manchester West High School. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#98 Authorize to enter into a contract
with The Regents of the
#99 Authorize Division of Adult Learning
and Rehabilitation to enter into a contract with Back Lot Films Inc., New
Boston, NH, to develop and distribute television and radio public service
announcements on dropout prevention and recovery in an amount not to exceed
$34,061. Effective
upon G&C approval through
NH
#100 Authorize NHCTC – Nashua to enter into a
sole source contract with Kerstein, Coren, Lichtenstein
& Finkel, LLP, Wellesley, MA, for the purpose of
providing financial aid consulting services in the amount of $186,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
POLICE STANDARDS & TRAINING COUNCIL
#101 Authorize to retroactively amend a federal grant from the US Department of
Justice, Community-Oriented Policing Office, (previously approved by G&C on
11-10-04, item#119A), to implement this Technology project effectively, by
extending the end date from December 31, 2006 to June 30, 2007.
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
#102 Authorize Division of Emergency
Services, Communications and Management to reclassify position #41839, Training
Development Manager, labor grade 24, to a Supervisor VI, labor grade 27. Effective upon G&C
approval. 100% Revolving Funds.
#103 Authorize Division of State Police to
accept and expend an additional $11,135.52 grant form the NH Highway Safety
Agency entitled “NH State Police DWI Patrols” for the purpose of funding
overtime for DWI enforcement patrols during the times when the impaired driver
is felt to be most prevalent. Effective upon G&C approval through
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
#104 Authorize to accept and place on file
the Monthly Equipment Acquisition Plan status report for the period ending
#105 Authorize
to amend a contract with the Upper Valley-Lake Sunapee Regional Planning
Commission,
#106 Authorize to accept and expend up to
$200,000 from various State agencies and other tenants for use and occupancy of
building space at the
#107 Authorize to quitclaim whatever interest
the State of
#108 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with HNTB, Incorporated,
#109 Authorize Bureau of Highway Design to retroactively amend a contract with
McFarland-Johnson, Incorporated, Concord, NH and Binghamton, NY, (previously
approved by G&C on 6-9-99, item #162), for the final design of highway
improvements for NH 111, NH 28 and several local roadways in the Towns of
Windham and Salem, by extending the end date from January 11, 2006 to March 31,
2007. Effective upon
G&C approval.
#110 Authorize Bureau of Highway Design to
amend a contract with Clough Harbour & Associates
LLP, Keene, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 3-22-00, item #159), for the
preliminary design for the replacement of the Sewalls
Falls Road bridge in the City of Concord by retroactively extending the end date from December 31, 2006 to
December 31, 2007.
#111 Authorize Bureau of Rail & Transit
to enter into a lease agreement for a parcel of land with private pedestrian
crossing with Raymond Spinosa, Woburn, MA, on the
State-owned Concord to Lincoln Railroad Line in Laconia for $1,300 per year. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#112 Authorize Bureau of Rail & Transit
to enter into a contract with Advance Transit Inc., Wilder, VT, to expend and
renovate the Advance Transit facility for an amount not to exceed
$1,556,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#113 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way’s
Contemplated Award Lists for amounts less than $5,000 for the sum total of
$128,362.11 for the period extending from
#114 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to pay
various owners $575,716.06 as documented in the Contemplated Award List for
amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from
#115 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to
quitclaim whatever interest the State of
#116 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to
quitclaim whatever interest the State of
#117 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to
grant a utility easement 20 feet in width to Unitil
Energy Systems Inc., a NH Corporation, with a principal place of business in
the Town of Hampton, NH.
#118 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to sell
a State owned homestead on a 0.23 acre parcel of land located in
#119 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to sell
a State owned homestead on a 0.23 acre parcel of land located in
#120 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to sell
a State owned homestead on a 0.8 acre parcel of land located in Plaistow to
Keith Moulton for $180,000 plus $1,100 Administrative Fee. (2)Further authorize to compensate Coldwell
Banker Residential Brokerage of Plaistow from the proceeds of the subject sale
in the amount of $10,800 (6%) for real estate services. Effective upon G&C
approval.
#121 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
enter into a contract with CWS Fence & Guardrail Co., Andover, NH, for
guardrail replacement and other incidental work along US 302/NH Route 10 on the
basis of a low bid of $386,360. Effective upon G&C approval through
#122 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
enter into a contract with Jay-Mor Enterprises Inc.,
Pelham, NH, for building demolition on the basis of a low bid of $110,318. The Salem-Manchester project will remove two
structures, one residential and one commercial and the Plaistow-Kingston project
will remove one residential structure. Effective upon G&C approval through
#123 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
enter into a contract with CWS Fence & Guardrail Co., Andover, NH, for
guardrail replacement on NH Route 112 (Kancamagus
Highway) beginning at the Lincoln/Livermore Town Line on the basis of a low bid
of $1,347,022. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#123A Authorize Bureau of Rail & Transit to
enter into an operating agreement with Boston Express Bus, Inc., Concord, NH,
to provide daily commuter bus service between Nashua and Boston from Exit 8 and
the Welcome Center at Exit 6 of the F.E. Everett Turnpike in Nashua for an
amount not to exceed $1,130,000. Effective upon G&C approval through