GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGENDA
Berlin
Middle School, Berlin, New Hampshire
October
17, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
BUSINESS FINANCE AUTHORITY
#1 Authorize
to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the financing of a loan
to Monadnock Economic Development Corporation for the
benefit of Railroad Land Development, LLC in Keene, NH. Action will authorize a Resolution under RSA 162-A:18 to determine the
financing will serve a public use, provide public benefit and is within the
policy and authority of the Act.
#2 Authorize
to hold a Public Hearing to approve an award of a State Guarantee
under RSA 162-A:13-a with respect to a loan from TD Banknorth and Resource Technical Services, Inc. in Dover,
New Hampshire. Action will authorize a Resolution under RSA
162-I:18 to determine the financing will serve a
public use, provide public benefit and is within the policy and authority of
the Act.
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY
#3 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the County of Belknap, Laconia, NH, for the purpose of building the
capacity of NH’s Regional Development Corporations in the amount of
$220,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
OFFICE
OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
#4 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Rockingham
Community Action Inc., Portsmouth, NH, for the repair or replacement of
malfunctioning heating systems in low-income households receiving
Weatherization Services, in the amount of $65,481. (2)Further authorize to advance to the vendor
$11,787. Effective October 17, 2007
through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#5 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with the
Southwestern Community Service Inc., Keene, NH, for the repair or replacement
of malfunctioning heating systems in low-income households receiving
Weatherization Services, in the amount of $63,207. (2)Further authorize to
advance to the vendor $11,377. Effective
October 17, 2007 through September 30, 2008.
100% Federal
Funds.
#6 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with the
Tri-County Community Action Program Inc., Berlin, NH, for the repair or
replacement of malfunctioning heating systems in low-income households
receiving Weatherization Services, in the amount of $98,436. (2)Further
authorize to advance to the vendor $17,718.
Effective October 17, 2007 through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#7 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with the Community
Action Program of Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc., Concord, NH, for the repair
or replacement of malfunctioning heating systems in low-income households
receiving Weatherization Services, in the amount of $83,125. (2)Further
authorize to advance to the vendor $14,963.
Effective October 17, 2007 through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#8 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with the Southern
NH Services Inc., Manchester, NH, for the repair or replacement of
malfunctioning heating systems in low-income households receiving
Weatherization Services, in the amount of $133,312. (2)Further authorize to
advance to the vendor $23,996. Effective
October 17, 2007 through September 30, 2008.
100% Federal
Funds.
#9 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with the Strafford
County Community Action Committee Inc., Dover, NH, for the repair or
replacement of malfunctioning heating systems in low-income households
receiving Weatherization Services, in the amount of $56,439. (2)Further
authorize to advance to the vendor $10,159.
Effective October 17, 2007 through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
#10 Authorize to reclassify position
#16690, Computer Operator III, labor grade 16 ($28,372.50) to a Technical
Support Specialist VI, labor grade 32 ($55,575). 100% Other Funds.
#11 Authorize to enter into a retroactive sole source contract with Accu-Med Services LLC, Cincinnati, OH proprietary software
maintenance services to sustain day-to-day operational needs of the Veterans
Home, in the amount of $9,900. Effective
October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2010.
100% Other
Funds.
#11A Authorize to enter into an Equipment
Finance Agreement with Lake Sunapee Bank, Portsmouth, NH, for the purpose of
financing the procurement and implementation of the NH Liquor Commission’s
desktop computers, servers and storage systems that support their head quarters
and disaster recovery systems, supplied by DELL Marketing L.P., Round Rock, TX,
in the amount of $517,613.88. Effective upon G&C approval through
November 15, 2012. 100% Other Funds.
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
#12 Authorize to accept and expend monetary
contributions in the amount of $1,035 for the NH State Veterans Cemetery to be
used for the betterment of the cemetery.
These donations were received during the period of July 13, 2007 through
August 3, 2007.
#13 Authorize Lieutenant Colonel Paul
Hutchinson, Topsfield, MA, be nominated for promotion to the rank of Colonel,
NH Air National Guard. This officer
meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically,
mentally, morally, and professionally qualified.
#14 Authorize Christopher A. Hegarty, Brookline, NH, be nominated for appointment to the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel, NH Air National Guard. This officer meets all prerequisites for this
grade, having been found to be physically, mentally, morally, and
professionally qualified.
#15 Authorize Teresa L. Bascom,
Nottingham, NH, be confirmed for appointment to the rank of Major, NH Air
National Guard.
#16 Authorize to enter into a contract
agreement with Jay McKenna Cleaning Services Inc., Merrimack, NH, for the
purpose of providing custodial services at the new Joint Force Headquarters
Building at the State Military Reservation in Concord, in the amount of $55,600
through September 30, 2008. 50% Federal, 50% General
Funds.
#17 Authorize to exercise a contract
renewal option with Jungle Jim’s, Epsom, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 11-29-06, item #14A), for snow removal and
winter surface treatment services at the Manchester Armory in an amount not to
exceed $10,150. Effective November 1,
2007 through April 30, 2008. 98.71% State, 1.29% Federal
Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#18 Authorize Bureau of Court Facilities to
enter into a lease agreement with the Town of Jaffrey/Office of the Regional
Prosecutor (“Town”) for state owned property located in the
Jaffrey-Peterborough District Court, Jaffrey, NH. Effective November 1, 2007 through October
31, 2011.
#19 Authorize Risk Management Unit to enter
into an agreement with FIAI, Inc., d/b/a Ferdinando Insurance Associates, Manchester, NH, to furnish
Fleet Liability and Physical Damage Policy for a total amount not to exceed
$1,755,735. (2)Further authorize to
enter into an agreement with FIAI, Inc., d/b/a Ferdinando Insurance Associates, Manchester, NH, to furnish
Fleet Inland Marine for the Surveillance Van for a total not to exceed
$1,380. (3) Further authorize to enter
into an agreement with FIAI, Inc., d/b/a Ferdinando Insurance Associates, Manchester, NH, to furnish
Fleet Fire Training Trailer for a total amount not to exceed $5,265. Effective November 1, 2007 through October
31, 2010.
#20 Authorize
to accept and place on file the quarterly allotments for state departments and
agencies for Fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. (2)Further
authorize to make necessary adjustments in the quarterly allotments not to
exceed the total funds available for expenditures for the fiscal year.
#21 Authorize Bureau of Public Works Design
and Construction to enter into a contract with Bauen
Corporation, Meredith, NH, for structural repairs and interior renovations
located at the NH Veterans’ Home, Tilton, NH for a total price not to exceed
$402,484. (2)Further authorize the
amount of $8,200 for payment to the Department of Administrative Services,
Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction for engineering services
provided, bringing the total to $410,684.
Effective upon G&C
approval through January 18, 2008.
65% Federal,
35% General Funds.
#22 Authorize to amend a sole source contract with Berry, Dunn,
McNeil & Parker, Portland, ME, (previously approved by G&C
on 1-24-07, item #9, amended on 7-17-07, item #16), to provide additional
quality assurance services for the ERP Project, by
increasing the amount by $304,948 from $592,555 to $897,503. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008. 100% General Funds.
#23 Authorize Bureau of Court Facilities to
enter into a contract Wilson & Son Excavation of Center Harbor, NH, for
repairing an underground water pipe leak, in a total amount not to exceed
$3,800. Effective upon
G&C approval through October 31, 2007. 100% Transfer Funds.
#24 Authorize Bureau of Public Works Design
and Construction to enter into a contract with Bauen
Corporation, Meredith, NH, for construction of the Alan B. Shephard
Discovery Center Addition to the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, Concord, NH,
for a total price not to exceed $5,785,000.
(2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $578,500 for
unanticipated expense for the construction of the new facility, for a total of
$6,363,500. (3)Further authorize the
amount of $72,500 for payment to the Department of Administrative Services,
Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction for engineering services
provided, bringing the total to $6,436,000.
(4)Further authorize a transfer of $14,733.87 to the State Art Fund,
within the Department of Cultural Resources for the sole purpose of purchasing
art for the Alan G. Shephard Discovery Center
Addition to the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, Concord, NH, bringing the total
to $6,450,733.87. Effective
upon G&C approval through January 30, 2009. 49% Federal, 51% General Funds.
#24A Authorize to enter into the 2007 Medical
Administration and Stop Loss Agreement with the Anthem Health Plans of NH Inc.,
d/b/a Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Manchester, NH, to administer the
medical benefit provided to state employees and retirees and consistent with
the State Collective Bargaining Agreements, and to provide stop loss insurance
coverage at a total estimated cost of $557,226,000. Effective January 1, 2008 through December
31, 2010.
#24B Authorize to accept and place on file the
list of Governor and Executive Council meeting dates for the period of January
through Jun 2008.
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
#25 Authorize Division of Arts to award a
Traditional Arts Project Grant to the Concord Community Music School, Concord,
NH, in the amount of $3,600. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2008. 100% General Funds.
#26 Authorize Division of Arts to award
Organizational Support Project Planning Grants totaling $15,050 to the
organizations as detailed in letter dated October 2, 2007. 100% General Funds.
#27 Authorize Division of Arts to award a
Community Arts Project to the organizations as detailed in letter dated October
2, 2007, totaling $6,200. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2008. 100% General Funds.
#28 Authorize Division
of Arts to award two year Operating Grants totaling $40,000 to the organizations
as detailed in letter dated October 1, 2007.
Effective upon G&C
approval through June 30, 2009. 100% General Funds.
#29 Authorize Division of Arts to award
American Masterpieces: NH Inspirations Grants totaling $10,450 to the
organizations as detailed in letter dated October 1, 2007. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#30 Authorize Division of Arts to award
Organizational Support Cultural Facility Grants to the organizations as
detailed in letter dated October 1, 2007, in the amount of $22,800. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% General Funds.
#31 Authorize Division of Historical
Resources to reclassify position #11446 Program Assistant, labor grade 15
($27,222) to Program Specialist I, labor grade 19 ($31,941). 55% General, 45% Federal Funds.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
#32 Authorize
to accept and place on file the Annual Report for fiscal year ending June 30,
2007.
#33 Authorize to issue a warrant from funds
not otherwise appropriated and the State Treasurer to issue checks in the
amount of $57,164.46 to the rightful owners of abandoned or unclaimed funds.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
#34 Authorize to grant a salary raise to
Jacqueline Rompre, Attorney of $2,000 making her
salary $50,994.40. Effective
upon G&C approval.
#35 Authorize to retroactively pay Cynthia L. Newell $194.77 for an increment which
was effective April 1, 2007 from SFY 2008
appropriations. Effective
upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
#36 Authorize to retroactively pay Robin Godbout $221.25 for an increment which was
effective March 30, 2007 from SFY 2008
appropriations. Effective
upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
#37 Authorize to retroactively pay Johanna Houman $681.95
for an increment which was effective November 30, 2006 from SFY
2008 appropriations. Effective
upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
#38 Authorize to appoint Elizabeth J. Baker
as an Assistant Attorney General at a salary level of $58,995. Ms. Baker will be occupying a position with a
five year germ that expires December 4, 2007.
#39 Authorize to reappoint John M. Gasaway Jr., as an Assistant Attorney General for a term
effective October 31, 2007 through October 31, 2012.
#40 Authorize to retroactively amend subgrants to the
organizations as detailed in letter dated October 2, 2007, (previously approved
by G&C on 7-18-07, item #64), to promote gun
safety, by extending the end date from September 30, 2007 to September 30,
2008. 100% Federal Funds.
HIGHWAY SAFETY AGENCY
#41 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Courtyard Marriott & Grappone Conference
Center, Concord, NH, to serve as the host site for the 2007 Annual Drunk and
Drugged Driving Awareness Month Lunch scheduled for November 19, 2007, in the
amount of $4,185. Effective
upon G&C approval through November 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
#42 Authorize to enter into a contract with
GMI Asphalt Corporation, New Hampton, NH, for parking
lot repair and resurfacing at NHES’s Laconia Local
Office in the amount of $19,179. Effective upon G&C approval through
November 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
#43 Authorize to exercise a two year
renewal option, contract with Xwave New England,
Augusta, ME, (previously approved by G&C on
3-9-05, item #26A, amended on 12-7-05, ITEM #37), to accommodate changes to the
scope of services to provide software licensing, implementation and training
services with software and maintenance services, by extending the end date from
March 31, 2007 to March 31, 2009, and by decreasing the contract by $90,540
from $1,703,480 to $1,612,940. 84% Federal, 16% General
Funds.
#44 Authorize
to make a one-time retroactive payment
of wages and benefits to Brian Coulombe, Supervisor
I, in the amount of $424.18 for the period of April 27, 2007 through June 7,
2007 from current fiscal year funds. 100% General Funds.
NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
#45 Authorize
to accept and place on file the 2006-2007 Biennial Report.
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
#46 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to enter into a sole source contract
with Green Mountain Communications Inc., Wolfeboro Falls, NH, for replacement
of radio frequency transparent panels on the Cannon Mountain communication
tower in the amount of $50,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2008. 100% General Funds.
#47 Authorize Trails Bureau to accept the
donation of two Polaris Ranger 4x4 utility vehicles with roofs and windshields,
valued at $21,000 from Littleton Motorsports Inc. (2)Further authorize to purchase two 4,000
lbs winches, value of $1,598, from Littleton Motorsports Inc., to be installed
on the donated vehicles.
#48 Authorize Division of Travel and
Tourism Development to award grants to Joint Promotional Advertising in the
total amount of $318,692.62 for their 2007/2008 out-of-state marketing projects
under Joint Promotional Program. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
#49 Authorize Division of Travel and
Tourism Development to award grants to Joint Promotional Advertising in the
total amount of $15,132.90 for their 2007/2008 in-state marketing projects
under Joint Promotional Program. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
#50 Authorize Authorize
Division of Travel and Tourism Development to award grants to the Travel &
Tourism Development Fund in the total amount of $106,744 for their 2007/2008
out-of-state marketing projects under Joint Promotional Program. Effective upon G&C approval.
100% General
Funds.
#51 Authorize to reclassify position #11458 Account Clerk III, labor grade 9 to a Program Specialist II,
labor grade 21. 100% General Funds.
#52 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation, Cannon Mountain to enter into a sole source lease agreement with Concord Commercial a division of
Alter Moneta Corporation, Duluth, GA, in an amount not to exceed $224,684.97
for four bombardier snow groomers.
Effective December 1, 2007 to December 1, 2008. 100% Cannon Mt. Funds.
#53 Authorize
Division of Economic Development to accept, budget, and expend a donation of
$8,588.24 from the NH Telecom Association, Concord, NH. 100% Other Funds.
#54 Authorize Cannon Mountain, to enter
into a contract with The Rowley Agency Inc., Concord, NH, to purchase liability
insurance in the amount of $294,333.
Effective November 1, 2007 through October 31, 2010. 100% Ski Area Funds.
#54A Authorize Division of Parks and Recreation
to enter into a sole source retroactive contract
with AAA Septic, d.b.a Mikem
Inc., Berlin, NH, for emergency septic pumping and disposal for Moose Brook
State Park, by increasing the amount by $5,580 from $8,977.50 to
$14,557.50. Effective August 4, 2007
through September 4, 2007. 100% Park Funds.
NH
FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT
#55 Authorize to pay annual dues in the
amount of $300 to the Wildlife Management Institute for membership in the
Atlantic Flyway Council. (2)Further
authorize to pay the Wildlife Management Institute $3,213 for the 2007 NH
assessment of project costs for Atlantic Population Canada Goose Research and
Surveys. (3)Further authorize to pay the
Wildlife Management Institute $7,000 for the 2007 NH assessment of project
costs for Eastern Canada Cooperative Waterfowl Banding. (4)Further authorize to pay the Wildlife
Management Institute $1,051.30 for Administrative Fees. 100%
Dedicated Game Management Funds.
#56 Authorize
to enter into a sole source contract
with Matson’s Laboratory LLC, Milltown, MT, for the purpose of providing age
data by performing laboratory analysis of teeth collected from captured and/or harvested NH
white-tailed deer, moose and black bear in the amount of $12,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100%
Dedicated Game Management Funds.
DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#57 Authorize to adjust the budget of the
original grant (previously approved by G&C On
2-25-05, late item #A), by rebudgeting the funds
between classes for the best use of available funds.
#58 Authorize to enter into a sole source memorandum of agreement
with the University of NH – Office of Sponsored Research, Durham, NH, to
integrate previous research examining the economic impact on NH of a State
Renewable Portfolio Standard in to the analysis of implementation strategies
for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in the amount of $1,000. Effective upon G&C approval through November 30, 2007.
#59 Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment with Energy
Management and Control Company Inc., Marlboro, MA, for additional services to
be performed in FY08 on two Solar turbine generators and for an additional
$1,200 per year for unscheduled services at the Franklin Wastewater Treatment
Facility, by increasing the amount by $11,875 from $16,500 to $28,375. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 100% Other Funds.
#60 Authorize to award a grant to the Gundalow Company, Portsmouth, NH, to conduct an on-board
environmental education series, in the amount of $20,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#61 Authorize to pay membership dues to the
Coastal States Organization, Washington, DC in the amount of $8,293. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2007 through
June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#62 Authorize to accept an access easement
from Pierce Revocable Trust Agreement (Sharon L. Duble,
and Lee H. and Virginia L. Pierce, Trustees) to the Winnipesaukee River Basin
Program for consideration paid in the amount of $1 for the construction,
operation, maintenance and repair of an interceptor located in Gilford. Effective upon G&C approval and recordation at the Belknap County
Registry of Deeds. 100% Other Funds.
#63 Authorize to amend a state aid grant to
the Town of Rollinsford (previously approved by G&C
on 11-29-06, item #63), by replacing all references to the Town of Rollinsford
with the Rollinsford Water and Sewer District.
#64 Authorize
to award a Public Water System Emergency Interconnection grant to the Town of
Wilton, NH in the amount of $15,000 to complete a project to better protect
public water supplies against future potential terrorist attacks by conducting
mutual aid studies. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#65 Authorize to award a Wastewater State
Aid Grant to the Plymouth Village Water & Sewer District in the amount of
$55,792 for a water pollution control project.
Effective upon G&C
approval. 100% General Funds.
#66 Authorize to enter into grant
agreements with the city of Keene in the amount of $18,115, and the Nashua
Regional Planning Commission in the amount of $53,363, for a total of $71,478
to fund Household Hazardous Waste Collection projects. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% Other Funds.
#67 Authorize to enter into retroactive grant agreements with the
Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission in the amount of
$9,619.79, and the Town of Conway in the amount of $2,576.69 for a total of
$12,169.48 to fund Household Hazardous Waste Collection projects. Effective July 1, 2007 through June 30,
2008. 100% Other Funds.
#68 Authorize Diane Morrison’s request to
construct a concrete pad and install a seasonal dock adjacent to an existing
breakwater with a gap at the shore and a cantilevered dock on frontage on Lake
Winnipesaukee in Alton.
#69 Authorize Sunburst Condo Association’s
request to dredge cubic yards of accumulated sediment from existing dug-in
boathouse, construct a retaining wall and a planter to stabilize an existing
beach on property on Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
#70 Authorize to assign a 2006 Chevrolet
Impala, pate number 1750543 on a 24-hour, seven day a week basis to Acting
Commissioner Nicholas A. Toumpas. (2)Further authorize an exemption to
Administrative Rules 305.05 (a)(b)(c), which requires
standard identification of all state-owned vehicles for a 2006 Chevrolet
Impala, pate number 1750543 assigned to Acting Commissioner Nicholas A. Toumpas.
#71 Authorize to make a one-time retroactive payment from State Fiscal
Year 2008 funds to Lynn Blair, Secretary II, Division of Public Health Services
in the amount of $425.29 to compensate for wages that were mistakenly not paid
from SFY 2006 funds.
64% Federal,
36% General Funds.
#72 Authorize to make a one-time retroactive payment from State Fiscal
Year 2008 funds to Jason Escabi, Supervisor IV,
Division of Children, Youth, and Families in the amount of $1,169.72 to
compensate for wages that were mistakenly not paid from SFY
2007 funds. 100% Federal Funds.
Office of Business Operations
#73 Authorize to provide travel
reimbursement for Dr. Clint Koenig, State Medical Director, in the amount of
$12.00 for expenses incurred on May 17, 2007.
Office of Operations Support
#74 Authorize to reclassify position #12196
Licensing and Evaluation Coordinator, salary grade 20, to Program Specialist
II, salary grade 21. 100% General Funds.
Office of Business Operations
#75 Authorize to enter into a retroactive lease renewal agreement
with 20 West Park LLC, Lebanon, NH, for office space in Lebanon in the amount
of $16,547.16. Effective October 1, 2007
through September 30, 2010. 60% General, 40% Federal
Funds.
#76 Authorize to enter into a retroactive lease renewal agreement
with the Town of Salem, NH, for office space in Salem in the amount of
$50,829. Effective October 1, 2007
through September 30, 2012. 60% General, 40% Federal
Funds.
Division of Public Health Services
#77 Authorize Bureau of Prevention
Services, Nutrition and Health Promotion Section, to participate in a training
organized by the Vermont Department of Health to be held at the Wyndham Hotel
on October 25-26, 2007, to provide Value Enhanced Nutrition Education
Assessment training, and to pay the Wyndham Hotel, Burlington, VT, conference
expenses for the training in an amount not to exceed $5,000. (2)Further authorize to stay overnight at the
training for two nights, in order to administer training activities and attend
the training in an amount not to exceed $1,236.
100% Federal
Funds.
#78 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Rural health and Primary Care Section, Oral Health Program to enter
into an agreement with Monadnock Community Hospital,
Peterborough, NH, to provide access to preventive and restorative dental
treatment for individuals participating in the school-based dental program in
an amount not to exceed $40,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2009. 81% Federal, 19% General Funds.
#79 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Maternal and Child Health Section to amend an agreement with Health
First Family Care Center, Franklin, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-13-07, item #178), to provide primary care
services with integrated behavioral and/or oral health services, by increasing
the amount by $85,000 from $339,010 to $424,010. Effective upon G&C approval.
89% General,
11% Federal Funds.
#80 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Rural health and Primary Care Section to enter into an agreement with
Trustees of Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, to provide training on elderly
falls screening and assessment for all DPHS-funded
primary care centers in an amount not to exceed $3,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#81 Authorize Office of Minority Health to
renew and amend an agreement with Lamprey Health Care Inc./Southern
NH Area Health Education Center, Raymond, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 4-18-07, item #63), to provide middle school
children, with an emphasis on minority youth, an opportunity to explore
rewarding career opportunities in nursing, by increasing the amount by $30,000
from $15,000 to $45,000, and by extending the completion date to August 31,
2009. 100% Federal Funds.
Division of Family Assistance
#82 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Southwestern
Community Services Inc., Keene, NH, as a grant recipient under the Community
Services Block Grant to provide nutritional services, community based services
and anti-poverty programs to low-income families in an amount not to exceed
$397,122. (2)Further authorize to make
an advance payment of $61,125 to the grantee to operate during the period
between monthly reimbursements from the State.
Effective upon G&C
approval through September 30, 2008.
100% Federal
Funds.
#83 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Tri-County
Community Action Program Inc., Berlin, NH, as a grant recipient under the
Community Services Block Grant to provide nutritional services, community based
services and anti-poverty programs to low-income families in an amount not to
exceed $610,658. (2)Further authorize to
make an advance payment of $96,420 to the grantee to operate during the period
between monthly reimbursements from the State.
Effective upon G&C
approval through September 30, 2008.
100% Federal
Funds.
#84 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Strafford
County Community Committee Inc., Dover, NH, as a grant recipient under the
Community Services Block Grant to provide nutritional services, community based
services and anti-poverty programs to low-income families in an amount not to
exceed $418,308. (2)Further authorize to
make an advance payment of $58,154 to the grantee to operate during the period
between monthly reimbursements from the State.
Effective upon G&C
approval through September 30, 2008.
100% Federal
Funds.
#85 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Rockingham
Community Action Inc., Portsmouth, NH, as a grant recipient under the Community
Services Block Grant to provide nutritional services, community based services
and anti-poverty programs to low-income families in an amount not to exceed
$493,310. (2)Further authorize to make
an advance payment of $77,891 to the grantee to operate during the period
between monthly reimbursements from the State.
Effective upon G&C
approval through September 30, 2008.
100% Federal
Funds.
Division of Public Health Services
#86 Authorize Bureau of Disease Control and
Health Statistics, Disease Control Section, to enter into an agreement with
University of MA, Division of Entomology, Amherst, MA, to provide tick
collection and pathogen testing services at designated sites in NH in an amount
not to exceed $39,991. Effective upon G&C approval through
December 31, 2008. 100% General Funds.
#87 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Rural Health and Primary Care Section to enter into an agreement with
Sonia Joslin, Plymouth, NH, to receive reimbursement
for payment of educational loans through the State Loan Repayment Program in an
amount not to exceed $10,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2009. 100% General Funds.
Division of Family Assistance
#88 Authorize to execute a sole source amendment to a contract
with Deloitte Consulting LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, to provide enhancements to the
New HEIGHTS public assistance eligibility system, by increasing the price by
$299,962 from $27,849,928 to $28,149,890.
Effective upon G&C
approval through June 30, 2010.
#89 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Community
Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc., Concord, NH, as a grant
recipient under the Community Services Block Grant to provide nutritional
services, community based services and anti-poverty programs to low-income
families in an amount not to exceed $463,888.
(2)Further authorize to make an advance payment of $69,583 to the
grantee to operate during the period between monthly reimbursements from the
State. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#90 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Southern NH
Services Inc., Manchester, NH, as a grant recipient under the Community
Services Block Grant to provide nutritional services, community based services
and anti-poverty programs to low-income families in an amount not to exceed
$963,721. (2)Further authorize to make
an advance payment of $140,325 to the grantee to operate during the period
between monthly reimbursements from the State.
Effective upon G&C
approval through September 30, 2008.
100% Federal
Funds.
Bureau of Medical Services
#91 Authorize Disability Determination
Section to enter into an agreement with Bonnie Sanborn, Registered Nurse,
Concord, NH, to function as a Disability Determination Reviewer in the amount
of $8,112. Effective
upon G&C approval through December 31, 2007. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
Bureau of Behavioral Health
#92 Authorize to retroactively amend a contract with Northern Human Services,
Conway, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
6-27-07, item #200), to provide funds for monthly mortgage payments for
property purchased in Berlin, NH, for supported housing and respite care beds,
and provide an Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor in the Berlin District
Office, by increasing the price by $71,800 from $288,271 to $360,071. Effective July 1, 2007 through June 30,
2008. 70% Federal, 30% General Funds.
#93 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with NAMI New Hampshire, Concord, NH, to provide
technical assistance and training services in an amount not to exceed
$30,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#94 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with NAMI New Hampshire, Concord, NH, to provide
family mutual support services in an amount not to exceed $242,734. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% General Funds.
Bureau of Homeless and Housing Services
#95 Authorize to amend a contract with
Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc., Concord, NH,
(previously approved by G&C on 6-27-07, item
#187), for homeless assistance services, by increasing the amount by $100,000
from $184,382 to $284,382. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2008. 100% General Funds.
Bureau of Developmental Services
#96 Authorize to reclassify position
#16607, Business Administrator III, salary grade 27 to Case Aide, salary grade
14. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
#97 Authorize to reclassify position #14748
Administrative Secretary, salary grade 14, and position #40969
Stock Clerk II, salary grade 8 to Case Aide, salary grade 14. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
Division for Juvenile Justice Services
#98 Authorize to pay the American
Correctional Association, Alexandria, VA, accreditation fees of $27,200 for a
three year period. Effective
upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
Division for Children, Youth & Families
#99 Authorize to provide Licensed Plus
quality child care awards in the amount of $39,660.88 to thirteen Licensed Plus
child care providers throughout the State of NH. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
New Hampshire Hospital
#100 Authorize to compensate Crystle Martin, a Mental Health Worker in the Patient Care
Services area, for time lost while recovering from work-related injury.
#101 Authorize to accept nonmonetary donations
from the NH Hospital Association, Foundation for Healthy Communities to support
NHH’s emergency preparedness. (2)Further authorize to accept and expend
other funds in the amount of $5,000 from the NH Hospital Association,
Foundation for Healthy Communities to fund NHH
emergency preparedness. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2008.
#102 Authorize to amend the Consultant List
(previously approved by G&C on 6-13-07, item
#420, amended on 9-19-07, item #82), by adding Dr. Robert Feder,
M.D., Manchester, NH, to provide evaluation services of sexually violent
predators at the rate of $350 per hour. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2009. 66% General, 33% Federal, 1% Other Funds.
#103 Authorize to reclassify position #15738
from Chaplain II, salary grade 23 to Program Specialist IV, salary grade
25. 68% General, 32% Federal Funds.
Glencliff Home
#104 Authorize to enter into a retroactive contract with ASCO Healthcare Inc., d/b/a Neighborcare
Inc., Windsor, CT, to provide oxygen services in an amount not to exceed
$18,720. Effective July 1, 2007 through
June 30, 2009. 100% General Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
#105 Authorize Division of Adult Learning and
Rehabilitation to enter into a contract with Southern NH University, School of
Community Economic Development, Center for Community Economic Development &
Disability to provide evaluative reviews of business plans developed by
Vocational Rehabilitation clients to improve self-employment outcomes in an
amount not to exceed $39,000. (2)Further
authorize payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding at
least 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#106 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Northeast Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Inc., Concord, NH, to provide
independent living services in an amount not to exceed $87,750. (2)Further authorize payment for services
rendered and approved in lieu of withholding at least 25% of the total value of
the contract. Effective
upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#107 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Granite State Independent Living, Concord, NH, to provide independent living
services in an amount not to exceed $208,996.
(2)Further authorize payment for services rendered and approved in lieu
of withholding at least 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008. 16% General, 84% Federal Funds.
POLICE STANDARDS & TRAINING COUNCIL
#108 Authorize to reclassify position #14557,
Accountant II, labor grade 18 with an annual salary of $37,615.50 to Business
Administrator I, labor grade 21 with an annual salary of $39,156. 100% Other Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
#109 Authorize
to contract with URS Corporation, Salem, NH, to design, conduct and evaluate a series of exercises focusing
on public health emergency response plans in the amount of $262,411. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2008. 100% Transfers from Other Agencies.
#110 Authorize Division of Fire Safety to
enter into a contract with National Infrastructure Institute, Center for
Infrastructure Expertise, Portsmouth, NH, for the research and development
study of emergency service capabilities in the State of NH, in the amount of
$47,300. Effective
upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#111 Authorize Divisions of Safety Services
and State Police to enter into a retroactive,
sole source contract with Psychotherapy Associates Inc., Rochester, NH, for
the provision of pre-employment psychological exams of law enforcement
personnel in an amount not to exceed $13,800.
Effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009. 45%
Navigation Safety Fund, 37% Highway, 9% Turnpike, 9% Transfer from Other
Agencies.
#112 Authorize Division of Safety Services,
Marine Patrol Bureau, to retroactively pay
Tri State Fire Protection LLC, Nashua, NH, for 14 replacement 10lb fire
extinguishers purchased in SFY07 in the amount of $1,050. Effective upon G&C approval.
100% Navigation
Safety Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
#113 Authorize to designate ten projects for
improvement under the State Aid Construction Program. Effective upon G&C approval.
#114 Authorize to reclassify position #20328 Heavy Duty Crane Operator, labor grade 14 to Highway
Maintainer III, labor grade 12, in the Bureau of Traffic.
#115 Authorize Bureau of Human Resources to
enter into a sole source contract
with Federal Highway Administration Finance Division, National Highway
Institute, Washington, DC, for training in an amount not to exceed
$78,600. Effective
upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008.
#116 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Noyes Heating LLC, Groveton, NH, for heating system service at District One
Highway Maintenance facilities in the amount of $9,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Highway Funds.
#117 Authorize to retroactively amend a contract with the
Rockingham Planning Commission, Exeter, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #518, amended on 4-18-07, item
#109), for transportation related planning activities, by extending the
completion date from September 30, 2007 to March 30, 2008. 80% Federal, 10% State Highway, 10% Local Funds.
#118 Authorize to retroactively amend a contract with Rockingham Planning Commission,
Exeter, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
11-15-06, item #163), for underwriting the transportation portion of the
Regional Comprehensive Plan, by extending the completion date from September
30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 80% Federal, 20% Highway
Funds.
#119 Authorize to retroactively amend a contract with Rockingham Planning Commission,
Exeter, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
11-15-06, item #162), for the East Coast Greenway project, by extending the
completion date from September 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 80% Federal, 20% Highway Funds.
#120 Authorize to retroactively amend a contract with
Rockingham Planning Commission, Exeter, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #169, amended on 4-18-07, item
#111), for transportation related planning activities, by extending the
completion date from September 30, 2007 to March 30, 2008. 80% Federal, 10% State Highway, 10% Local Funds.
#121 Authorize Bureau of Aeronautics to
provide funding to the Pease Development Authority, for AIP-37 to construct
airport terminal building improvements, acquire snow removal equipment and to
design aircraft holding aprons at the ends of Runway 16 and Runway 34 at the
Portsmouth International Airport at Pease in the amount of $3,000,000. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2012. 95% Federal, 5% General Funds.
#122 Authorize Bureau of Aeronautics to
provide funding to the Laconia Airport Authority, for AIP-18 to design and
construct a parking apron for itinerant aircraft and to upgrade the airport
hazard beacons in the amount of $2,130,667.50.
Effective upon G&C
approval through October 31, 2012.
#123 Authorize Bureau of Aeronautics to enter
into a retroactive grant agreement
with the Town of Newport, NH, owner of Parlin Field,
Newport, NH, for paving the back taxiway in the amount of $10,126.37. Effective October 15, 2007 through October
31, 2010. 100% General Funds.
#124 Authorize
to accept and place on file the Bureau of Construction’s quarterly summary
report of active projects that may require the use of contingencies for the period
through September 30, 2007.
#125 Authorize Bureau of Environment to enter
into two pre-qualified, low bid, cost-based contracts for a combined total of
$300,000 with: (1)Monadnock Archaeological
Consulting, LLC, Stoddard, NH, for $160,000, and (2)URS Corporation,
Burlington, NJ, for $140,000 to undertake certain cultural resources
investigations involving historical archaeological studies for transportation
purposes. Effective
upon G&C approval through September 30, 2009.
#126 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to pay
various owners $10,000 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for
amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from September 12, 2007
through September 25, 2007. Effective upon G&C approval.
#127 Authorize Bureau of Planning &
Community Assistance to amend an agreement with the University of NH Research
Computing Center through the University of NH’s Office of Sponsored Research,
Durham, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
5-3-06, item #125), by extending the completion date from October 31, 2007 to
October 31, 2008, and by increasing the amount by $87,899 from $886,383 to
$974,282 to complete the Crash Reporting Management System. 100% Federal Funds.
#128 Authorize Bureau of Highway Maintenance
to enter into a contract with Naughton & Son
Recycling Inc., Bradford, NH, for rubbish disposal at Andover patrol sheds in
the amount of $7,200. Effective
upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009.
#129 Authorize
Bureau of Highway Maintenance to enter into a contract with Pete’s Rubbish
Removal, No. Haverhill, NH, for
rubbish removal disposal at three patrol sheds, and the Rumney
Rest Area in the amount of $31,040. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2009. 100% Highway Funds.
#130 Authorize Bureau of Aeronautics to amend
a contract with Pike Industries Inc., Campton, NH, to rehabilitate, realign,
mark and light the existing Taxiway “A” at the Skyhaven
Airport, by increasing the amount by $995,574.50 from $671,949 to
$1,667,523.50. Effective
upon G&C approval through September 30, 2012. 95% Federal, 5% General Funds.
Requested Tuition Total: $10,140.70
TABLED ITEMS
The amendment to item #96A from the Governor
and Council meeting of 10-3-07 was tabled
as follows:
TABLED
AMENDMENT - Councilor Pignatelli, seconded by Councilor Hollingworth
submitted the following amendment. The tollbooth rates at southbound exits 10
and 11 of the F. E. Everett Turnpike in Merrimack shall be set at $0.00. This
is effective at 12:01 a.m. on October 22. 2007. This amendment was TABLED on motion of Councilor Hollingworth,
seconded by Councilor Pignatelli until the October
31, 2007 Governor and Council meeting.