GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGENDA
State House,
BUSINESS
FINANCE AUTHORITY
#1 Authorize
to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the financing of an
industrial facility by the Business Finance Authority for
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
#2 Authorize to amend a contract with MultiProcess Computer Corporation,
#3 Authorize, for the benefit of the
Department of Safety Division of Motor Vehicles, to enter into a contract with
NIIT Technologies Inc.,
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
#4 Authorize Major Randall F. Dyer,
#5 Authorize Frederick B. Harris,
#6 Authorize Major John G. Newhall,
North
#7 Authorize James P. Challender, Bow, NH, be nominated for promotion to the rank
of Lieutenant Colonel, NH Army National Guard.
This officer meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to
be physically, mentally, and professionally qualified.
#8 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Pinnacle Engraving & Awards,
#8A Authorize James W. Nuttall,
Fort Belvoir, VA, be confirmed to the rank of Major General, NH Army National
Guard.
#8B Authorize individuals to be commissioned
as Aid-de-Camp to the Governor, as detailed in letter dated
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#9 Authorize Bureau of Court Facilities
to enter into a service contract with T.J. Caldon,
LLC d/b/a Four Corners, Gilmanton, NH, for snow plowing and snow and ice
removal services at the Laconia Courthouse, Laconia, NH, for an amount not to
exceed $9,500. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#9A Authorize the list of Governor and
Council meeting dates for the period of January through Jun 2009.
#9B Authorize to accept one Christmas tree
to be placed at the Bridges House on
#9C Authorize to accept and place on file
the Report and Findings of Councilor Raymond Burton with regard to the
financing of certain construction, renovation, furnishing and equipping of
facilities in connection with
#9D Authorize to
reclassify position #10067 Secretary II, labor grade 9, to an Administrator I,
labor grade 27, at a total cost of $10,601.
Effective upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
#9E Authorize to accept one Christmas tree
to be placed in Governor and Council Chambers at the State House. The tree is being donated by the Nichols Tree
Farm of Orford, NH.
#9F Authorize to accept and place on file
the list of agency transfers for Fiscal Year 2009 during the months of October
& November 2008.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
#10 Authorize to issue a warrant from funds
not otherwise appropriated and the State Treasurer to issue checks in the
amount of $64,491.93 to the rightful owners of abandoned or unclaimed
funds.
DEPARTMENT
OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
#11 Authorize Division of Arts to award an
FY 2009 American Masterpieces Grant in the amount of $4,545 to Pontine Theatre,
Portsmouth. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#12 Authorize Division of Arts to award
grants totaling $21,060 to the organizations as detailed in letter dated
#13 Authorize Division of Arts to award FY
2009 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants totaling $11,590 to the Master
Artists as detailed in letter dated
#14 Authorize Division of Arts to award FY
2009 Arts in Education grants totaling $19,010 to the organizations as detailed
in letter dated
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MARKETS &
FOOD
#15 Authorize
Division of Pesticide Control to enter into a grant agreement with Lamprey
River Watershed Association Inc., for the control and eradication of Japanese
Knotweed project in the amount of $12,505. Effective
upon G&C approval through
ATTORNEY GENERAL – DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
#16 Authorize to enter into subgrants with the agencies as detailed in letter dated
#17 Authorize to amend a contract with
Attorney Kathryn Bradley, Bow, NH (previously amended by G&C on 6-25-08,
item #77), for legal services to assist the Secretary of State’s Office in
implementing provisions of the Help America Vote Act and also to assist the
Attorney General’s Office with providing legal services to the NH Board of
Medicine, by increasing the amount by $16,872 from $36,440 to $53,312 and by
extending the end date from December 31, 2008 to June 30, 2009. 100%
Transfer from other agencies (federal).
#17A Authorize to enter into a memorandum of
understanding with the Land & Community Heritage Investment Program for the
purpose of providing professional legal assistance and representation to the
Authority to the extent outlined in the memorandum, and to accept and expend
$5,000 from LCHIP for the purposes of providing these legal services. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#17B Authorize to appoint Lauren J. Noether as
a Senior Assistant Attorney General at a salary level of $80,497.70. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#17C Authorize to enter into a sub-grant with
the NH Department of Safety, in the amount of $511,709, to support J-ONE related
activities. Effective
upon G&C approval through
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
#18 Authorize to expend available federal
funds payable to US Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training
Service, for reimbursement of VETS facilities and administrative support costs
incurred in the operation of the VETS state office,
LIQUOR COMMISSION
#19 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Jungle Jims,
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
#20 Authorize to grant an annual salary
increment to Brad Simpkins, Interim Director, from Salary Group GG, Step 2
($73,158) to Salary Group GG, Step 3 ($77,400), effective
#21 Authorize Division of Travel and
Tourism Development to enter into a sole
source contract with Yankee Publishing of Dublin Inc.,
#22 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation, Cannon Mountain Ski Area to enter into a sole source lease agreement with Concord Commercial a division of
Alter Moneta Corporation, Duluth, GA, for four Prinoth
snow groomers in the amount of $247,020.86.
Effective
#22A Authorize Division of Economic Development
to award a grant to Leadership Teacher, Bow, NH, in the amount of $10,000 for a
website project. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#22B Authorize Division of Economic Development
to enter into a contract with the Southwest Region Planning Commission, Keene,
NH, to continue the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for Southwest
NH in the amount of $7,500. (2)Further
authorize payment of $6,750. Effective upon G&C approval through
#22C Authorize Division of Economic Development
to award a grant to the NH International Trade Association, Portsmouth, NH, in
the amount of $12,000 for a marketing initiative for NH’s businesses. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#22D Authorize Trails Bureau to enter into a retroactive lease agreement with T. R.
Dillon Logging Inc., Anson, ME, to provide snowmobile access on their property
in the amount of $2,525. Effective
#22E Authorize Division of Parks and Recreation
to amend G&C item #109, approved on 6-25-08, to correct the payment
schedule of annual payment of principal and interest to commence on July 1,
2011 rather than on July 1, 2010, by entering into a Promissory Note with the
Trustees of Dartmouth College in the amount of $2,123,584.90, for the purchase
of 8.176 acres, more or less with the building thereon located at the summit of
Mount Washington State park from the Trustees of Dartmouth College. 100%
#23 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Douglas Mund d/b/a Douglas Mund
Design Group of
#24 Authorize to provide a cost-share to
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
#25 Authorize to accept fee simple interest
in 1.5 acres at Robb Reservoir, including the dam and all water rights, in the
Town of
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#26 Authorize to enter Alan Kjellander into an educational tuition agreement with
#27 Authorize to enter Timothy Pelletier
into an educational tuition agreement with
#28 Authorize to amend a sole source contract with Sanborn, Head
and Associates Inc., Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-27-07,
item #122), to continue oversight of the cleanup of three contaminated sites
(Pelham, Nashua, and Gilford), by increasing the amount by $400,000 from
$1,964,262 to $2,364,262. Effective upon G&C approval through
#29 Authorize to enter into grant
agreements with the City of
#30 Authorize to enter into
a retroactive grant agreements
with the entities as detailed in letter dated
#31 Authorize to amend a sole source agreement with Jeffrey H.
Taylor & Associates Inc., Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
4-4-07, item #63A), for facilitation and research services in support of the
Salt Reduction Workgroup relative to the I-93 expansion project by extending
the completion date to June 30, 2011 from December 31, 2008, and by increasing
the amount by $39,000 to $120,800 from $81,800.
100%
Interagency Transfer Funds – Highway Funds.
#32 Authorize to enter into an Allonge to Promissory Note and Amendment of Loan Agreement
with Pennichuck Water Works Inc., in the amount of
$3,000,000. This finalizes the loan
amount used to finance improvements to the existing surface water treatment
facility. Effective
upon G&C approval.
#33 Authorize to approve a loan agreement
with the Town of
#34 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with G&K Services Co,
#35 Authorize to amend a loan agreement
with the Town of
#36 Authorize to amend a grant agreement
with Blizzard Inc., d/b/a Lakeport Landing Marina, Laconia, NH, (previously
approved by G&C on 6-4-08, item #56), for the installation of a boat sewage
pumpout station by extending the completion date to
May 1, 2009 from December 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#37 Authorize to amend an agreement with
the Town of
#38 Authorize to amend an agreement with
the Piscataquog Land Conservancy, New Boston, NH,
(previously approved by G&C on 3-23-05, item #51), for the Lake Horace
Marsh Restoration Project by extending the completion date to December 31, 2010
from December 31, 2008, updating the Grantee Name as set forth in sub-paragraph
1.3 of the agreement to Piscataquog Land Conservancy
to reflect this organization’s change of legal name, and changing the wording
of one of the Tasks within the Scope of Services. 100% Federal Funds.
#39 Authorize to amend a contract with
Weston Solutions Inc., Manchester, NH, (previously amended by G&C on
12-11-07, item #49), for operations and maintenance, sampling and analysis and
remedy evaluation services at the Kearsarge Metallurgical
Corporation Superfund Site, by increasing the value by $109,294 from $3,155,333
to $3,264,627, and by extending the contract completion date from December 31,
2008 to December 31, 2009. 100% General Funds.
#40 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Cushing & Sons Drilling,
#41 Authorize to amend a grant agreement
with the Town of Hampton, NH (previously approved by G&C on 6-4-08, item
#59), to establish a nature trail at the Lamprey Ice Pond and conduct an
engineering study of a dam on the property, by extending the completion date to
December 31, 2009 from December 31, 2008.
100% Federal
Funds.
#42 Authorize Hyland / Jensen Family
Trust’s request to construct a permanent, steel pier leading to a seasonal,
aluminum ramp landing on a seasonal float providing water access on shoreline
frontage on the
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office
of the Commissioner
#43 Authorize to make a one-time payment in
the amount of $5,000 to the Administrative Office of the Courts, Concord, NH,
to provide support for a statewide conference entitled Mental Illness,
Substance Abuse and the Criminal Justice System, Opportunities for Alternative
Sentencing, held November 6-7, 2008. Effective retroactive to
#44 Authorize to make an unencumbered
payment to the New England States’ Consortium Systems Organization,
Bureau of
Human Resource Management
#45 Authorize to make a retroactive one-time payment from SFY
2009 funds to Nancy Flaherty, Coordinator Catastrophic Illness Program,
Division of Elderly & Adult Services in the amount of $2,232.45 to
compensate for wages that were not paid for the SFY 2008. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
#46 Authorize to make a retroactive one-time payment from SFY 2009 funds to Rita Lamy, Public Health Nurse Coordinator, Division of
Children, Youth and Families in the amount of $4,415.85 to compensate for wages
that were not paid for the SFY 2008. 75% Federal, 25% General
Funds.
#47 Authorize to make a retroactive one-time payment from SFY 2009 funds to Michael
Cassidy, Youth Counselor II, Division of Juvenile Justice in the amount of
$1,824 to compensate for wages that were not paid for the SFY 2008. 85%
General, 15% Other (out of state revenue) Funds.
Employee Assistance Program
#48 Authorize
to provide travel reimbursement for Marie Spink, Employee Assistance Program
Field Representative in the amount of $4.55 for expenses incurred on
Division of Family Assistance
#49 Authorize to enter Suzette Stratton
into a retroactive Educational
Tuition Agreement with
#50 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
$414,946. (2)Further authorize an
advance payment of $63,985. Effective upon G&C approval through
#51 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 $460,985.
(2)Further authorize an advance payment of $72,840. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#52 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 $638,775. (2)Further authorize an
advance payment of $100,932. Effective upon G&C approval through
#53 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
$999,642. (2)Further authorize an
advance payment of $146,891. Effective upon G&C approval through
#54 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
$516,023. (2)Further authorize an
advance payment of $81,536. Effective upon G&C approval through
#55 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Strafford
County Community Action 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 $385,266. (2)Further
authorize an advance payment of $60,875.
Effective upon G&C approval through
Division for Juvenile Justice Services
#56 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Pastoral Counseling Services Inc.,
Office of Medicaid Business and Policy
#57 Authorize to amend a sole source contract with FOX Systems
Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (previously amended by G&C on 12-11-07, item #60), for
quality assurance services for the State’s Medicaid Management Information
System , by increasing the amount by $787,725 from $4,471,470 to $5,259,195,
and by extending the completion date from December 31, 2008 to June 30,
2010. 90% Federal (Medicaid), 10% State General Funds.
Division of Community Based Care Services
#58 Authorize Bureau of Drug and Alcohol
Services, Alcohol 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
$45,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through
Bureau of Developmental Services
#59 Authorize Special Medical Services
Section to amend an agreement with the Trustees of Dartmouth College, through
the Hood Center for Children and Families, Lebanon, NH (previously approved by
G&C on 6-4-08, item #105), to exclude administration and management of the
Partners In Health Program from the Hood Center for Children and Families to
the Special Medical Services Section, by decreasing the price amount by
$158,618 from $848,618 to $690,000.
Effective
Bureau of Elderly & Adult Services
#60 Authorize to amend a sole source agreement with Ossipee Concerned Citizens Inc., Center Ossipee,
NH, (previously amended by G&C on
Division for Children, Youth & Families
#61 Authorize to retroactively award six grants totaling $238,538 for the provision
of Title I programs to the agencies as detailed in letter dated
#62 Authorize to accept and expend funds in
the amount of $15,686 in SFY 2009 from the Department of Education, through a
grant entitled DCYF Title I, to be used to support Title I program
activities. Effective retroactive to
#63 Authorize
to retroactively reimburse the
individuals, as detailed in letter
dated
Division of Public Health Services
#64 Authorize Bureau of Disease Control and
Health Statistics, Communicable Disease Section, to enter into a sole source agreement with Trustees of
Dartmouth College, Office of Sponsored Projects, Hanover, NH, to conduct and
evaluate a pandemic influenza planning demonstration project in an amount not
to exceed $848,664. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#65 Authorize Bureau of Prevention Services
to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Education for
the purpose of defining the terms of collaboration in administering the Youth Risk
Behavior Survey. (2)Further authorize
Bureau of Prevention Services, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Section, Tobacco
Prevention and Control Program to accept and expend other funds in the amount
of $15,000 from the DOE to fund the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#66 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Kang Company Inc.,
BOARD OF PHARMACY
#67 Authorize to enter into a contract with
the NH PharmAssist Foundation,
NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS HOME
#68 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Quality Behavior Solutions Inc.,
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION
#69 Authorize to budget and expend new
grants funds in the amount of $330,000 from the US Department of Education to
increase aspirations and access to postsecondary education for NH students. Effective upon G&C
approval through
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
#70 Authorize
to accept, budget and expend additional grant funds received in the amount of
$617,338.62 from the US Department of Education, for the NH RESPONDS – Personal
Development for Excellence in Education Grant, to provide recruitment,
retention, and professional development activities for education personnel in
Special Education. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#71 Authorize to amend a contract with Hezel Associates LLC, Syracuse, NY (previously approved by
G&C on 10-21-08, item #75), to continue the external evaluation of the NH
Reading First Program, and to include an additional and final round of date
collection and interpretation as required for the completion of this project by
the US Department of Education, by increasing the amount by $20,000 from
$272,402 to $292,402, and by extending the completion date from December 31,
2008 to December 31, 2009. (2)Further
authorize to provide payment for services rendered and approved, and authorize
the waiver of the 25% withholding provision.
100% Federal
Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
#72 Authorize Division
of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement
with Southern NH Planning Commission,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
#73 Authorize to reclassify position #18364 Computer System Technician, labor grade 19, to an Audit
Supervisor II, labor grade 20 in the Division of Operations, Bureau of
Turnpikes. 100% Turnpike Funds.
#74 Authorize to amend a contract with The
Initiative for a 20/20 Vision for Concord d/b/a Concord 20/20, Concord, NH
(previously amended by G&C on 11-15-06, item #164), for transportation
planning and projects in the Concord NH area, by extending the completion date
to December 31, 2010 from December 31, 2008.
100% Federal
Funds.
#75 Authorize Bureau
of Finance and Contracts to pay Small Claim for individual amounts less than
$600. Effective upon
G&C approval through
#76 Authorize
Bureau of Bridge Design to enter into an agreement with the State of
#77 Authorize
Bureau of Highway Design to enter into an agreement with Vanasse
Hangen Brustlin Inc.,
#78 Authorize Bureau of Highway Design to
amend a contract with Edwards and Kelcey, Manchester,
NH, (previously approved by G&C on 9-26-02, item #148), for the final
design of the replacement of a bridge carrying NH 9 over the B&M Railroad
in the City of Dover, by extending the completion date from December 31, 2008
to December 31, 2009.
#79 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to
quitclaim to the Town of
#80 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to pay
various owners $1,092,145.70 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for
amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from
#81 Authorize Bureau of Materials &
Research to enter into an agreement with three firms: John Turner Consulting
Inc., Dover, NH; R.W. Gillespie & Associates Inc., Saco, ME; Greenman-Pedersen Inc., Nashua, NH, for the purpose of
providing materials testing and construction inspection services not to exceed
$400,000, $300,000 and $200,000. Effective upon G&C approval through