GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGENDA
State
House,
BUSINESS FINANCE AUTHORITY
#1 Authorize to hold a Public Hearing
with respect to the financing of a loan to Coastal Economic Development Corporation
for the benefit of Port City Air, Inc. located in
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY
#2 Authorize to amend an agreement with
the Town of Hinsdale, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 8-3-05, item #15),
for the purpose of replacing the existing sewer main along Canal Street, by
extending the completion date to June 30, 2008 from June 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#3 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the City of Keene, NH, for the purpose of supporting infrastructure
improvements to a vacant downtown property, known as the Railroad Yard, in the
amount of $480,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#4 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the
HIGHWAY SAFETY AGENCY
#5 Authorize to accept and expend
$23,021.33 in federal highway safety funds from the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration for the development and implementation of a statewide
safety program. Effective upon G&C approval through
GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION ON DISABILITY
#5A Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Northeast Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Inc.,
OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
#6 Authorize to accept and expend
federal funds in the amount of $3,176 from the US Department of Energy, for
out-of-state travel for the Certified Energy Mangers seminar in
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#7 Authorize to amend a contract with
Connecticut General life Insurance Company d/b/a CIGNA Healthcare (previously
approved by G&C on
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
#8 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Compass Systems & Programming Inc.,
#9 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Software House International Incorporated, 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 $35,939. Effective
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
#10 Authorize to accept and expend
monetary contributions in the amount of $1,460 for the NH State Veterans
Cemetery to be used for the betterment of the cemetery.
#11 Authorize to accept donations of
computer services and media converter in the amount of $1,148.68 for the NH
State Veterans Cemetery to be used for the betterment of the cemetery.
#12 Authorize to pay two unencumbered, retroactive, sole source invoice from
Daniel’s Electric,
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#13 Authorize the
list of G&C meeting dates for the period of July through December 2007.
#14 Authorize Bureau of Public Works
Design and Construction to enter into a contract with F.L. Merrill Construction
Inc., Pembroke, NH, for drainage reconstruction at the Concord District
Courthouse, Concord, NH, for a total price not to exceed $24,500. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#15 Authorize Bureau of Public Works
Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Beloin
Construction Inc.,
#16 Authorize Bureau of General Services
to amend a contract with Janitech Inc., Nashua, NH,
(previously approved by G&C on 9-27-06, item #V), for janitorial services
at the Health and Human Services Building, Concord, NH, by increasing the
amount by $9,000 from $545,712 to $554,712.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#17 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Inmate Calling Solutions LLC d/b/a IC Solutions of San Jose, CA, for
Inmate and Pay Telephone Services.
Effective
#18 Authorize Bureau of Court Facilities
to enter into a inter-agency rental agreement with the
Department of Health and Human Services,
#19 Authorize Bureau of Public Works
Design and Construction to enter into a contract with D&C Construction
Company Inc., Rockland, MA, for the waterline improvements at the Powder Mill
Fish Hatchery, New Durham, NH, for a total price not to exceed $1,426,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#20 Authorize to accept and place on file
the list of agency transfers for Fiscal Year 2007 during the Month of April.
#21 Authorize
to accept and place on file the Salary Adjustment Fund and Employee Benefit
Adjustment Fund agency transfers for the month of April.
#22 Authorize to accept a portrait of
Governor Jeanne Shaheen from the Governor Shaheen Portrait Committee and authorize the hanging of the
portrait in the State House. Effective
#23 Authorize a
Working Capital Warrant in the amount of $460,000,000 to cover expenditures for
the Month of June 2007. (2)Further
authorize a Working Capital Warrant reporting expenditures of $325,119,821.61
for the Month of April and recommends the balance of $104,880,178.39 be lapsed.
#24 Authorize an
annual salary step for Joseph B. Bouchard, Assistant Commissioner, from Group
II, Step 4 ($89,855) to Group II, Step 5 ($94,854) effective
#24A Authorize Bureau of Public Works Design
and Construction to enter into a contract with Dzioba
Construction Co. Inc., Derry, NH, for an addition and renovations to Little
Hall Dining Services, NH Technical Institute, Concord, NH, in an amount not to
exceed $1,596,041. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#24B Authorize
Bureau of Risk Management to enter into an agreement with Rowley Insurance
Agency for the purchase of liability insurance to protect the State for its
watercraft operations for an amount not to exceed $12,072. Effective
#24C Authorize to enter into a contract with
the Local Government Center Health Trust LLC,
#24D Authorize
to accept and place on file the Report and Findings of Councilor Debora Pignatelli with regard to the refinancing of certain
existing indebtedness and the financing of certain new capital projects in
connection with
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
#25 Authorize to issue a warrant from
funds not otherwise appropriated and the State Treasurer to issue checks in the
amount of $17,660.30 to the rightful owners of abandoned or unclaimed funds.
#26 Authorize to retroactively enter Sylvia Yeaton into an
educational tuition agreement with
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
#27 Authorize Division of Arts to award
Arts in Education Grants totaling $9,500 to Timberline Regional School,
Plaistow, NH and Arts Alliance of Northern NH.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#28 Authorize Division of Arts to award a
Community Arts Project Grant to the Moving Company Dance Center, Keene, in the
amount of $5,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#29 Authorize Division of Arts to award a
Community Arts Partnership Initiative Grant to the Crotched Mountain
Foundation, Greenfield, in the amount of $7,250. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#30 Authorize to award a Conservation
Number Plate Grant in the amount of $17,000 to the
#31 Authorize Division of Arts to award a
Mini-Grant to Great River Arts Institute, Bellows Falls, VT in the amount of
$1,000. Effective upon
G&C approval through
#32 Authorize Division of Arts to an
Organizational Support Cultural Facility Grant to Currier Museum of Art,
Manchester, NH, in the amount of $8,000.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#33 Authorize Division of Arts to enter
into an agreement with Karen Holman, Andover, NH, for the creation of artwork
for the NH Folklife Website in the amount of
$3,000. Effective upon
G&C approval through
JOINT BOARD OF LICENSURE AND CERTIRICATION
#34 Authorize to budget and expend $4,500
in examination fees collected from the Principles and Practices of Engineering
and Land Surveying Examinations and the Fundamentals of Engineering and Land
Surveying Examinations for direct expenses of these examinations. Effective upon G&C
approval through
BOARD OF TAX AND LAND APPEALS
#35 Authorize to renew a contract with Bragan Reporting Associates Inc., Manchester, NH,
(previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #41), for court reporting
services in an amount not to exceed $12,000.
Effective
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MARKETS &
FOOD
#36 Authorize Division of Animal Industry
to accept and expend grant funds from the USDA Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service in the amount of $3,000 to be used to provide financial
assistance to the State for Scrapie Disease
surveillance, flock certification, education for flock owners and
veterinarians, and supporting the fairs in maintaining isolation pens and
education to maintain a Scrapie Disease free
environment. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#36A Authorize to enter into a Cooperative
Project Agreement with the
#36B Authorize to enter into a Cooperative
Project Agreement with the
#36C Authorize Division of Animal Industry to
amend a cooperative agreement for the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Surveillance Cooperative Agreement Award in the amount of $28,500 (previously
approved by G&C on 2-7-07, item #14A), by extending the completion date retroactively to December 31, 2007 from
April 30, 2007.
#36D Authorize to amend a grant with the UNH
Cooperative Extension Hillsborough County, Manchester, NH, (previously approved
by G&C on 10-5-05), for the Innovative Landscape Practices project, by
extending the completion date to December 31, 2007 from June 30, 2007. (2)Further authorize to amend the Price and
Method of Payment, to provide one final payment upon completion of all work
instead of quarterly payments.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
#37 Authorize to amend a grant from the
Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance (previously approved by G&C on
6-21-06, item #54),to support the development of a prescription drug monitoring
program in NH, by extending the end date from June 1, 2007 to June 1,
2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#38 Authorize to appoint James W. Kennedy
as an Assistant Attorney General, at a salary level of $60,000. Effective
#38A Authorize to appoint Jane E. Young as an
Assistant Attorney General at a salary level of $90,546.30. Effective
#38B Authorize to appoint John M. Gasaway Jr. as an Assistant Attorney General at a salary
level of $57,000. Effective through
#38C Authorize to designate Karin Eckel as an attorney at a salary of $52,000. Effective
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
#39 Authorize a renewal of the 25%
compensation rate increase of Chief Boiler Inspector, position #10973, labor
grade 25, (previously approved by G&C on 12/7/05, item #29), to retain the incumbent in this
position. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#40 Authorize to enter into a memorandum
of agreement with the Workforce Opportunity Council Inc.,
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
#41 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Edmonds Landscaping Co., LLC,
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
#42 Authorize
to accept and place on file the annual report for the State Fiscal Year ending
#43 Authorize to enter into a lease
agreement with Bergeron Construction Company Inc.,
#44 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Johnson Controls Inc.,
#45 Authorize to enter into a contract
with The Doctor’s Office at
#46 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Johnson Controls Inc.,
#47 Authorize to renew an agreement with
Celia Englander, MD, Rye, NH, for clinical medical services
as the Chief Medical Officer (previously approved by G&C on 7-19-06, item
#57), in the amount of $235,867.94.
Effective
#48 Authorize to renew an agreement with
John Eppolito, MD, for clinical medical services as
staff physician (previously approved by G&C on 7-19-06, item #58), in the
amount of $220,575.74. Effective
#49 Authorize to renew a contract with
Neat NH Cleaning Service Inc., Auburn, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
3-22-06, item #40), for cleaning services for the Division of Field Service’s
Nashua Probation/Parole District Office, Nashua, NH, in the amount of
$9,600. Effective retroactive to
OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
#49A Authorize to amend a contract with Susan
M. Baldwin, to provide expert testimony and relatd
assistance to assist in participating in the NH Public Utilities Commission
docket concerning FairPoint Communications Inc’s proposed acquisition of Verizon
New England’s landline business within NH, by increasing the amount by $93,585
from $24,550 to $118,135. Effective upon G&C approval through
LIQUOR COMMISSION
#50 Authorize to accept and expend
Sweepstakes Incentive Award Funds from the Multi-State Lottery Commission,
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
#51 Authorize to accept and expend US
Department of Transportation grant funds in the amount of $24,097 in support of
the Dig Safe program in NH. Effective upon G&C approval through
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
#52 Authorize
to enter into a sublease agreement with the Pease Development Authority,
#53 Authorize Division of Forests and
Lands to enter into a sole source contract
with the University of NH, Complex Systems Research Center, to develop a
GIS-compatible database for state forest and park lands administered by the
Department in the amount of $18,000.
(2)Further authorize to make a payment of $2,000 upon approval of contract. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#54 Authorize Division of Forests and
Lands to budget and expend prior year unexpended grant awards under the
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, Urban and Community Forestry,
America the Beautiful, in the amount of $13,463.65. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#55 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to retroactively amend a
grant from the National Parks Service Land and Water Conservation Fund
(previously approved by G&C on 9-8-04, item #55), in the amount of $980,000
for the Monadnock State Park Development and
Acquisition project, by extending the completion date to June 25, 2008 from
December 31, 2006. 100% Federal Funds.
#56 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to enter into a contract with Casella
Waste Management Inc., Salem, NH, for rubbish removal and disposal at five
state park facilities in the amount of $59,724.
Effective
#57 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to enter into a contract with Rowell’s Sewer & Drain, Franklin,
NH, for septic pumping and disposal at two state parks in the amount of $37,185. Effective
#58 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to enter into a service agreement with Waste Management of NH,
Hampton, NH, for rubbish removal and disposal at fifteen state parks in the
amount of $74,274.55. Effective
#59 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to enter into a service agreement with J. K. Lynch Disposal,
Colebrook, NH, for rubbish removal and disposal at five state parks in the
amount of $16,243. Effective
#60 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to enter into a contract with Handy House Inc., Foxboro, MA, for
portable toilet service at various State Parks in the amount of $4,130. Effective
#61 Authorize Division
of Parks and Recreation to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the
Lighthouse Kids Corporation to partner in the White Island Light Station
conservation project. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#62 Authorize Division of Economic
Development to enter into a contract with the Southwest Region Planning
Commission, Keene, NH, for Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for
Southwest NH in the amount of $7,500. Effective upon G&C approval through
#63 Authorize Division of Travel and
Tourism Development to renew a sole
source contract with the New England State Travel Directors Council Inc.,
d/b/a Discover New England, Stowe, VT, for collaborative international
marketing in the amount of $380,000.
Effective
#64 Authorize Division of Travel and
Tourism Development to enter into a sole
source contract with Granite State Ambassadors Inc.,
#65 Authorize Division of Travel and
Tourism Development to enter into a sole
source contract with NH Stories, Inc., d/b/a NH Made, Andover, NH, to
market NH made products and services in the amount of $50,000. Effective
#66 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Information
Station Specialists of Zeeland, MI, to provide turnkey installation for a 10
Watt low frequency radio station in Pittsburg, NH for the purpose of providing
visitor information about moose viewing and the Connecticut Lakes Natural Area,
in the amount of $19,475. Effective upon G&C approval through
#67 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Russell
Weldon, New Durham, NH, for the purpose of reimbursement for the relocation of
an existing leach field that will be destroyed by the installation of a waterline
to the Powdermill Fish Hatchery, New Durham, NH, in an amount not to exceed
$28,238. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#68 Authorize
to grant at no cost, a utility easement on Fish and Game owned land in the Town of Warren, NH, to NH Electric
Cooperative Inc., for the purpose of installing one power pole and associated
wires at the Warren Fish Hatchery.
#69 Authorize to enter into a sole source retroactive contract with
the Wildlife Management Institute Inc.,
#70 Authorize to accept a $5,000 donation
from the Meredith Rotary Club.
#71 Authorize to accept and expend $300
from Fiske Hydro Inc., to fund fuel costs for
transporting anadromous fish for release in the
#72 Authorize to enter into a Cooperative
Project Agreement with the
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#73 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Complete
Recycling Solutions LLC, Fall River, MA, for the purpose of recycling
mercury-containing fluorescent lamps collected through a DES/TrueValue Hardware Stores fluorescent lamp take-back and
recycling program, in the amount of $8,000.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#74 Authorize the
nomination of Roy Konisky,
#75 Authorize to award grants to the
entities as detailed in letter dated
#76 Authorize to enter into a grant
agreement with the NH Lakes Association,
#77 Authorize to amend a contract with the
#78 Authorize to amend a contract with GZA
GeoEnvironmental Inc., Manchester, NH, (previously
approved by G&C on 7-28-04, item #59, amended on 5-18-05, item #47, amended
on 6-21-06, item #112, amended on 8-8-06, item #46, amended on 10-11-06, item
#42), to provide site investigation and remedial action planning services, by
increasing the amount by $65,000 from $596,140 to $661,140. 100% Federal Funds.
#79 Authorize to amend a Local Source
Water Protection grant to the Southern NH Planning Commission,
#80 Authorize to award a Local Source
Water Protection grant to the Rockingham County Conservation District,
#81 Authorize to amend a contract with
Sanborn, Head and Associates Inc.,
#82 Authorize to award four Regional Water
System Grants to the entities as detailed in letter dated
#83 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Town of
#84 Authorize to execute a Quitclaim Deed
to the Town of
#85 Authorize Rourke
Builders LLC’s request to remove a permanent dock,
and construct a “U-shaped” docking facility consisting of two piling piers
connected by a walkway with three 3-pile ice clusters and one fender piling, a
seasonal canopy and seasonal boatlift within the center slip, and two seasonal
PWC lifts, construct a separate piling pier approximately 25 ft from the
easterly property line, and excavate shoreline to construct a perched beach
with lake access steps on frontage on Lake Winnipesaukee
in Wolfeboro.
#86 Authorize Richard Horan’s request to
construct a tidal docking structure consisting of a permanent pier connecting
to a ramp connecting to a float, providing one under-sized slip on frontage on
the
#87 Authorize John & James Murray’s
request to remove existing crib supported deck over water with a seasonal dock
extension, fill lake bed to construct breakwater in an “L” configuration with a
cantilevered pier and a piling pier connected by a cantilevered pier in a “C”
configuration on frontage on Lake Winnipesaukee in
Wolfeboro.
#88 Authorize Gabriel Stabile Meredith LLC’s request to construct two seasonal docks connected by
a seasonal walkway in an “U” configuration attached to two concrete pads
located in the bank, construct a perched beach with access stairs to the waterbody on Lake Winnipesaukee
in Meredith.
#89 Authorize Brian P. Caven’s
request to construct a tidal docking structure consisting of a permanent pier
connecting to a ramp connecting to a float, providing one under-sized slip on
frontage on the Cocheco River.
#89A Authorize to enter into a retroactive cooperative agreement with
the University System of NH, Office of Sponsored Research,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office
of Operations Support
#90 Authorize Division of Legal Services
to make payment, in the amount of $4,080 to Aspen Publishers Inc., Frederick,
MD, for Loislaw Internet Legal Services during the
period of May 2007 through April 2008.
Office of Medicaid Business and Policy
#91 Authorize
to continue an increase for retention purposes for the Pharmaceutical Service
Specialist classification hourly rate by 20% (previously approved by G&C on
#91A Authorize to amend an agreement with the
NH Healthy Kids Corporation, Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
6-23-04, item #244, amended on 6-7-06, item #142), to support the State
Children’s Health Insurance Program, Title XXI of the Social Security Act, by
increasing the price by an amount not to exceed $814,024 from $31,856,441 to
$32,670,465. Effective
upon G&C approval through
Office of Homeless, Housing and
Transportation Services
#92 Authorize to enter into a retroactive agreement with Southwestern
Community Services Inc.,
#93 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Families in Transition,
Division of Public Health Services
#94 Authorize
Nutrition and Health Promotion Section, Women, Infants and Children to enter
into an agreement with Valerie A. Long,
#95 Authorize Office of Minority Health to
enter into an agreement with the Sam Hospitality Inc., d/b/a Crowne Plaza of Nashua, Nashua, NH, to hold an organized
meeting/conference on June 29-30, 2007 in an amount not to exceed $12,000. Effective
#96 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Maternal and Child Health Section to enter into an agreement with
Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc., Concord, NH, to
provide prenatal services in an amount not to exceed $100,000. Effective
#97 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Maternal and Child Health Section to enter into an agreement with The
Family Resource Center at Gorham, Gorham, NH to provide home visiting services
in an amount not to exceed $60,704.
Effective
#98 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Maternal and Child Health Section to enter into an agreement with
Good Beginnings of Sullivan County, Claremont, NH, to provide prenatal services
in an amount not to exceed $57,600.
Effective
#99 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Maternal and Child Health Section to enter into an agreement with Ammonoosuc Community Health Services Inc.,
#100 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Maternal and Child Health Section to enter into an agreement with
Families First of the Greater Seacoast, Portsmouth, NH to provide home visiting
services in an amount not to exceed $60,704.
Effective
#101 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Maternal and Child Health Section to enter into an agreement with
Good Beginnings of Sullivan County,
#102 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Sexually Transmitted Disease and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Section
to enter into an agreement with Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack
Counties Inc., Concord, NH, to provide voluntary, confidential HIV counseling,
testing, and referral services and STD testing and treatment in an amount not
to exceed $29,400. Effective
#103 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Sexually Transmitted Disease and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Section
to enter into an agreement with Lamprey Health Care Inc., Newmarket,
NH, to provide voluntary, confidential HIV counseling, testing, and referral
services and STD testing and treatment in an amount not to exceed $13,000. Effective
#104 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Sexually Transmitted Disease and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Section
to enter into an agreement with White Mountain Community Health Center, Conway,
NH, to provide voluntary, confidential HIV counseling, testing, and referral
services and STD testing and treatment in an amount not to exceed $13,600. Effective
#105 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Sexually Transmitted Disease and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Section
to enter into an agreement with Ammonoosuc Community
Health Services Inc., Littleton, NH, to provide voluntary, confidential HIV
counseling, testing, and referral services and STD testing and treatment in an
amount not to exceed $12,500. Effective
#106 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Sexually Transmitted Disease and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Section
to enter into an agreement with Avis Goodwin Community Health Center, Dover,
NH, to provide voluntary, confidential HIV counseling, testing, and referral
services and STD testing and treatment in an amount not to exceed $72,480. Effective
#107 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Sexually Transmitted Disease and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Section
to enter into an agreement with Concord Hospital Inc., Concord, NH, to provide
voluntary, confidential HIV counseling, testing, and referral services and STD
testing and treatment in an amount not to exceed $46,220. Effective
#108 Authorize Public Health Laboratories to
amend an agreement with Alpha Courier Co., Inc., Manchester, NH (previously
approved by G&C on 10-20-04, item #69, amended on 6-22-05, item #304), to
provide courier services of laboratory specimens, by increasing the price by
$8,500 from $177,000 to $185,500. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#109 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Maternal and Child Health Section, Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program to enter into an agreement with Avis Goodwin Community
Health Center Inc., Dover, NH, to provide community based childhood lead
poisoning case management and prevention activities in an amount not to exceed
$5,000. Effective
#109A Authorize Bureau of Disease Control and
Health Statistics, Communicable Disease Control Section, Immunization Program
to enter into an agreement with American Lung Association of NH, Bedford, NH,
to provide clerical, administrative, and logistical support for the Granite
State Immunization partnership in an amount not to exceed $40,000. Effective
Division for Children, Youth & Families
#110 Authorize to amend an agreement with the
University System of NH, Granite State College, Durham, NH, (previously
approved by G&C on 6-2-05, item #92), for Early Child Care Tuition
Assistance, by increasing the agreement $300,000 to $600,000, and by extending
the end date to June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#111 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Lakes Region Community Services Council for Child Care Resource and Referral
services for the Conway District Office catchment area in an amount not to
exceed $124,000. Effective
#112 Authorize to enter
into an agreement with Easter Seals NH, for Child Care Resource and Referral
services for the Keene District Office catchment area in an amount not to
exceed $188,000. Effective
#113 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Easter Seals NH, for Child Care Resource and Referral services for the
Concord District Office catchment area in an amount not to exceed
$228,000. Effective
#114 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Lakes Region Community Services Council – Laconia Child Care Resource and
Referral services for the Laconia District Office catchment area in an amount
not to exceed $176,000. Effective
#115 Authorize to enter into a memorandum of
agreement with NH Community Technical College, Berlin, for Child Care Resource
and Referral services for the Berlin/Littleton District Office catchment area
in an amount not to exceed $176,000.
Effective
#116 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Southern NH Services Inc, for Child Care Resource and Referral services
for the Nashua District Office catchment area in an amount not to exceed
$230,000. Effective
#117 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Rockingham Community Action Child Care Services, for Child Care Resource
and Referral services for the Rochester District Office catchment area in an
amount not to exceed $268,000. Effective
#118 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Easter Seals NH, for Child Care Resource and Referral services for the
Manchester District Office catchment area in an amount not to exceed
$382,000. Effective
#118A Authorize to award six one-time-only seed
grants of up to $8,900 each, to NH’s Head Start programs for coordination,
homelessness and transition plan development activities. Effective upon G&C
approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#119 Authorize to accept nonmonetary
donations as detailed in letter dated
#120 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Martel’s Self-Care Products Inc.,
Glencliff Home for Elderly
#121 Authorize to accept a monetary donation
from Margaret Hurll,
#122 Authorize to accept monetary donations
during the period of
#123 Authorize to enter into a contract with Dewhirst Funeral Home,
#124 Authorize to conduct a one day
conference on
#125 Authorize to conduct a one day
conference on
#125A Authorize to amend a contract with Norman Patenaude,
#125B Authorize to enter into a 2-year contract
with Norman Patenaude,
NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS HOME
#126 Authorize to accept monies totaling
$10,580.99 received during the period of
#127 Authorize to retroactively pay Irving Oil Corporation,
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION
#128 Authorize to award $200,000 in FY 2007
to the University System of NH, which has received private gifts and
contributions as a match for state funds under the Granite State Scholars
Program, for the benefit of the highly qualified NH residents pursuing programs
of study at pubic colleges and universities within the state. 100% General Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
#129 Authorize to reappoint Paul K. Leather
as Director, Division of Career Technology and Adult Learning for a four-year
term beginning
#130 Authorize Division of Adult Learning and
Rehabilitation to enter into an agreement with the Governor’s Commission on
Disability, Concord, NH, to house the Statewide Independent Living Council in
an amount not to exceed $60,600.
Effective
#131 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Elizabeth M. Erickson, Georges Mills, NH, to provide technical assistance in
mathematics to the NH teachers who will work with migrant students and families
in an amount not to exceed $12,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
#132 Authorize to exercise a renewal option
and contract with the individuals as detailed in letter dated February 28, 2007
(previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #466, amended on 6-21-06, item
#210), to conduct impartial special education complain investigations in the
amount not to exceed $75,000. Effective
#132A Authorize to accept and expend prior year
carry forward funds in the amount of $4,095 for the Mathematics and Science
Partnerships Program. Effective
upon G&C approval through
NH
#133 Authorize NHCTC –
#134 Authorize to retroactively pay membership dues to National League of Nursing,
#135 Authorize to retroactively pay membership dues to Campus Compact,
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE PLANETARIUM
#136 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Northern Light Motion Pictures Inc., d/b/a Northern Light Productions,
NH LOTTERY COMMISSION
#137 Authorize to reclassify position #18353
Chief Security Officer (salary grade 16) to Program Specialist II (salary grade
21).
#138 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Griffin, York & Krause Inc.,
#139 Authorize
to enter into a contract with International Protective Services Inc., d/b/a
Snyder Security Group, for cash courier services for the collection, pickup,
transport, and delivery of Lottery sales proceeds from the Lottery Sales
Outlets and Instant Ticket Vending Machines to the Lottery’s banking institution. Effective upon G&C
approval through
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
#140 Authorize Division
of Motor Vehicles to retroactively pay
annual dues to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, Washington, DC, covering
the period from
#141 Authorize Division of Fire Safety to
enter into a contract with Customized Structures Inc., Claremont, NH, for
construction of two evidence storage modular units to be set on existing
concrete slabs in the amount of $34,138.77.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#142 Authorize Division of Fire Safety,
Office of the State Fire Marshal to retroactively
pay a sole source invoice with
Northeast Kustom Kreations,
Manchester, NH, for repairs and modifications to the Incident Command Post
trailer that they previously designed and built for the Fire Marshal’s Office
in the amount of $2,534. 100% Fire and
#143 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles to
exercise the option of a one-year contract extension with Tri-City Janitorial
Services of Rochester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-23-04, item
#276, amended on 5-3-06, item #115), for cleaning at the Dover Point
sub-station in the amount of $11,912.
Effective
#144 Authorize Division of Homeland Security
and Emergency Management to conduct a conference on
#145 Authorize Division of State Police to
amend the DNA Backlog Reduction Grant from the US Department of Justice, Office
of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice (previously approved by
G&C on 10-11-06, item #76), by reallocating $1,457.98. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#146 Authorize to grant a total amount of
$75,000 of bioterrorism preparedness funds, $9,375 to
each of the eight associated Regional Hazardous Materials Response Teams as
detailed in letter dated
#147 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract amendment with the
NH Hospital Association, Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
8-3-05, item #154, amended on 6-4-06, item #202A), for hospital emergency
preparedness planning services, by increasing the amount by $71,450 from
$3,324,539 to $3,395,989. Effective upon G&C approval through
#148 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles to
accept and expend a $42,016.76 grant from the US Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Agency, for the purpose of collecting and reporting
of fatal accident information in the state.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#149 Authorize to deny the application permit of Boulevard Commons, A. Condominium
located on
#150 Authorize the application permit of Raven
Inc., d/b/a Sands of Brookhurst located on
#150A Authorize the application permit of Grouse
Point Club Community Association located on
#150B Authorize Division of State Police to enter
into a sole source retroactive maintenance
contract with Printrak International, A Motorola
Company Inc., Anaheim, CA, for after hours maintenance and support of the
Automated Fingerprint Identification System in an amount not to exceed
$10,000. Effective
#150C Authorize Division of Fire Safety to
advance 2 payments 1) in the amount of $220 payable to the Notre Dame Spiritual
Center c/o Brothers of Christian Inst. Alfred, ME, to cover the cost of two
nights’ room and board for two Fire Investigator/handlers and their Accelerant
Detection Canines and 2) in the amount of $130 payable to Maine Specialty Dogs
(Paul Gallagher DBA) Gray, ME, for the registration fees to attend K-9 training
being held on July 16-18, 2007. 100% Fire & EMS Funds.
#150D Authorize Division of State Police to enter
into a retroactive sole source contract
with 106 Commerce Park Mini Storage, Pembroke, NH, for the rental of three
storage units in an amount not to exceed $2,500. Effective
#150E Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles to
reclassify position #10496 from Counter Clerk III (LG 10) to Assistant
Administrator (LG 29). Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Highway Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION
#151 Authorize to amend a contract with the
Southern NH Planning Commission,
#152 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to pay
various owners $116,742.50 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for
amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from
#153 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to
quitclaim whatever interest the State of
#154 Authorize Bureau of Highway Maintenance
to reclassify position #20225, Engineer Technician II, labor grade 19, to
Supervisor II, labor grade 21.
#155 Authorize Bureau of Highway Design to
amend a contract with PB Americans, Incorporated, Manchester, NH, and Boston,
MA, (previously approved by G&C on 1-15-03, item #135), for the study of
improvements to the US 1 Bypass in the City of Portsmouth, by extending the
completion date from June 16, 2007 to December 31, 2007. Effective upon G&C
approval.
#156 Authorize Bureau of Traffic to
reclassify position #21799, Engineering Technician I, labor grade 10, to a
Program Assistant II, labor grade 15.
#157 Authorize Bureaus of Environment and
Highway Maintenance to retroactively process
payment in the amount of $10,958.49 to Clean Harbors Environmental Services,
Bow, NH, for the pick up and disposal of hazardous materials. 80% Federal, 20% Highway Funds. (2)Further authorize to retroactively pay the vendors as detailed in letter dated April 12,
2007, for expenditures incurred in Fiscal year 2006 totaling $7,598.26. 100% Highway Funds.
#158 Authorize Bureau of Bridge Maintenance
to reclassify position #17389 Account Clerk III, labor grade 9, to Program
Specialist I, labor grade 19.
#159 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Waste Management of NH, Inc.,
#160 Authorize Bureau of Aeronautics to enter
into a grant agreement with Boake Morrison, owner of
the Newfound Valley Airport, Bristol, NH, for runway pavement maintenance in
the amount of $9,223.24. Effective upon G&C approval through
#161 Authorize Bureau of Aeronautics to enter
into a grant agreement with David C. Heasley, owner
of Errol Airport, Errol, NH for Phase I of the construction of a paved and
lighted helipad at Errol Airport in the amount of $6,430. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#162 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
amend a contract with Michael Hansen Construction Inc., New London, NH,
(previously approved by G&C on 2-22-06, item #70), for the rehabilitation
of the existing truss bridge over the Connecticut River and minor approach
roadway work in Monroe, NH – Barnet, VT, by increasing the amount by $80,000
from $1,989,581 to $2,069,581. Effective upon G&C approval. 80% Federal, 20% Highway Funds.
#163 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
enter into a contract with F.L. Merrill Construction Inc., Pembroke, NH, for
roadway rehabilitation along NH 125/Old County Road intersection in Plaistow,
on the basis of a low bid of $3,497,853.50.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#164 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
enter into a contract with Frank W. Whitcomb Construction Corp., Walpole, NH,
for roadway rehabilitation along NH 123 and Cobb Hill Road and bridge
replacement at the intersection of Cobb Hill Road and NH 123 on the basis of a
low bid of $1,469,554.50. Effective upon G&C approval through
#165 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
enter into a contract with Brox Industries Inc.,
Dracut, MA for pavement rehabilitation on NH Route 101 east of the Lamprey
River in Epping to just west of I-95 in Hampton on the basis of a low bid of
$5,803,845. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#166 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
enter into a contract with Liddell Brother Inc., Halifax, MA, for replacing
five aluminum traffic sign structures and associated signs throughout the State
on the basis of a low bid of $591,244.50.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#167 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
enter into a contract with Pike Industries Inc., Belmont, NH, for roadway and
bridge rehabilitation on NH Route 16 south of the intersection of Pine River
Road proceeding north to the bridge over the Lovell River in Ossipee, NH, on the basis of a low bid of $1,641,340. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#168 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to sell
a 1.63 acre parcel improved with a historic two-story wood framed,
#169 Authorize Bureau of Mechanical Services
to enter into a contract with Casella Waste Systems,
Salem, NH, for bi-weekly trash removal in the amount of $2,088. Effective
#170 Authorize Bureau of Mechanical Services
to enter into a contract with Casella Waste Systems,
Salem, NH, for bi-weekly trash removal in the amount of $4,152. Effective
#171 Authorize to exercise a contract renewal
option with Pro Controls Inc., Bow, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
6-22-05, item #516), for HVAC Energy Management and Control System Service in
the amount of $63,460. Effective upon G&C approval through
#172 Authorize Bureau of Mechanical Services
to enter into a contract with Waste Management, Hampton, NH, for bi-weekly trash
removal in the amount of $2,157.84.
Effective
#173 Authorize Bureau of Rail & Transit
to enter into a retroactive lease
agreement with Grouse Point Club Community Association, Meredith, NH, for a
parcel of land on the State-owned Concord to Lincoln Railroad Line in Meredith
for $2,500 per year. Effective
#174 Authorize to enter into a lease
agreement with The Jordan Institute,
Requested Tuition Total : $15,859.58
B. DEPARTMENT OF
SAFETY, Homeland Security & Emergency Management – Request permission for (4)
employees, Christopher Pope, Director; Kathryn Doutt,
Assistant Director; Donald Keeler, Operations Chief; and Jennifer Harper, BT
Coordinator, to travel to Fredericton, New Brunswick on June 11 to 14, 2007, to
attend the International Emergency Management Group (IEMG) Spring
Conference. Permission is also requested
for a waiver to exceed the 300-mile radius by personal vehicle. Total Cost: $2,848. Source of Funds: 100% Federal.
TABLED ITEMS
TABLED – The Governor and Council on
motion of Councilor Wieczorek, seconded by Councilor Shea, voted to table the confirmation of:
Assistant Commissioner: Department of Safety (Tabled
Nominated
by the Commissioner of the Department of Safety
Earl M. Sweeney, Belmont Effective: Upon
Confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Salary: Group JJ Step 5 $99,778