EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL AGENDA
Council
Chambers, State House
BUSINESS FINANCE AUTHORITY
#1 Authorize to hold a Public Hearing with
respect to the financing of a commercial facility by the Business Finance
Authority for The Student Conservation Association, Inc. located in
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY
#2 Authorize
to amend an existing agreement with the Town of Alstead, NH for the purpose of
offering assistance to the victims of the October 8 & 9, 2005 floods, by
adding an additional activity, and extending the end date from December 31,
2007 to December 31, 2008. No additional
funding is involved. 100% Federal Funds.
#2A Authorize to amend an existing Agreement
with the City of Keene, NH which was initially approved by the Governor and
Council on July 19, 2006, Item #2, to extend the time period to complete the
project from June 30, 2008 to December 31, 2009. No additional state or federal funds are
required for this action.
OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
#3 Authorize
to enter into a retroactive, sole source
contract with Lutheran Community Services of New Hampshire, Inc. of
#4 Authorize
to enter into a sole source contract
with
#5 Authorize
to enter into a retroactive, sole source
contract with International Institute of Boston in
#6 Authorize
to enter into the attached Memorandum of Agreement with the New Hampshire Fish
and Game Department in Concord, NH in the amount of $27,000.00 to provide
monitoring services for the State’s interests in privately owned conservation
lands held by F&G, effective from date of Governor and Council approval to
June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#7 Authorize
to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Resources and
Economic Development in
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
#8 Authorize
to enter into a contract with Attorney Steven G. Mednick,
Law Offices of New Haven, CT in the amount of $50,000.00 for research,
analysis, and documentation relating to the State’s information technology contracting
process from the date of Governor and Council approval through July 31, 2008,
with an option to extend through July 31, 2009. 98.47% Other
Funds & 1.53% General Funds.
#9 Authorize
Eileen Grimmer, IT Manager III to attend the 19th Annual American Academy of
Certified Public Managers’ Professional Development Conference to be held September
9, 2007 through September 12, 2007 in Madison, Wisconsin, effective upon Governor
and Council approval. Further authorize
her to accept a scholarship in the amount of $1,250.00 from the New Hampshire
Association of Certified Public Managers to help defray the expenses and
application fees for the 19th
ADJUTANT GENERAL
#10 Authorize
Major Gary J. Walker be nominated for promotion to the
rank of
#11 Authorize Colonel William N. Reddel III be nominated for
promotion to the rank of Brigadier General, New Hampshire Air National
Guard. This officer meets all
prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically, mentally,
morally, and professionally qualified.
#12 Authorize Mayor
#13 Authorize to pay an unencumbered
invoice in the amount of $43,935.00 to Securitas
Security Services USA Inc. of
#14 Authorize to accept donations of a
Gator utility vehicle, landscaping sod and granite pavers, Cisco router and an
external hard drive in the amount of $9,787.65 for the New Hampshire State
Veterans Cemetery to be used for the betterment of the cemetery as listed on
the attachment.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#15 Authorize the
permanent assignment of an Administrative services vehicle to the Director of
the Bureau of Court Facilities.
#16 Authorize to amend an existing
contract with
#17 Authorize the
Bureau of Graphic Services to contract with Offtech
of Maine Inc. to provide repairs and maintenance to the printing and bindery
equipment. Effective
#18 Authorize the
Bureau of Graphic Services to contract with PagePath
Technologies, Inc. to provide a subscription contract for web-to-print
applications and hosting. Effective
Authorize a contingency in the amount of $7,620.00 for
unanticipated e-mail services and onsite training, bringing the contract total
to $18,819.00. 100% Agency Income.
#19 Informational Item. A report containing a list of vendors that agencies have contracted with for the period of
#20 Informational Item. A report containing a list of vendors that agencies have contracted with for the period of
#21 Authorize Bureau of Court Facilities to
enter into a retroactive two-month
holdover amendment with the Town of
#22 Authorize to enter into a retroactive three-year lease agreement
with the Town of Salem, NH providing office and courtroom space located at
Authorize waiver of compliance with NH RSA 10:B “Clean Indoor Air” which requires performance of certain
testing to certify indoor air quality in this facility.
#23 Authorize to enter into a contract
with M. E. Latulippe Construction, Inc. of
Authorize the amount of $75,000.00 be approved for
payment to the Department of Administrative Services, Bureau of Public Works
Design and Construction for engineering services.
#24 Authorize to enter into a contract
with The Lawton Company, Inc. of
Authorize a contingency in the amount of $18,458.58 be
approved for unanticipated expense for the Patrol Shed Renovations, bringing
the contract total to $431,691.58.
#25 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Schroeder Construction Management, Inc. of
#26 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract amendment with
KPMB Enterprises, LLC of Bow, NH by increasing the contract amount by
$27,292.30 from $493,000.00 to $520,292.30 for heating renovations at the NH
Technical Institute, Strout Hall, Concord, NH upon Governor
and Council approval through August 17, 2007, unless extended by the Department
in accordance with the contract documents.
The original contract was approved by Governor and Council on
Authorize a contingency in the amount of $5,000.00 be
approved for unanticipated expense for the Heating Renovations at the NH
Technical Institute, Strout Hall, bringing the total
contact to $525,292.30.
#27 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Jewett Construction Co., Inc. of
#28 Authorize to enter into a contract
with D. L. King & Associates, Inc. of
#29 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Brookstone Builders, Inc., of
Authorize a contingency in the
amount of $38,375.37 be approved for unanticipated expense for the Safety Radio
Building Expansion, bringing the contract total to $431,218.37.
Authorize the amount of
$20,000.00 be approved for payment to the Department of Administrative Service,
Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction for engineering services
provided.
#29A Authorize Working Capital Warrant No.
08-02 in the amount of $520,000,000.00 to cover expenditures for the Month of August
2007
Authorize acceptance of the
Working Capital Warrant No. 07-12 reporting expenditures of $345,923,817.61 for
the Month of June and recommends the balance of $114,076,182.39 be lapsed.
#29B Accept and place on file, pursuant to RSA
9:16-17 – List of agency transfers authorized for Fiscal Year 2007 during the
Month of June.
#29C Accept and place on file, pursuant to RSA
99:4 and RSA 9:17-c and Governor and Council action of January 4, 2007 – List
of agency transfers authorized for the Month of June.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
#30 Authorize the Comptroller to issue a
warrant from funds not otherwise appropriated and the State Treasurer to issue
checks in the amount of $233,689.13 to the rightful owners of abandoned or
unclaimed funds that have escheated to the general fund.
DEPARTMENT
OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
#31 Authorize Division of Historical
Resources to award a federally funded Certified Local Government Grant to the
City of Concord, NH for the project, “Concord Old North Cemetery Survey” in the
amount of $5,500.00 for the period of Governor & Council approval through
September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#32 Authorize Division of Historical
Resources to award a Federally funded Certified Local Government Grant to the
Town of Jaffrey, NH for the project, “Jaffrey Preservation Planning Project II”
in the amount of $6,000.00 for the period of Governor & Council approval
through September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
NH
RETIREMENT SYSTEM
#33 Authorize a transfer between classes
of appropriations allotted under the Warrant dated July 1, 2006, Chapter 176,
Laws of FY 2005, in the amount of $3,000,000.00 from that appropriation for
Class 091, Normal Contributions, to Class 092, Retirees Health Insurance, to
adjust the budget. Fiscal Committee Approved.
DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE, MARKETS & FOOD
#34 Authorize Division of Animal Industry
to accept and expend grant funds from the USDA Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service in the amount of $13,064.00 for the period of Governor and
Council approval through December 31, 2007 to be used to provide financial
assistance to the State in conducting risk assessments, testing, surveillance,
training and education for the Johnes Disease Program. 100% Federal Funds.
#35 Authorize Division of Animal Industry,
to accept and expend grant funds form the USDA Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service in the amount of $27,450.00 for the period of Governor and
Council approval through December 31, 2007 to be used to provide financial
assistance to the State to recognize, respond to, and recover from any Foreign
Animal Disease outbreak. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE
#36 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Council item #48 approved by Governor
and Council on November 15, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on October
18, 2006 by extending the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the
federal award received from the Administration for Children and Families,
United States Department of Health and Human Services, utilized in support of
improving the criminal justice system’s response in the handling of actual or
suspected cases of child abuse or neglect in the State, from the original end
date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee Approved.
#37 Authorize to accept and expend a grant
from the US Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime, Victims of Crime
Act Grant Program in the amount of $1,992,000.00 to fund programs providing
direct services to victims of crime, from
#38 Authorize to accept a grant in the
amount of $80,000.00 from the US Department of Justice Office for Victims of
Crime, Victims of Crime Act Grant Program, from the period of Governor and
Council approval through
#39 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Council Late Item #D, approved by Governor
and Council on September 27, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on September
19, 2006, by extending the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the
federal grant received from the Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics (Federal Fiscal
Year 2004-2005 National Criminal History Improvement Program) from the previous
end date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee Approved.
#40 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Council item #41, approved by Governor
and Council on November 2, 2005 and approved by fiscal committee on October 19,
2005 by
extending the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the federal fiscal
year 2005 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant received from the Bureau of Justice
Assistance, from the original end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date of
September 30, 2008, with no increase in funding. This grant is being used to support law
enforcement and justice efforts in
#41 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Council late item #E, approved by Governor
and Council on September 27, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on September
19, 2006 by
extending the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the fiscal year
2003 Project Safe Neighborhoods award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance,
designed to promote gun safety, from the original end date of June 30, 2007, to
a new end date of September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
Fiscal Committee Approved.
#42 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council late item #C, approved by Governor
and Council on September 27, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on September
19, 2006 by
extending the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the subgrant award received from the New Hampshire Department
of Justice, utilized in support of forensic services at the Office of the Chief
Medical Examiner, from the original end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end
date of September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
Fiscal Committee Approved.
#43 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #47, approved by Governor
and Council on November 15, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on October
18, 2006 by
extending the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the fiscal year
2006 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant received from the Bureau of Justice Assistance,
from the previous end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date of September 30,
2009. 100% Federal Funds.
Fiscal Committee Approved.
#44 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #37, approved by Governor
and Council on May 2, 2007 and approved by fiscal committee on April 19, 2007 by extending the
end date only, with no increase in funding, of the subgrant
received from the New Hampshire Department of Corrections, from the original
end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date of March 31, 2009. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee Approved.
#45 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #50, approved by Governor
and Council on November 15, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on October
18, 2006 by extending the end date only,
with no increase in funding, of the federal award received from the Office on
Violence Against Women, Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement
Grant program, utilized to provide services to mothers and their children in
instances of domestic violence and the co-occurrences of domestic violence and
child abuse, from the original end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date of
December 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal
Committee Approved.
#46 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #38, approved by Governor
and Council on November 29, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on November
14, 2006 by extending the end date only,
with no increase in funding, of the federal award received from the Office on
Violence Against Women, Safe Havens:
Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant program, utilized in the
support of providing a safe environment for supervised visitation and safe
exchange of children between parents for families with a history of violence as
in cases of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault or stalking, from
the original end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date of September 30,
2008. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal
Committee Approved.
#47 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #49, approved by Governor
and Council on November 15, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on October
18, 2006 by extending the end date only,
with no increase in funding, of the federal award received from the Office on
Violence Against Women, utilized in the support of programs that provide
services to women who are victims of domestic and sexual violence, dating
violence and stalking, from the original
end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date of May 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee Approved.
#48 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #41, approved by Governor
and Council on June 21, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on June 7, 2006 by extending the
end date only, with no increase in funding, of the Project Safe Neighborhoods
Anti Gang Initiative award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, designed to
promote anti gang strategies, from the
original end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date of December 31,
2008. 100% Federal Funds.
Fiscal Committee Approved.
#49 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #45, approved by Governor
and Council on November 15, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on October
18, 2006 by
extending the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the fiscal year
2006 Project Safe Neighborhoods award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance,
designed to promote gun safety, from the original end date of June 30, 2007, to
a new end date of September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
Fiscal Committee Approved.
#50 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #44, approved by Governor
and Council on June 21, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on June 7, 2006 by extending the end date only, with no increase
in funding, of the fiscal year 2006 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Grant
Program from the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance, utilized in support of
residential substance abuse treatment for adult and juvenile state offenders,
from the original end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date of June 30,
2009. 100% Federal Funds.
Fiscal Committee Approved.
#51 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #35, approved by Governor
and Council on May 2, 2007 and approved by fiscal committee on April 19, 2007 by extending the end date only, with no
increase in funding, of the fiscal year 2006 Enforcing underage Drinking Laws
grant award from the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, utilized to support and enhance State efforts, in cooperation with
local law enforec3ment, to enforce laws prohibiting the sale to, or consumption
of alcoholic beverages by minors, from the original end date of June 30, 2007,
to a new end date of May 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
Fiscal Committee Approved.
#52 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council late item #B, approved by Governor
and Council on September 27, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on September
19, 2006 by extending the end date only,
with no increase in funding, of the federal award received from the national
Institute of Justice (Federal fiscal Year 2005 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science
Improvement Program), utilized in support of forensic services in New
Hampshire, from the original end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date of
September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal
Committee Approved.
#53 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #36, approved by Governor
and Council on May 2, 2007 and approved by fiscal committee on April 19, 2007
by extending the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the fiscal year
2005 Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws grant award from the federal Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, utilized to support and enhance
State efforts , in cooperation with local law enforcement, to enforce laws
prohibiting the sale to, or consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, from
the original end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date of May 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee Approved.
#54 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #46, approved by Governor
and Council on November 15, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on October
18, 2006 by extending the end date only,
with no increase in funding, of the federal award received from the National
Institute of Justice (Federal Fiscal Year 2006, Paul Coverdell Forensic Science
Improvement Program) utilized in support of forensic services in New
Hampshire, from the original end date of
June 30, 2007, to a new end date of September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee Approved.
#55 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #42, approved by Governor
and Council on June 21, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on June 7, 2006 by extending the
end date only, with no increase in funding, of the federal award received from
the US Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, utilized in support
of direct services to victims of crime, from the original end date of June 30,
2007, to a new end date of June 30, 2009.
100% Federal
Funds. Fiscal Committee Approved.
#56 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #22, approved by Governor
and Council on October 11, 2006 and approved by fiscal committee on September
19, 2006 by extending the end date only,
with no increase in funding, of the federal award received from the
Administration for Children and Families, United State Department of Health and
Human Services, utilized in support of improving the criminal justice system’s
response in the handling of actual or suspected cases of child abuse or neglect
in the State, from the original end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date of
September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
Fiscal Committee Approved.
#57 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #42, approved by Governor
and Council on March 8, 2007 and approved by fiscal committee on February 16,
2007 by extending the end date only, of the full-time temporary unclassified
Attorney position created within budget class 059 (Full-Time Temporary) in
account #010-020-2610, for a Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor in the Criminal
Justice Bureau from the original end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date
of September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
Fiscal Committee Approved.
#58 Authorize retroactively amend Governor and Council item #24, approved by Governor
and Council on February 7, 2007 and approved by fiscal committee on January 17,
2007 by extending the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the subgrant award received from the New Hampshire Department
of Justice, utilized in support of forensic services at the Office of the Chief
Medical Examiner, from the original end date of June 30, 2007, to a new end
date of September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
Fiscal Committee Approved.
#59 Authorize the
Attorney General to appoint Paul E. Brodeur (Position
#9U268, Appropriation #010-020-2610-014) as Chief Criminal Investigator,
effective upon Governor and Council approval, at a salary level of $63,491.00
(LG DD, Step 4) for a term ending
#60 Authorize the Attorney General to
appoint Richard C. Tracy as Criminal Investigator, effective upon Governor and
Council approval, at salary level of
$57,516.00 (LG BB, Step 4) for a term ending December 31, 2007.
#61 Authorize to enter into a subgrant with the Hillsborough County Attorney’s Office in
the amount of $1,420,686.00 for services relating to offender reentry in the
#62 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Council item #54B approved by Governor
and Council on June 21, 2006, by extending the end dates only, with no increase
in funding, of the listed Drug Task Force sub-grants totaling $189,052.00 from
their previous end dates of June 30, 2007 to new end dates of September 30,
2008 with no increase in funding. This
funding is being used to support Drug Task force Officer Positions. 100% Federal Funds.
Further authorize to retroactively enter into new
sub-grants, with the
#63 Authorize to retroactively enter into subgrants with
the Bow Police Department, Manchester Police Department, NH Liquor Commission,
Seabrook Police Department, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Dept & Nashua Police
Department totaling $226,781.00 from the FFY 2006 Byrne Justice Assistance
Grant Program which provides funding for programs to improve the functioning of
the criminal justice system from the period of Governor and Council approval to
September 30, 2009. 100%
Federal Funds.
#64 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Executive Council late item #E
approved by Governor and Council on September 27, 2006 by extending the end
date only, with no increase in funding, of the subgrant
to the Laconia Police Department, to promote gun safety, from the original end
date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date of September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
Further authorize to further retroactively amend Governor and Executive Council late item #E
approved by Governor and Council on September 27, 2006 by extending the end
date only, with no increase in funding, of the subgrant
of Dover Police Department, Hillsborough County Attorney, Hillsborough County
Sheriff & Nashua Police Athletic League, from the original end date of June 30,
2007, to a new end date of September 30, 2007.
100% Federal
Funds.
Authorize to retroactively
amend Governor and Executive Council item #34 approved by Governor and Council
on May 2, 2007 by extending the end date only, with no increase in funding, of
the subgrant to the NH Department of Safety, to
purchase a firearms related piece of forensic equipment, from the original end
date of June 30, 2007, to a new end date of September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#65 Authorize to retroactively amend a sole
source contract with National Medical Services of Willow Grove, PA by increasing
the amount by $120,000.00 for a new total of $315,000.00 and changing the end
date from
#66 Authorize consideration of whether the
petition of Carlos Jorge Carela requesting a pardon
hearing for the offense of Sale of Controlled Drug should be granted. Petitioner will not be eligible for annulment
until
#67 Authorize consideration of whether the
petition of Alfredo Vasquez requesting a pardon hearing for the offense of
Conspiracy to Sell a Controlled Drug should be granted. Petitioner will not be eligible for annulment
until
#68 Authorize to retroactively enter into subgrants with
the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
and
#69 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Council Late Item #D, approved by Governor
and Council on September 27, 2006, by extending the end date only, with no increase
in funding, of the sub-grant, issued to the NH Administrative Office of the
Courts, used to support the Domestic Violence Protective Order process in New
Hampshire, from the previous end date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of
September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#70 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Council Item #50, approved by Governor
and Council on November 15, 2006, by extending the end date only, with no
increase in funding, of the sub-grant of New Hampshire Coalition Against
Domestic and Sexual Violence in the total amount of $371,922.00, to provide
services for women and children where there is a co-occurrence of domestic
violence and child abuse, from the previous end date of June 30, 2007 to a new
end date of December 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#71 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Council Item #53, approved by Governor
and Council on November 15, 2006, by extending the end date only, with no
increase in funding, of the sub-grants listed in the letter dated July 5, 2007
for programs totaling $89,159.50 designed to reduce gang related violence, from
the previous end date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of December 31,
2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#72 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Council Item #46, approved by Governor
and Council on November 15, 2006, by extending the end date only, with no
increase in funding, of the sub-grant to the NH Department of Safety, Division
of State Police, utilized to support forensic services in New Hampshire, from
the previous end date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of September 30,
2007. 100% Federal Funds.
Further authorize to further retroactively amend Governor and
Council Item #46, approved by Governor and Council on November 15, 2006, by
extending the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the sub-grant to
the NH Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, utilized to support forensic
services in New Hampshire, from the previous end date of June 30, 2007 to a new
end date of September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#73 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Council Item #38, approved by Governor
and Council on November 29, 2006, by extending the end date only, with no
increase in funding, of the sub-grants to the agencies listed in the letter
dated June 27, 2007 in the total amount of $627,989.00 to provide safe
facilities for supervised visitation and exchange of children by and between
parents in cases of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault or stalking,
from the previous end date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of September 30,
2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#74 Authorize to enter
into subgrants totaling $23,250.00 with the Hampton Police
Department and the Newfields Police Department from
the date of Governor and Executive Council approval to December 31, 2007 for
increased enforcement of New Hampshire’s underage drinking laws.. 100% Federal Funds.
#75 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Council late Item #B, approved by Governor
and Council on September 27, 2006, by extending the end date only, with no increase
in funding, of the sub-grants to the NH Dept of Safety and NH Dept of Justice,
utilized to support forensic services in New Hampshire, from the original end date of
June 30, 2007 to a new end date of September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#76 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Council Item #38, approved by Governor
and Council on May 2, 2007, by extending the end date only, with no increase in
funding, of the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws subgrants
awarded to the agencies listed in G&C item #38 totaling $325,162.00
utilized to support and enhance State efforts, in cooperation with local law
enforcement, to enforce laws prohibiting the sale to, or consumption of alcoholic
beverages by minors, from the previous end date of June 30, 2007 to a new end
date of September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#77 Authorize to retroactively amend Governor and Council Item #37, approved by Governor
and Council on November 29, 2006, by extending the end date only, with no
increase in funding, of the sub-grants to the agencies listed in the letter
dated June 27, 2007 in the total amount of $682,672.00 to provide services to
women in New Hampshire who have been victims of violent crime, from the
previous end date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of September 30,
2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#78 Authorize to retroactively enter into subgrants to the
agencies listed in the letter dated
#78A Authorize that approval be given to the
Attorney General to designate Thomas E. Bocian as an
attorney at a salary of $52,000.00 effective upon Governor and Council approval.
#78B Authorize that approval be given to the
Attorney General to designate Michael S. Lewis as an attorney at a salary of
$52,000.00 effective upon Governor and Council approval.
#78C Authorize that approval be given to the
Attorney General to designate Danielle L. Pacik as an
attorney at a salary of $58,500.00 effective upon Governor and Council
approval.
#78D Authorize that retroactive approval be
given for a compensation adjustment for attorneys in the Department of Justice
effective
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
#79 Authorize the reclassification of an
Administrative Assistant I position in the Insurance Department’s executive
offices to reclassify this position from Administrative Assistant I, Labor
Grade 16 (Annual Salary at Minimum Step, $27,378.00) to Program Specialist I,
Labor Grade 19 (Annual Salary at Minimum Step, $30,946.50). 100% Other Funds.
EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY
#80 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Martin’s Cleaning Service of Littleton, NH in the amount not to exceed
$24,660.00 for janitorial services at NHES’s
#80A Authorize to extend the leave of absence
without pay for William Cray for a period of three additional months or until
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
#81 Authorize to accept and expend funds
in the amount of $1,528,526.30 from the US Department of Justice, Bureau of
Justice Assistance for the period from
#82 Authorize to accept donations for the
period of June 2006 – April 2007 with a total value of $46,614.
#83 Authorize to enter into a sole-source, retroactive Amendment #2
to a contract with Hoyle, Tanner & Associates Inc of Manchester NH by
increasing contract amount by $21,678.11 from $72,641.69 to $94,319.80 and by
extending the contract expiration date to June 30, 2008 from June 30, 2007 for
the continued professional services associated with the investigation and
mitigation of pollutant discharges from the Lakes Region Facility to the Governor
Park Stream located in Laconia, upon approval of the Governor and Council.
#83A Authorize to pay miscellaneous invoices
from past State fiscal year(s) with State fiscal year 2008 funds. Total amount of invoices is $617,486.32. Detailed listing in spreadsheet dated
DEPARTMENT
OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
#84 Authorize to accept a Federal grant up
to $3,000,000.00 and assign it directly to The Trust for Public Lands to pay
the purchase price for the acquisition of a Conservation Easement on 1,670+/-
acres in the Town of Stoddard, Cheshire County NH known as “Willard Pond II –
Robb Reservoir”. Fiscal Committee
Approved.
Further authorize acceptance of
the 1,670+/- acre Conservation Easement to protect natural resource values an insure continued public access on the property.
#85 Informational item regarding season
passes issued for
#86 Informational item reporting the
transfer of funds for
#87 Authorize Division of Parks &
Recreation to enter into a contract amendment (contract #297001) with Town of
Nottingham/Police Department of Nottingham, NH by increasing the contract
amount by $6,300.00 from $1,800.00 to $8,100.00 for police detail and traffic
control at
#88 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Piscataqua Environmental Services of Strafford,
NH in the amount of $65,860.00 to provide wastewater treatment lant sampling and testing services at
#89 Authorize Division of Parks &
Recreation to issue a retroactive
special use permit to New Hampshire Towing Association,
#90 Authorize to enter into a contract
with The Tracey Edwards Company, Inc. of
#91 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation, Bureau of Trails to award Recreational Trails Program grants,
totaling $864,171.63 to the organizations listed pending Attorney General’s
approval, for the grant period of Governor and Council approval through June30,
2009, 100% Federal Funds.
#92 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation, Bureau of Trails to award Recreational Trails Program grant to the
Crotched Mountain Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club of Greenfield, NH in the amount
of $2,907.68 pending Attorney General’s approval, for the grant period of Governor
and Council approval through September 30, 2008, 100%
Federal Funds.
#93 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation, Bureau of Trails to award Recreational Trails Program grants totaling
$39,952.28 to Baker River Valley SMC and
Crotched Mountain Ridge Runners pending Attorney General’s approval, for
the grant period of Governor and Council approval through September 30,
2007, 100% Federal Funds.
#94 Authorize Division of Economic Development
to enter into a contract with the Monadnock Economic
Development Corporation of Keene, NH in the amount of $20,000.00 for a
Revitalization Feasibility Study for downtown Keene upon Governor and Council
approval through January 31, 2008. 100% Economic Development
Funds.
#95 Authorize Division of Economic
Development to enter into a contract with the Monadnock
Economic Development Corporation of Keene, NH in the amount of $20,000.00 for a
redevelopment project in downtown Jaffrey upon Governor and Council approval
through January 1, 2009. 100% Economic Development
Funds.
#96 Authorize Division of Travel and
Tourism to pay for hotel expenses at the 2007 Eastern States Exposition (Big E)
in
#97 Authorize Division of Economic
Development to award a grant to the
#98 Authorize to execute a Boundary Line
Agreement with Woods Without Gile,
LLC at
#99 Authorize to grant the Town of Windham
a 25 year lease for the use of the historic Windham Depot, Freight Shed, and
approximately 2 acres of the surrounding state land, which is part of the
Rockingham recreation trail, Fremont Branch.
FISH
AND GAME DEPARTMENT
#100 Authorize to enter into a sole-source contract with the Loon
Preservation Committee of Moultonborough, NH in the amount of $30,000.00 for
implementing Wildlife Action Plan strategies from the date of Governor and
Council approval through
#101 Authorize to enter into a sole-source Memorandum of Agreement
with the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station,
#102 Authorize to accept a donation of 6
conservation easements from The Conservation Fund, totaling 257.4 acres with a
total easement value of $420,000.00 in Colebrook, Columbia and North Stratford,
NH commonly known as the White Farm. No
state funds are involved with the purchase and transfer of these easements.
#103 Authorize enter into a grant agreement
with The Nature Conservancy, New Hampshire Chapter in the amount of $60,000.00
for the Nichols Tract,
#104 Authorize to enter into a Memorandum of
Agreement with the New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development
for the purpose of maintaining and updating the New Hampshire Natural Heritage
rare species and exemplary natural community database and to assist with
implementation of the NH Wildlife Action Plan for a total of $120,000.00
effective upon Governor and Council approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#105 Authorize to enter into a Memorandum of
Agreement with the Department of Resources and Economic Development in the
amount of $8,390.00 to complete an ecological inventory of the Ellis Hatch
Wildlife Management Area from the date of Governor and Council approval through
#106 Authorize the
reclassification of position number 19852, Labor Grade 27, which is currently a
vacant Public Works Project Manager III position, to a supervisor VI position,
Labor Grade 27. 37.90% State Funds, 23.78% Federal Funds,
38.32% Other Funds
#106A Authorize to enter into a contract with Fay,
Spofford & Thorndike, LLC of Bedford, NH in the
amount of $400,000.00 to provide environmental consulting and engineering services
from date of Governor and Council approval though June 30, 2009 with the option
to renew for an additional two year period subject to Governor and Council
approval. 100% Other Funds (Public Boat Access Funds)
DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#107 Authorize to enter into a grant in aid
agreement under the provision of RSA 149-M with the City of Nashua, NH for the
engineering costs from the closure of the City of Nashua’s Multi-Site Project
in an amount not to exceed $269,331.06.
The grant is to be awarded upon Governor and Executive Council
approval. 100% General Funds
#108 Authorize to enter into a grant in aid
agreement under the provision of RSA 149-M with the City of Nashua, NH for the
closure of the City of Nashua’s Lincoln Park Landfill in an amount not to
exceed $405,458.13. The grant is to be
awarded upon Governor and Executive Council approval. 100% General Funds.
#109 Authorize to enter into a grant in aid
agreement under the provision of RSA 149-M with the Town of Hillsborough, NH
for the closure of the Town of Hillsborough’s Unlined Municipal Landfill in an
amount not to exceed $359,237.82. The
grant is to be awarded upon Governor and Executive Council approval. 100% General Funds.
#110 Authorize to amend an existing landfill
closure grant, (L-119) with the Town of
#111 Authorize to enter into a grant in aid
agreement, under the provision of RSA 149-M with the City of Nashua, NH for the
closure of the City of Nashua’s Four Hills Unlined Municipal Landfill Part II
in an amount not to exceed $1,779,508.22. The grant is to be awarded upon Governor and
Executive Council approval. 100% General Funds.
#112 Authorize to amend an agreement with the
Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance of East Wakefield, NH for the AWWA Youth
Conservation Corps Project by increasing the grant limitation by $6,000.00 from
$60,041.00 to $66,041.00 and increasing the match requirement by $4,056.00 from
$40,026.00 to $44,082.00. The original
agreement was approved by the Governor and Council on
#113 Authorize to approve a loan agreement
with the Town of
#114 Authorize approval of a loan agreement
amendment with the town of Newport, NH by increasing the loan by $145,000.00
from $400,000.00 to $545,000.00 to finance the Guild Pumping Station Upgrade
under the provisions of RSA 486:14 and NH Admin Rules Env-Wq
500 effective upon approval by Governor & Council. The original loan was approved by G&C on
#115 Authorize to award a Local Source Water
Protection grant to the Pennichuck Water Works, Inc.
of
#116 Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with the
University of NH Complex Systems Research Center of Durham, NH in the amount of
$13,250.00 to digitize seven 1:24,000-scale surficial
geology maps and six 1:24,000-scale bedrock geology maps, effective upon Governor
and Council approval through September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#117 Authorize to enter into a grant in aid
agreement under the provision of RSA 149-M with the Town of Orford,
NH for the closure of the Town of Orford’s Unlined
Municipal Landfill in an amount not to exceed $5,144.80. The grant is to be awarded upon Governor and
Executive Council approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#118 Authorize to amend an existing Joint
Funding Agreement with the US Geological Survey of Pembroke, NH by increasing
the contract amount by $41,800.00 from $667,675.00 to $709,475.00 to provide
additional support in completing the final interpretative study report for the
statewide MtBE assessment study. The original contact
was approved by Governor and council on
#119 Authorize to pay FY 2008 membership dues
to the Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control
Administrators of Washington, DC in the amount of $8,060 effective upon Governor
and Council approval. 100% General Funds.
#120 Authorize to pay FY 2008 membership dues
to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission of Lowell, MA
in the amount of $13,399.00 effective upon Governor and Council approval. 100% General Funds.
#121 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Town of
#122 Authorize to approve Division of Ports
& Harbors, Pease Development Authority’s request to amend the existing
permit by replacing four timber guide piles, reconstructing 100 linear feet of
stone rip-rap slope, adding protective piling encasements to all pile supports
& increasing area of the two gangway landing pads to the floating dock
extensions by 37.5sq ft each.. This
project was previously approved by Governor and council on
#123 Authorize Vance Sedlar’s
request to permanently remove a non-conforming breakwater and docking structure
and fill 750 sq ft to construct 44 linear ft of breakwater in an “I”
configuration with a 6ft gap at the shoreline and a 4 ft x 44 ft cantilevered
pier connected to a 6 ft x 40 ft permanent piling supported dock to be accessed
by a 6 ft x 12 ft permanent walkway on an average of 101 ft of frontage on Lake
Winnipesauke in Alton. File #
2007-00441.
#124 Authorize Bow Lakes Estates Property
Management Corp’s request to permanently remove all existing docking structures
on the frontage and construct one seasonal docking structure consisting of
four, 4 ft x 30 ft seasonal docks connected by a 4 ft x 46 ft seasonal walkway
accessed by a 4 ft x 6 ft walkway from the shore on an average of 329 ft of
frontage on Bow Lake in Strafford, NH.
File #2006-02321.
#125 Authorize George Kopriva’s
request to permanently remove a 4 ft x 58 ft 6 in permanent dock, a 5 ft 10 in
x 50 ft 6 in permanent dock, the westerly breakwater, 60 sq ft of the easterly
breakwater and a 50 sq ft concrete structure.
Construct a 6 ft x 40 ft piling dock connected to a 4 ft x 30 ft piling
dock by a 4 ft x 12 permanent walkway in an “h” configuration and repair 15
linear ft of retaining wall on an average of 100 ft of frontage on
#126 Authorize Gaviat
Green, LLC’s request for a name change on the permit
to construct a 6 slip seasonal docking facility consisting of three 6 ft by 20
ft seasonal docks attached to a 6 ft by 58 ft seasonal walkway along the
shoreline and construct a 30 ft by 30 ft beach with less than 10 cubic yards of
sand on an average of 550 ft of frontage on property located at Bow lake in
Northwood, NH. File #2005-02424. This project was previously approved by Governor
and Council on
#126A Authorize Charlotte Brenlove’s
request to fill 890 sq ft to construct 50 linear ft of breakwater in an “L” configuration,
with a 20 ft gap at the shoreline and a 4 ft x 30 ft cantilevered pier accessed
by a 6ft x 33 ft piling supported dock with a 3 ft x 30 ft piling supported
dock in an “F” shaped configuration on an average of 109 ft of frontage on Lake
Winnipesaukee in Alton, NH.
DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health
Facilities Administration
#127 Authorize Health Facility Administration
to temporarily increase for recruitment and retention purposes a thirty percent
increase in the compensation for the twenty-eight positions currently assigned
to the Bureau of Health Facilities-Certification and the Bureau of Health
Facilities-Licensing for a period of two years from date of Governor and
Council approval. 62% Federal Funds 38% General Funds
Family
Assistance
#128 Authorize the
reclassification of position #15841 from the level of EDP Peripheral Equipment
Operator I, salary grade 8 to the level of Case Technician Trainee, salary
grade 12. This position is located
within the Division of Family Assistance.
100% Federal
Funds.
Juvenile
Justice Services
#129 Authorize the reclassification of
position #11706 Teacher II, salary grade 20, to the level of
Warehouse Manager I, salary grade 16.
This position is located within the Division of Juvenile Justice
Services,
Medicaid
Business & Policy
#130 Authorize Office of Medicaid Business
and Policy, Dental Unit to retroactively
amend existing contract number 150009 originally approved by the Governor and
Executive Council on May 18, 2005, item #59 with Wilbur E. Blackey,
D.M.D. of Salem, NH to evaluate orthodontia prior authorization for treatment
requests by increasing the price limitation by $30,064.00 from $57,526.00 to
$87,590.00 and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30,
2008 retroactive to July 1,
2007. 50% Federal Funds 50% General Funds.
Public
Health Services
#131 Authorize Division of Public Health
Services , Public Health Laboratories to enter into a retroactive agreement with STAT Courier Service, Inc of Lake St.
Louis, MO to provide courier service of laboratory specimens and samples to be
effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010 in an amount not to exceed
$230,055.00. 19% General Funds 81% Federal Funds.
Bureau
of Medical Services
#132 Authorize Division of Community Based
Care Services, Bureau of Medical Services, Disability Determination Section to
amend an agreement originally approved by Governor and Council on June 22,
2005, item #327 with Douglas L. Noordsy, MD of
Canaan, NH to function as a Medical Disability Determination Reviewer and
extend the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008 and to increase
the price limitation from $33,189.00 to $50,029.00 effective July 1, 2007 or
date of Governor and Council approval, whichever is later. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
#133 Authorize, pursuant to an agreement
between New Hampshire Hospital and New Hampshire Technical Institute for
Enhanced Nurse Development and Training approved by Governor and Council on
June 13, 2007, item #421, authorize John Lombard to receive tuition assistance
under this program I the amount not to exceed $10,587.00 effective September 1,
2007 through the completion of all course requirements for the Institute’s Registered
Nurse Associate Degree Program. 69% General Funds, 29%
Federal Funds, 1% Other Funds.
#134 Authorize, pursuant to an agreement
between New Hampshire Hospital and New Hampshire Technical Institute for
Enhanced Nurse Development and Training approved by Governor and Council on
June 13, 2007, item #421, authorize Amy Smith-Call to receive tuition
assistance under this program I the amount not to exceed $10,587.00 effective
September 1, 2007 through the completion of all course requirements for the
Institute’s Registered Nurse Associate Degree Program. 69% General Funds, 29% Federal Funds, 1% Other Funds.
#135 Authorize New Hampshire Hospital,
Patient Care Services, Rehabilitation Department to reclassify vacant position
#15714 from the level of Training & Development Program Coordinator, salary
grade 18, to the level of Supervisor III, salary grade 23. 31.42% Federal Funds, 67.3% General Funds, 1.28% Other Funds.
#136
BOARD
OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
#137 Authorize to enter into a retroactive, sole source contract with LeaAnne Haney,
RDH of Bow, NH in the amount of $10,000.00 for dental investigative services
from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009 with the option to renew for an
additional two year period subject to Governor and Council approval. 100% General Funds.
BOARD
OF MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE
#138 Authorize the
reclassification of position #41539 from Secretary II labor grade 9 to Program
Assistant II.
DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
#139 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Lawrence Gloeckler of Albany, NY to present a keynote address at the
Follow The Child Leadership Institute on teaching struggling learners and to
consult with district teams attending the Institute from the date of Governor
and Council approval through August 31, 2007 in an amount not to exceed
$3,500.00. 100% Federal Funds.
#140 Authorize to grant funds to Lutheran
Community Services, Concord, NH in the amount of $48,371.00 for the period of
July 1, 2007 or date of Governor and council approval, whichever is later,
through June 30, 2008 and authorize unencumbered payment of said grant with
internal accounting control within the Department of Education. The funds will provide English as a Second
Language classes to newly arriving refugees in the
#141 Authorize to grant funds to the NH
Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, Concord, NH in the amount of
$20,140.00 for the period of September 1, 2007 or the date of Governor and
Council approval, whichever is later, through June 30, 2008 and authorize unencumbered
payment of said grant with internal accounting control within the Department of
Education. The funds will provide
English Language/Civics Education classes to workers who are learning English
as another language and to students in adult basic education classes throughout
the state. 100% Federal Funds.
#142 Authorize to exercise a renewal option
and grant funds to Southeastern Regional Education Service Center, Inc. of
Bedford, NH previously approved by Governor and Council on June 2, 2005, Item
#130 and renewed by Governor and Council on May 3, 2006, Item #92, to provide
academic content/pedagogy courses needed by middle and high school teachers who
have met the definition of highly qualified teacher and who need to continue to
enhance their content knowledge. This
grant will be in effect from date of Governor and Council approval through
#143 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Stephanie Spadorcia Levesque, Weare, NH to
present a keynote address at the Follow the Child Leadership Institute and
consult with the literacy task force from the date of Governor and Council
approval through August 31, 2007 in an amount not to exceed $4,500.00. 100% Federal Funds.
#144 Authorize to enter into a contract with
The New Hampshire Partners in Education of Manchester, NH to lead and develop
school volunteer programs throughout the State of
Further authorize the advance payment for services
based on a budget listing estimated expenditures for the period requested in
lieu of withholding at least 25% of the total value of the contract.
Further authorize to exercise a
renewal option on this contract for up to three additional years.
#145 Authorize to contract with Patricia Eddy
of
Further authorize the payment
for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding at least 25% of the
total value of the contract.
Further authorize to exercise a
renewal option on this contract for up to one additional fiscal year subject to
Governor and Council approval and the contractor’s acceptable performance.
#146 Authorize to contract with Allyson Vignola of Center Barnstead, NH to provide targeted
technical assistance services to school districts around the State of
Further authorize the payment
for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding at least 25% of the
total value of the contract.
Further authorize to exercise a
renewal option on this contract for up to one additional fiscal year subject to
Governor and Council approval and the contractor’s acceptable performance.
#147 Authorize to contract with Jonas Taub of
Further authorize the payment
for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding at least 25% of the
total value of the contract.
Further authorize to exercise a
renewal option on this contract for up to one additional fiscal year subject to
Governor and Council approval and the contractor’s acceptable performance.
#148 Authorize to contract with Terry Nelson
of
Further authorize the payment
for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding at least 25% of the
total value of the contract.
Further authorize to exercise a
renewal option on this contract for up to one additional fiscal year subject to
Governor and Council approval and the contractor’s acceptable performance.
#149 Authorize to contract with Bruce Thielen of
Further authorize the payment
for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding at least 25% of the
total value of the contract.
Further authorize to exercise a
renewal option on this contract for up to one additional fiscal year subject to
Governor and Council approval and the contractor’s acceptable performance.
#149A Authorize the reclassification of position
#42777, Education Consultant I, LG 26 to Program Specialist III, LG 23.
#149B Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Dr. Hank Bohanon as a keynote speaker for the 2nd Annual
APEX II Dropout Prevention Institute in an amount not to exceed $3,370.00
pending legislative approval of the next biennium budget. Effective from
NH
#149C Authorize to retroactively extend the medical leave of absence without pay for
Ms. Sharon Hancock, Executive Secretary at NHCTC-Manchester effective June 1,
2007 through
POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION COMMISSION
#150 Authorize to award a $6,000.00 grant to
the University of New Hampshire under the provisions of RSA 188-D:18 for the purpose of granting scholarships to full-time
and part-time students who are New Hampshire residents enrolled in approved
programs in a workforce shortage area in the State of NH and who will be
selected for scholarships by the college on the basis of financial need. 100% General Funds.
POLICE
STANDARDS & TRAINING COUNCIL
#151 Authorize to accept and expend federal
grant funds entitled PSTC DRE Program
#152 Authorize to retroactively amend a federal grant from the NH Department of
Justice originally approved by Governor and Council on November 15, 2006, Item
#141, by extending the program period end date from June 30, 2007 to June 30,
2008. This request is based on a no cost
extension from the NHDOJ given to allow NHPSTC to develop this curriculum.
#153 Authorize to enter into a service
agreement with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. of Bow, NH to provide
Lead Abatement and Decontamination of the NH Police Standards and Training
Council’s Indoor Firing Range from the date of Governor and Council approval
through the end of the fiscal year June 30, 2008 at a cost of $15,920.00. 100% Other Funds.
DEPARTMENT
OF SAFETY
#154 Authorize Division of State Police to
amend Fiscal Committee Approval of November 14, 2006 and Governor and Council
item #113, approved by Governor and Council on November 29, 2006 by extending
the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the award received from the
NH Highway Safety Agency, utilized in support of paying overtime for patrols
during the times when violations are most prevalent in specific areas of the
state, from the original end date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of
September 15, 2007. . 100% Transfers from Other Agencies. Fiscal Committee Approved.
#155 Authorize Division of Fire Safety to
amend Fiscal Committee Approval of October 18, 2006 and Governor and Council
item #144, approved by Governor and Council on November 15, 2006 by extending
the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the federal award received
from the US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, utilized in
support of purchasing a pre-fabricated storage unit to be used for the storage
of evidence collected by the NH State Fire Marshal’s Office, from the original
end date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of July 31, 2007. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee Approved.
#156 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles to
amend Fiscal Committee Approval of November 16, 2005 and Governor and Council
item #93, approved by Governor and Council on December 7, 2005 and subsequent Governor
and Council late item #G approved by Governor and Council on September 27, 2006
by extending the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the federal
award received from the US Department of Justice, utilized in support of
partnering with local law enforcement to address gang and drug related
problems, from the original end date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of
September 15, 2007. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal
Committee Approved.
#157 Authorize Division of State Police to
amend Fiscal Committee Approval of February 16, 2007 and Governor and Council
item #128, approved by Governor and Council on March 8, 2007 by extending the
end date only, with no increase in funding, of the federal award received from
the US Department of Justice, utilized in support of partnering with local law
enforcement to address gang and drug related problems, from the original end
date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of March 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal
Committee Approved.
#158 Authorize Department of Safety, acting
as fiscal agent for the NH D.A.R.E. Program to amend Fiscal Committee Approval
of January 17, 2007 and Governor and Council item #106, approved by Governor
and Council on February 7, 2007 by extending the end date only, with no
increase in funding, of the federal award received from the US Department of Justice,
Bureau of Justice Assistance, utilized in support of implementing a D.A.R.E.
Program in targeted schools around the State, from the original end date of
June 30, 2007 to a new end date of September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal
Committee Approved.
#159 Authorize Division of Fire Standards
& Training & EMS to amend Fiscal Committee Approval of January 17, 2007
and Governor and Council item #105, approved by Governor and Council on
February 7, 2007 by extending the end date only, with no increase in funding,
of the federal award received from the US Department of Transportation,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, utilized in support of
Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness, Planning and Training Activities in
NH, from the original end date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of September
30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal
Committee Approved.
#160 Authorize Office of the Commissioner to
amend Fiscal Committee Approval of March 16, 2007 and Governor and Council item
#100, approved by Governor and Council on April 4, 2007 by extending the end
date only, with no increase in funding, of the federal award received from the
US Department of Homeland Security Preparedness Directorate, utilized in
support of preparedness activities at one designated federally critical site,
from the original end date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of September 30,
2008. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee Approved.
#161 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles to
amend Fiscal Committee Approval of November 14, 2006 and Governor and Council
item #115, approved by Governor and Council on November 29, 2006 by extending
the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the federal award received
from the US Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services, utilized in support of purchasing and implementing a DMV statewide
document scanning and verification capability for assessing the authenticity of
driver licenses by law enforcement and other breeder documents required for
obtaining an initial drivers license, from the original end date of June 30,
2007 to a new end date of November 21, 2008.
100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee Approved.
#162 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles to
amend Fiscal Committee Approval of November 14, 2006 and Governor and Council
item #111, approved by Governor and Council on November 29, 2006 by extending
the end date only, with no increase in funding, of the federal award received
from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, utilized in support of
performing large truck ad safety data reporting, from the original end date of
June 30, 2007 to a new end date of July 31, 2007. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal
Committee Approved.
#163 Authorize Division of State Police to
amend Fiscal Committee Approval of April 19, 2007 and Governor and Council item
#118, approved by Governor and Council on May 2, 2007 by extending the end date
only, with no increase in funding, of the federal award received from the US
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, utilized in support of improving
the State Police Forensic Laboratory’s infrastructure to maintain accreditation
of the DNA laboratory and to use the Laboratory Information Mgmt System in a
manner which will improve casework mgmt and evidence handling, from the
original end date of June 30, 2007 to a new end date of July 31, 2007. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee Approved.
#164 Authorize Division of Fire Standards and
Training and Emergency Medical Services to grant a total amount of $45,737.79
to the Local Emergency Planning Committees listed for activities associated
with the development and implementation of emergency plans under the Emergency
Planning and Right-to-Know Act, effective from July 18, 2007 or the date of Governor
and Council approval, through September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#165 Authorize Division of State Police to retroactively accept and expend a grant
from the US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration in the
amount of $20,000.00 to defray the cost relating to the eradication and
suppression of illicit marijuana.
Effective upon Governor and Council approval through
#166 Authorize Division of state Police to
enter into a sole source, retroactive
contract with Thirty Pines Auto Wash & Self Storage of Penacook, NH in an
amount not to exceed $14,400.00 for the rental of up to nine storage units from
#167 Authorize Division of Fire Standards
& Training & EMS to retroactively
reimburse Suzanne Prentiss of
#168 Authorize Division of State Police to
accept and expend a $5,595.74 grant from the NH Highway Safety Agency entitled
“NH State Police Sobriety Checkpoints” for the purpose of conducting sobriety
checkpoints along the Massachusetts and Vermont State borders during Labor Day
Weekend. Effective
#169 Authorize Division of Administration to
reclassify open position #18698 from Maintenance Mechanic II (LG 12) to a Plant
Maintenance Engineer I (LG 17) in Central Maintenance Acct # 010-023-2316. Effective upon Governor and
Council approval. 100% Highway Funds.
#170 Authorize Office of Commissioner to
award a sole source grant to the NH
Police Standards and Training Council of Concord, NH in the amount of
$250,000.00 to create and provide homeland security training to NH law
enforcement officers. Effective
upon Governor and Council approval through
#171 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles to retroactively pay detail pay to Highway
Patrol Officers in the amount of $765.25 for both salaries and benefits for
week ending June 7, 2007 using SFY08 funds for services provided in SFY07. Effective upon Governor and
Council approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#172 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles to retroactively pay detail pay to Highway
Patrol Officers in the amount of $621.77 for week ending May 31, 2007 and
$334.80 for week ending June 7, 2007 for a total of $956.57 both salaries and
benefits for week ending June 7, 2007 using SFY08 funds for services provided
in SFY07. Effective
upon Governor and Council approval.
100% Federal
Funds. .
#173 Authorize
Division of Safety Services, Marine Patrol Bureau to retroactively pay James C. Boselli of
#174 Authorize sole source, retroactive grant agreements between the NH Department
of Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Mgmt and the Community
Action Program sub-grantees in the letter dated July 3, 2007 for a total of
$120,000.00 for recover activities associated with the federally declared
disaster of April 2007. Effective upon Governor and Council approval through
DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION
#175 Authorize to enter into a contract with Enpro Services Inc. of Pembroke, NH on the basis of a low
bid of $666,232.00 for the construction of vehicle fueling sites in Hooksett
and Rindge from the date of Governor and Council approval through November 2,
2007. 100% Highway Capital Funds.
Further authorize a contingency
in the amount of $66,623.00 be approved for payment of latent conditions, which
may appear during execution of the project.
#176 Authorize to enter into an contract with
Enpro Services Inc. of Pembroke, NH on the basis of a
low bid of $642.568.00 for the construction of vehicle fueling sites in Enfield
and Sunapee from the date of Governor and Council approval through November 9,
2007.. 100% Capital Funds.
Further authorize a contingency
in the amount of $64,257.00 be approved for payment of latent conditions, which
may appear during execution of the project.
#177 Authorize to exercise a contract renewal
with R&R Communications, Inc of
#178 Authorize to enter into a retroactive contract amendment with the
Southern NH Planning Commission of Manchester, NH in the amount of $20,320.00
to complete a study of the feasibility of bus service between Manchester and
Portsmouth by extending the completion date to December 31, 2007 from the
original contract end date of June 30, 2007.
The original agreement was approved by Governor and Council on
#179 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Concord Aviation Services of Concord, NH in an amount not to exceed $16,000.00
for rental of aircraft. Effective on Governor and Council approval from
#180 Authorize to enter into a contract with Thisbe & Shmoop Cleaning Co
of
#181 Authorize to exercise a contract renewal
option with Susan E. Marshall, Esq. of
#182 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Richard L. Hodgkinson Management and Consulting
Services of Londonderry, NH in the amount of $45,000.00 for supervisory/leadership training from date of Governor and Council
approval through
#183 Authorize to enter into a lease agreement
from the date of Governor & Council approval through
#184 Authorize to amend a grant to provide
additional funding to the City of Claremont, NH for the construction of an
aircraft hangar and reconstruction of Taxiway “B” at the
#185
Authorize to amend a grant to provide additional funding to the City of
Lebanon, NH for AIP-23 to construct additional terminal building improvements. Total: $31,350.00.
Effective upon Governor and Council approval. 94.74% Federal Funds, 5.26% General Funds.
#186 Authorize to provide funding to the City
of Manchester, NH for the AIP-67 to acquire land for Runway 24 safety area near
the
#187 Authorize to enter into a contract with Sealcoating, Inc. of
#188 Authorize the
reclassification of position #18300, Historian, Labor Grade 24 to
Environmentalist IV, Labor Grade 27.
#189 Authorize the reclassification of
position #21536, Engineering Technician IV, Labor Grade 19 to Environmentalist
I, Labor Grade 16 and position #20173, Engineering Technician V, Labor Grade 22
to Environmentalist III, Labor Grade 23.
#190 Authorize to amend contract #156160 with
U-Mass Amherst for cultural resources investigations for transportation project
purposes by amending Article II Section C.
Effective upon Governor and Council approval through
Further authorize to compensate
John Milner Associates, Inc. of
#191 Authorize reclassification of position
#21857, Engineering Technician II, LG 13 to Senior Planner, LG 27 and position
#20047, Civil Engineer III, LG 24 to Senior Planner, LG 27.
#192 Authorize to amend the Department’s sole source agreement, with The Sanborn
Map Company, Inc. of
#193 Authorize Bureau of Right-of-Way to pay
various owners $65,100.00 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for
amounts greater than $5,000.00 for the period extending from June 6, 2007
though June 26, 2007 effective upon approval by Governor and Council.
#194 Authorize to sell a 0.9 acre parcel in
Further authorize to
compensate Prudential Verani Realty from the proceeds
of the subject sale in the amount of $6,480.00 for real estate services
effective upon Governor and Executive Council approval.
#195 Authorize to enter into a contact with Visi Flash Rentals Eastern, Inc. of Freeport, ME on the
basis of a low bid of $208,971.44 for installing Emergency Reference Marker
signs along parts of the National Highway System from Governor and Council
approval through October 3, 2008. 100% Betterment Funds.
#196 Accept and place on file an informational report. In accordance with Governor
and Council approval of
#197 Authorize to enter into a contract with
R.J. Olszak Construction, Inc., dba
All-Ways Wrecking of Bridgewater, NH on the basis of a low bid of $51,150.00
for building demolition of three residential structures located at Tasker Hill
Road, White Mountain Highway and Thompson Road in Conway, from the date of Governor
and council approval through September 28,2007.
80% Federal, 20% Highway Funds.
#198 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Frank W. Whitcomb Construction Corp of Walpole, NH on the basis of a low bid of
$3,254,737.50 for roadway rehabilitation along NH 123 and NH 123A intersection
and bridge replacement from the date of Governor and Council approval though
June 26, 2009. 80% Federal, 20% Highway Funds.
#199 Authorize
to enter into a contract with William Kohut, MSN of
Dover, NH in the amount of $41,000.00 for the licensed alcohol/drug counselor
services, for the period of July 20, 2007 or Governor and Council approval
through June 30, 2008. 48% General Funds, 52% Other
Funds.
EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY
#200 Authorize,
sole source, to host the 2007 Annual
National Unemployment Insurance Directors’ Conference and Legal Issues Forum on
October 22, 2007 through October 25, 2007 for an anticipated total cost of
$91,729.00 to be funded entirely though registration fees. 100% Other Funds.
#201 TUITION REQUESTS
REQUESTED TUITION TOTAL: $14,890.00
#202 TRAVEL
REQUESTS
TABLED
ITEMS
ADJUTANT GENERAL (Tabled
#29 TABLED – The Governor and Council on
motion of Councilor Pignatelli and seconded by Councilor
Hollingworth, voted to table the request to enter into an agreement with Securitas Security Services USA, Inc., of Portland, ME to
provide security services at the State Military Reservation in Concord, NH
during the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010 with the option for two
one-year renewals, in the amount of $786,843.30 per year for a total cost of
$2,360,529.90. A contingency is included
in the contract amount. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (Tabled
#125 TABLED – The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by
Councilor Pignatelli voted to table the request to enter into a Loan Agreement with Pittsfield
Aqueduct Company, Inc., in the amount of $1,800,000.00 to finance water system
improvements to the Birch Hill water system in North Conway, subject to conditions
as outlined in documents substantially in the form presented, under the
provisions of RSA 486:14 and N.H. Admin. Rules Env-DW 1100, effective upon Governor and Council approval.