GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGENDA
The
Student Conservation Association,
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
#2 Authorize
to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the financing of a loan
to Derry Economic Development Corporation for the benefit of Derry Depot Square
Holdings, LLC in
#3 Authorize
to hold a Public Hearing to approve an award of a State Guarantee
under RSA 162-A:13-a with respect to a loan from Chittenden Bank and Rochester
Shoe Tree Company, Inc. in Ashland, New Hampshire. Action will authorize a
Resolution under RSA 162-I:18 to determine the financing
will serve a public use, provide public benefit and is within the policy and
authority of the Act.
#4 Authorize
to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the contract (“Capital
Access Program: Lender Participation
Agreement”) with Salem Co-Operative Bank.
Action will authorize Resolutions under RSA 162-A:18
to determine the contract will serve a public use, provide public benefit, the
proposed participating bank is qualified to participate, appropriate measures
have been taken to ensure CAP loans will be made under the requirements of the
Act, the contract complies with RSA 162-A:12, and reasonable precautions have
been made to minimize loss, all within the policy and authority of the Act.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY
#5 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Town of Raymond, NH, to address a public health emergency by replacing
septic systems that serve eight units of housing in the Lilac Drive Cooperative
manufactured housing park in the amount of $140,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#6 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the
#7 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Town of
#8 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Town of Hinsdale, NH, for the purpose of supporting infrastructure
improvements and the further development of the Hinsdale Commercial and
Industrial Development Corporation in the amount of $240,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#9 Authorize
to enter into an agreement with the
#10 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the City of Concord, NH, for site improvements for the development of 41
units of affordable elderly housing in the amount of $500,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#11 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with
GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION ON DISABILITY
#12 Authorize to accept and expend $875 in
Federal Funds for the Client Assistance Program. Effective upon G&C
approval through
OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
#13 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Northern Comfort Diagnostics,
#14 Authorize to conduct a one day
conference on
#15 Authorize to enter into a retroactive sole source contract with
the Manchester Health Department,
#16 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Connecticut River Joint Commissioners,
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
#17 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Allen Systems
Group Inc.,
#18 Authorize to reclassify position
#20439 Systems Development Specialist V, labor grade 28 ($46,624.50) to IT
Manager III, labor grade 31 ($53,059.50) a difference of salary of $6,435.
#19 Authorize to reclassify position
#10227, Computer Operator III, labor grade 16 ($27,378) to Technical Support
Specialist IV, labor grade 27 ($43,380) a difference of $16,302.
#20 Authorize to reclassify position
#12483 IT Manager II, labor grade 30 ($50,836.50) to Technical Support
Specialist VI, labor grade 32 ($55,575) a difference of $4,783.50.
#21 Authorize to enter into a retroactive contract with Software
House International Incorporated,
#22 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with International
Business Machines Corporation,
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
#23 Authorize Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey
G. Vorce,
#24 Authorize Captain Dean Y. Rancourt,
#25 Authorize Major Don C. Starkweather,
#26 Authorize Carol M. Barba,
#27 Authorize Colonel William N. Reddel III,
#28 Authorize Major
#29 Authorize to pay an unencumbered, retroactive invoice from Maxwell Medals
in the amount of $1,200 for military coins.
Effective upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
#30 Authorize to amend a contract with The
Louis Berger Group Inc., East Orange, NJ (previously approved by G&C on
8-23-06, item #21, amended on 6-13-07, item #30), to perform an Integrated
Cultural Resource Management Plan Revision, by extending the end date from
August 24, 2007 to January 25, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#31 Authorize to accept donations of brick
& monument engraving, computer services, two hard drive upgrades and
irrigation parts in the amount of $3,344.98 for the NH State Veterans Cemetery
to be used for the betterment of the cemetery.
#32 Authorize to accept and expend
monetary contributions in the amount of $1,000 for the NH State Veterans
Cemetery to be used for the betterment of the cemetery.
#33 Authorize to amend the fee schedule
related to the operation of the NH State Veterans Cemetery in
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#34 Authorize Division of Accounting
Services to enter into a sole source contract
with Municipal Resources Inc., Meredith, NH, for profession and technical
assistance in the recording of financial transactions and the preparation of
the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report in an amount not to exceed $50,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#35 Authorize to accept and place on file
the list of agency transfers for Fiscal Year 2007 during the month of July.
#36 Authorize the
Salary Adjustment Fund and the Employee Benefit Adjustment Fund and in conformance
with the G&C action of
#37 Authorize to reclassify position #10280 Program Assistant II, labor grade 15, to Human Resources
Technician, labor grade 17.
#38 Authorize Bureau of General Services
to enter into a sole source retroactive contract
with Target New England, Wolfeboro, NH, for the repair of floor sags on the
firs floor of the Walker Building in an amount not to exceed $21,100. Effective
#39 Authorize Bureau of General Services
to enter into a contract with Janitech Inc.,
#40 Authorize to accept a donation of up
to $45,000 from CIGNA Healthcare to fund the Wellness Program.
#41 Authorize to partially waive the
State’s workers’ compensation lien related to James W. White, Liberty Mutual,
serving as the State’s insurer of the State Employees’ Workers’ Compensation
Program at the time of injury, recommends that partial lien waiver be
granted. Approval of this action will
allow $8,333.33 to be returned to the State funds.
#42 Authorize a
Working Capital Warrant in the amount of $480,000,000 to cover expenditures for
the Month of September 2007. (2)Further
authorize a Working Capital Warrant reporting expenditures of $327,919,299.89
for the Month of July and recommends the balance of $72,080,700.11 be lapsed.
#43 Authorize Bureau of Graphic Services
to contract with McIntire Business Products,
#44 Authorize Bureau of Public Works
Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Moulison
North Corporation, Biddeford, ME, for replacement of old generators and
transfer switches at Hampton, Dover and Rochester Tollbooths and a new
generator at Hampton Turnpikes Maintenance Shed, Statewide, for a total price
not to exceed $269,200. Effective upon G&C approval through
#45 Authorize Bureau of Public Works
Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Kinsmen Corporation,
Hooksett, NH, to Design/Build Trace Metals Clean Room, Concord, NH, for a price
not to exceed $850,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
#46 Authorize Bureau of Public Works
Design and Construction to amend a contract with Oak Point Associates,
Portsmouth, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 9-3-03, item #166, amended
on 1-10-07, item #17), for additional consultant services to the STARC Armory –
Concord (Readiness Center) Civil Support Team Ready Building State Military
Reservation, Concord, NH, by increasing the amount by $55,050.34 from
$948,725.38 to $1,003,775.72. 100% Federal Funds.
#47 Authorize the
State Suggestion and Extraordinary Service Award Evaluation Committee to award
a sum of $1,000 to Edward Parr of the Department of Resources and Economic
Development.
#48 Authorize to accept and place on file
the adjustments to agency’s quarterly allotments for the period through
#49 Authorize to accept and place on file
the Report and Findings of Councilor Beverly A. Hollingworth with regard to the
construction and improvements to plant and facilities, purchasing of certain
equipment and the financing of certain existing indebtedness in connection with
#50 Authorize Bureau of Court Facilities
to enter into a lease renewal agreement with the Town of
#51 Authorize to accept and place on file
the list of vendors that agencies have contracted with for the period of
#51A Authorize to accept and place on file the
Report and Findings of Councilor Raymond S. Burton with regard to financing the
construction, furnishing and equipping of new facilities as well as the
refinancing of certain existing indebtedness in connection with Kimball Union
Academy of Meriden, NH.
#51B Authorize to accept and place on file the
Report and Findings of Councilor Raymond S. Burton with regard to the financing
of construction, renovation, furnishing and equipping of certain new and
existing facilities and the financing of certain routine capital expenditures
as well as the refinancing of certain existing indebtedness in connection with
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
#52 Authorize to issue a warrant from
funds not otherwise appropriated and the State Treasurer to issue checks in the
amount of $172,482.25 to the rightful owners of abandoned or unclaimed funds.
#53 Authorize to enter into a retroactive contract with Affiliated
Computer Services Inc., Dallas, TX, d/b/a ACS Unclaimed Property Clearinghouse,
Boston, MA, for the custody and processing of unclaimed and abandoned
securities for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009. 100% Other Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ADMINISTRATION
#54 Authorize to reclassify position #14480 Real Estate Appraiser, labor grade 23, step one
($35,889.50) to Accountant IV, labor grade 23, step one ($35,899.50) in the
Administration Division.
#55 Authorize to enter into a retroactive holdover lease amendment
(previously approved by G&C on
#55A Authorize to retroactively pay a Current Use Board Member, Thomas Thompson, $176.54
for travel expenses incurred for the
#55B Authorize to retroactively pay the Federation of Tax Administrators,
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
#56 Authorize Division of Historical
Resources to accept and expend a Preserve America grant from the Department of
Interior for the Historic Landmarks Program in the amount of $28,161. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#57 Authorize Division
of Libraries to award a grant to the NH State Library Summer Reading Experience
in the amount of $6,000. (2)Further
authorize to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $6,000 for the Summer
Reading Experience. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#58 Authorize Division of the Arts to
grant FY 2008 Individual Artist Fellowship Awards totaling $30,000 to the
artists as detailed in letter dated
#59 Authorize Division
of Arts to renew membership with the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies,
Washington, DC in the amount of $7,245.
Effective
#59A Authorize to budget and expend prior year
funds in the amount of $7,554.03 for the purpose of meeting expenses to train
students and volunteers to conduct archaeological surveys. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#59B Authorize Division of Historical
Resources to enter into a contract with Cultural Resource Consulting Group,
Highland Park, NH, for a condition survey of the remaining framework of the Old
State House, in the amount of $14,500. Effective upon G&C approval through
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MARKETS &
FOOD
#60 Authorize to expand an existing 46
acre conservation easement in
#61 Authorize purchase and payment of a
new HP 8300 Scanjet Automatic Document Feeder, from
Computer Hut of NE, Inc., in the amount of $700 for the Division of Animal
Industry. Effective
upon G&C approval. 100% Other Funds.
#62 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Beverly Kelley,
#62A Authorize to enter into an agreement with
Digital Dye Designs,
#62B Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with the NH Farm
to Restaurant Connection/NH Stories Inc., d/b/a NH Made, Andover, NH, to
coordinate the development and central theme marketing of a new industry
website where chefs, food service buyers and consumers can buy fresh produce,
meat and other products on line directly from the farmer for shipment to the
buyer in the amount of $10,500. Effective upon G&C approval through
ATTORNEY GENERAL
#63 Authorize to reclassify position
#41885 from Criminal Justice Program Specialist, labor grade 24 to Supervisor
V, labor grade 26, within the Grants Management Unit.
#64 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Community
Program Innovations Inc., Gloucester MA, to provide specialized training and
technical assistance on the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault and
child abuse and neglect in an amount not to exceed $9,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#65 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with the Office of
the Sheriff,
#66 Authorize to accept and expend a $8,655.37 grant from the NH Safety Agency for the purpose
of hosting a one-day Motor Vehicle Seminar.
Effective
#67 Authorize to enter into a sole source Cooperative Project
Agreement with the
#68 Authorize to appoint Benjamin J. Agati as an Assistant Attorney General, at a salary level
of $57,994 expiring
#69 Authorize to reappoint Kirsten B.
Wilson as an Assistant Attorney General for a five year term effective
#70 Authorize an annual salary increment
to
#71 Authorize an annual salary increment
to Allison P. Vachon, Criminal Investigator from salary group BB step 4
($58,510) to salary group BB step 5 ($61,536) effective upon G&C approval.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
#72 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
#73 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Peter Roberts Cleaning,
#74 Authorize to retroactively reclassify position #11024
Accounting Technician, salary grade 12 to Tax Auditor I, salary grade 16. 100% Federal Funds.
#75 Authorize to retroactively pay Fiscal Year 2007 travel expenses in the amount of
$498.84 for Jeri A. Bourque using available Fiscal Year 2008 funds. Effective upon G&C
approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#76 Authorize to retroactively pay Fiscal Year 2007 travel expenses in the amount of
$110.72 for Laura J. Byers using available Fiscal Year 2008 funds. Effective upon G&C
approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#77 Authorize to accept and place on file
the 2006 Annual Report.
#78 Authorize to host the 2007 Annual
National Unemployment Insurance (UI) Directors’ Conference and Legal Issues
Forum on
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
#79 Authorize to amend a retroactive sole source contract with
Community Improvement Associates, Keene, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
7-16-03, late item #M, amended on 8-3-05, item #66) in the amount of $66,000 to
operate an Academy Case Management Program in Cheshire County from June 30,
2007 to December 31, 2007. 100% General Funds.
#80 Authorize to amend a retroactive sole source contract with
Community Improvement Associates, Keene, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
7-16-03, late item #N, amended on 8-3-05, item #62) in the amount of $84,000 to
operate an Academy Case Management Program in Sullivan County from June 30,
2007 to December 31, 2007. 100% General Funds.
#81 Authorize to amend a retroactive sole source contract with
Volunteers of America, Brunswick, ME (previously approved by G&C on
7-16-03, late item #L, amended on 8-3-05, item #68) in the amount of $41,400 to
operate an Academy Case Management Program in Grafton County from June 30, 2007
to December 31, 2007. 100% General Funds.
#82 Authorize to amend a retroactive sole source contract with
Southern NH Services Inc., Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
7-16-03, late item #O, amended on 8-3-05, item #63) in the amount of $42,349.98
to operate an Academy Case Management Program in South Hillsborough County from
June 30, 2007 to December 31, 2007. 100% General Funds.
#83 Authorize to amend a retroactive sole source contract with
Southern NH Services Inc., Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
7-16-03, late item #R, amended on 8-3-05, item #65) in the amount of $82,900.02
to operate an Academy Case Management Program in North Hillsborough County from
June 30, 2007 to December 31, 2007. 100% General Funds.
#84 Authorize to amend a retroactive sole source contract with
Rockingham County Commissioners, Brentwood, NH, (previously approved by G&C
on 9-21-05, item #67) in the amount of $35,145.50 to operate an Academy Case
Management Program in Grafton County from June 30, 2007 to December 31,
2007. 100% General Funds.
#85 Authorize to amend a retroactive sole source contract with
Merrimack County Department of Corrections, Boscawen, NH, (previously approved
by G&C on 7-16-03, late item #T amended on 8-3-05, item #67) in the amount
of $36,850.02 to operate an Academy Case Management Program in Merrimack County
from June 30, 2007 to December 31, 2007.
100% General
Funds.
#86 Authorize to enter into a contract
with MAS Medical Staffing Corporation,
#87 Authorize to pay a onetime payment to
Carolyn Greenwood in the amount of $531.44 for travel expenses incurred during
the period of
#88 Authorize to make a one-time retroactive payment of wages and
benefits to Brian Coulombe, Supervisor I, in the
amount of $3,155.88 for the period of
#89 Authorize to pay a onetime retroactive payment to James Daly in
the amount of $285 for travel and registration expenses incurred during the
period of
BANKING DEPARTMENT
#90 Authorize to continue membership and
participation in the Conference of State Bank Supervisors in the amount of
$6,736.57. Effective
upon G&C approval through
LIQUOR COMMISSION
#91 Authorize to enter into a contract
with A.S.A.P Fire & Safety Corporation,
#92 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Northeast Door Corporation,
#93 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Carriage Care Inc.,
PARI-MUTUEL COMMISSION
#94 Authorize to accept and expend $20,000
bond escrow funds from The Hartford Insurance Company on behalf of the New
England Fund Raising Co Inc., a games of chance operator licensee to repay the
charitable organizations a portion of the proceeds they were due but did not
receive from games of chance that New England Fund Raising Co Inc., held on
behalf of their charitable cause. Effective upon G&C approval through
#95 Authorize to retroactively increase the salary rate for the state-appointed
veterinarians to reflect the salary increases being given to all classified
employees in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement for
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
#96 Authorize to retroactively appoint Mr. John M. DeVivo,
#97 Authorize
to accept and place on file the report detailing the activities of the Cannon
Mountain Capital Improvement Fund for fiscal year 2007.
#98 Authorize to accept and place on file
the monthly report to retain domestic insurers and recruit foreign insurers to redomesticate in NH.
#99 Authorize
Division of Economic Development to budget and expend $90,000 from the NH
Economic Development Fund in Fiscal Year 2008. 100% Economic Development
Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
#100 Authorize Division of Economic
Development to accept a donation of four (4) tradeshows from Public Service of
NH valued at $40,540.
#101 Authorize Division of Economic
Development to enter into a contract with the Town of Rindge, NH, to facilitate
the wireless network in the Town of Rindge in the amount of $9,999. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#102 Authorize Division of Economic
Development to enter into a contract with the Cyberpine
Cooperative Inc., Center Sandwich, NH, to expand the wireless network in the
amount of $3,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#103 Authorize
Division of Economic Development to enter into a contract with the Town of
Dalton, NH, to expand the wireless network in the amount of $10,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
#104 Authorize
Division of Economic Development to enter into a contract with the Greater
Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce,
#105 Authorize
Division of Economic Development to enter into a contract with the City of
Dover, NH, to expand the wireless network in the amount of $10,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
#106 Authorize
Division of Economic Development to enter into a contract with the Town of
Jefferson, NH, to expand the wireless network in the amount of $10,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
#107 Authorize
Division of Economic Development to enter into a contract with the Town of
Lancaster, NH, to expand the wireless network in the amount of $10,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
#108 Authorize Division of Economic
Development to enter into a contract with the Greater Nashua Chamber of
Commerce, Nashua, NH, to launch free wireless Internet service in downtown
Nashua in the amount of $10,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
#109 Authorize
Division of Economic Development to enter into a contract with the Town of
#110 Authorize
Division of Economic Development to enter into a contract with the Town of
Pittsfield, NH, to expand the wireless network in the downtown area in the
amount of $4,500. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#111 Authorize
Division of Economic Development to enter into a contract with the Town of
#112 Authorize
to accept and place on file the Division of Travel and Tourism Development report on activity within the
Travel and Tourism Revolving Fund.
#113 Authorize Division of Travel and Tourism
to award grants to the organization as detailed in letter dated August 22,
2007, in the total amount of $232,564.10 for their 2007-2008 out of state
marketing projects . Effective
upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
#114 Authorize Division of Travel and Tourism
to award a retroactive grant to the
League of NH Craftsmen in the amount of $8,448 for the 74th Annual
Craftsmen’s Fair.
Effective
#115 Authorize Division of Travel and Tourism
to grant awards to the organizations as detailed in letter dated August 22,
2007 in the total amount of $6,048 for their 2007/2008 in state marketing
projects. Effective
upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
#116 Authorize Division of Forests and Lands
to enter into a retroactive contract
with Debra Ryder, d/b/a Thisbe & Shmoop Cleaning Company, Lancaster, NH, for cleaning
services for the North Country Resource Center in the amount of $22,800. Effective
#117 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation and Division of Forests and Lands to accept and expend an additional
$7,730.80 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency via the State office of
Emergency Management in order to reimburse eligible expenses for mitigating
flood-related damages suffered on DRED-managed lands. 100% Transfer
O.E.M – Fema.
#118 Authorize the
new Acting Director Donald S. Clarke, to be placed in Group HH, step 4,
$85,913, a compensation level higher than the minimum. Effective upon G&C
approval. 100% Fish and Game Funds.
#119 Authorize to enter into a Cooperative
Project Agreement with the
#120 Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with Macro
International Inc.,
#121 Authorize to enter into a grant
agreement with the Town of
#122 Authorize to accept and expend an
additional $25,000 in other agency income from the Maine Department of Marine
Resources for the purpose of monitoring studies on rainbow smelt. Effective upon G&C
approval through
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#123 Authorize
to enter into agreements with the entities as detailed in letter dated
#124 Authorize
to enter into a retroactive sole source contract
with Sutron Corporation Inc.,
#125 Authorize to retroactively approve payment to Fastenal
Industrial & Construction Supplies,
#126 Authorize to retroactively enter into a time extension with Riverside Technology
Inc., Fort Collins, CO, (previously approved by G&C on 6-7-06, item #87),
for maintenance, support and improvement to the existing computer system for
flood forecasting and reservoir operations – systems that Riverside has
developed of the last five years, by extending the completion date from June
30, 2007 to October 1, 2007. 100% Other Funds.
#127 Authorize to award a Business United for
Water Security Installation grant to the Merrimack Village District,
#128 Authorize to amend a contract with
Sanborn, Head and Associates Inc.,
#129 Authorize to enter into a retroactive grant agreement with Lakes
Region Planning Commission,
#130 Authorize to award a grant to the
#131 Authorize to award a grant to the
#132 Authorize to award a Business United for
Water Security Installation grant to the Town of
#133 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Town of Greenland, NH, to complete the Town of Greenland’s “Doo” Be a Responsible Pet Owner” Pet Waste Education and
Outreach Project, in the amount of $4,770.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#134 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Town of Tamworth, NH, to complete the Chocorua
Village Area Bio-Retention Stormwater Treatment
Project in the amount of $50,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
#135 Authorize to amend a state aid grant to
the City of Somersworth, NH (previously approved by G&C on 3-8-07, item
#72), for the water pollution control project, by increasing the grant by
$60,880 from $3,282,004 to $3,342,884.
100% General
Funds.
#136 Authorize to award a grant to the Cocheco River Watershed Coalition,
#137 Authorize to award Wastewater State Aid
Grants in an aggregate amount of $419,878 for water pollution control projects
as detailed in letter dated
#138 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the State of VT Department of Environmental Conservation to expand the
State’s current ambient air toxics monitoring network. (2)Further authorize to accept and expend
$45,754 of funding from VT DEC as stipulated in the agreement for expansion of
the current ambient air toxics monitoring network. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#139 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Pat Jackson Inc.,
#140 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Limerick Steeplejacks Inc.,
#141 Authorize to pay 2006 membership dues to
The Climate Registry, in the amount of $10,000.
Effective upon G&C approval. 100%
Permit Fee Accounts.
#142 Authorize to amend a grant received from
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (previously approved by
G&C on 2-25-05, late item #A, amended on 3-2-07, item #47), for consultant
studies for the Lamprey River Pilot and to support DES staff and administration
of the NH Instream Flow Program, by extending the end
date from September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2008. (2)Further authorize to amend a contract with
Normandeau Associates Inc., Bedford, NH, (previously
approved by G&C on 7-13-05, item #68, amended on 1-10-07, item #67), for
the Lamprey Instream Flow Pilot Program, by
increasing the contract amount by $18,500 from $289,000 to $307,500, and by
extending the end date from September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2008 to add
another stream survey to the contract. 100% Federal Funds.
#143 Authorize
to enter into a grant agreement with the entities as detailed in letter dated
#144 Authorize to retroactively enter into a Joint Funding Agreement with the US
Geological Survey,
#145 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with the Northeast
Waste Management Officials’ Association,
#146 Authorize to award a Local Source Water
Protection grant to the Town of
#147 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Waterville Valley Ski Resort Inc.,
#148 Authorize to reclassify position #18136 Laboratory Scientist V, labor grade 27 to Administrator III,
labor grade 31. Effective upon G&C approval. 80.96% General, 19.04% Transfer Funds.
#149 Authorize to reclassify position #18760 Electrician Supervisor I, labor grade 16, to an Electronic
Technician II, labor grade 20.
(2)Further authorize to reclassify position #18141
Electrician Supervisor II, labor grade 17, to an Electronic Technician II,
labor grade 20. 100% Other Funds.
#150 Authorize to accept and expend $20,000
in federal funds from the US Environmental Protection Agency for the
development of a wadeable stream classification
system for NH. (2)Further authorize to
enter into a contract with Tetra Tech Inc.,
#151 Authorize to accept and expend a grant
in the amount of $14,000 with The Nature Conservancy-New Hampshire Chapter for
tasks associated with the removal of the Homestead Woolen Mills Dam. (2)Further authorize to amend a sole source agreement with Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., Bedford, NH (previously approved by G&C
on 2-7-07, item #65A), to perform a Phase IB Archaeological Survey for the
Homestead Woolen Mill Dam river restoration project, by increasing the amount
by $18,275 from $14,410 to $32,685, and by extending the completion date from
October 31, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 58.3% Federal, 41.7% Other Funds.
#152 Authorize to accept and expend $10,000
in federal funds from the US Department of Energy via Research and Development
Solutions, LLC, for data collection reporting, and assessment for the Granite
State Clean Cities Coalition, and for Coalition technical assistance and
activities support. (2)Further authorize
to accept and expend $2,100 in federal funds from the US Department of Energy
for education, outreach and other activities related to the Granite State Clean
Cities Coalition. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#153 Authorize to approve a Supplemental Loan
Agreement with the City of
#154 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation Inc.,
#155 Authorize to award a Local Source Water
Protection grant to the Gunstock Acres Village Water District,
#156 Authorize to award a Local Source Water
Protection grant to the Moriarty Management Company,
#157 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation Inc.,
#158 Authorize to contract with O’Brien Oil
Pollution Service Inc.,
#159 Authorize to amend a contract with
Woodard & Curran Environmental Services Inc., Portland, ME, (previously
approved by G&C on 6-27-07, item #137), for funding groundwater treatment
operations, by increasing the amount by $118,274 from $3,880,440 to $3,998,714,
and by extending the end date from September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008. 100% General Funds.
#160 Authorize to construct a tidal dock
including a permanent pier to a ramp to a float, providing 2 slips on frontage
on Little Bay in Durham; install rip rap on severely eroded and undercut bank
on property shoreline.
#161 Authorize South Point Sands Investment’s
request to construct two docking structures each consisting of three seasonal docks
connected by a seasonal walkway in a “W” configuration accessed by a seasonal
walkway, and construct three individual seasonal docks on frontage on Ossipee Lake in Ossipee.
#162 Authorize Ellen M. Noreen’s request for
a name change on the permit to repair an existing breakwater with a gap at the
shoreline and replace two plies supporting an existing pier connected to a
piling pier by a walkway in a “U” configuration, and install a permanent,
piling supported boatlift in the center slip of an existing “U” shaped docking
facility on Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford.
#163 Authorize Windjammer Realty Trust’s
request to repair an existing previously permitted breakwater in an “L” shaped
configuration with a cantilevered dock and a crib dock accessed by a cantilevered
walkway in a “F” configuration, and install a 3 piling
ice cluster east of the docking structure on
#164 Authorize Andrew Goeghegan’s
request to remove existing permanent docking structure and add a permanent dock
finger to the existing breakwater docking facility; construct a seasonal dock
on the westerly side of the property and construct a perched beach with less
than 10 cu yds of sand on Lake Winnipesaukee
in Tuftonboro.
#165 Authorize Richard & Lucy Lucier’s request to fill to construct breakwater in an “L”
configuration, with a gap at the shoreline, and a cantilevered pier attached to
a cantilevered pier with a crib supported pier in an “F” shaped configuration
accessed by a walkway; install a seasonal boat lift in the northern slip and a
seasonal canopy over the center slips; install a personal watercraft lift in
the center slip on frontage on Lake Winnipesaukee in
Alton.
#166 Authorize Manor Estate Condo
Association’s request to amend the permit to permanently remove an existing
seasonal dock, permanently reduce an existing grandfathered deck by removing a
section over the water, and construct a seasonal dock with six seasonal fingers
providing 10 boat slips on frontage on Newfound Lake, Bristol (previously approved
by G&C on 12-21-05, item #75).
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office
of the Commissioner
#167 Authorize Office of Operations Support
entering into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Justice
(DOJ) for the purpose of assigning an existing DHHS Attorney I position to the
DOJ for dedicated legal support services for DHHS.
#168 Authorize to make an unencumbered
payment to the New England States’ Consortium Systems Organization,
#169 Authorize
Emergency Services Unit to accept and expend other funds in the amount of
$87,800 awarded by the NH Department of Safety. Effective upon G&C approval through
#170 Authorize to pay the Association of
State and Territorial Health Officials,
Bureau of Improvement and Integrity
#171 Authorize to reclassify position #12191 Medical Services Technician, salary grade 17 to the level of
Program Specialist II, salary grade 21.
70% General,
30% Federal Funds.
#172 NOT USED
Bureau of Elderly & Adult Services
#173 Authorize to pay an amount not to exceed
$5,576 for memberships renewal costs to the “National Association of State
Units on Aging”
Office of Medicaid Business and Policy
#174 Authorize to reimburse Kathleen Dunn,
Assistant Medicaid Director, from current year funds for in-state travel
related expenses incurred in the performance of official state business during
the last fiscal year. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
#175 Authorize to amend a sole source agreement with Electronic
Data Systems Corporation, Plano, TX, (previously approved by G&C on
4-28-93, item #81, amended on 3-8-07, item #79), to provide fiscal agent
systems and operational support to NH’s legacy Medicaid Management Information
System, by increasing the amount by $10,347,244 from $119,432,803 to
$129,780,047, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2008 to June
30, 2009. 78% Federal, 22% General Funds.
#176
Authorize to enter MaryGaye Grizwin into a retroactive Educational Tuition
Agreement with the
#177 Authorize to enter MaryGaye
Grizwin into a retroactive
Educational Tuition Agreement with the
Bureau of Medical Services
#178 Authorize to amend an agreement with
Crotched Mountain Foundation, Greenfield, NH, (previously approved by G&C
on 9-27-06, item #59), to develop a medical home system of care for children
with special health care needs and their families, by increasing the amount
from $75,206 to $240,369, and by extending the completion date from June 30,
2007 to June 30, 2009 retroactive to
July 1, 2007. 32% Federal, 68% General Funds.
#179 Authorize Bureau of Medical Services,
Disability Determination Section, to amend an agreement with Nancy M. Oglebay, Registered Nurse, Rumney,
NH (previously approved by G&C on 7-13-05, item #98), to function as a Children’s
Disability Review Coordinator, by increasing the price from $54,468 to $82,104,
and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
#180 Authorize Bureau of Medical Services,
Disability Determination Section to enter into an agreement with Bejoy B. Kundu, Doctor of
Medicine, Bow, NH, to function as a Medical Disability Determination Reviewer
totaling $112,500. Effective
retroactive to
Division for Children, Youth & Families
#181 Authorize to pay a membership fee to the
Judge Baker Children’s Center,
#182 Authorize to award twenty-seven child
care infant toddler equipment stipends in the amount of $4,000 per recipient
from licensed child care centers and two child care infant toddler equipment
stipends in the amount of $1,500 per recipient from family/family group care
programs for a total of $111,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
Division of Child Support Services
#183 Authorize to reclassify position #12149 Program Planner III, salary grade 25 to Administrator II,
salary grade 29. 66% Federal, 34% General Funds
Bureau of Behavioral Health
#184 Authorize to make a one-time
unencumbered payment in the amount of $706 to Attorney Merin
Chamberlain, Manchester, NH, for legal services provided in excess of her
contract with the Bureau during SFY 2007 using SFY 2008 funds. 100% General Funds.
Office of the Commissioner
#185 Authorize to pay the National Association
of State Mental Health Program Directors,
Bureau of Homeless, Housing and
Transportation Services
#186 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Southwestern Community Services Inc.,
#187 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Harbor Homes Inc.,
Bureau of Developmental Services
#188 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Brain Injury Association of NH,
#189 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the Trustees of Dartmouth College, through the Hood Center for Children
and Families, Hanover, NH, to continue the support of the integrated service
delivery system for children with chronic illness and their families in an
amount not to exceed $848,618. Effective upon G&C approval through
Division of Public Health Services
#190 Authorize Bureau of Prevention Services;
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Section; Strategic Prevention
Framework Program, to enter into an agreement with KIT Solutions LLC, Pittsburgh,
PA, to provide a data management system and related services in an amount not
to exceed $171,440. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#191 Authorize Bureau of Prevention Services;
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Section; Strategic Prevention
Framework Program, to enter into an agreement with United Way of Merrimack
County, Concord, NH, to develop and implement a community level prevention
infrastructure in an amount not to exceed $708,638. (2)Further authorize to provide an advance
payment to
#192 Authorize Bureau of Prevention Services;
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Section; Strategic Prevention
Framework Program, to enter into an agreement with Lakes Region Partnership for
Public Health Inc., Laconia, NH, to develop and implement a community level
prevention infrastructure in an amount not to exceed $583,434. (2)Further authorize to provide an advance
payment to the Lakes Region Partnership for Public Health Inc in SFY 2008 not
to exceed 25% of the agreement amount, for initial start-up costs for projects
within the agreement. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#193 Authorize Bureau of Prevention Services;
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Section; Strategic Prevention
Framework Program, to enter into an agreement with Monadnock
Collaborative, Keene, NH, to develop and implement a community level prevention
infrastructure in an amount not to exceed $587,946. (2)Further authorize to provide an advance
payment to Monadnock Collaborative in SFY 2008 not to
exceed 25% of the agreement amount, for initial start-up costs for projects
within the agreement. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#194 Authorize Bureau of Prevention Services;
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Section; Strategic Prevention
Framework Program, to enter into an agreement with United Way of Greater
Nashua, Nashua, NH, to develop and implement a community level prevention
infrastructure in an amount not to exceed $643,244. (2)Further authorize to provide an advance
payment to
#194A Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Community Public Health Development Section to enter into a sole source agreement with Sullivan
County, Newport, NH, to provide regional public health system improvements,
including planning for public health emergencies in an amount not to exceed
$75,000. (2)Further authorize an advance
payment in SFY 2008 not to exceed 25% of the agreement amount, for initial
startup costs for projects within the agreement, which includes the burden of a
program coordinator and associated programs costs. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#194B Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Community Public Health Development Section to enter into a sole source agreement with the County
of Cheshire, Keene, NH, to provide regional public health system improvements,
including planning for public health emergencies in an amount not to exceed
$75,000. (2)Further authorize an advance
payment in SFY 2008 not to exceed 25% of the agreement amount, for initial
startup costs for projects within the agreement, which includes the burden of a
program coordinator and associated programs costs. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#194C Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Rural Health and Primary Care Section, Oral Health Program to enter
into an agreement with Catholic Medical Center/Poisson Dental Facility,
Manchester, NH, to provide access to preventive and restorative dental
treatment for individuals participating in the community-based dental program
in an amount not to exceed $74,700. Effective upon G&C approval through
#194D Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Rural Health and Primary Care Section, Oral Health Program to enter
into an agreement with Claremont School District, Claremont, NH, to provide
access to preventive and restorative dental treatment for individuals
participating in the school-based dental program in an amount not to exceed
$40,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through
Division of
Family Assistance
#195 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Good News Garage – LSS Inc.,
#196 Authorize to amend a sole source contract with the
University System of NH,
#197 Authorize to reclassify position #12647 Program Specialist I, salary grade 19 to Training
Coordinator, salary grade 21. 50% General, 50% Federal
Funds.
#198 Authorize to reclassify position #40323
Health Promotion Advisor, salary grade 23, to Case Technician Trainee, salary
grade 12; and position #42950 Audit Technician, salary grade 11 to Case
Technician Trainee, salary grade 12. 100% Federal Funds.
#199 Authorize to award a grant totaling
$259,304 to the City of
Division of Public Health Services
#200 Authorize to reimburse Dr. Fengxiang Gao
for relocation expenses based upon actual expenses incurred in an amount not to
exceed $7,000. 1005 Federal Funds.
#201 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Rural Health and Primary Care Section, and the office of Medicaid
Business and Policy to enter into an agreement with Bi-State Primary Care
Association, Concord, NH, to recruit healthcare professionals to medically
underserved areas of NH and to provide oral health professional recruitment
services in an amount not to exceed $358,000.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#202 Authorize Bureau of Community Health
Services, Rural Health and Primary Care Section, Oral Health Program to enter
into an agreement with Health First Family Care Center, Franklin, NH, to
provide access to preventive and restorative dental treatment for individuals
participating in the school-based dental program in an amount not to exceed
$40,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#203
Authorize Bureau of Community Health Services, Community Public Health
Development Section to retroactively amend
an agreement with North Country Health Consortium, Littleton, NH, (previously
approved by G&C on 7-28-04, late item #D, amended on 6-21-06, item #179),
to provide regional public health system improvements, including planning for
public health emergencies in three Public Health Network regions and disaster
behavioral response coordination, by increasing the contract by $298,788 from
$900,000 to $1,198,788, and by extending the completion date to June 30,
2008. Effective
#204 Authorize Bureau
of Community Health Services, Community Public Health Development Section to
enter into a retroactive agreement
with Southern Strafford Community Health Coalition,
#205 Authorize Bureau of Prevention Services;
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Prevention Section to enter into an agreement
with the Prevention Certification Board of NH, Concord, NH, to provide a
certification procedure for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention
practitioners in NH in an amount not to exceed $20,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#206 Authorize Public Health Laboratories to
enter into an agreement with Pathways Professional Association, Concord, NH, to
provide pathologist services to satisfy the Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments requirements for a Laboratory Director for laboratories performing
high complexity testing in an amount not to exceed $20,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#207 Authorize Bureau of Prevention Services;
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Prevention Section; Strategic Prevention
Framework Program, to enter into an agreement with Makin’
It Happen Coalition for Resilient Youth, Manchester, NH, to develop and
implement a community level prevention infrastructure in an amount not to
exceed $611,500. (2)Further authorize to provide an advance payment to Makin’ It Happen Coalition for Resilient Youth in SFY 2008
not to exceed 25% of the agreement amount, for initial start-up costs for
projects within the agreement. Effective upon G&C approval through
#208 Authorize Bureau of Prevention Services;
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Section; Strategic Prevention
Framework Program, to enter into an agreement with United Way of Greater
Seacoast, Portsmouth, NH, to develop and implement a community level prevention
infrastructure in an amount not to exceed $1,331,846. (2)Further authorize to provide an advance
payment to
#209 Authorize Bureau of Prevention Services;
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Section; Strategic Prevention Framework
Program, to enter into an agreement with Sullivan County, Newport, NH, to
develop and implement a community level prevention infrastructure in an amount
not to exceed $464,504. (2)Further
authorize to provide an advance payment to
#210 Authorize Bureau of Prevention Services;
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Section; Strategic Prevention
Framework Program, to enter into an agreement with Health Family Care Center,
Franklin, NH, to develop and implement a community level prevention
infrastructure in an amount not to exceed $528,510. (2)Further authorize to provide an advance
payment to
#211 Authorize Bureau of Prevention Services;
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Section; Strategic Prevention
Framework Program, to enter into an agreement with North Country Health
Consortium, Littleton, NH, to develop and implement a community level
prevention infrastructure in an amount not to exceed $564,161. (2)Further authorize to provide an advance
payment to North Country Health Consortium in SFY 2008 not to exceed 25% of the
agreement amount, for initial start-up costs for projects within the
agreement. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#212 Authorize to increase the salary of
Debra McQuade, MD, Physician In
Charge by $3,000 for bing board certified.
Glencliff Home for the Elderly
#213 Authorize to make a retroactive single payment to Southworth
Milton,
#214 Authorize to reclassify position #14863
Account Clerk III, salary grade 9 to Finance Assistant, salary grade 16; and
position #14843 Account Clerk III, salary grade 9 to Audit Technician, salary
grade 11.
#215 Authorize to reclassify position #14860 Maintenance Mechanic Foreman, salary grade 15 to Plant
Maintenance Engineer IV, salary grade 24.
#216 Authorize to accept and expend
$15,066.81 of Other Funds. Effective retroactive to
#217 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with Douglas M. Black, M.D.,
NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS HOME
#218 Authorize to retroactively pay Helene M. Gassett,
Nursing Assistant II, increment wages that were not processed from
#219 Authorize to retroactively pay Sarah A. Galimberti,
Nursing Assistant III, increment wages that were not processed from
#220 Authorize to accept monies totaling
$21,727 as detailed in letter dated July 16, 2007, received during the period
of April 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007, as a result of fundraising drives from
various organizations and from personal contributions.
NH POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION
#221 Authorize to reclassify position #13326
Program Assistant I, labor grade 12 ($24,297), to a Program Specialist I, labor
grade 19 ($31,941) in the Postsecondary Education Commission. 100% General Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
#222 Authorize to reclassify position #13093
Claims Processor I, labor grade 9 ($21,723), and position #13090 Claims
Processor II, labor grade 12 ($24,297) to Case Technician, labor grade 14
($26,227.50). 100% Federal Funds.
#223 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Dr. Carol Tolman,
#224 Authorize to contract with Chris
Anderson,
#225 Authorize to reclassify position #18183
and #13236 Secretary II, labor grade 9 ($26,227.50) to Rehabilitation
Technicians, labor grade 12 ($27,280.50).
50% General,
50% Federal Funds.
#226 Authorize to amend the grant to Strafford
County Department of Corrections (originally approved by G&C on 12/12/06
#93) to assist in the operation of their approved Career and Technology or
Apprenticeship programs by extending the termination date from September 30,
2007 to December 31, 2007. No cost.
#227 Authorize to amend the grant to Strafford
County Department of Corrections (originally approved by G&C on 12/12/06
#94) to assist in the operation of their approved Career and Technology or
Apprenticeship programs by extending the termination date from September 30,
2007 to December 31, 2007. No cost.
#228 Authorize to pay the General Educational
Development Testing Service Annual Per Person Fee in
the amount of $17,816. General
Educational Development Testing Service is the sole proprietor of the
service. 100% General Funds.
#229 Authorize to grant funds through a
cooperative project agreement, on a sole
source basis, to the Institute on Disability, UNH, Office of Sponsored
Research to provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities and their
families to develop leadership skills at a cost not to exceed $20,000. Further
authorize the unencumbered payment for services rendered and approved in lieu
of withholding at least 25% of total value of contract. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#230 Authorize the
reclassification of position #13163, Administrator II, Salary Grade 29
($47,677.50) to Education Consultant III, Salary Grade 28 ($45,680.00) in the
Bureau of Credentialing, Division of Program Support. 100% Other Funds.
#231 Authorize the
reclassification of position #42285, Education Consultant I, Salary Grade 26
($41,788.50) to Program Specialist IV, Salary Grade 25 ($39,975.00) in the
Bureau of Credentialing, Division of Program Support. 100% Federal Funds.
#232 Authorize to enter into a contract with
the Early Education and Intervention Network of New Hampshire,
#233 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Class Measures,
#234 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Christina Felix, Lee, NH, School Improvement Coach, to provide support and
technical assistance in English Language arts to schools and districts
designated as in need of improvement and provide professional development to
New Hampshire educators, in an amount not to exceed $15,000. 2) Further authorize the department to exercise
a renewal option for up to two additional fiscal years. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#235 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Bernard R. Davis,
#236 Authorize to grant funds to the Fuller
Public Library,
#237 Authorize to grant funds to the
International Institute of Boston-NH,
#238 Authorize to grant funds to Southern New
Hampshire Services, Inc. Hispanic/Latino Community Services Program,
Manchester, NH in the amount of $60,688.00 for the period September 1, 2007
through June 30, 2008 to provide English as a Second Language and English
Language/Civics Education classes at the Latin American Center, Manchester,
NH. 100% Federal Funds.
#239 Authorize to amend contract with
Measured Progress, Inc., Dover, NH (originally approved by G&C on 12/1/4
#78; renewed on 8/3105 #137; and renewed 11/15/06 #138) by increasing the cost
by $41,980. for web design services to be provided in
an amount not to exceed $1,057,167.00. 100% General Funds.
#240 Authorize the
Division of Program Support, Bureau of Nutrition Programs and Services to amend
a MOA with the NH Dept. of HHS, Division of Family Assistance for $300,000. to develop software required to provide the authorized file
of food stamp recipient children in schools.
Effective from G&C approval through
#241 Authorize to amend contract with the New
Hampshire Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities, Inc., d/b/a Parent
Information Center, Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C 4/4/07 #93) by
extending the end date from August 31, 2007 to December 31, 2007 at no cost. The extension is needed so the contractor
can schedule and provide parent and family involvement trainings and materials
connected to other SIG II support school projects during the beginning of the
next school year.
#242 Authorize to grant fund to Hillsborough
County, Department of Corrections, in the amount of $28,668.98 from date of G&C approval through June
30, 2008, to provide instruction in the areas of upper level adult basic
education and GED test preparation at the
Hillsborough County House of Corrections. 100% Federal Funds.
#243 Authorize to retroactively pay FY2008 Council of State Administrators of
Vocational Rehabilitation annual dues in an amount not to exceed $8,679.00. 69% General Funds 31% Federal Funds.
#244 Authorizer
to pay the Schools Interoperability Framework,
#245 Authorize to contract with MAGI Services
of New York,
#246 Authorize to grant funds to the
Southeastern Regional Education Service Center, Inc.,
#247 Authorize
reclassification of vacant position #42341, of Program Specialist IV, Labor
Grade 25 to a Technical Support Specialist III, Labor Grade 25 at the NH
Technical Institute-Concord. 47% General Funds 53% Other Funds.
#248 Authorize reclassification of position
#42370, of Supervisor III, Labor Grade 23 to a Business Administrator III
(Chief Officer of Financial and Administrative Services), Labor Grade 27 at the
NH Technical Institute-Manchester. 47%
General Funds 53% Other Funds
#249 Authorize reclassification of vacant position #40939, of
Secretary II, Labor Grade 9 to a Program Specialist III (Academic Program
Coordinator-Criminal Justice Program), Labor Grade 23 at the NH Technical
Institute-Berlin. 54% General
Funds 46% Other Funds.
#250 Authorize
reclassification of vacant position #13560, of Building Service Worker, Labor
Grade 5 to a Security Officer, Labor Grade 12 at the NH Technical
Institute-Berlin. 54% General Funds 46% Other Funds.
CHRISTA McAULIFFE
PLANETARIUM
#251 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Kenyon HVAC, LLC, Newbury, NH for maintenance on the HVAC system, effective
from G&C approval through June 30, 2009 at a cost of $21,012 for FY07,
$10,506 for FY08 and $10,506 for FY09. 58% General Funds 42% Other Funds.
POLICE STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL
#252 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with David Crawford of
#253
Authorize to enter into a MOA with the NH Technical Institute to provide
partial reimbursement for the costs of temporary facilities for food
preparation and service while the renovations to the Little Hall cafeteria
space is being completed, from
G&C approval through
#254 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Johnson & Hill Staffing Services, Inc.,
#255 Authorize retroactive payment of FY08
membership dues in the amount of $16,000. to the North
American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries. 100% Other Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
#256 Authorize to accept donation of three
Heckler and Koch UMP .45 caliber UMP tactical weapons from Mr. Jams W. Teetzel,
#257 Authorize to accept a donation of a
thermal imaging system from Andrew C. Teich, owner of
FLIR Commercial Vision systems,
#258 Authorize to make sole-source access fee payments to American Association of Motor
Vehicle Administrations,
#259 Authorize to reclassify position #18443
from Executive Secretary, LG11 to Clerk IV, LG12 in the Bureau of Highway
Patrol and Enforcement. 100%
Highway Funds.
#260 Authorize Homeland Security and
Emergency Management to enter into grant agreements with the communities listed
in letter dated
#261 Authorize the
State Police Aviation Unit to enter into a sole source, retroactive contract (originally approved
#262 Authorize to retroactively reimburse
Claude Ouellette,
#263 Authorize Division of State Police to
enter into a contract with L&B Tailoring,
#264 Authorize Division of State Police to retroactively amend a grant from the NH
Department of Justice (previously approved by G&C on 3-8-07, item #123), to
purchase new instrumentation, maintain existing equipment and train laboratory
personnel, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to September 30,
2007. 100% Transfers from Other Agencies.
#265 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicle to
accept a donation of one Dutch Shepherd K-9 dog, with an estimated value of
$5,000 from DMV officer Vinton Wallace to be used in the DMV Bureau of Highway
Patrol & Enforcement by handler office Wallace. Effective upon G&C
approval.
#266 Authorize Division of State Police to
amend a sole source retroactive contract
with 12 East Ridge Property Maintenance of Freedom NH, (previously approved by
G&C on 11-2-05, item #91), to cover the unanticipated cost of late winter
snow removal at the Troop E building in Tamworth, by increasing the amount by
$1,880 from $14,000 to $15,880.
Effective
#267 Authorize Division of Homeland Security
and Emergency Management to appropriate the sum of $125,000 to pay the State
share of individual assistance benefits provided by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency for victims of the April 2007 flood event. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#268 Authorize Division of State Police to retroactively exercise a sole source contract renewal with JSI
Telecom, Kanata, Ontario, Canada, for the JSI Voice
Box Telephone Monitoring System (wire tap system) utilized by the State Police
Narcotics Investigation Unit in the amount of $21,000. Effective
#269 Authorize Division of State Police to
enter into a contract with E&R Laundry & Dry Cleaners Inc.,
#270 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles to
enter into a contract with Jay McKenna Cleaning Inc., Merrimack, NH, to provide
janitorial services for the Manchester DMV office in the amount of
$21,420. Effective
#271 Authorize Division of State Police to retroactively reimburse William T. Dilegge,
#272 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles to
accept and expend a federal grant known as “2007 High Priority Grant” from the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the amount of $30,871 to provide
an increased presence and positive impact in the reduction of the commercial
motor carrier accident rate. Effective upon G&C approval through
#273 Authorize Division of State Police to
enter into a contract with Concord Aviation Services of Concord, NH, to provide
scheduled maintenance and inspections plus unscheduled maintenance and parts
for the Cessna 182 aircraft in an amount not to exceed $32,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#274 Authorize Division of Fire Safety to
accept a donation from Pete Christman, owner of Black
Dawg Sealcoat, Windham, NH
for the purpose of providing and caring for canine accelerant detection
canines. Effective
upon G&C approval.
#275 Authorize Division of Safety Services to
retroactively pay John Nicholson for
hours works from
#276 Authorize Division of Administration to retroactively pay annual membership
dues of $10,000 to the International Fuel Tax Agreement Inc., Chandler,
AZ. Effective upon
G&C approval. 100% Highway Funds.
#277 Authorize Division of State Police to
accept and expend a $3,504 grant from the NH Department of Justice entitled
“Project Safe Neighborhoods” for the purpose of purchasing a portable bullet
recovery chamber for the Forensics Lab. Effective upon G&C approval through
#278 Authorize to renew a sole source contract with the NH
Hospital Association,
#279 Authorize Division of State Police to
enter into a contract with JBI Helicopter Services,
#280 Authorize Divisions of State Police and
Motor Vehicles to enter into an agreement with Banks Chevrolet-Cadillac Inc.,
Concord, NH, to recondition police cruisers prior to surplusing
them to Administrative Services for Auction, for an amount not to exceed
$58,500. Effective
upon G&C approval through
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
#281 Authorize to amend a federal award
received from the Federal Aviation Administration (previously approved by
G&C on 11-15-06, item #178), utilized in support of the Manchester-Boston
Regional Airport, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to June 30,
2009. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
#282 Authorize Bureau of Rail & Transit
to expend an amount not to exceed $204,000 to the City of
#283 Authorize Bureau of Aeronautics to
provide funding to the City of Concord, NH, to conduct an obstruction analysis
and to design and construct a perimeter safety/security fence (Phase I) in the
amount of $275,810. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#284 Authorize Bureau of Aeronautics to
provide funding to the Pease Development Authority, for AIP-36 to conduct an
obstruction analysis and general aviation development study at the
#285 Authorize Bureau of Aeronautics to amend
a grant to provide additional funding to the Laconia Airport Authority, for
AIP-15 to construct a new parking apron (Phase I approximately 24,000 sq ft),
and the design and permitting for the reconstruction of Runway 8/26, the runway
safety areas, and the construction of a new parallel taxiway in the amount of $122,252.69. Effective upon G&C
approval. 97.44% Federal, 2.56% General Funds.
#286 Authorize Bureau of Aeronautics to
provide funding to the City of Lebanon, NH, for AIP-32 to conduct an Airport
Master Plan Update (Phase I) for an airport safety improvement analysis in the
amount of $341,250. (2)Further authorize
Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding to the City of Lebanon, NH, for AIP-34
to conduct an Airport Master Plan Update (Phase II) for an airport safety
improvement analysis in the amount of $157,658.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#287 Authorize Bureau of Aeronautics to
provide funding to the Nashua Airport Authority, for AIP-28 to conduct an
Environmental Assessment study for the future
construction of a runway relocation and extension in the amount of
$390,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#288 Authorize Bureau of Aeronautics to
provide funding to the Town of Whitefield, NH, for AIP-16 an Airport Master
Plan Update to analyze the feasibility of the installation of an Instrument
Landing System in the amount of $122,415.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#289 Authorize Bureau of Traffic to
reclassify position #20626 Maintenance Supervisor, LG
21 to Telecommunications Technician II, LG 19.
#290 Authorize Bureau of Traffic to enter
into a contract with Casella Waste Management of MA
Inc., d/b/a Casella Waste Services, Salem, NH, to
provide rubbish removal services on site at the Bureau of Traffic, Concord, NH,
in the amount of $8,700. Effective upon G&C approval through
#291 Authorize Bureau of Traffic to enter
into a retroactive sole source contract
with High Leah Electronics Inc., d/b/a Diamond Traffic Products, Oakridge, OR,
for a maintenance contract, not to exceed $20,000 to service automatic traffic
recorders, purchase spare parts, and to provide firmware changes or
upgrades. Effective
#292 Authorize to retroactively amend the statewide agreement with TRC Environmental
Corp, Windsor, CT, (previously approved by G&C on 7-13-05, item #149), for cultural
resource investigations, for transportation project purposes, by extending the
completion date to October 1, 2007 from July 13, 2007.
#293 Authorize to accept and place on file
the Equipment Acquisition Plan for FY 2008-FY 2009.
#294 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
enter into a contract with Surface Preparation Technologies Inc.,
Mechanicsburg, PA, for milling rumble
strips in the shoulders and centerline at various locations within the State on
the basis of a single bid of $358,555.
(2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $35,855.50 for
payment of latent conditions which may appear during the construction of the
project. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#295 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
enter into a contract with CPM Constructors of Freeport, ME, for replacing the
existing double-faced beam guardrail with concrete barrier in the median of
I-93 north of the Hooksett Toll Plaza and also south of the Dover Toll Plaza on
the basis of a low bid of $2,412,670. Effective upon G&C approval through
#296 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
enter into a contract with James S. Piscopo General
Contractor Inc., Winnisquam, NH, for replacing a
drainage pipe on NH 3A south of the Hooksett rest area on the basis of a low
bid of $333,106.75. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of
$33,310.68 for payment of latent conditions which may appear during the
construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through
#297 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
enter into a contract with Enpro Services Inc.,
#298 Authorize Bureau of Construction to
enter into a contract with SPS New England Inc., Salisbury, MA, for the
replacement of the Exit 1 SB on/off ramp bridges over the I-93 NB and SB
barrels, as well as the rehabilitation of the ramp bridges over South Policy
Street on the basis of a low bid of $22,245,777.16. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the
amount of $1,112,288.86 for payment of latent conditions which may appear
during the construction of the project.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#299 Authorize Bureau of Materials &
Research to amend a contract with NH Borings Inc., Londonderry, NH, (previously
approved by G&C on 10-5-05, item #138), for on-call subsurface exploration
services by extending the completion date from September 30, 2007 to September
30, 2009. 80% Federal, 20% Highway Funds.
#300 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to pay
various owners $3,225,761.97 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for
amounts greater than $5,000 for the period of
#301 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to
accept and place on file the Contemplated Award List for amounts less than
$5,000 for the sum total of $102,446.62 during the period of April 1, 2007
through June 30, 2007.
#302 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to sell
a State owned homestead on a 0.23 acre parcel of land located at
#303 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to sell
a permanent right-of-way easement in Lyme to Albert
W. Pushee, Trustee of the Albert W. Pushee Trust, for $7,600, which includes an Administrative
Fee of $1,100. Effective
upon G&C approval.
#304 Authorize Bureau of Environment to enter
into three qualifications-based contracts with: 1)Sanborn,
Head & Associate Inc., Concord, NH, in an amount not to exceed $500,000;
2)ATC Associates Inc., Manchester, NH, in an amount not to exceed $500,000; and
3)Weston Solutions Inc., Manchester, NH, in an amount not to exceed $500,000,
to undertake certain hazardous materials investigations for transportation
purposes. (2)Further authorize the
contract with Sanborn, Head & Associates be retroactively approved to
#305 Authorize Bureau of Finance &
Contracts to pay membership fees in the amount of $102,000 to the American
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials,
OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
#306 Authorize to amend a contract with Brevitz Consulting Services (previously approved by G&C
on 4-4-07, item #41A), for professional services, to provide expert testimony
and related services to assist in the NH Public Utilities Commission docket
concerning the proposed acquisition by FairPoint
Communications Inc., of the NH landline business of Verizon
New England, by increasing the amount by $14,900 from $25,000 to $39,900. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#307 Authorize to enter into a contract with
Synapse Energy Economics Inc., for professional services, to monitor the
activities of the New England Power Pool and ISO New England and represent the
Office of the Consumer Advocate within those organizations. Effective
REQUESTED TUITION TOTAL: $112,953.80
TABLED ITEMS
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.