GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGENDA
BUSINESS FINANCE
AUTHORITY
#1 Authorize
to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the financing of an
industrial facility by the Business Finance Authority for Colt Refining, Inc.
located in
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY
#2 Authorize to enter into an agreement
with the
GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION ON DISABILITY
#3 Authorize to accept a donation of
$500 from the NH Developmental Disabilities Council Inc for expenses related to
the 2nd Annual Concord/Lakes Region Job Fair. Effective upon G&C
approval through
OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
#4 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Rockingham
Community Action Inc.,
#5 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Southern NH
Services, Inc.,
#6 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Southwestern
Community Services, Inc.,
#7 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Strafford
County Community Action Committee Inc.,
#8 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Tri-County
Community Action Program Inc.,
#9 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc.,
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
#10 Authorize to accept and expend
$64,644.99 in SFY 2008 and $18,493.51 in SFY 2009 of additional other funds
available from the NH Department of Employment Security to support the staffing
requirements within the Trade Adjustment Assistance Management Information
Systems Improvement award. (2)Further
authorize to establish one Business Systems Analyst I position. (3)Further authorize to enter into a
memorandum of agreement with the NH Department of Employment Security in the
amount of $64,644.99 in SFY08 and $18,493.51 in SFY09, to support the
requirements of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Management Information Systems
Improvement award by establishing one Business Systems Analysis I
position. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#10A Authorize to amend a contract between
Employment Security and Michael P. Conena, East
Sandwich, MA, (previously approved by G&C on
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
#11 Authorize to amend a contract with
Marshall Miller & Associates Inc.,
#12 Authorize Captain Eric B. Hogancamp,
#13 Authorize Major Randall F. Dyer,
#14 Authorize Major John W. Pogorek,
#15 Authorize Captain William A. Wilson,
#16 Authorize a contract renewal with
Waste Management Systems Inc., Rochester, NH, (previously approved by G&C
on 10-6-04, item #6), for rubbish removal and disposal at various statewide
locations in an amount not to exceed $35,000.
Effective
#17 Authorize to enter into a contract
with Loureiro Engineering Associates of Merrimack,
NH, for the development of a waste analysis plan for hazardous, universal and
solid wastes generated at facilities by the NH National Guard in the amount of
$11,700. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#17A Authorize to enter into a lease agreement
with Gerald P. McCarthy Properties,
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#18 Authorize
to accept and place on file the Report and Findings of Councilor John D. Shea with regard to Revenue Anticipation Note-Capital Note
program to the financing of certain pre-development expenses in connection with
The RiverWoods Company,
#19 Authorize
to accept and place on file the Report and Findings of Councilor John Shea with regard to the proposal for improvements and
refinancing existing indebtedness in participation with Wediko
Children’s Services Inc.,
#20 Authorize
to accept and place on file the Report and Findings of Councilor Raymond J. Wieczorek with regard to the proposal for improvements,
refinancing of existing indebtedness, construction, and certain capital
equipment purchase in participation with the Manchester Young Men’s Christian
Association,
#21 Authorize to accept and place on file
the Report and Findings of Councilor Debora Pignatelli
with regard to financing certain capital expenditures and refinancing certain
existing indebtedness in participation with St. Joseph Hospital of Nashua, NH,
The Surgi-Center at St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH,
and Covenant Health Systems, Lexington, MA.
#22 Authorize Bureau of Court Facilities
to enter into a sixty day contract with Seal-Tec Asphalt Coatings Inc.,
Londonderry, NH, for parking lot repair and striping services in five
courthouse facilities in an total amount not to exceed $5,208. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#23 Authorize Bureau of Court Facilities
to enter into a contract with Capital City Paving Inc., Concord, NH, for
parking lot repair and striping services at five court house facilities in the
amount not to exceed $22,800. Effective upon G&C approval through
#23A Authorize Bureau of Public Works Design
and Construction to enter into a contract with Meridian Construction
Corporation, Laconia, NH, for Laconia District Court Addition and Renovations,
Laconia, NH, for a total price not to exceed $4,314,582. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#23B Authorize to amend a contract with CIBER,
Inc., Greenwood Village, CO, (previously approved by G&C on 4-19-06, item
#25C), for the Enterprise Resource Planning system implementation services by
extending the timeline and also reducing the scope of the project in Phase
I. Effective upon
G&C approval through
#23C Authorize a Working Capital Warrant in
the amount of $710,000,000 to cover expenditures for the Month of October
2007. (2)Further authorize a Working Capital
Warrant reporting expenditures of $471,185,858.66 for the Month of August and
recommends the balance of $48,814,141.34 be lapsed.
#23D Authorize Bureau of Public Works Design
and Construction to enter into a contract with KPMB enterprises LLC, Bow, NH,
for replacing two boilers at State Armories in Center Strafford and Concord,
for a total price not to exceed $172,700.
Effective upon G&C approval through
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
#24 Authorize to issue a warrant from
funds not otherwise appropriated and the State Treasurer to issue checks in the
amount of $26,384.15 to the rightful owners of abandoned or unclaimed
funds.
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ADMINISTRATION
#25 Authorize
to reclassify position #14500,
Forms Design and Control Clerk, labor grade 15, step one ($27,222) to Tax
Auditor I, labor grade 16, step one ($28,372.50) in the Document Processing
Division.
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
#26 Authorize Division of Arts to award
two year Operating Grants totaling $26,800 to the NH Writers Project,
Manchester, and Pontine Tehatre,
Portsmouth, NH. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#27 Authorize Division of Arts to award an
Operating Grant in the amount of $11,900 to Colonial Theatre Group inc., Keene,
NH. Effective upon
G&C approval through
#28 Authorize to retroactively amend a sole
source contract with Bromelkamp Company,
Minneapolis, MN, (previously approved by G&C on 7-19-06, item #32), for
technical support maintenance, improvements, and training of the Pearl software
system by increasing the amount by $8,000 to $16,000, and by extending the end
date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008.
12.5% General, 87.5% Federal
Funds.
#29 Authorize Division
of the Arts to award two year Operating Grants totaling $78,200 to the
organizations as detailed in letter dated
#30 Authorize Division
of the Arts to award two year Operating Grants totaling $137,400 to the
organizations as detailed in letter dated
#31 Authorize Division
of the Arts to award two year Operating Grants totaling $85,600 to the
organizations as detailed in letter dated
ATTORNEY GENERAL
#32 Authorize to accept and expend a grant
in the amount of $932,446 from the US Department of Justice, Office on Violence
Against Women, to be utilized to improve the state’s
response to women in NH who are victims of violent crime. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#33 Authorize to accept a grant in the
amount of $51,254 from the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance, Residential
Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Program, for funding residential substance
abuse treatment for adult and juvenile state offenders. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#34 Authorize to accept a grant in the
amount of $350,000 from the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention for the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Grant Program. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#35 Authorize
to extend the full-time temporary unclassified Attorney (Traffic Safety
Resource Prosecutor) (previously approved by G&C on
#36 Authorize to designate Jason D. Reimers as an attorney at a salary of $57,000. Effective upon G&C
approval.
#37 Authorize to amend a grant from the
Bureau of Justice Assistance, (previously approved by G&C on
#38 Authorize to amend a federal grant
from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (previously approved by G&C on
#39 Authorize to enter into subgrants for residential substance abuse treatment
programming with the agencies as detailed in letter dated
#39A Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Attorney Jill
A. Desrochers, Bow, NH, for legal services to assist
the Secretary of State in implementing provisions of the Help America Vote Act,
in the amount of $37,492. Effective upon G&C approval through
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
#40 Authorize to transfer $64,644.99 in
State fiscal year 2008 and $18,493.51 in State fiscal year 2009. Fiscal
committee approved.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
#41 Authorize to assign vehicle, plate
#912 114 on a 24-hour, seven day a week basis to Corrections Commissioner
William Wrenn.
Effective upon G&C approval.
#42 Authorize a retroactive renewal contract with Concord Hospital (previously
approved by G&C on 9-21-05, item #66), for the provision of
x-ray/electrocardiography services in the amount of $229,857.75. Effective
#42A Authorize to retroactively reclassify position #41472 Secretary II, labor grade
9 ($26,227.50) to a Program Assistant II, labor grade 15 ($27,222). Effective
BANKING DEPARTMENT
#43 Authorize
to accept and place on file the Annual Report for calendar year ending
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
#44 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation, Cannon Mountain, to renew membership with the New England Ski Areas
Council, Lebanon, NH, in the amount of $2,656.92 for the 2007 – 2008 ski
season. (2)Further authorize to enter
into an agreement for distribution of ski reports for an amount not to exceed
$7,970. 100% Ski Area Funds.
#45 Authorize Division
of Parks and Recreation,
#46 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation, Cannon Mountain, to renew membership with the
White Mountains Attractions Association, Woodstock, NH, in the amount of
$17,000 for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 ski seasons. (2)Further authorize to participate in an co-op promotional program for an amount not to exceed
$20,000. 100% Ski Area Funds.
#47 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to renew membership with the White Mountains Attractions
Association, Woodstock, NH, in the amount of $17,000 for the 2007-2008 and
2008-2009 seasons. 100
#48 Authorize Division
of Parks and Recreation to make a retroactive
payment to Grainger,
#49 Authorize Division of Travel and
Tourism Development to exercise a retroactive
contract renewal with Yankee Publishing Inc., Dublin, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 8-23-06,
item #51), for online reservation services through the State’s tourism website
. Effective
#50 Authorize Trails Bureau to enter into
a sole source contract with Monadnock Archaeological Consulting LLC, Stoddard, NH, for
the report production of a Phase IA Archaeological Sensitivity Assessment of
Jericho Mountain State Park in the amount of $2,024.25. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#51 Authorize Trails Bureau to amend a
Recreational Trails Program Grant to the Mascoma
Valley Snow Travelers, Grafton, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 7-13-05,
item D), for trail reconstruction in Gile State
Forest by extending the completion date
to December 31, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#52 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to enter into a contract with R. G. Langlois,
Electric of Raymond, NH, to provide electrical utilities to the day use area of
Odiorne State Park, Rye, NH, in the amount of
$84,400. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#53 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to enter into a contract with A. W. Therrien
Company Inc., Manchester, NH, for roof replacement at Fox State Forest in the
amount of $36,489. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#54 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to amend a sole source
contract with White Mountain Communications Corp., Randolph, NH, (previously
approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #112, amended on 6-13-07, item #101), for
installing electrical conduit to the summit of Mt. Washington by increasing the
amount by $161,372 from $180,636 to $342,008.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#55 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to enter into a sole source contract
with Aerial NDT Inspection Inc., Milton, NH, for the magnetic particle testing
of the chairlifts at Cannon Mountain Ski Area in Franconia in the amount of
$2,994. Effective upon
G&C approval through
#56 Authorize Division of Parks and
Recreation to amend a retroactive contract
with Handy House Inc., Foxboro, MA, (previously approved by G&C on 5-16-07,
item #60), to add portable toilet services at Webster Birthplace, by increasing
the amount by $210 from $4,130 to $4,340.
Effective
#56A Authorize Division of Economic Development
to enter into a sole source agreement
with Workforce Opportunity Council Inc., Concord, NH, for management of the Job
Training Grant Program in the amount of $1,000,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
NH FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT
#57 Authorize to amend a memorandum of
agreement with the Department of Resources and Economic Development (previously
approved by G&C on 8-9-06, item #33), for the purpose of providing
additional private landowners with technical guidance on conservation of plants
and natural communities at risk as a component of the NH Landowner Incentive
Program, by increasing the amount by $50,500 from $77,000 to $127,500. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#58 Authorize to retroactively amend the federal award received from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (previously approved by G&C on
#59 Authorize to enter into a grant
agreement with the
#60 Authorize to enter into a sole source retroactive contract with
Information Station Specialists of Zeeland, MI, (previously approved by G&C
on 5-16-07, item #66), to provide turnkey installation for a 10 Watt low
frequency radio station in Pittsburg, NH, for the purpose of providing visitor
information about moose viewing and the Connecticut Lakes Natural area. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#61 Authorize
to enter into a contract with Waste Management of NH Inc., to provide dumpster pick up at
#62 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Donald L.
Stevens, d/b/a Atlantic Aquasport,
#63 Authorize
to enter into a contract with Milan Excavating Inc.,
#64 Authorize to assign vehicle F1 to
Donald S. Clarke on a 24-hour, 7 days per week basis. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#65 Authorize to accept and expend $10,000
in Other Funds which are from the Connecticut Lakes Endowment Funds to be used
in substitution of Fish and Game Funds.
(2)Further authorize to accept and expend $15,500 in Other Funds which
are from the Connecticut Lakes Endowment Funds to be used in substitution of
Fish and Game Funds and to increase the expenditures. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#66 Authorize to acquire a Conservation
Easement on 193 +/- acres of forest land in the Town of
#67 Authorize to accept and place on file
the Biennial Report for fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#68 Authorize to retroactively amend a grant agreement with the US Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (previously approved by
G&C on 6-21-06, item #94), for safety assessments and reports on ten flood
control dams, by extending the completion date to September 1, 2007. Fiscal
Committee approved.
#69 Authorize to enter into a grant
agreement with the
#70 Authorize to enter into a grant
agreement with the entities as detailed in letter dated
#71 Authorize to amend an agreement with
the Rockingham Planning Commission, Exeter, NH, (previously approved by G&C
on 11-15-06, item #87), for the implementation of recommendations set forth in
the Exeter River Corridor and Watershed Management Plan project by amending the
number of tasks to be performed and amount of payment by task.
#72 Authorize Alfred E. Mitchell’s request
to amend the existing permit to permanently remove two existing seasonal docks
and construct three piling piers connected by a walkway in a “W” configuration
accessed by a piling supported walkway, install three 3 piling ice clusters,
four tie off piles, two seasonal canopies over the center slips, and two
seasonal PWC lifts along the shoreline on Lake Winnipesaukee
in Laconia (previously approved by G&C on 9-13-06, item #85).
#73 Authorize Dean Puzzo’s
request to remove an existing curved breakwater and fill lakebed to construct
breakwater in an “dog-leg” configuration, with a gap at the shoreline, a
cantilevered pier extending from a cantilevered pier, install 2 boat lifts and
drive 3 bumper pilings on frontage on Lake Winnipesaukee
in Alton.
#74 Authorize Robert & Joanne
Dempsey’s request to amend the existing permit to permanently remove an
existing permanent piling supported dock and fill to construct breakwater, in
an “I” configuration, with a gap at the shoreline, and a cantilevered pier with
two piling supported docks in a “W” configuration, install one 3 pile ice
cluster and a seasonal canopy over the center two slips on frontage on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro (previously approved by G&C
on 8-9-06, item #56).
#75 Authorize George and Georgette Abdulla’s request to dredge 24 cubic yards of material from
1000 sq ft of lake bed adjacent to an existing commercial-use, major docking
structure on Lake Winnipesaukee in Laconia.
#76 NOT USED
#77 NOT USED
#78 NOT USED
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Division
for Children, Youth & Families
#79 Authorize to reimburse the
individuals, as detailed in letter dated
Division for Juvenile Justice Services
#80 Authorize to pay the New England
Council on Crime and Delinquency,
Office of Medicaid Business and Policy
#81 Authorize to amend a sole source contract with McKesson
Health Solutions LLC, Broomfield, CO, (previously approved by G&C on
9-8-04, item #108, amended on 9-27-06, item #77), to continue administration of
the NH Medicaid Disease Management Program, by increasing the amount by
$2,733,864 from $3,885,701 to $6,619,565, and by extending the completion date
from September 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009.
50% General,
50% Federal Funds.
#82 Authorize to amend the Consultant List
(previously approved by G&C on
#82A Authorize an increase of $4,971 in annual
salary of unclassified position #9U408, Superintendent of NH Hospital, Chester
G. Batchelder, salary grade HH, from $90,382 to
$95,353. Effective
Division of Community Based Care Services
#83 Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with Easter Seals
NH Inc., Manchester, NH, to provide support services to NH reserve military
families and military members deployed or returning from combat in an amount
not to exceed $299,700. Effective
Office of the Commissioner
#84 Authorize the transfer of $100,000 in
State General Funds between the accounts as detailed in letter dated
Bureau of Elderly & Adult Services
#85 Authorize to amend a retroactive sole source agreement with
Pilot Health LLC, Keene, NH, (previously amended by G&C on 6-27-07, item
#300), acting as BEAS’ fiscal intermediary for staff training, by extending the
completion date of BEAS’ Long Term Care competency/training to June 30,
2008. 100% Federal Funds.
NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS HOME
#86 Authorize to retroactively pay Hill Rom Company Inc.,
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION
#87 Authorize to enter into a lease
agreement with Granite State Management & Resources, for 1,373 sq ft of
office space in the amount of $82,860.72.
(2)Further authorize funds for this purpose for fiscal year 2008 through
fiscal year 2012. Effective
#88 Authorize to award a $13,000 grant to
#89 Authorize to award a $27,500 grant to
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
#90 Authorize Services for the Blind and
Visually Impaired to enter into an agreement with the NH Department of
Transportation to provide vending services at the Springfield Rest Area
facility on I-89 for a period of two years for and in consideration of a flat
monthly fee of $646. 100% Other Funds.
#91 Authorize to contract with
#92 Authorize
to budget and expend prior year
carry forward federal grant funds in the amount of $226,739. Effective upon G&C
approval through
POLICE STANDARDS & TRAINING COUNCIL
#93 Authorize
to accept and expend $250,000 from the NH Department of Safety, to create and
provide homeland defense training to NH law enforcement officers, including
training on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats in order to
better protect the citizens of NH. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#94 Authorize to enter into a service
agreement with Forensic Consulting Associates of Nottingham, NH, to provide
instruction in four three-day sessions of Dust and Bust and a three-day
sessions of Digital Photography to be held at the Arthur D. Kehas
Law Enforcement Training Facility and Campus in
#95 Authorize to amend a federal grant
from the US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (previously
approved by G&C on 5-17-06, item #114, amended on 6-27-07, item #342), to
build the Gregg Public Safety Academy in Littleton and connect via interactive
videoconferencing technology to the NH Police Standards & Training Council,
the Fire Standards and Training Council, and the Department of Transportation,
by extending the end date from September 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008.
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
#96 Authorize Division of Fire Standards
& Training and Emergency Medical Services to enter into an agreement with
Robert Murgallis, Sabillasville,
MD, to provide instructional services for a program offered in NH, for NH Fire
Instructors, on a date ye to be determined in the amount of $3,422. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#97 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles
to amend a retroactive lease
agreement with Windalier Miracle Mile LLC, Portland,
ME, (previously amended by G&C on 4-18-07, item #94), to house the Lebanon
Motor Vehicle sub-station through August 31, 2007, by extending the end date from August 31, 2007 to November
30, 2007. 100% Highway Funds.
#98 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles
to amend a sole source contract with
Digimarc Corporation, Beaverton, OR, (previously
amended by G&C on 11-15-06, item #152), for the production of driver
licenses, special identification cards and non-driver identification cards, by
extending the end date from December 3, 2007 to September 3, 2008. 100% Highway Funds.
#99 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles
to retroactively accept and expend
federal grant funds known as “Basic MCSAP Grant for 2007” in the amount of
$253,939.61 from the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration for the purpose of improving motor carrier safety
for the period of July 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008. (2)Further authorize to amend G&C item
#100 approved 8/23/06, to retroactively extend
a Program Specialist IV, labor grade 25 from July 1, 2007 through June 30,
2008. 100% Federal Funds.
Fiscal Committee approved.
#100 Authorize to retroactively extend the end date of the Paralegal I position to
provide additional support to the prosecutors in the Bureau of Hearings to
#101 Authorize to retroactively amend a grant from the NH Department of Justice, for
the purpose of conducting an annual maintenance review of the labs protocols
and procedures, by extending the end date to
#102 Authorize Division of Motor Vehicles to retroactively amend a federal award
received from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, utilized in
support of protecting all of the State’s borders, by extending the end date to
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
#103 Authorize to accept and place on file
the Monthly Equipment Acquisition Plan status report for the period ending
#104 Authorize Bureau of Highway Maintenance
to enter into a contract with Waste Management of NH Inc., Hampton, NH, for
waste disposal at seventeen patrol shed and the Conway and Sanbornton
Information Centers in the amount of $79,587.76. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#105 Authorize Bureau of Right of Way to pay
various owners $443,000 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for
amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from
#106 Authorize to amend a contract with the
Lakes Region Planning Commission,
#107 Authorize Bureau
of Finance and Contracts to pay Small Claims for individual amounts less than
$600 for the period of
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
#108 Authorize to reclassify position #10980 Word Processor Operator I, labor grade 9 to a Claims
Processor II, labor grade 12; and position #19286 Data Entry Operator
III, labor grade 8 to Claims Processor II, labor grade 12. Effective retroactive to
Requested Tuition Total : $8567.75
TABLED ITEMS
OFFICE OF THE
CONSUMER ADVOCATE (Tabled at
#108 TABLED - The Governor and Council on
motion of Councilor Wieczorek, seconded by Councilor Shea voted to table
the request to enter into a contract with Rolka Loube Saltzer Associates,