GOVERNOR AND
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MINUTES
State
House,
The Governor and Executive
Council convened at
The Governor and Executive Council on motion of Councilor Shea, seconded by Councilor Burton, accepted the minutes of
The Governor and Executive
Council, on motion of Councilor Wieczorek, seconded
by Councilor Shea approved the appointment of several
persons nominated for Civil Commissions from the
The Governor placed in nomination the several persons who applied for Civil Commissions.
RESIGNATIONS
The Governor and
Council, with thanks for their service, accepted the following
Public
Employees Labor Relations Board
(Alternate
Member/Management)
Carol
M. Granfield , Meredith Effective: Upon
acceptance
Commissioner of the Department of Transportation
Carol A. Murray, Epsom Effective:
CONFIRMATIONS
The Governor and Council confirmed the following:
State
Committee on Aging
(
Joanne
A. Dodge, (d),
Succeeding: Shirley Thompson,
Board
of Licensing for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professionals
(Consumer
of Substance Abuse Counseling Services)
Judith
E. Cooper, Hollis Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Sara
W. Germain,
Succeeding: Jasmine Shah,
Robert
J. Begiebing, Newfields Effective:
Succeeding: James Patrick Kelly,
Dorothy
J. Yanish,
Reappointment Term:
Compensation
Appeals Board
(Employer-Insurer)
Maureen
E. Dwyer-Heinrichs,
Reappointment Term:
Compensation
Appeals Board
(Attorney)
John
C. Emery, Bedford Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Compensation
Appeals Board
(Labor)
Roger
E. Gagnon,
Reappointment Term:
Compensation
Appeals Board
(Labor)
Albert
G. Karam,
Reappointment Term:
Compensation
Appeals Board
(Labor)
Daniel
P. Manning,
Reappointment Term:
Compensation
Appeals Board
(Attorney)
Richard
A. Mitchell,
Reappointment Term:
Compensation
Appeals Board
(Attorney)
Norman
J. Patenaude,
Succeeding: Peter Wright, Jr. Henniker Term:
Compensation
Appeals Board
(Attorney)
William
J. Schubert,
Reappointment Term:
Compensation
Appeals Board
(Attorney)
S.
David Siff,
Reappointment Term:
State
Board of Education
(District
4)
Stephen
R. L’Heureux, Hooksett Effective:
Succeeding: Mary Elizabeth McNeil,
Juvenile
Parole Board
Kelly
Stoller,
Succeeding: Edward B. Boyle,
Juvenile
Parole Board
(Alternate
Member)
Yvonne
M. Vissing,
Vacancy Term:
Board
of Medicine
(Public
Member)
Gail
A. Barba,
Vacancy Term:
State
Commission on the Status of Men
Scott
A. Garman,
Reappointment Term:
Board
of Mental Health Practice
(Pastoral
Psychotherapist)
David
L. Sundell,
Succeeding: Ronald P. Dieter, Contoocook (reached term
limit) Term:
Oil
Fund Disbursement Board
(Public
Member)
Ronald
R. Poirier,
Succeeding: James Connolly, Jr. (resigned) Term:
(Public
Member)
William
S. Richard,
Succeeding: Fred Hochgraf,
Telecommunications
Planning and Development Advisory Commission
Nominated by the Commissioner of the Department of
Resources and Economic Development
(Industry)
Jeremy
L. Katz,
Reappointment Term:
Telecommunications
Planning and Development Advisory Commission
Nominated by the Commissioner of the Department of
Resources and Economic Development
(Industry)
Carol
Miller, Gorham Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Telecommunications
Planning and Development Advisory Commission
Nominated by the Commissioner of the Department of
Resources and Economic Development
(Industry)
William
R. Stafford, Weare Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Advisory
Commission on Travel and Tourism
Nominated by the Commissioner of the Department of
Resources and Economic Development
(Attractions)
James
S. Morash, Meredith Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Advisory
Commission on Travel and Tourism
Nominated by the Commissioner of the Department of
Resources and Economic Development
(Education)
Katharine
Eneguess, Jaffrey Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Advisory
Commission on Travel and Tourism
Nominated by the Commissioner of the Department of
Resources and Economic Development
(Food
and Beverage)
Scott
G. Rice,
Reappointment Term:
Advisory
Commission on Travel and Tourism
Nominated by the Commissioner of the Department of
Resources and Economic Development
(Chambers
of Commerce)
Timothy
G. Sink,
Reappointment Term:
Wetlands
Council
Nominated
by the NH Association of Conservation Districts
(Member
of a Soil or Water Conservation District)
David
A. Thompson, Lincoln Effective:
Succeeding: W. Michael Dennehy, Woodsville Term:
NOMINATIONS
The Governor placed into
nomination the following:
Robert
Duff, Etna Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding: William Hallager,
Compensation
Appeals Board
(Employers/Insurers)
Susan
A. Jeffery, Manchester Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Compensation
Appeals Board
(Employer/Insurer)
Thomas
F. Parks, Jr., Dover Effective: Upon
confirmation
Succeeding: Robert E. Hynes,
(Statewide
Conservation Organization)
Robert
W. Christie, Lancaster Effective:
Upon confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Director:
Division of the Arts/Department of Cultural Resources
Nominated
by the Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Resources
Rebecca
L. Lawrence,
Reappointment Term:
Salary: DD - $66,830
State
Board of Education
(District
5)
Helen
G. Honorow, Nashua Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding: Debra Hamel,
Board
of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
(Public
Member)
Gregory
A. Moffett, Bow Effective: Upon
confirmation
Succeeding: John A. Curran,
Board
of Land Surveyors
(Public
Member)
Richard
W. Bond, Merrimack Effective: Upon
confirmation
Succeeding: Linda Capuchino,
Board
of Optometry
(Public
Member)
Joyce
E. Egge, Danbury Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Pari-Mutuel
Commission
(Thoroughbred,
Harness Horse Racing Interests)
Michael
J. Gatsas, Manchester Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Physical
Therapy Governing Board
(Public
Member)
André
A. Martel, Manchester Effective: Upon
confirmation
Succeeding: Elizabeth Cary,
Public
Employees Labor Relations Board
(Alternate
Member representing Management)
Sanford
Roberts, Portsmouth Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding: Carol Granfield, Meredith Term:
Telecommunications
Development and Advisory Commission
(Industry)
Nominated by the Commissioner of the Department of
Resources and Economic Development
Christopher
K. Hodgdon, Nashua Effective: Upon
confirmation
Succeeding: Terry Hicks, Gilford Term:
Telecommunications
Development and Advisory Commission
(Large
Business Telecommunications User)
Nominated by the Commissioner of the Department of
Resources and Economic Development
Jeffrey
J. Rose, Manchester Effective: Upon
confirmation
Vacancy Term:
Commissioner
of the Department of Transportation
Charles
P. O’Leary,
Succeeding: Carol A. Murray, Epsom Term:
Salary: LL - $105,396
Board
of Managers of the
(American
Legion)
Robert
J. Wyman, Keene Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Waste
Management Council
(Representative
of private industries that generate hazardous waste)
Ronald
Allard, Barrington Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment Term:
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#1 Authorized to enter into an agreement with the Town of
Hudson, NH, for the purpose of installing new water mains, waterlines, and
wastewater lines in the 31 unit Otarnic Pond
Cooperative manufactured housing community for connection to
#2 Authorized to enter into an agreement with the Town of
Greenfield, NH, for the purpose of constructing a subsurface disposal system
which will serve 175 units of housing in the amount of $500,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#2A Authorized to enter into an agreement with the Town of
Farmington, NH, for the purpose of supporting ongoing operations of Samco, Inc., in the amount of $360,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#2B Authorized to enter into an agreement with the Town of
OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
#3 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Burton,
seconded by Councilor Wieczorek authorized the
request to enter into a memorandum of agreement with DOT for the purpose of
administering seven scenic byways projects as detailed in letter dated January
26, 2007, in the amount of $625,709. Effective upon G&C approval through
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
#4 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Burton,
seconded by Councilor Shea and with Councilor Pignatelli voting no,
authorized the request to enter into a sole
source retroactive contract with New Horizons Software, Inc.,
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#5 Authorized
#6 Authorized David J. Mikolaities,
#7 Authorized John Mirabello,
#8 Authorized to accept and expend additional federal funds
in the amount of $1,653,236 from the federal government (National Guard Bureau)
as part of the five-year Federal-State Master Cooperative Agreement to cover
the cost of minor construction projects at NH Army National Guard from
#9 Authorized to amend a lease agreement with Gerald P.
McCarthy Properties,
#10 Authorized to accept donations of bricks and monument engravings for memorial walkway, computer services, public address system accessories and repairs to roads at the cemetery in the amount of $1,892.95 for the NH State Veterans Cemetery to be used for the betterment of the cemetery.
#11 Authorized to accept and expend monetary contributions in
the amount of $1,950 for the NH State Veterans Cemetery to be used for the
betterment of the cemetery. These
donations were received during the period of
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#12 Authorized to accept an offer from F.A. Bartlett Tree
Expert Company to donate and plant one sugar maple tree at the Bridges House on
#13 Authorized to pay Hansen-Fox Company Inc.,
#13A Authorized to transfer funds up to $25,000 within departments not to exceed the total amounts of funds available. (2)Further Authorized to make a report monthly of all such transfers to G&C for their final approval.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
#14 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by Councilor Shea authorized the request to issue a warrant from funds not otherwise appropriated and the State Treasurer to issue checks in the amount of $11,966.93 to the rightful owners of abandoned or unclaimed funds. 100% General Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MARKETS &
FOOD
#14A The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wieczorek, seconded by Councilor Pignatelli
authorized the request Division of Animal Industry to accept and expend grant
funds from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services to be used to
identify, educate, assist, test and document groups of birds that are presently
unidentified and at risk for undetected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in
the amount of $28,500. Effective upon G&C approval through
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#15 Authorized Division of Arts to
enter into an agreement with Gene Matras,
#16 Authorized to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the
Department of Education to disseminate information on the Achievement of
Drop-Out Prevention and Excellence project (APEX II) to parents and community
leaders in the amount of $15,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
#17 Authorized Division of Arts to award an Organizational
Support Project Planning Grant in the amount of $5,650 to North Country Studio
Conference, Deerfield. Effective upon G&C approval through
#18 Authorized Division of Arts to award Community Arts Project
grants totaling $6,825 to the organizations as detailed in letter dated
#19 Authorized Division of Arts to award an Organizational
Support American Masterpieces Grant in the amount of $3,400 to League of NH
Craftsmen Inc., Concord. Effective upon G&C approval through
#20 Authorized Division of Arts to award Operating Grants
totaling $29,750 to the organizations as detailed in letter dated
ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#21 Authorized to designate Jacqueline Rompre, as an attorney at a salary of $48,000. Effective upon G&C approval.
#22 Authorized to appoint David J. Hilts as an Assistant
Attorney General, at a salary level of $61,100.
Mr. Hilts will be occupying a position with a five year term that
expires
#23 Authorized to reclassify position #19809, from Accountant II, labor grade 18 to Business Administrator II, labor grade 24. Effective upon G&C approval.
#24 Authorized to increase funding for the purpose of renewing
a consultant contract to catalogue evidence and other related services at the
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
(2)Further Authorized on behalf of the Office of the Chief Medical
Examiner to accept and expend a grant from the NH Department of Justice in the
amount of $40,957 to be used to assist the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
in contract staffing and equipment purchase.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#25 Authorized to establish one part-time consultant for the
provision of legal advice to the NH Secretary of State to support the
preparation of an up-to-date manual on the privileges, duties, and
responsibilities of Notaries Public and Justices of the Peace in NH. (2)Further Authorized a memorandum of
understanding with the Secretary of State which sets forth the terms and
conditions whereby the Secretary of State will fund a contract attorney in the
amount of $15,000 to provide legal research, prepare memoranda of law, and
draft a Notary Public/Justice of the Peace policy and procedure manual. (3)Further Authorized to accept and expend
funds for the contract attorney above in the amount of $15,000. (4)Further Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Dianne
Martin,
#26 Authorized to accept and place on file the Annual Report on the Drug Forfeiture Fund. Fiscal Committee approved.
#27 Authorized to conduct a multidisciplinary summit for
professionals from around the State entitled “Statewide School Violence Summit”
to be held on
#28 Authorized to enter into a subgrant
for $3,913.20 with UNH Police Department, c/o UNH Office of Sponsored Research
to
#29 Authorized to conduct a daylong pre-conference training for
multidisciplinary sexual response teams (SART) scheduled for June 6, 2007,
entitled “Second Statewide SART Training” and a two-day advanced training
conference scheduled for June 7-8, 2007, entitled “The Thirteenth Statewide
Conference on Domestic and Sexual Violence and Stalking”, both to be held at Attitash Grand Summit Hotel in Bartlett, NH, at a cost not
to exceed $83,815. This amount will be
paid in part from registration fees, paid by up to 300 attendees. (2)Further Authorized to accept and expend
registration fees for the two-day advanced training conference above in the
amount of $125 from each of the 300 participants, for a total amount of
$37,500, to help defray the cost of this conference and facility expenses. Effective upon G&C
approval through
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#30 Authorized to continue one Program Specialist I, position
#8T992, salary grade 19 through
#31 Authorized to continue one Program Specialist I, position
#8T069, salary grade 19 through
#32 Authorized to continue one Program Assistant I, position
#8T172, salary grade 12 through
#33 Authorized to continue one Grants Program Coordinator,
position #8T070, salary grade 23 through
#34 Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Regional Economic Models Inc.,
#35 Authorized to enter into a contract with ABC Moving &
Storage Co., LLC,
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#36 Authorized to reclassify position #19923, Program Assistant
II, labor grade 15 to an Administrative Supervisor, labor grade 17. Effective retroactive to
#37 Authorized to enter into a contract with New England
Security Inc., d/b/a NES Courier Service,
#37A Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli
voting no, to amend a contract with
Advanced Pest Control Services (previously approved by G&C on 1-26-05, item
#28), for scheduled and nonscheduled services to control pests, by increasing
the amount from $42,880 to $85,760 a total increase of $42,880. Effective retroactive to
#37B Authorized to pay a one-time retroactive payment of wages and benefits to Officer Wayne Washburn in the amount of $2,259.97 from a prior fiscal year from current year funds. Effective upon G&C approval.
#37C Authorized to pay a one-time retroactive payment of wages and benefits to Mr. Rodney Roy in the amount of $1,111.22 from a prior fiscal year with current year funds. Effective upon G&C approval.
#37D Authorized to pay a one-time retroactive payment of wages and benefits to Lieutenant Paul Cascio in the amount of $1,198.38 from a prior fiscal year with current year funds. Effective upon G&C approval.
#37E Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli
voting no,to
extend a lease agreement with Mass Investment Group LLC, Sharon, MA,
(previously approved by G&C on 1-7-04, item #37), for office space in
Franklin, NH, for the purpose of housing a Probation/Parole District Office, by
increasing the amount by $5,896.80 from $8,670.24 to $14,567.04. Effective retroactive to
LIQUOR COMMISSION
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#38 Authorized to reclassify position #14273, Accounting Technician, labor grade 12 to Human Resources Assistant III, labor grade 14. 100% General Funds.
#39 Authorized to pay for the retroactive invoices from Seacoast Lock & Safe Company,
#40 Authorized to amend a contract with Law Warehouses, Inc.,
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
#41 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wieczorek, seconded by Councilor Burton authorized the request to reclassify position #14343, Clerk IV, salary grade 12, to a Senior Accounting Technician, salary grade 14. 100% other Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#42 Authorized to grant an annual salary increment to Allison McLean, from salary group GG, step 4 ($76,359) to salary group GG, step 5, maximum ($81,984), effective March 23, 2007.
#43 Authorized to accept and place on file the report of season
passes issued for
#44 Authorized Division of Economic Development to enter into a
contract with the City of Berlin, NH, for a community redevelopment plan for
the City of Berlin in the amount of $25,000.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#45 Authorized Division of Economic Development to accept a donation for 400 (30 second) cable television spots in Comcast’s service area in MA and 200 (30 second) spots in Comcast’s NH service area during February 2007. This donation is valued at approximately $200,000.
#46 Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli
voting no,Division
of Parks and Recreation to enter into a sole
source contract with Mission Management Information Systems Inc., Niagara
Falls, Ontario, Canada, to provide support for Campground Manager reservation
software, Book-Your-Site on-line reservation program, and PC Charge software in
the amount of $54,250. Effective upon G&C approval through
#47 Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to accept from
the
#48 Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a
memorandum of agreement with The Old Man of the Mountain Revitalization Fund
Inc., d/b/a Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund to work cooperatively to
memorialize the Old Man of the Mountain at Franconia Notch State park. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#49 Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a
Land/Facility Use Agreement with the Franconia Ski Club of Franconia, NH, to
provide various services and activities at Cannon Mountain. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#50 Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to accept the gift of a certain 1.1 mile long by thirty foot wide recreational trail easement in the Township of Berlin, NH from the Berlin Industrial Development and Park Authority, an enterprise fund of the City of Berlin. Effective upon G&C approval.
#51 Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli
voting no, Division of Parks and
Recreation to amend a contract with Waste Management Inc., Hampton, NH,
(previously approved by G&C on 7-6-06, item #67), for trash removal at
Pillsbury State Park, by increasing the contract amount by $3,585.60 from
$31,448.40 to $35,034. Effective retroactive to
#52 Authorized Trails Bureau to accept and expend federal funds
in the amount of $950,877 from the US Department of Transportation, Federal
Highway Administration for the Recreational Trails Program. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#53 Authorized Trails Bureau to accept and expend and estimated
total of $88,416.53 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 in Merrimack,
Belknap, Rockingham and Strafford counties during the May 2006 rainstorm. Effective upon G&C
approval through
NH FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#54 Authorized to enter into Off
Highway Recreational Vehicle Law Enforcement supplemental contracts with the NH
Police Departments as detailed in letter dated
#55 Authorized to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the NH Department of Resources and Economic Development for the purpose of protecting a unique natural resource and for providing shore bank angling access, public car-top access and education information on the Pemigewasset River, in a portion of the area known as Livermore Falls State Forest in the towns of Holderness and Campton, NH. Effective upon G&C approval.
#56 Authorized to accept and expend $25,000 from the NH
Charitable Foundation to support the Nongame and
Endangered Wildlife Program to implement the Wildlife Action Plan. Effective upon G&C approved through
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#57 Authorized to award a grant to the Blue Ocean Society for
Marine Conservation Inc.,
#58 Authorized to budget and expend
prior year carry forward funds in the amount of $306,893 for the purposes of
motor oil discharge cleanup. Effective upon G&C approval through
#59 Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Carol Koteff,
#60 Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Northeast Engineering PLLC,
#61 Authorized Town of Durham’s request to construct a permanent tidal pier to a ramp to a float providing one undersized slip on property located on Little Bay in Durham.
#62 Authorized Brian Haberstroh’s request to construct a permanent timber pier with a ramp connected to a seasonal float section terminating with a seasonal float in a “T” configuration on property located on Little Bay in Newington.
#63 Authorized Robert & Mary Jo Brady’s request to re-configure an existing breakwater by removing the existing breakwater material lakeward of an existing large boulder and filling lakebed to construct a breakwater with a permanent dock accessed by a permanent dock with a finger and a wharf along the shoreline, install two seasonal PWC lifts in the shoreward slip, install two perched beach with access stairs to the waterbody on property located at the Winnipesaukee in Laconia.
#64 Authorized Vintage Trust’s request to construct a wood walkway over an existing concrete walkway, install a seasonal canopy over a slip provided by an existing “F” shaped docking structure, remove an existing seasonal pier and construct two piling piers and a piling pier connected by a piling pier in an “E” configuration and drive two 3 pile ice clusters and install two personal watercraft lifts on property located at Long Point on Lake Winnipesaukee in Moultonborough.
#65 Authorized Abigail Phillips Revocable Trust’s request to construct a permanent ramp leading to a permanent fixed pier to a seasonal ramp to a seasonal float providing one slip on property located within Exeter Prime Wetland No. 63 on the Squamscott River in Exeter.
#65A Authorized to retroactively
amend an agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Community-Based Restoration Program (previously approved by G&C on
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
Office
of Finance
#66 Authorized adjustments to the quarterly allotments as
detailed in letter dated
Office of the Commissioner
#67 Authorized to accept and expend additional federal Medicaid
funds in the amount of $7,045,963.42 and private/local funds of $7,038.924.50
and to allocate them as detailed in letter dated
Division for Juvenile Justice Services
#68
Division for Children, Youth & Families
#69 Authorized adjustments to the quarterly allotments as
detailed in letter dated
Division of Child Support Services
#70 Authorized to enter into a sole source contract for child support
insurance intercept services with the State of
Division of Public Health Services
#71 Authorized Community Public Health Development Section to
grant the public health emergency preparedness funds as detailed in letter
dated
#72 Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Alcohol, Tobacco
and Other Drug Prevention Section, Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, to
enter into an agreement with the City of Manchester Department of Health,
Manchester, NH, to support local community coalition capacity focused on
tobacco prevention and control initiatives in an amount not to exceed
$70,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#73 Authorized Rural Health and Primary Care Section to enter
into an agreement with LRGHealthcare, Laconia, NH, to
fund implementation and then continuation of a Balanced Scorecard Program in an
amount not to exceed $8,487. Effective upon G&C approval through
Office of Operations Support
#74 Authorized Division of Licensing
and Regulation Services to enter into a contract with JCM Code Specialists LLC,
Office of Business Operations
#75 Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli
voting no, to enter into a retroactive lease renewal agreement
with Richard L. Poulin,
#76 Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli
voting no, to enter into a retroactive lease option with Yan Shknevsky, Mass Investment
Group, LLC,
Bureau of Elderly & Adult Services
#77 Authorized to provide NH GraniteCare
Senior Wellness Initiative grant awards as detailed in letter dated
Bureau of Developmental Services
#78 Authorized adjustments to the quarterly allotments as
detailed in letter dated
Bureau of Behavioral Health
#79 Authorized adjustments to the quarterly allotments as
detailed in letter date
#80 Authorized to amend a contract with The Mental Health
Center of Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
#81 Authorized adjustments to the quarterly allotments as
detailed in letter dated
#82 Authorized a 40% temporary increase in the compensation of position #15788, X-Ray and Electrocardiograph Technologist. 30% Federal, 70% General Funds.
#83 Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli
voting no, to retroactively continue an increase for recruitment and retention
purposes for the Chief Pharmacist and Pharmacist classifications hourly rates
by 20% as approved by G&C on
#84 Authorized to enter into a retroactive Educational Tuition Agreement with NH Technical
Institute,
NH BOARD OF MEDICINE
#85 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Shea, seconded by Councilor Burton authorized the request to accept and place on file the annual report.
NH VETERANS HOME
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#86 Authorized to transfer $67,000 of appropriated funds as
detailed in letter dated
#87 Authorized to accept a list of monies as detailed in letter
dated
#88 Authorized to accept a list of monies as detailed in letter
dated
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#89 Authorized to accept and expend additional federal grant
funds in the amount of $161,348 from the US Department of Education for the
purpose of providing grants to college students. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#90 Authorized to award a $5,000 grant to
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#91 Authorized to grant funds to NH ATECH Services,
#92 Authorized to retroactively pay the FY 2007 fee to participate in the Consortium for Math Plus to META Associates in the amount of $4,150. 100% Federal Funds.
#93 Authorized to retroactively
pay the FY 2007 fee to participate in the Consortium for Quality and
Consistency in Identification and Recruitment to the Central Susquehanna
Intermediate Unit,
#94 Authorized to retroactively
pay the FY 2007 fee to participate in the Migrant Reading Net Consortium to
the Educational Research and Training Corporation,
#95 Authorized to hold a series of workshops on February 15-16,
2007, March 12-13, 2007 and April 10, 2007 for Reading First Coaches, Site
Coordinators, Principals, Special Education and Title I personnel regarding the
review of and technical assistance to Supplemental and Intervention
Programs. (2)Further
Authorized to contract with The Highlander Inn,
#96 Authorized to budget and accept additional grant funds in
the amount of $119,957.32 from the US Department of Education to support the
achievement of migrant children and youth.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#97 Authorized Division of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation to
enter into a lease agreement with Gemini Investment Properties LLC, Nashua, NH,
for 2,948 square feet of space in Nashua for a total cost of $381,017.88. Effective
#98 Authorized to enter into a contract with Performance
Pathways of Mechanicsburg, PA, for the implementation and ongoing support for a
new Follow the Child Assistance Center System in an amount not to exceed
$871,333. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#98A Authorized Division of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation to
enter into a contract with Eugene A. Blumkin, Sole
Proprietor,
NH
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#99 Authorized to establish a salary for Donald Vittum, Director of the Police Standards and Training Council, position #9U164, at $73,787 (salary grade GG, step 3, unclassified) effective February 1, 2007. 100% Other Funds.
#100 Authorized to expend up to $11,800 for the travel expenses of
finalist candidates for the presidential positions at the NH Community
Technical Colleges at Stratham and
#101 Authorized NHCTC – Stratham to enter into a retroactive agreement with LandCare Associates Inc., Durham, NH, for the purpose of
removing snow in the amount of $30,000.
Effective
POLICE STANDARDS & TRAINING COUNCIL
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#101A Authorized to accept and expend federal grant funds in the amount
of $8,220 from the NH Highway Safety Agency.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#101B Authorized to accept and expend federal grant funds in the
amount of $9,864 from the NH Highway Safety Agency. Effective upon G&C
approval through
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#102 Authorized Division of State Police to retroactively pay $4,566.06 to Banks
Chevrolet-Cadillac-Pontiac-GMC,
#103 Authorized Division of State Police to retroactively amend a grant in the amount of $63,014 from the
Department of Justice (previously approved by G&C on 12-22-05), by
extending the termination date from September 30, 2006 to June 30, 2007. (2)Further Authorized Division of State
Police to retroactively amend a
grant from the NH Department of Justice (previously approved by G&C on
#104 Authorized Division of State Police to accept and expend a
$2,961,684 grant from the US Department of Justice, Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services, to continue the developing of an integrated
criminal justice system. (2)Further
Authorized to hire consultants to work with the State in the development and
implementation of the integrated criminal justice program known as the J-One
Project. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#105 Authorized Division of Fires Standards & Training &
EMS to accept and expend a $106,013 federal grant from the US Department of
Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for the
Hazardous materials Emergency Preparedness, Planning and Training Activities in
NH. Effective upon
G&C approval through
#106 Authorized to accept and expend a $98,664 grant known as the
DARE Program, being provided to NH DARE by the US Department of Justice, Bureau
of Justice Assistance, for the purpose of implementing a DARE Program in
targeted schools around the State. Effective upon G&C approval through
#107 Authorized Division of Motor Vehicles to enter into a
contract with Handy House Inc., Foxboro, MA, to provide comfort stations at the
various motorcycle rider training sites throughout NH, including but not
limited to, Concord, Keene, Merrimack, North Hampton, and North Haverhill, for
each training season or other time period approved by the DMV in an amount not
to exceed $23,200. Effective
#108 Authorized Division of State Police to accept and expend a $11,348.83 grant from the NH Highway Safety Agency
entitled “NH State Police Tire Deflation Devices (24)” for the purpose of
purchasing twenty-four sets of tire deflation devices. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#109 Authorized Division of State Police to accept and expend a
$46,427.04 grant from the NH Highway Safety Agency entitled “NH State Police
Motorcycles (2)” for the purpose of purchasing two new police motorcycles. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#110 Authorized the application permit of
the Scenic View Resort located on
#111 Authorized the application permit of
Whip-O-Will Condominium Association located on
#112 Authorized the application permit of
the Monaco Beach Motel & Cottages located on
#113 Authorized the application permit of
YMCA Camp Belknap Inc., located on
#114 Authorized the application permit of
Wildwood Shores Association located on
#115 Authorized the application permit of
West Point of Long Island Association located on
#116 Authorized the application permit of
Whittemore Shores Condominium Association located on
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#117 Authorized to accept and expend a grant in the amount of
$104,000 from the Federal Department of Homeland Security administered through
the NH Department of Safety for the purpose of purchasing radio
interoperability equipment. Effective upon G&C approval through
#118 Authorized to accept and place on file the Monthly Equipment
Acquisition Plan status report for the period ending
#119 Authorized to enter into a rental agreement with the
Department of Safety,
#120 Authorized the Bureau of Right of
Way’s Contemplated Award List for amounts less than $5,000 for the sum total of
$119,961 for the period extending from
#121 Authorized Bureau of Right of Way to quitclaim whatever
interest the State of
#122 Authorized Bureau of Right of Way to pay various owners
$316,602.38 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for amounts greater
than $5,000 for the period extending from
#123 Authorized Bureau of Rail and Transit in cooperation with the
Office of Energy and Planning to enter into an agreement with the US Forest
Service White Mountain National Forest, Laconia, NH, in the amount of $40,000
under the provisions of the Federal Highway Scenic Byways Program for the
purpose of site restoration at the Rocky Gorge Scenic area in Albany, NH. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#124 Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli voting no, Bureau of Bridge Design to retroactively amend a sole source contract with GM2 Associates Inc., Glastonbury, CT (previously approved by G&C on 3-9-05, item #91), for additional design services for replacement of the Island Pond Road bridges over Interstate 93 in Manchester, by increasing the amount by $58,418.99 from $208,270.85 to $266,689.84, and by extending the completion date from January 5, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 80% Federal, 20% Highway Funds.
#125 Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli voting no, Bureau of Highway Design to retroactively amend a contract with Edwards and Kelcey, Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C On 12-19-01, item #124), for on-call engineering and technical services for various highway projects located throughout the State, by extending the completion date from December 20, 2006 to July 31, 2007.
#126 Authorized Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract
with Beck & Bellucci Inc.,
The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by Councilor Wieczorek, authorized the requests:
Requested Tuition Total : $14,138.00
The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by Councilor Pignatelli, authorized the requests:
LATE ITEMS
DEPARTMENT
OF SAFETY, DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY
A. Authorized the New Hampshire
Department of Safety, Division of Fire Safety to enter into a contract with ABC
Moving & Storage Co. not to exceed $4,000.00, to provide supplies, packing
and relocation of the Division of Fire and Safety and Bureau of Electrical
Safety and Licensing.
DEPARTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
B. Authorized a Working
Capital Warrant in the amount of $1,040,000,000 to cover expenditures for the
Month of March 2007. The Department of
Administrative Services recommends acceptance of the Working Capital Warrant
reporting expenditures of $311,999,375.96 for the Month of January and
recommends the balance of $78,000,624.04 to be lapsed.
Next Governor and Executive
Council meeting is scheduled for
The Honorable Board then Adjourned