GOVERNOR AND
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MINUTES
State
House,
The Governor and Executive
Council convened at
The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Wieczorek, seconded by
Councilor Burton, accepted the minutes of
The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Wieczorek, 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 regret, accepted the following
Postsecondary
Education Commission
(Representing
a college not a member of the College and University Council)
Ronald
P. Murro,
CONFIRMATIONS
The Governor and Council confirmed the following:
Board
of Accountancy
(Public
Member)
Andrea
J. Goldberg,
Succeeding: Ellery Hathorn,
State
Committee on Aging
(
Timothy
S. Gormley Sr., (i), Bow Effective:
Reappointment Term:
State
Committee on Aging
(
Owen
R. Houghton, (i), Jaffrey Effective:
Reappointment Term:
State
Committee on Aging
(
Donna
D. Woodfin, (d),
Reappointment Term:
State
Apprenticeship Council
(Management)
Philip
M. Hamblet, Surry Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Board
of Barbering, Cosmetology and Esthetics
(Esthetician)
Leanne
F. Lummis,
Reappointment Term:
Division
of Children, Youth and Families Advisory Board
(
Nominated
by the Commissioner of Health and Human Services
Susan
Merrell, Wolfeboro Effective:
Vacancy Term:
Department
of Corrections: Director of the Division of Field Services
Nominated
by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections
Michael
McAlister, Loudon Effective:
Succeeding: Larry Blaisdell,
Term: Serves at the
pleasure of the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections
Department
of Corrections: Warden of the
Nominated
by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections
Larry
D. Blaisdell,
Succeeding: John L. Sanfilippo, Contoocook Salary:
Group HH Step 5 $89,388
Term: Serves at the
pleasure of the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections
Department
of Corrections: Warden of the NH State Prison for Men
Nominated
by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections
Richard
M. Gerry, Bow Effective:
Succeeding: Bruce W.
Term: Serves at the
pleasure of the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections
Deferred
Compensation Commission
(Unclassified
employee)
Thomas
F. Manning,
Succeeding: Richard M. Flynn,
State
Board of Education
(District
2)
Thomas
Raffio, Bow Effective:
Succeeding: David Ruedig,
Executive
Branch Ethics Committee
Nominated
by the State Treasurer
Patricia
B. Quigley, (d),
Reappointment Term:
Executive
Branch Ethics Committee
Deborah
Schachter, (d),
Reappointment Term:
Board
of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Susan
A. Simonds,
Reappointment Term:
Director
of Administration: Department of Justice
Nominated
by the Attorney General
Rosemary
Faretra,
Vacancy Term:
Medical
Review Subcommittee
(Public
Member)
Nominated
by the Board of Medicine
Debra
D. Stohrer,
Vacancy Term:
Medical
Review Subcommittee
(Public
Member)
Nominated
by the Board of Medicine
Linda
Tatarczuch,
Vacancy Term:
Lloyd
H. Freese, Goffstown Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Personnel
Appeals Board
Joseph
M. Casey, (d),
Reappointment Term:
Public
Employee Labor Relations Board
(Alternate
member representing Labor)
Kevin
E. Cash,
Vacancy Term:
Regional
Community Technical Colleges Board of Trustees
(Business
& Industry)
Harvey
D. Hill,
Vacancy Term:
Rivers
Management Advisory Committee
(Historic/Archaeological)
Nominated
by the
Anne
Krantz, Amherst Effective:
Succeeding: Wesley R. Stinson,
University
System of
Richard
E. Ashooh, Bedford Effective:
Reappointment Term:
University
System of
Joel
W. Maiola, Bow Effective:
Reappointment Term:
University
System of
Elizabeth
M. Tamposi,
Reappointment Term:
State
Veterans Council
Kenneth
E. Leidner,
Reappointment Term:
NOMINATIONS
The Governor placed into nomination the following:
Aviation
Users Advisory Board
(Airport
Manager)
Kim
W. Hopper, Rochester Effective: Upon
confirmation
Succeeding: Kevin Dillon,
Division
of Children, Youth and Families Advisory Board
Nominated by the
Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services
(
Donna
M. Raycraft, Penacook Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Community
Development Finance Authority
(Community
Development Organization)
David
H. Wood, Bethlehem Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Deferred
Compensation Commission
(Public
Employee at Large)
Craig
A. Downing, Manchester Effective: Upon
confirmation
Succeeding: Robert C. Lyon, Loudon Term:
Board
of Dental Examiners
Neil
S. Hiltunen, North Hampton Effective:
Upon confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Executive
Branch Ethics Committee
Karol
A. Lacroix, (i), North Hampton Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding: John Barthelmes, (i) Hopkinton (resigned) Term:
State
Board of Fire Control
(Electrical
Engineer)
Richard
M. Heath, Bow Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Kenneth
N. Ortmann, (i), Rochester Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Commissioner:
Department of Labor
George
N. Copadis,
Reappointment Term:
Salary: Group II Step 5 $94,584.00
Lakes
Management Advisory Committee
(Business
and Industry Association)
Wendell
Berry, Jr., Newport Effective:
Upon confirmation
Reappointment Term:
State
Commission on the Status of Men
(University
System of New Hampshire Representative)
Scott
Meyer, Plymouth Effective: Upon
confirmation
Succeeding: Stephen H. Gorin,
New
Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank
Katherine
E. L. Chambers, Milford Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Pari-Mutuel
Commission
(Greyhound
Racing Interests)
Warren
W. Leary, Jr., Alton Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Board
of Registration of Podiatrists
Wayne
C. Gould, Rollinsford Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Postsecondary
Education Commission
(On
recommendation by the
Robert
E. Myers, Nashua Effective: Upon
confirmation
Succeeding: William Nevious,
Recreational
Therapy Governing Board
(Public
Member)
Stephany
M. Lavallee, Henniker Effective: Upon
confirmation
Succeeding: Linda Rodger, Whitefield (resigned) Term:
Nominated
by the New Hampshire State Permanent Firemen’s Association
Justin
A. Cutting, Hampton Effective: Upon
confirmation
Succeeding: J. David McLean,
(Non-member
Trustee)
Charlton
MacVeagh, Marlborough Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment
Term:
Nominated
by the
Germano
Martins, Hooksett Effective: Upon
confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Wetlands
Council
(Construction
Industry)
Dennis
Lydon, Raymond Effective: Upon
confirmation
Succeeding: Brian Fowler, Gilford Term:
BUSINESS FINANCE
AUTHORITY
#1 The
Governor and Executive Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by
Councilor Wieczorek and further on a roll call vote
as follows: Councilor Burton – yes, Councilor Shea –
yes, Councilor Hollingworth – yes, Councilor Wieczorek – yes, and Councilor Pignatelli
– yes, authorized to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the
financing of a loan to Claremont Development Authority for the benefit of Red
River Computer Company, Inc. located in Claremont, NH. Action will Authorized a Resolution under RSA
162-A:18 to determine the financing will serve a
public use, provide public benefit and is within the policy and authority of
the Act.
EXTRACT FROM
THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
GOVERNOR AND
COUNCIL HELD ON
COUNCIL
CHAMBER,
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A RESOLUTION
UNDER RSA 162-A:18 AWARDING A LOAN
UNDER RSA
162-A:7 FROM THE BUSINESS FINANCE AUTHORITY OF
THE STATE OF
WHEREAS, the Governor and Council (the "Governor
and Council") of the State of New Hampshire (the "State") have
received from the Business Finance Authority of the State of New Hampshire (the
"Authority") its written recommendation that the Governor and Council
make certain findings and determinations pursuant to RSA 162-A:18 with respect
to a loan by the
Authority
to Claremont Development Authority (the "Borrower") in the original
principal amount of up to $500,000 to provide financing to the Red River
Computer Company, Inc. for the
redevelopment of the Wainshal Mill located in
WHEREAS, pursuant to the
provisions of RSA Chapter 162-A, the Governor and Council is authorized to
approve the recommendation of the Authority and to authorize and approve the
Loan by the Authority upon the making of specific findings after public
hearing;
WHEREAS, the Governor and
Council will receive all the documentation and information with respect to the
proposed Loan by the Authority; and
WHEREAS, further action by the
Authority with respect to the proposed transaction is subject to the passage of
this Resolution and cannot be taken until after its passage.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby
resolved that:
1. Findings and Determination. On the basis of the documentation and information
received by the Governor and Council, after a public hearing, the Governor and
Council find:
a. Special Findings.
(i) The Loan in
consistent with local or regional development plans or policies.
b. General Findings.
(i) The
Loan that the Authority has proposed will serve a public use and provide a
public benefit.
(ii)
The Loan that the
Authority has proposed is within the policy of, and the authority conferred, by
RSA Chapter 162-A.
(iii) The
Loan that the Authority has proposed will preserve or increase the social
welfare or economic prosperity of the State and one or more of its political
subdivisions, and will promote the general welfare of the State's citizens.
(iv) The Loan that the Authority has proposed will promote the
orderly development of business activities, create or preserve employment
opportunities, or protect the physical environment.
2. Approval.
Governor and Council approve the Loan by the Authority as recommended by the
Authority and authorize the Authority to cause the execution and delivery of
the loan documents substantially in the form submitted to Governor and Council
and to take such further action as the act with respect to the transaction as
may be required.
3. Effective Date.
This Resolution shall take effect upon its passage.
Passed and agreed to
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#2 Authorized
to enter into an agreement with
#3 Authorized
to enter into an agreement with the Town of Greenfield, NH, for the purpose of
creating an adult day care serving severely disabled adults in the amount of
$190,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#4 Authorized
to amend a grant to
#5 Authorized
to enter into an agreement with the Town of Lancaster, NH, for the purpose of
constructing a child care center in the amount of $200,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#6 Authorized
to enter into a sole source agreement
with the
#7 Authorized
to enter into a sole source contract
with Southern NH Planning Commission,
#8 Authorized
to enter into a sole source contract
with Central NH Regional Planning Commission,
#9 Authorized
to enter into a sole source contract
with North Country Council,
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#10 Authorized
with Councilor Pignatelli voting no, to
enter into a sole source retroactive contract
with Granite State Management & Resources,
#11 Authorized
on behalf of the NH Department of Transportation to amend a sole source contract with Bentley
Systems, Incorporated, Exton, PA, (previously approved by G&C on 12-21-05,
item #21), for maintenance and support services of a proprietary software
license, by increasing the amount by $166,517 from $108,251.70 to $274,768.70,
and by extending the completion date through December 31, 2009. 100% Other Funds.
#12 Authorized
with Councilor Pignatelli voting no, to retroactively amend
a sole source contract with Netsmart New York Inc.,
#13 Authorized
to accept assignment of a sole source
contract with CBE Technologies,
#14 Authorized
to reclassify position #21317, Data Control Clerk II, labor grade 10 ($21,567)
to a Systems Development Specialist IV, labor grade 26 ($41,788.50), a
difference of $20,221.50. Other Funds.
#15 Authorized
to reclassify position #20283, Data Control Clerk III, labor grade 12 ($23,302.50)
to a Technical Specialist IV, labor grade 27 ($43,680) a difference of salary
$20,377.50. Other Funds.
#16 Authorized
to amend a contract between the Department of Resources and Economic
Development, Division of Parks and Recreation and Mission Management
Information Systems Inc.,
JUDICIAL COUNCIL
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#17 Authorized
to enter into agreements with qualified attorneys in the State during the
2008-2009 biennium, to provide for the representation of indigent defenders in
circumstances where the Public Defender Program is disqualified or not able to
provide such representation due to caseload limitations in the amount of
$2,330,000 in FY 08 and $2,330,000 in FY 09.
#18 Authorized
to enter into an agreement with Court Appointed Special Advocates of NH, Inc.,
during the 2008-2009 biennium to provide guardian ad litem
services in abuse and neglect cases and certain termination of rights and
guardianship cases and certain termination of rights and guardianship cases in
the amount of $390,000 in FY 2008 and in the amount of $520,000 in FY 09. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#19 Authorized
to enter into an agreement with the NH Public Defender to deliver indigent
defense representation in an amount not to exceed $16,580,646 in FY 08 and in
an amount not to exceed $17,929,754 in FY 09.
ADJUTANT GENERAL
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#20 Authorized
to exercise a contract renewal option with URS Corporation, Salem, NH,
(previously approved by G&C on 4-6-05, item #17), for solid and hazardous
waste management risk evaluations at facilities used by the NH National Guard
to transport, store and dispose of hazardous waste in the amount of $4,850. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#21 Authorized
Wayne W. Santos,
#22 Authorized
Nathan H. Jorgensen,
#23 Authorized
Marc
#24 Authorized
Elizabeth S. Sweeney, Pocasset, MA, be confirmed for promotion to the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel, NH Air National Guard.
#25 Authorized
Michael C. Parrinello,
#26 Authorized
Paul N. Loiselle,
#27 Authorized
to exercise a renewal option with AMEC Earth and Environmental Inc., Plymouth
Meeting, PA, (previously approved by G&C on 9-13-06, item #37), for
environmental services in the amount of $200,000. Effective
#28 Authorized to amend a contract with Noresco
LLC,
#29 TABLED – The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Pignatelli, seconded
by Councilor Hollingworth voted to table the request to enter into an
agreement with Securitas Security Services USA Inc.,
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#30 Authorized
Bureau of General Services to contract with Casella
Waste Management,
#31 Authorized
Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into a lease agreement with Belknap County,
Laconia, NH, providing office and courtroom space for a total not to exceed
$770,085.96. Effective
#32 Authorized
Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into a lease agreement with the town of
Hillsborough, NH, providing office and courtroom space for a total not to
exceed $17,349. Effective
#33 Authorized
Bureau of General Services to contract with Johnson Controls Inc., Manchester,
NH, for maintenance and service of mechanical equipment at eight state
buildings for a total amount not to exceed $266,700. Effective
#34 Authorized
Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Wesfield Construction Co., Inc., West Chesterfield, NH, for
office and maintenance garage renovations and additions, at the District 4
office building in Swanzey, NH, for a total not to
exceed $1,128,283. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#35 Authorized
Bureau of General Services to contract with Pellowe
Construction, Alton, NH, for repair of floor sags on the first floor of the
Walker Building, Concord, NH in an amount not to exceed $16,200. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#36 Authorized
to accept and place on file the Report and Findings of Councilor Raymond J. Wieczorek with regard to financing the improvements to
facilities, refinancing of certain existing indebtedness, acquisitions of
certain real estate and purchase of certain capital equipment in connection
with Moore Center Services Inc.,
#37 Authorized
to accept and place on file the Report and Findings of Councilor Raymond J. Wieczorek with regard to financing the improvements to
facilities, refinancing of certain existing indebtedness, acquisitions of and
renovations to certain real estate in connection with Child and Family Services
of NH,
#38 Authorized
to amend a contract with Delta Dental Plan of NH,
#39 Authorized a Working Capital Warrant in the amount of
$400,000,000 to cover expenditures for the Month of July 2007. (2)Further Authorized a Working Capital
Warrant reporting expenditures of $325,469,839.81 for the Month of May and
recommends the balance of $64,530,160.19 be lapsed.
#40 Authorized
to accept and place on file the list of agency transfers for Fiscal Year 2007
during the month of May.
#41 Authorized
Salary Adjustment Fund and Employee Benefit Adjustment and in conformance with
the Governor and Council action of January 4, 2007, the agency transfers, as
detailed in letter dated June 5, 2007, which were Authorized for the month of
May.
#42 Authorized
Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Cianbro Corporation, Pittsfield, ME, for Phase 3 of the
Mount Washington Summit Electrical Building and Underground Distribution Power
Project, located at Mount Washington State Park, Sargent’s
Purchase, NH, for a total price not to exceed $839,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#43 Authorized
Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with
Johnson Controls Inc., Charlotte, NC, for chiller replacement a the Legislative
Office Building, Concord, NH, for a total price not to exceed $203,500. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#44 Authorized
Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to amend a contract with
Turnstone Corporation, Milford, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 9-13-06,
item #23), for emergency water damage repairs to Glencliff
Home For Elderly, Benton, NH, by increasing the amount by $49,294 from $535,023
to $584,317. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#45 Authorized
Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with
Daniel Hebert Inc., Colebrook, NH, for replacement of seven boilers and one
kitchen exhaust hood – State Armories, located throughout the state, for a
total price not to exceed $947,751. Effective upon G&C approval through
#46 Authorized
Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Dzioba Construction Co., Inc., Derry, NH, for construction
of a new bath house facility and associated site construction at Pawtuckaway State Park, Nottingham, NH, in an amount not to
exceed $385,179. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#46A Authorized
Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to budget and expend $16,000 of
excess revenue. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#46B Authorized
to accept and place on file the quarterly allotments for the period through
#46C Authorized Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into a retroactive nine-month hold over
amendment with the Town of Colebrook, NH, for office and courtroom space, in
the amount not to exceed $8,003.79.
Effective
#46D Authorized
Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into an agreement with Strafford County,
Dover, NH, providing office and courtroom space, Dover, NH, for an amount not
to exceed $1,382,900.52. Effective
#46E Authorized Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into a
six-month hold over amendment with the Town of Merrimack, NH, for office and
courtroom space, in the amount not to exceed $16,077.72. Effective
#46F Authorized Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into a
ten-month hold over amendment with the Sullivan County, Newport, NH, for office
and courtroom space for the Sullivan County Superior and Probate Courts, in the
amount not to exceed $154,652.60.
Effective
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#47 Authorized
to issue a warrant from funds not otherwise appropriated and the State
Treasurer to issue checks in the amount of $4,342.56 to the rightful owners of
abandoned or unclaimed funds.
#48 Authorized
Abandoned Property Division to distribute funds derived from liquidation of
unclaimed securities delivered in Report Year 2003, held and subsequently
liquidated in the total amount of $16,110,434.16.
#49 Authorized
Abandoned Property to distribute funds accrued from unclaimed property in
Report Year 2003 (Fiscal Year 2004) to NH Counties as detailed in letter dated
#50 Authorized
to enter into a contract with Kelmar Associates LLC,
Wakefield, MA, for the purpose of Carrying out examinations of records of any
holder or person to determine compliance with RSA Chapter 471-C, Custody and
Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property.
Contract price is based upon a contingent fee of 12% of the “gross
amount identified” and remitted to the state.
Effective
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#51 Authorized
Division of Arts to award a Community Arts grant to the Division of Libraries
in the amount of $3,000. (2)Further
Authorized Division of Libraries to accept and expend a Community Arts grant
from the Division of Arts in the amount of $3,000 for the Summer Reading
Experience. Effective
upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#52 Authorized
to amend a contract with Dot.Org., Inc., Charlotte, NC, (previously approved by
G&C on 3-8-06), for a web based response digital film library utilized by
NH Film & TV office, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to December
31, 2007.
#53 Authorized
to amend a lease agreement with Janvier Holdings
Inc., Concord, for office space (previously approved by G&C on 6-12-02,
item #5, amended on 6-25-03, item #54), by extending the end date from June 30,
2007 to December 30, 2007 and by increasing the amount by $23,312.52 from
$46,625 to $69,937.52. 100% Federal Funds.
#54 Authorized the Department of Education and the Department of
Health and Human Services in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement with
the NH State Library, to continue the Family Resource Connection from
#54A Authorized
Division of Arts to award an Organizational Support American Masterpieces Grant
to
#54B Authorized
Division of Arts to award an Operating Grant to North Country Chamber Players,
Littleton, in the amount of $5,775. Effective upon G&C approval through
#54C Authorized
Division of Arts to award a Community Arts Project Grant to United Way of
Northern NH, Berlin, in the amount of $7,000.
Effective upon G&C approval through
NH RETIREMENT SYSTEM
#54D The
Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Weiczorek,
seconded by Councilor Burton authorized the request to transfer $300,500 as
detailed in letter dated June 13, 2007. Effective upon G&C approval through
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MARKETS &
FOOD
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#55 Authorized
Division of Regulatory Services to accept and expend up to $25,000 in grant
funds with the US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, to
implement the Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#55A Authorized
to enter into a grant with the Town of
#55B Authorized
Division of Regulatory Services to accept and expend funds in the amount of
$25,000 from the US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation
Service for the monitoring of farmland conservation easements. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#55C Authorized
Division of Regulatory Services to amend a cooperative agreement with US
Department of Agriculture, Natural Conservation Service (previously approved by
G&C on 5-17-06, item #39), for the Federal Farm and Ranch Land Protection
Program, by extending the completion date to June 30, 2009 from June 30,
2007. (2)Further Authorized Division of
Regulatory Services to budge and expend prior year unexpended revenues from the
US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (previously
approved by G&C on 8-31-05, item #52B), to be utilized for USDA NCRS to
reimburse NHDAMF for conducting easement monitoring on farmland easements
acquired under the Federal Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program in the amount
of $24,500. Effective
upon G&C approval through
NH REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
#56 The
Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by Councilor Hollingworth authorized the request to enter into a
contract with Applied Measurement Professionals Inc., of
ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#57 Authorized
to amend a sole source contract with
Attorney Elyse S. Alkalay,
#58 Authorized
to amend a sole source contract with
Attorney Mary Anne Mueller,
#59 Authorized
to amend a contract with Rosemary Swain, (previously approved by G&C on
#60 Authorized
to amend a sole source contract with
Alexander Chirkov, MD, Ph.D., Lincoln, RI,
(previously approved by G&C on 6-21-06, item #47), as a substitute Medical
Examiner, to conduct autopsies as needed in the absence of the State Medical
Examiner and the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, by increasing the amount by
$9,000 to $19,000, and by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to June 30,
2008. 100% General Funds.
#61 Authorized
to amend the Drug Task Force sub-grants, (previously approved by G&C on
6-21-06, item #54B), totaling $555,107, utilized in support of Drug Task Force
operations, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to September 30,
2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#62 Authorized
to enter into a sub-grant for residential substance abuse treatment programming
with the Belknap County Department of Corrections in the amount of $4,050. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#63 Authorized to enter into sub-grants with the agencies, as
detailed in letter dated
#64 Authorized
to pay Fiscal Year 2008 dues to the National Criminal Justice Association in
the amount of $2,904. Effective
#65 Authorized
to pay Fiscal Year 2007 dues to the National Association of Attorneys General
in the amount of $24,733. Effective
#66 DENIED – The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Shea, seconded by
Councilor Wieczorek voted to deny the petition of S. Annie Decker requesting a pardon hearing
for the offense of Theft by Unauthorized Taking. The petitioner is eligible to seek annulment
after
#66A Authorized
to amend a sole source contract with
Charles A. Catanese, M.D. Smithtown, NY, (previously
approved by G&C on 6-21-06, late item #N0, to conduct autopsies as needed
in the absence of the State Medical Examiner and the Deputy Chief Medical
Examiner, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008, and by
increasing the amount by $24,000 to $35,000.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#67 Authorized
to enter into a contract with Helms & Company Inc.,
#67A Authorized to amend a sole
source contract with Reden & Anders, Prairie,
MN, (previously approved by G&C on
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
#68 The
Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by Councilor Shea authorized the request to accept and expend additional
federal funds in the amount of $10,814 from the federal US Department of
Labor’s Senior Community Service Program, to support projects that provide
gainful, part-time community service employment, training opportunities, and
subsidized employment for persons with low income who are 55 years of age or
older. Effective
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#69 Authorized
to enter into an agreement with the Workforce Opportunity Council Inc.,
#70 Authorized
to enter into a contract with Powers Generator Service LLC,
#70A Authorized
to retroactively reclassify position
#11216 Offset Press Operator III, salary grade 14 to Design
Drafter I, salary grade 17. 100% Federal Funds.
#70B Authorized
to enter into a contract with ASA Cleaning Service,
#70C Authorized
to amend a contract with Noblis Inc., formerly Mitretk Systems Inc., Falls Church, VA, a non-profit
organization and member of the UI Information Technology Support Center,
(previously approved by G&C on 6-21-06, item #57), for technical assistance
and support necessary to conduct a comprehensive Risk Assessment of NH’s
Unemployment Insurance System, to develop on Operational Security Plan for NHES’s UI Program and provide security awareness training
to UI and IT staff, by extending the completion date to December 31, 2007 from
June 30, 2007.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#71 Authorized
to reclassify position #42257 Employment Counselor, labor
grade 18, to Corrections Counselor/Case Manager, labor grade 20.
#72 DENIED – The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by Councilor Pignatelli voted to deny
the request to enter into a contract with Community Improvement Associates,
Keene, NH, to operate Academy Case Management Program for Belknap and Grafton
County in the amount of $318,890 with the understanding that new contracts will
be presented to the Governor and Council within the next six months. 100% General Funds.
#73 Authorized
to enter into a contract with the Strafford County Commissioners,
#74 DENIED – The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by Councilor Pignatelli voted to deny
the request to enter into a contract with the Rockingham
County Commissioners, Brentwood, NH, to operate an Academy Case Management
Program “Academy” for the Rockingham County area in the amount of $178,305 with
the understanding that new contracts will be presented to the Governor and
Council within the next six months. 100% General Funds.
#75 DENIED – The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by Councilor Pignatelli voted to deny
the request to enter into a contract with the Merrimack County Department of
Corrections,
#76 DENIED – The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by Councilor Pignatelli voted to deny
the request to enter into a contract with Volunteers of America NNE Inc.,
Brunswick, ME, to operate Academy Case Management Programs for the Cheshire,
North Hillsborough and Sullivan County areas in the amount of $574,258 with the
understanding that new contracts will be presented to the Governor and Council
within the next six months. 100% General Funds.
#77 DENIED – The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by Councilor Pignatelli voted to deny
the request to enter into a contract with Southern NH Services Inc.,
#77A Authorized
to pay $300,000 in overtime for permanent personnel services out of salaries
for vacant positions due to pending recruitment of the period of
#77B Authorized
to transfer the sum of $391,700 to cover projected shortfalls within
Correctional Facilities throughout the State, for the remainder of state fiscal
year 2007 as detailed in letter dated
LIQUOR COMMISSION
#78 The
Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wieczorek,
seconded by Councilor Burton authorized the request to reclassify position
#14277, License Clerk, labor grade 11, to Program Specialist I, labor grade 19.
PARI-MUTUEL COMMISSION
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#79 Authorized
to enter into a Term Extension Janitorial Service Contract with Kang Company
Inc.,
#79A Authorized
to increase the Revolving Fund by $150 from the current amount of $100 to $250.
NH FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#80 Authorized to budget and expend prior year carry forward
funds in the amount of $49,900 from the Search and Rescue account for the
purpose of covering the cost of Search and Rescue activities. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#81 Authorized
to enter into a memorandum of Understanding with the NH Lakes Association, for
a volunteer “
#82 Authorized
to enter into a Cooperative Project agreement with the
#83 Authorized
to enter into a contract with A. R. Couture Construction Corporation,
#84 Authorized
to enter into a contract with Christopher Kane,
#85 Authorized
to accept and expend a $2,500 donation from Public Service of NH to be used to
match federal funds from US Fish and Wildlife Service for the development of
the Merrimack River Wildlife Heritage Trail.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#86 Authorized
to enter into Off Highway Recreational Vehicle Law Enforcement supplemental
contracts with the NH Police Departments as detailed in letter dated
#87 Authorized
to enter into a sole source contract
with Audubon Society of NH,
#88 Authorized
to enter into a sole source contract
with the Order of Saint Benedict of NH, Inc., d/b/a St. Anselm College, for monitoring
survival of brook floater mussels in the
#89 Authorized
to pay the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission,
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#90 Authorized
Division of Parks and Recreation to accept a donation
to fund employee salaries currently working at the Robert Frost historic site
from the Trustees of the Robert Frost Farm valued at $1,260.
#91 Authorized
Division of Parks and Recreation to issue a Special Use Permit to the
Appalachian Mountain Club in the amount of $5,000 annually for the use of
state-owned property known as Lonesome Lake in Lincoln. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#92 Authorized
Division of Economic Development to enter into a contract with Capital
Contractors Inc., Bedford, NH, to provide janitorial services for the
International Trade Resource Center in Portsmouth in the amount of
$19,080. Effective
#93 Authorized
Division of Economic Development to enter into a contract with Landcare Associates Inc.,
#94 Authorized
Trails Bureau to enter into a retroactive
sole source contract with the Student Conservation Association,
#94A Authorized
Division of Parks and Recreation to amend a contract with Cardinal Tracking,
Flower Mound, TX, (previously approved by G&C on 2-11-04, item #45), for
technical software support, maintenance, and upgrades, by increasing the amount
by $7,882 from $121,133.50 to $129,015.50, and by extending the completion date
to April 30, 2008 from June 30, 2007. 100
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#95 Authorized
to accept and place on file the 2006 annual report.
#96 Authorized
to reclassify position #19741 Air Pollution Control Engineer
V, labor grade 28 to an Administrator III, labor grade 31.
#97 Authorized
to reclassify position #42229 Environmental Program Manager,
labor grade 27 to a Business Analyst I, labor grade 28.
#98 Authorized
to reclassify position #42230 Air Pollution Control Engineer
III, labor grade 24 to an Administrator II, labor grade 29.
#99 Authorized
to expend an amount not to exceed $33,000 from the Dam Maintenance Fund, for
improvements to three gates at
#100 Authorized to budget and expend prior year carry forward
funds in the amount of $49,950 in order to meet a shortfall in budgeted
funds. Effective upon
G&C approval through
#101 Authorized to budget and expend prior year carry forward
funds in the amount of $4,844 to fund design and permitting activities related
to river restoration and dam removals. Effective upon G&C approval through
#102 Authorized
to amend a Water Supply Land Grant to the Town of Lee, (previously approved by
G&C on 8-23-06, item #51), to purchase a piece of property in a source
water protection area to protect water supply land, by extending the completion
date to June 30, 2008 from June 30, 2007.
#103 Authorized
to amend a Local Source Water Protection grant to the Department of Health and
Human Services, Glencliff Home for the Elderly,
#104 Authorized
to enter into a grant agreement with the Rocky Pond Lake Association,
#105 Authorized
to award a retroactive Household
Hazardous Waste grants to the Androscoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal
District in the amount of $2,788.66 for the purpose of conducting household hazardous
waste collection projects. Effective upon G&C approval through
#106 Authorized
to amend a Local Source Water Protection grant to the Milton Water District,
#107 Authorized
to accept and expend $14,024 in grant funds from the US Environmental
Protection Agency for continued implementation of the Department’s Pollution
Prevention Program. (2)Further Authorized to enter into a sole source Cooperative Project Agreement with the
#108 Authorized
to enter into an agreement with the Town of
#109 Authorized
to amend a Water Supply Land Grant to the Town of Barrington, NH (previously
approved by G&C on
#110 Authorized
to award a Water Supply Land Grant to the Town of Windham, NH, to purchase two
parcels of property in a source water protection area to protect water supply
land in the amount of $177,500. Effective upon G&C approval through
#111 Authorized
to award a Water Supply Land Grant to the Town of Wakefield, NH, to acquire
conservation easements on five parcels and purchase three parcels of property
in a source water protection area to protect water supply land in the amount of
$123,407. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#112 Authorized
to award a Water Supply Land Grant to the Town of Durham, NH, to purchase a
conservation easement on a parcel of property in a source water protection area
to protect water supply land in the amount of $235,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#113 Authorized
to award a Water Supply Land Grant to the Town of Walpole, NH, to purchase land
and a conservation easement in a source water protection area to protect water
supply land in the amount of $153,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
#114 Authorized
to award a Water Supply Land Grant to the Town of Brentwood, NH, to purchase
conservation easements on three parcels of property in a source water
protection area to protect water supply land in the amount not to exceed
$348,849. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#115 Authorized
to award a Water Supply Land Grant to the City of Rochester, NH, to purchase a
conservation easement on a parcel of property in a source water protection area
to protect water supply land in the amount not to exceed $77,500. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#116 Authorized
with Councilor Pignatelli voting no, to exercise a one year sole
source contract renewal option with PerkinElmer
LAS Inc.,
#117 Authorized
to amend a Business United for Water Security Installation grant to the City of
Keene, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
#118 Authorized
to award a Business United for Water Security Installation grant to the Tilton
Northfield Water District,
#119 Authorized
to award a grant to the Rockingham Planning Commission,
#120 Authorized
to award grants to the entities as detailed in letter dated
#121 Authorized
to enter into grant agreements with the entities as detailed in letter dated
#122 Authorized
to enter into a contract with Sanborn, Head and Associates Inc.,
#123 Authorized
to enter into a contract with Nobis Engineering Inc.,
#124 Authorized
to enter into a contract with GZA GeoEnvironmental
Inc.,
#125 TABLED – The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by Councilor Pignatelli voted to table,
until the August 22, 2007 G&C Meeting, the request to enter into a Loan
Agreement with Pittsfield Aqueduct Company Inc., to finance water system
improvements to the Birch Hill water system in
#126 Authorized
to award a Water Supply Land Grant to the Town of
#127 Authorized
to enter into a Loan Agreement with Pittsfield Aqueduct Company Inc., to
finance water system improvements to the
#128 Authorized
to enter into a sole source contract
with Woodlot Alternatives Inc.,
#129 Authorized
Lunging Island Trust’s request to construct a permanent timber pier on pilings,
having clearance between the deck and intertidal
zone, with a seasonal ramp to a seasonal float on Lunging Island, Isles of
Shoals on the Atlantic Ocean in Rye.
#130 Authorized
Wide Waters LLC’s request to construct two permanent
piling supported docks by a walkway in a “Y” configuration, install 2 three
pile ice clusters, and install a permanent boatlift in the center of the slip
with a seasonal canopy on Lake Winnipesaukee in
Laconia.
#131 Authorized
to enter into a contract with Weston Solutions Inc.,
#132 Authorized
to enter into a contract with Comprehensive Environmental Inc.,
#133 Authorized
to approve a Supplemental Loan Agreement with the Meriden Village Water
Precinct to finance the Water System Improvement Project in the amount of
$640,000. Effective
upon G&C approval.
#134 Authorized
to enter into an agreement with the Newfound Lake Region Association,
#135 Authorized
to enter into an agreement with the Lamprey River Watershed Association Inc.,
#136 Authorized
to enter into a contract with Amro Environmental
Laboratories Corporation,
#137 Authorized
to amend a sole source contract with
Woodard & Curran Environmental Services Inc., Portland, ME, (previously
approved by G&C on 6-21-06, item #115), for the continued operation and
maintenance of the Keefe Environmental Services Superfund site, by extending
the completion date from June 30, 2007 to August 31, 2007.
#138 Authorized
Texas NH LLC’s request to install two seasonal docks
attached to two concrete pads located behind the natural undisturbed shoreline,
replace two bumper piles adjacent to an existing crib pier attached to a crib
pier and dredge abandoned crib materials from lakebed adjacent to crib pier on
Mark Island on Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford.
#139 Authorized
Peter Morrissette’s request to dredge lakebed to
improve navigation and remove milfoil along the shoreline of two properties
having a combined frontage on Smith Cove, off Lake Winnipesaukee
in Gilford.
#140 Authorized
Thomas Dupre & Patricia Laliberty’s
request to remove a nonconforming deck and fill lakebed to construct breakwater
with a gap at the shoreline, a cantilevered pier and a piling supported pier
connected by a walkway in a “U” configuration accessed by a walkway with wide
stairs, install two personal watercraft lifts on frontage on property located
at Lake Winnipesaukee in Alton.
#141 Authorized
Peter & Maria Sampson’s request to construct a breakwater with a gap at the
shoreline, cantilevered dock connected to a crib pier by a walkway in a “h-shaped” configuration, and install a seasonal canopy
over the center slip on
#142 Authorized
Country Club Shores LLC’s request to install three
seasonal piers to the south of an existing pier on property located on
#143 Authorized
Ralph A & Elisabeth G Kleinmann Joint Revocable
Trust’s request for a name change on a permit to construct a permanent pier to
a ramp to a float providing one slip at Little Bay in Durham.
#144 Authorized
Evergreen Management/Rivermoor Landing Condominium’s
request to stabilize a total of 350 linear ft. of failing tidal river seawall,
collapsing roadway paving and sinkholes by constructing a rip rap slope against
existing wall, including permanent repair of 50 linear ft. repaired under
emergency authorization with under-sized rip rap, and 300 linear ft. of
collapsed or deteriorating granite stone wall in Newmarket.
#144A Authorized
Paul Toland Jr’s request to
construct a permanent timber pier on pilings, have a 6 ft clearance of the deck
over the marsh surface, with a seasonal ramp to a seasonal float on shoreline
on property located on the Squamscott River in
Stratham.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
Office
of Homeless, Housing and Transportation Services
#145 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Headrest Inc.,
#146 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Veteran Hospice
Homestead Inc.,
#147 Authorized to enter into an agreement with The Way Home,
#148 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Community
Improvement Associates Inc.,
#149 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Families in
Transition,
#150 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Merrimack Valley
Assistance Program,
#151 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Friends of
Veterans Inc., White River Junction, VT, to provide services to homeless
individuals, in an amount not to exceed $17,850. Effective
#152 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Nashua Pastoral Care
Center Inc.,
#153 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Child and Family
Services of NH,
#154 Authorized to enter into an agreement with AIDS Response –
Seacoast,
#155 Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with Nashua Pastoral Care Center Inc.,
#156 Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with Tri-County Community Action Program
Inc.,
#157 Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with Bridge House Inc.,
#158 Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with Cross Roads House Inc.,
#159 Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with Child and Family Services of NH,
#160 Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with NH Legal Assistance,
#161 Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with Families in Transition Inc.,
#162 Authorized to enter into an agreement NH Legal Assistance,
#163 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Laconia Area
Community Land Trust Inc.,
#164 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Bridge House Inc.,
#165 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Cross Roads House
Inc.,
#166 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Roman Catholic
Bishop of Manchester/St. John Neumann Church,
#167 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Tri-County
Community Action Program Inc.,
#168 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Southern NH
Services Inc.,
#169 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Nashua Soup
Kitchen and Shelter Inc.,
#170 Authorized to enter into an agreement with NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence,
#171 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Strafford County
Community Action Committee Inc.,
#172 Authorized to enter into an agreement with New Horizons for
NH Inc.,
#173 Authorized
to enter into a retroactive
agreement with Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc.,
#174 Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with Community Services Council of NH,
#175 Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with Harbor Homes Inc.,
#176 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Southwestern
Community Services Inc.,
#177 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Community Services
Council of NH,
#178 Authorized to enter into an agreement with My Friend’s Place,
#179 Authorized to enter into an agreement with New Generation
Inc.,
#180 Authorized to enter into an agreement with The Friends
Program Inc.,
#181 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Helping Hands
Outreach Ministries Inc.,
#182 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Harbor Homes Inc.,
#183 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Greater Nashua
Council on Alcoholism Inc.,
#184 Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with The Salvation Army,
#185 Authorized to enter into an
agreement with First Congregational Church, UCC,
#186 Authorized to enter into an agreement with The Salvation
Army,
#187 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Community Action
Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc.,
#188 Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with My Friend’s Place,
#189 Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with The Salvation Army,
#190 Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with Helping Hands Outreach Ministries Inc.,
Bureau of Behavioral Health
#191 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Harbor Homes Inc.,
#192 Authorized to enter into a contract renewal option with The
Stepping Stone Drop-In Center Association,
#193 Authorized to enter into a contract renewal option with The
Alternative Life Center,
#194 Authorized to enter into a contract renewal option with Peer
Support Mental Health Alliance of Southern NH Inc., d/b/a Circle of L.I.F.E.,
#195 Authorized to enter into a contract renewal option with
Granite State Monarchs,
#196 Authorized to enter into a contract renewal option with
Tri-City Consumers’ Action Cooperative,
#197 Authorized to enter into a contract renewal option with Lakes
Region Consumer Advisory Board,
#198 Authorized to enter into a contract renewal option with On
The Road To Recovery Inc.,
#199 Authorized to enter into an agreement with the Office of
Public Guardian,
#200 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Northern Human
Services,
#201 Authorized to enter into an agreement with West Central
Services Inc., d/b/a West Central Behavioral Health,
#202 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Tric-County Community Action Program Inc.,
#203 Authorized to enter into a contract renewal option with
Seacoast Mental Health Consumer Alliance, Inc.,
#204 Authorized on behalf of the Children’s Care Management
Collaborative, to enter into an agreement with Southeastern Regional Education
Service Center Inc.,
#205 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Therese Charest,
#206 Authorized to amend a contract with Granite State Federation
of Families Inc.,
#207 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Attorney Earl S.
Carrel,
#208 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Attorney John P. LeBrun,
#209 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Attorney Lauren Vallari,
#210 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Attorney Steven P.
Bunker,
#211 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Attorney Merin Chamberlain,
#211A Authorized to enter into an agreement with Attorney Barbara A. M.
Maloney,
Bureau of Developmental Services
#212 Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with Area Agency of Greater Nashua Inc.,
#213 Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with the Behavioral Health & Development
Services of Strafford County Inc.,
#214 Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with Lakes Region Community Services Council,
#215 Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with Developmental Services of Sullivan
County,
#216 Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with Moore Center Services Inc.,
#217 Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with Monadnock
Developmental Services Inc.,
#218 Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with
#219 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Health &
Disability Advocates,
#220 Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with Northern Human Services,
#221 Authorized to reclassify position #12256 from Supervisor VII, salary grade 28, to a Program Planning and Review Specialist, salary grade 28. 100% General Funds.
Division of Public Health Services
#222 Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Other Drug Prevention Section to enter into an agreement with Crispin’s
House Inc.,
#223 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Alcohol and
Other Drug Treatment Section to enter into an agreement with Manchester
Alcoholism Rehabilitation Center d/b/a Farnum Center,
Manchester, NH, to provide alcohol and other drug treatment services in an
amount not to exceed $1,903,540.
Effective
#224 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Alcohol and
Other Drug Treatment Section to enter into an agreement with Southeastern NH
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services,
#225 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Alcohol and
Other Drug Treatment Section to enter into an agreement with
#226 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Alcohol and
Other Drug Treatment Section, and the Bureau of Prevention Services, Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Other Drug Prevention Section to enter into an agreement with
Phoenix Houses of New England Inc., Providence, RI, to provide alcohol and
other drug treatment and prevention services in an amount not to exceed
$2,522,666. Effective
#227 Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Nutrition & Health Promotion Section to retroactively amend an agreement with Rockingham Community Action, Portsmouth, NH (previously approved by G&C on 5-21-03, item #60, amended on 5-4-05, item #92), to provide supplemental nutrition and related health services to low-income families, by increasing the amount by $56,000 from $1,728,292 to $1,784,292. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#228 Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Nutrition & Health Promotion Section to retroactively amend an agreement with Southern NH Services Inc., Manchester, NH (previously approved by G&C on 5-21-03, item #61, amended on 5-4-05, item #99, amended on 6-7-06, item #119), to provide supplemental nutrition and related health services to low-income families, by increasing the amount by $195,000 from $3,860,734 to $4,055,734. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#229 Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Nutrition & Health Promotion Section to retroactively amend an agreement with Avis Goodwin Community Health Center, Rochester, NH (previously approved by G&C on 5-21-03, item #64, amended on 5-4-05, item #95), to provide supplemental nutrition and related health services to low-income families, by increasing the amount by $65,000 from $1,044,046 to $1,109,046. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#230 Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Nutrition & Health Promotion Section to retroactively amend an agreement with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH (previously approved by G&C on 5-21-03, item #65, amended on 5-4-05, item #97, amended on 6-7-06, item #117), to provide supplemental nutrition and related health services to low-income families, by increasing the amount by $24,386 from $1,559,467 to $1,583,853. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#231 Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program to reclassify position #42956 from Health Promotion Advisor, salary grade 23, to Program Planner III, salary grade 25. 100% Federal Funds.
#232 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Community Public Health Development Section to amend an agreement with Health First Family Care Center, Franklin, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 7-28-04, late item #B, amended on 5-17-06, item #99), to provide regional public health system improvements, including planning for public health emergencies, by increasing the amount by $75,000 from $422,145 to $497,145, and by extending the completion date to June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#233 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Community Public Health Development Section to amend an agreement with Northern Strafford County Health and Safety Council, Rochester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 7-28-04, late item #H, amended on 6-21-06, item #178), to provide regional public health system improvements, including planning for public health emergencies, by increasing the amount by $75,000 from $225,000 to $300,000, and by extending the completion date to June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#234 Authorized Bureau of Disease Control and Health Statistics,
Communicable Disease Control Section to accept and expend Other Funds from the
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists to fund avian influenza rapid
response training in the amount of $14,850.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#235 WITHDRAWN – The
Agency withdrew the request of the
Bureau of Community Health Services, Maternal and Child Health Section to enter
into an agreement with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc.,
#236 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Rural Health
and Primary Care Section, Oral Health Program to enter into an agreement with
Greater Nashua Dental Connection Inc., Nashua, 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 $75,600. Effective
#237 Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Nutrition and
Health Promotion Section, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants, and Children to enter into an agreement with Starling Consulting Inc.,
d/b/a Greg Starling Consulting, Olympia, WA, to provide technical services for
hosting the NH WIC Program’s integrated benefits management system (StarLINC) in an amount not to exceed $1,946,505. Effective
#238 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Rural Health
and Primary Care Section, Oral Health Program to enter into an agreement with
Lamprey Health Care Inc., Newmarket, NH, to provide
access to preventive and restorative dental treatment for individuals
participating in the community-based and school-based dental program in an
amount not to exceed $106,388. Effective
#239 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Rural Health
and Primary Care Section, Oral Health Program to enter into an agreement with
Manchester Health Department, Manchester, 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
#240 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Rural Health
and Primary Care Section, Oral Health Program to enter into an agreement with
Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, 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 $40,000. Effective
#241 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Rural Health and Primary Care Section to amend an agreement with JSI Research and Training Institute Inc., d/b/a Community Health Institute, Bow, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #298), to provide identification and processing of workforce health professional shortage areas in the state, by increasing the amount by $59,786 from $59,764 to $119,550, and by extending the completion date to June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#242 Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Alcohol and Other
Drug Prevention Services Section to enter into an agreement with the NH Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Counselors Association, Gilford, NH, to provide workforce
development services for alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse prevention,
intervention and treatment professionals in an amount not to exceed
$384,996. Effective
#243 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Alcohol and
Other Drug Treatment Section, and the Bureau of Prevention Services, Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Other Drug Prevention Section to enter into an agreement with
Child and Family Services of NH, Manchester, NH, to provide alcohol and other
drug treatment and prevention services in an amount not to exceed
$472,892. Effective
#244 Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Alcohol, Tobacco
and Other Drug Prevention Services Section to enter into an agreement with SAU
#41, Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District, Hollis, NH, to provide
substance abuse prevention services in an amount not to exceed $29,580. Effective
#245 Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Alcohol, Tobacco
and Other Drug Prevention Services Section to enter into an agreement with
#246 Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Alcohol, Tobacco
and Other Drug Prevention Services Section to enter into an agreement with
Child Health Services, fiscal agent for MediaSmart,
Manchester, NH, to provide substance abuse prevention services in an amount not
to exceed $76,034. Effective
#247 Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Alcohol, Tobacco
and Other Drug Prevention Services Section to enter into an agreement with SAU
58/Northumberland School District, Groveton, NH, to provide substance abuse
prevention services in an amount not to exceed $80,996. Effective
#248 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Maternal and
Child Health Section to enter into an agreement with Child and Family Services
of NH, Manchester, NH, to provide home visiting services in an amount not to
exceed $313,520. Effective
#249 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Maternal and
Child Health Section to enter into an agreement with
#250 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Maternal and
Child Health Section to enter into an agreement with Concord Hospital Inc.,
#251 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Maternal and
Child Health Section to enter into an agreement with Coos County Family Health
Services,
#252 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Maternal and Child Health Section to amend an agreement with Easter Seals NH Inc., Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-21-06, item #173), to provide child care health consultant services, by increasing the amount by $140,000 from $80,000 to $220,000, and by extending the completion date to June 30, 2009. 86% Federal, 14% General Funds.
#253 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Maternal and
Child Health Section to enter into an agreement with University of MA, Jamaica
Plain, MA, to provide laboratory services for newborn screening for the State
of NH in an amount not to exceed $1,388,454.
Effective
#254 Authorized Bureau of Community Health services, Community
Public Health Development Section to correct an administrative error pertaining
to grant allocations, (previously approved by G&C on
#255 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Community Public Health Development Section to amend an agreement with the Town of Derry, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 8-3-05, item #124, amended on 6-21-06, item #180), to provide regional public health system improvements, including planning for public health emergencies, by increasing the amount by $75,000 from $150,000 to $225,000, and by extending the completion date to June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#256 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Community Public Health Development Section to amend an agreement with Lakes Region Partnership for Public Health Inc., Laconia, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-7-06, item #131), to provide regional public health system improvements, including planning for public health emergencies, by increasing the amount by $75,000 from $75,000 to $150,000, and by extending the completion date to June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#257 Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Community Public Health Development Section to amend an agreement with the City of Portsmouth, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 7-28-04, late item #G, amended on 5-17-06, item #85), to provide regional public health system improvements, including planning for public health emergencies, by increasing the amount by $75,000 from $193,500 to $268,500, and by extending the completion date to June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#257A Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Maternal and
Child Health Section to enter into an agreement with
#257B Authorized Bureau of Prevention Services, Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Other Drug Prevention Section to enter into an agreement with Northern
Strafford County Juvenile Court Diversion Program d/b/a CHANCES,
Division for Children, Youth & Families
#258 Authorized to provide Licensed Plus quality child care awards
in the amount of $224,194.22 to a total of 37 Licensed Plus
Child care programs throughout the State of
#259 Authorized to amend an agreement with The Family Resource Center at Gorham, Gorham, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, late item #L, amended on 10-25-06, item #68), for Comprehensive Family Support Services in the Berlin district office catchment area, by increasing the amount from $202,000 to $402,000, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#260 Authorized to amend an agreement with Child and Family Services, Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, late item #J), for Comprehensive Family Support Services in the Concord, Littleton, Manchester and Nashua district office catchment areas, by increasing the amount from $799,384 to $1,598,617, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#261 Authorized to amend an agreement
with The Upper Room,
#262 Authorized to amend an agreement with Lakes Region Community Services Council, Laconia, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, late item #E, amended on 8-31-05, item #164), for Comprehensive Family Support Services in the Laconia and Conway district office catchment area, by increasing the amount from $328,647 to $674,437, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#263 Authorized to amend an agreement
with Families First of the Greater Seacoast,
#264 Authorized to amend an agreement
with The HUB Family Resource Center,
#265 Authorized to amend an agreement
with Good Beginnings of Sullivan County,
#266 Authorized to amend an agreement
with Monadnock Family Services,
#267 Authorized to amend an agreement with the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #347), for the provision of a statewide program to improve responses to domestic violence, by increasing the amount from $1,913,772 to $3,807,506, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#268 Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with the NH Coalition Against
Domestic and Sexual Violence,
#269 Authorized to amend an agreement with Bethany Christian Services of New England, Candia, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 7-13-05, item #101), for the provision of community and faith-based recruitment and retention of foster and adoptive parents, by increasing the price from $100,000 to $200,000, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#270 Authorized to amend an agreement with Annie E. Casey Foundation, d/b/a Casey Family Services, Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #353, requested action #2), for the provision of foster parent support services and technical assistance, by increasing the price from $68,800 to $153,900, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#271 Authorized to amend an agreement with Annie E. Casey Foundation, d/b/a Casey Family Services, Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #353, requested action #1), for the provision of recruitment and retention activities for foster and adoptive family homes, by increasing the price from $94,488 to $199,403, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#272 Authorized to amend an agreement with NFI North, Contoocook, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #351, amended on 1-11-06, item #51), for the provision of a staff development partnership, by increasing the price from $1,647,462 to $3,341,755, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. 91% Federal, 9% General Funds.
#273 Authorized to amend an agreement with NFI North, Contoocook,
NH, (previously approved by G&C on 11-10-04, item #87, amended on 6-21-06,
item #150), for the provision of a 15-bed co-ed short-term staff secure shelter
care facility, by increasing the price from $3,536,997 to $6,122,917, and by
extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. Mixed Funding: State General Fund, Federal, County, and
#274 Authorized to amend an agreement with Lutheran Community
Services of NH d/b/a Lutheran Social Services of New England, Concord, NH,
(previously approved by G&C on 11-10-04, item #86, amended on 6-21-06, item
#148), for the provision of a 15-bed female short-term staff secure shelter
care facility, by increasing the price from $3,170,683 to $5,622,840, and by
extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. Mixed Funding: State General Fund, Federal, County, and
#275 Authorized to amend a sole source agreement with NH Children’s Trust Fund, Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 10-21-05, item #54), for the provision of Evaluation and Technical Assistance Services, by increasing the price from $96,339 to $196,339, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#276 Authorized to amend an agreement with NFI North, Contoocook,
NH, (previously approved by G&C on 11-10-04, item #88, amended on 6-21-06,
item #149), for the provision of a 15-bed male short-term staff secure shelter
care facility, by increasing the price from $3,400,915 to $4,621,557, and by
extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. Mixed Funding: State General Fund, Federal, County, and
Bureau of Medical Services
#277 Authorized Special Medical Services Section to amend an agreement with the Trustees of Dartmouth College, Neuromotor Disabilities Program – Developmental Pediatrician, Hanover, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #336), to provide developmental pediatric services to Special Medical Services’ specialty clinics for children with neuromotor disabilities, by increasing the price from $43,342 to $85,350, and by extending the completion date From June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 68% General, 32% Federal Funds.
#278 Authorized Disability Determination Section to amend an agreement with Rebecca Rogers, Registered Nurse, Stark, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 8-3-05, item #115), to function as a Disability Determination Reviewer, 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.
#279 Authorized Special Medical Services Section to amend an agreement with Child health Services, Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 7-13-05, item #96), to support a Child Development Program Network of family-centered, community-based, diagnostic evaluation and consultation services for children birth through 6 years of age suspected of or at risk for altered developmental progress, by increasing the price from $500,210 to $770,882, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. (2)Further Authorized an advance payment up to a maximum of one-twelfth of the contract price limitation. 68% General, 32% Federal Funds.
#280 Authorized Disability Determination Section to amend an
agreement with Lewis N. Stieglitz, Doctor of
Medicine,
#281 Authorized Special Medical Services Section to amend an agreement with Colleen A. Sullivan, PT II, PCS, Bow, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 8-5-05, item #111), to provide pediatric physical therapy services to Special Medical Services’ specialty clinics for children with neuromotor disabilities, by increasing the price from $37,120.26 to $56,961.51, and by extending the completion date From June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 68% General, 32% Federal Funds.
#282 Authorized Special Medical Services Section to amend an agreement with NH Coalition for Citizens With Disabilities Inc., d/b/a Parent Information Center, Concord, NH (previously approved by G&C on 7-13-05, item #99), to identify individuals to perform the duties of parent consultants who shall function as Co-Directors in offering leadership/oversight in the operation of a Family-to-Family Health Information Center for families with children with special health care needs, by increasing the price from $269,660.29 to $432,456.29, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 68% General, 32% Federal Funds.
#283 Authorized Special Medical Services Section to amend an agreement with the Child Health Services, Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #321), to support a Neuromotor Disabilities Clinical Program that provides community-based, evaluation and consultation services for children with neuromotor disabilities and their families, by increasing the price from $354,771 to $538,676, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 68% General, 32% Federal Funds.
#284 Authorized Special Medical Services Section to enter into an
agreement with Joseph Fish, Ph.D, Goffstown, NH, to
provide psychology services for children with special health care needs and
their families served by the Special Medical Services Section in an amount not
to exceed $112,948. Effective
#285 Authorized Special Medical Services Section to amend an agreement with the Trustees of Dartmouth College: Regional Child Development Program, Hanover, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 8-3-05, item #110), to develop a network of family-centered, community-based, diagnostic evaluation and consultation services for children birth through 9 years of age suspected of or at risk for altered developmental progress, by increasing the price from $386,000 to $587,106, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 68% General, 32% Federal Funds.
#286 Authorized Special Medical Services Section to amend an agreement with Child health Services, Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #326), to provide comprehensive nutrition network services to children with special health care needs, by increasing the price from $666,488 to $1,000,405, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. (2)Further Authorized an advance payment up to a maximum of one-twelfth of the contract price limitation. 68% General, 32% Federal Funds.
#287 Authorized Disability Determination Section to amend an agreement with Meghan Casey, Registered Nurse, Amherst, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 11-15-06, item #104), to function as a Disability Determination Intake Reviewer, by increasing the price from $15,552 to $37,152, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
#288 Authorized Special Medical Services Section to amend an agreement with Child Health Services, Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #337), to provide two individuals who shall work as Community Care Coordinators to provide community-based care coordination services to children with special health care needs and their families residing in Hillsborough, Rockingham and Strafford counties, by increasing the price from $316,357 to $484,025, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. (2)Further Authorized an advance payment up to a maximum of one-twelfth of the contract price limitation. 68% General, 32% Federal Funds.
#289 Authorized Special Medical Services Section to amend an agreement with Southeastern Regional Education Service Center Inc., Bedford, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #331), to provide feeding and swallowing services to children with special health care needs, by increasing the price from $303,114 to $454,671, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 68% General, 32% Federal Funds.
#290 Authorized Special Medical Services Section to amend an agreement with the Special Needs Support Center of the Upper Valley, Lebanon, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #322), to staff a toll-free telephone number for NH families seeking information, referral, literature or related services for their child(ren) with special health care needs, and to furnish a Parent-to-Parent Coordinator who will provide technical assistance and matching services to parents of children with special care needs, by increasing the price from $33,324 to $49,986, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 68% General, 32% Federal Funds.
#291 Authorized Special Medical Services Section to amend an agreement with Coos County Family Health Services Inc., Berlin, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #339), to provide a Registered Nurse to be the Clinical Nurse Coordinator for the Berlin Neuromotor Disabilities Program, by increasing the price from $53,208 to $81,407, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 68% General, 32% Federal Funds.
#292 Authorized Special Medical Services Section to amend an agreement with Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association Inc., Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #340), to provide two Registered Nurses who shall share the position of Community Care Coordinator providing community-based care coordination services to children with special health care needs and their families residing in Merrimack County, by increasing the price from $110,836 to $169,430.06, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 68% General, 32% Federal Funds.
Division of Family Assistance
#293 Authorized with Councilor Hollingworth
and Councilor Pignatelli voting no, to enter into a sole
source memorandum of understanding with the NH Department of Education,
Division of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation, through inter-governmental
transactions, to provide medical assessment services in the amount of
$659,986. Effective
#294 Authorized with Councilor Hollingworth
voting no, to amend a sole source contract with Second Start,
#295 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Southern NH Services
Inc., Manchester, NH, to provide Job Club Employment Training and to develop a
monitor Work Experience Host Sites for the NH Employment Program in the
delivery of employment and training services to recipients of Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families, and the 2-Parent Needy Families program in an
amount not to exceed $4,038,380.
Effective
#296 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Southern NH Services,
#297 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Manchester
Community Resource Center Inc.,
Bureau of Elderly & Adult Services
#298 Authorized to amend an agreement with JSI Research and Training Institute Inc., d/b/a Community Health Institute, Bow, NH, (previously approved G&C on 3-22-06, item #96), to continue to provide fiscal intermediary, coordination and management services for the annual Conferences on Aging, by increasing the amount by $30,300 from $30,300 to $60,600, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#299 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Community Action
Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc.,
#300 Authorized to amend an agreement with Pilot Health LLC,
#301 Authorized to utilize the services of part time registered
nurses, entitled Medical Service Consultant I, at the rate of $26 per
hour. Effective
#302 Authorized to utilize the services of up to eleven part time
registered nurses, titled Medical Service Consultants I, to provide
determinations of clinical eligibility for nursing facilities applicants and
Home and Community Based Care-Elderly and Chronically Ill waiver program
applicants, and Community Based Care-Elderly and Chronically Ill quality
assurance reviews, at the rate of $26 per hour.
Effective
#303 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Northeast Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Services Inc.,
Office of Medicaid Business and Policy
#304 Authorized to make unencumbered payments totaling $294,167.41
to reimburse four community provider agencies as detailed in letter dated
#305 Authorized Dental Unit to amend a contract with David A. Gruette, Center Barnstead, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-2-05, item #126), to function as a dental consultant by increasing the price by $45,096 from $86,289 to $131,835 and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
#306 Authorized to enter into an agreement with NH Optical
Laboratory LLC,
#307 Authorized to continue services from members of the Drug
Utilization Review Board as medical consultants (as detailed in letter dated
#308 Authorized to amend an agreement with the Maine Health Information Center, Manchester, ME, (previously approved by G&C on 7-13-05, item #99A), for collection, consolidation, and analysis of health care insurance claims and quality data, by increasing the price by $1,491,000 from $1,490,567 to $2,983,567, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
Division for Juvenile Justice Services
#309 Authorized to enter into a contract with Pest-End Inc,
Exterminators,
#310 Authorized to enter into an agreement with David J. Cantagallo,
NH BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
#311 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Hollingworth, seconded by Councilor Shea authorized the request to amend an agreement with Richard Nusbaum, Esquire, Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 1-10-07, item #27), for the purpose of rending legal assistance to the Executive Director and the Board of Accountancy in the drafting of administrative rules through the adoption process, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to December 31, 2007.
NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS HOME
#312 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Hollingworth, seconded by Councilor Burton authorized the request to retroactively pay prior year invoice to SimplexGrinnell, Nashua, NH, for the repair of failing smoke detectors in the amount of $950. Effective upon G&C approval. 41% Agency, 34% Federal, 25% General Funds.
STATE VETERANS COUNCIL
#313 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Hollingworth, seconded by Councilor Burton authorized the
request a retroactive salary
increment of $3,171 to the Director Mary E. Morin. Effective
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#314 Authorized to grant funds to the
#315 Authorized to grant funds to the
#316 Authorized to amend a contract with Connie Upschulte, Nashua, NH, School Improvement Coach (previously approved by G&C on 5-2-07, item #108), to participate in the Follow the Child Leadership Summer Institute and to continue to provide content coaching with the schools/districts that has been assigned to her, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#317 Authorized to amend a contract with Cecile Carlton, Nashua, NH, School Improvement Coach (previously approved by G&C on 4-18-07, item #88), to participate in the Follow the Child Leadership Summer Institute and to continue to provide content coaching with the schools/districts that has been assigned to her, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#318 Authorized to amend a contract with Kathleen Fowler, Hampstead, NH, School Improvement Coach (previously approved by G&C on 4-18-07, item #86), to participate in the Follow the Child Leadership Summer Institute and to continue to provide content coaching with the schools/districts that has been assigned to her, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#319 Authorized to grant funds to Rockingham Community Action
Program,
#320 Authorized to amend a contract with Elizabeth Erickson, Georges Mills, NH, School Improvement Coach (previously approved by G&C on 4-18-07, item #85), to participate in the Follow the Child Leadership Summer Institute and to continue to provide content coaching with the schools/districts that has been assigned to her, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#321 Authorized to amend a contract with Christine Downing, Nashua, NH, School Improvement Coach (previously approved by G&C on 4-18-07, item #84), to participate in the Follow the Child Leadership Summer Institute and to continue to provide content coaching with the schools/districts that has been assigned to her, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#322 Authorized to amend a contract with Caroline Herold, Manchester, NH, School Improvement Coach (previously approved by G&C on 4-18-07, item #87), to participate in the Follow the Child Leadership Summer Institute and to continue to provide content coaching with the schools/districts that has been assigned to her, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#323 Authorized to exercise a renewal option with Gary Lovgren,
#324 Authorized to exercise the renewal option for a contract with
Loretta Y. Jones, sole proprietor,
#325 Authorized to exercise a renewal option on contracts
(previously approved by G&C on 10-21-05, item #76), for the utilization of
the services of the individuals as detailed in letter dated June 14, 2007, to
provide technical assistance and writing services in the development and
revision of the State Board of Education rules in an amount not to exceed
$103,000. Effective
#326 Authorized to enter into a contract with Community and School
Partners LLC,
#327 Authorized to pay the FY 2008 membership renewal fee to the National Association of State Directors of Special Education in the amount of $6,000. 100% Federal Funds.
#328 Authorized to reclassify position #19804 Secretary II, salary grade 0 ($20,728.50) to a Program Assistant II, salary grade 15 ($26,227.50). 100% Other Funds.
#329 Authorized to utilize the services of the individuals as
detailed in letter dated
#330 Authorized to exercise a renewal option with Measured
Progress Inc., Dover, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 5-19-04, item #66,
amended on 8-31-05, item #136, amended on 7-19-06, item #138B, amended on
9-27-06, late item #P), to administer the Tri-State New England Common
Assessment Program for grades 3-8 and grade11 in an amount not to exceed
$7,164,333. Effective
#331 Authorized to contract with
#332 Authorized to amend a contract with Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 11-16-05, item #79), for the Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant Project, Making the Transition from High School to College, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to August 31, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#333 Authorized Division of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation to
enter into a contract with America’s Youth Teenage Unemployment Reduction
Network, Brockton, MA, to provide youth services, employment, and training in
two NH communities in an amount not to exceed $585,195. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#334 Authorized to amend a contract with William J. Thompson, sole
proprietor d/b/a TBA Consulting Group,
#335 Authorized to enter into a contract with Michael H. Kelleher,
sole proprietor, to implement the protocols for the investigation of teacher
misconduct complaints in an amount not to exceed $103,000. Effective
#336 Authorized to exercise a renewal option with Dr. Melissa
Keenan, sole proprietor,
NH
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#337 Authorized NHCTC –
#338 Authorized NHCTC –
#339 Authorized NHCTC – Claremont to enter into an agreement with
Charlestown Cornerstone LLC, Charlestown, NH, for the purpose of paving an
existing dirt parking lot adjacent to the NHCTC – Claremont library building in
the amount of $48,640. Effective upon G&C approval through
#340 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Control
Technologies Inc.,
#341 Authorized NHCTC –
POLICE STANDARDS & TRAINING COUNCIL
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#342 Authorized to amend a memorandum of agreement with NH Community Technical College, and the Bureau of Emergency Management (previously approved by G&C on 5-19-04, item #85), for interactive videoconferencing technology, by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. (2)Further Authorized to amend a Cooperative Agreement with Granite State College (previously approved by G&C on 8-31-05, item #151), for interactive videoconferencing technology, by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. (3)Further Authorized 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), for interactive videoconferencing technology, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to September 30, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#343 Authorized to amend a federal grant
from the US Department of Justice, Community-Oriented Policing Office,
(previously approved by G&C on
#344 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Compass Group USA
d/b/a Chartwells Dining Services,
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#345 Authorized Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management to enter into a contract with Glen Group Inc., North Conway, NH, for
the implementation of a recruitment campaign for volunteer healthcare
professionals for emergency response in the amount of $60,000. Effective
#346 Authorized Division of Fire Standards & Training and
Emergency Medical Services and the Office of the Commissioner, Bureau of
Hearings to enter into an agreement with Sheila C. Glusker,
Augusta, ME, to provide transcribing services for investigations and legal
proceedings in an amount not to exceed $35,500.
Effective
#347 Authorized Division of Motor Vehicles and Administration to
enter into a sole source renewal
option agreement with Eastman Kodak, Co, Rochester, NY (previously approved by
G&C on 6-2-05, item #156, amended on 6-7-06, item #192), to provide
preventive maintenance, service and repairs to equipment, in the amount of
$18,602. Effective
#348 Authorized Division of Safety Services to enter into a
contract with E&R Laundry & Dry Cleaners Inc., Manchester, NH, for the
supplying and cleaning of uniforms for maintenance personnel at Marine Patrol
Headquarters in Gilford, NH, in an amount not to exceed $6,000. Effective
#349 Authorized Division of State Police to enter into a contract
with Capital Contractors of Bedford, NH, to clean Troop B in Milford, NH, in
the amount not to exceed $47,970.
Effective
#350 Authorized Division of State Police to enter into a contract
with Capital Contractors of Bedford, NH, to clean Troop A
in
#351 Authorized Division of State Police to enter into a contract
with Capital Contractors of Bedford, NH, to clean Troop C in Keene, NH, in the
amount not to exceed $35,370. Effective
#352 Authorized Division of Safety Services to amend a sole source contract with Psychotherapy
Associates Inc., Rochester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 5-3-06, item
#108), for pre-employment psychological examinations, by increasing the amount
by $2,000 from $15,100 to $17,100. Effective upon G&C approval through
#353 Authorized Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management to enter into a sole source contract
with the NH Association of Broadcasters, Manchester, NH, for non-commercial
sustaining announcements on emergency management and preparedness in an amount
not to exceed $66,000. Effective
#354 Authorized Division of Administration to enter into a sole source contract with Neopost Inc., Burlington, MA, for meter rental and
maintenance of mailing equipment in the amount of $21,516.98. Effective
#355 Authorized Division of State Police to accept and expend
$3,631.71 from the NH Department of Justice for the purpose of providing
reimbursement for bullet proof vests. Effective upon G&C approval through
#356 Authorized Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management and the Division of Emergency Communications to enter into a sole source contract with 106 Commerce
Park Mini Storage, Pembroke, NH, for the purpose of renting storage units in
the amount of $5,280. Effective
#357 Authorized Division of Fire Safety to transfer funds from the
Fire and Emergency Medical Services fund in the amount of $4,000 to meet
current demands. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#358 Authorized Division of Motor
Vehicles to transfer funds in the amount of $3,500 to align the funding to meet
current demands. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#359 Authorized Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management to transfer funds in the amount of $18,000 to align the funding to
meet current demands. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#360 Authorized Division of Motor Vehicles
to transfer funds in the amount of $11,000 to align the funding to meet current
demands. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#361 Authorized to enter into a contract with G.B.P Maintenance of
#362 Authorized Division of State Police to amend an award
received from the NH Highway Safety Agency (previously approved by G&C on
#363 Authorized Division of State Police to amend an award received from the NH Highway Safety Agency (previously approved by G&C on 2-7-07, item #108), to purchase twenty-four sets of tire deflation devices, by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to September 15, 2007. 100% Other Funds (Transfers from Other Agencies).
#364 Authorized Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the NH Department
of Resources and Economic Development, Bureau of Natural Heritage for the
purpose of providing a maximum of one hundred environmental reviews to ensure
that no listed or proposed threatened an endangered species of exemplary
natural communities are known to occur in the vicinity of proposed mitigation
project areas in the amount of $2,500. Effective upon G&C approval through
#365 Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with MaineHealth
Inc.,
#366 Authorized Division of State Police to enter into a sole source retroactive contract with
Thirty Pines Auto Wash & Self Storage, Penacook, NH, for the rental of up
to eight storage units in an amount not to exceed $9,000. Effective November 2006 through
#367 Authorized to amend a contract with WORDS Foreign Language
Translation and Interpreting Services Inc., Manchester, NH, (previously
approved by G&C on 8-23-06, item #102),
for interpreting services at Department-sponsored hearings and emergency
preparedness meetings, by increasing the price by $18,300 from $15,800 to
$34,100, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to June 30,
2009. Primarily transfers from Other Agencies and Highway Funds.
#368 Authorized Division of State Police to amend an award
received from the NH Highway Safety Agency (previously approved by G&C on
#369 Authorized to enter into a contract with Allied Waste
Services of MA, LLC,
#370 Authorized Bureau of Emergency Communications to budget and
expend prior year carry forward funds in the amount of $47,000, to align the
funding to meet current demands. Effective upon G&C approval through
#371 Authorized Division of Safety Services to budget and expend
prior year carry forward funds in the amount of $1,000, to align the funding to
meet current demands. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#372 Authorized Division of State Police to enter into a contract
with Teri-Ann Adams, Twin Mountain, NH, for janitorial services for Troop F/DMV
Twin Mountain Substation in an amount not to exceed $63,150. Effective
#373 Authorized Division of State Police to enter into a contract
with Robert A. Patten, Concord, NH, for janitorial services for Troop D
Station, Concord, NH, in the amount of $27,684.
Effective
#374 Authorized Division of State Police to enter into a contract
with Robert A. Patten, Concord, NH, for janitorial services for the 91 Airport
Road location in the amount of $16,920.
Effective
#375 Authorized Division of Marine Patrol to amend a sole source contract with Intellectual Technology Inc., Carlsbad, CA, (previously approved by G&C on 5-15-02, item #189), for the production of boater education certificate cards, by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to December 31, 2007. 100% Revolving Funds (Navigation Safety Fund).
#376 Authorized the application permit of
the Sandy Island Camp located on
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The Governor and Council acted as
follows:
#377 Authorized to accept and place on file the Monthly Equipment
Acquisition Plan status report for the period ending
#378 Authorized Bureau of Human Resources to transfer and reclassify position #41678 Civil Engineer VI, labor grade 32 to Program Specialist II, labor grade 21. (2)Further Authorized to reclassify position #20028 Human Resource Assistant I, labor grade 9 to Program Specialist II, labor grade 21.
#379 Authorized to enter into a contract with the Upper
Valley-Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission,
#380 Authorized to enter into a contract with the Southern NH
Planning Commission,
#381 Authorized to amend a contract with the Nashua Regional
Planning Commission, Nashua, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05,
item #522, amended on 8-8-06, item #112), to assess the economic benefits of
passenger trail for the Nashua region, determining the effects that commuter
rail and a high density transit services will have on the local economic and
property values, by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to
December 31, 2007. 80% Federal,
#382 Authorized to amend a contract with the Lakes Region Planning
Commission, Meredith, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 7-13-05, item
#139), to complete a regional transportation plan that will coordinate with the
Ten Year Plan development process, and will allow time to properly research and
procure a vehicle to be used for data collection in support of this contract,
by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to December 31, 2007. 80% Federal Aid,
#383 Authorized to enter into an agreement with Mr. B’s Truck and
Equipment Painting LLC,
#384 Authorized to amend a contract with Wilbur Smith Associates
Inc.,
#385 Authorized Bureau of Highway Design to amend a contract with The Louis Berger Group, Incorporated, Manchester, NH, and East Orange, NJ, (previously approved by G&C on 2-17-99, item #98), for the final design for the Keene Bypass project in the City of Keene and Town of Swanzey, by extending the completion date from June 30, 2007 to September 1, 2008.
#386 Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with Raymond Spinosa,
#387 Authorized to enter into a lease agreement with Ann &
Dick Corr,
#388 Authorized Bureau of Highway Maintenance (Well Section) to
enter into a contract with L.G. Cushing & Sons Inc., Walpole, NH, for the
construction of a drilled well and pump on the property of Gail Georgantis, Dunbarton, NH, in the
amount of $25,180. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#389 Authorized Bureau of Highway Maintenance (Well Section) to
enter into a contract with L.G. Cushing & Sons Inc., Walpole, NH, for the
construction of a drilled well and pump on the property of Steven Weiss, New
London, NH, in the amount of $29,844. Effective upon G&C approval through
#390 Authorized Bureau of Highway Maintenance (Well Section) to
enter into a contract with L.G. Cushing & Sons Inc., Walpole, NH, for the
construction of a drilled well and pump on the property of Kathleen Katya Maiser, Woodstock, NH, in
the amount of $19,230. Effective upon G&C approval through
#391 Authorized Bureau of Highway Maintenance (Well Section) to
enter into a contract with L.G. Cushing & Sons Inc., Walpole, NH, for the
construction of a drilled well and pump on the property of Deborah Trottier, Dunbarton, NH, in the
amount of $25,041. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#392 Authorized Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a lease
agreement with the Grouse Point Club Community Association, Meredith, NH, for a
parcel of land on the State-owned Concord to Lincoln Railroad Line. Effective
#393 Authorized Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a retroactive lease agreement with Paul
and Cynthia Gillis, Middleboro, MA, for a parcel of land with private
pedestrian crossing for $1,200 per year.
Effective
#394 Authorized Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into an
operating agreement with Concord Coach Lines Inc., Concord, NH, to operate the
Londonderry Exit 4 Bus Terminal. Effective upon G&C approval through
#395 Authorized Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into an
agreement with Tri-County Community Action Program Inc., Berlin, NH, for
transportation services for the general public and elderly and disabled
citizens in the Berlin area for an amount not to exceed $442,472. Effective
#396 Authorized Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into an
agreement with Advance Transit Inc., Wilder, VT, for transportation services
for the general public and elderly and disabled citizens in the Hanover-Lebanon
area for an amount not to exceed $2,815,234.
Effective
#397 Authorized Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into an
agreement with NVA @ HCS Inc., Keene, NH, for transportation services for the
general public and elderly and disabled citizens in the Keene area for an
amount not to exceed $480,600. Effective
#398 Authorized Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into an
agreement with Community Alliance of Human Services Inc., Claremont, NH, for
transportation services for the general public and elderly and disabled
citizens in the Claremont area for an amount not to exceed $454,680. Effective
#399 Authorized Bureau of Rail & Transit to amend a contract
with Tri-County Community Action Program Inc., Berlin, NH, (previously approved
by G&C on 11-2-05, item #96), for continuation of transportation services
between Littleton and Lancaster by increasing the amount by $26,115 from
$49,534 to $75,649. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#400 Authorized Bureau of Bridge Design to amend a contract with Greenman-Pedersen Inc.,
#401 Authorized Bureau of Bridge Design to amend a contract with
Non-Destructive Testing Services Inc.,
#402 Authorized Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract
with Frank W. Whitcomb Construction Corp., Walpole, NH, for slope stabilization
along NH 123 (Whitcomb Road) north of the Old Chester Turnpike intersection on
the basis of a low bid of $198,425. Effective upon G&C approval through
#403 Authorized Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract
with Beck & Bellucci Inc., Franklin, NH, for road
and bridge construction at the Manchester Airport on the basis of a low bid of
$30,138,779.85. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#404 Authorized Bureau of Turnpikes to enter into a contract with Eckhardt & Johnson Inc., Manchester, NH, for annual
boiler and HVAC system inspections in the amount of $68,794. Effective
#405 Authorized Bureau of Turnpikes to amend a sole source contract with The Revenue
Markets Inc., Accord, NY, for maintenance of toll collection equipment, by
increasing the amount by $150,000 from $1,179,302 to $1,329,302. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#406 Authorized Bureau of Mechanical Services to amend a sole source contract with Maximus Inc., Wayne, PA, (previously approved by G&C on
6-23-04, item #316), for software maintenance, by increasing the amount by
$67,192.69 from $156,478.70 to $223,671.39.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#407 Authorized Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance to reclassify position #21130 Engineering Technical IV, salary grade 19 to a Program Specialist IV, labor grade 25.
#408 Authorized Bureau of Right of Way to sell a State owned
homestead on a 0.65 acre parcel of land in
#409 Authorized Bureau of Right of Way to sell a State owned
homestead on a 0.23 acre parcel of land in
#410 Authorized Bureau of Right of Way to pay various owners
$3,373,628.67 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for amount greater
than $5,000 for the period extending from
#411 Authorized Bureau of Right of Way to sell a 7,960 square foot
parcel of State-owned land in
#412 Authorized Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding to the
City or Keene, NH, for AIP-22 to construct portions of Taxiway “A” and “L” and
a roadway to the fuel farm at the Dillant-Hopkins
Airport (Keene) in the amount of $336,632.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#413 Authorized Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding to the
Pease Development Authority, for AIP-35 airport noise program project to sound
insulate residents in the vicinity of the
#414 Authorized Bureau of Traffic to enter into a sole source lease agreement with Whittier Communications Inc., Rochester, NH, for communications facility & tower space at the summit of Mount Nickerson, Ossipee, NH, in the amount of $23,000. Effective upon G&C approval through five years. 100% Highway Funds.
#415 Authorized Bureau of Traffic to enter into a memorandum of
agreement with Iowa Department of Transportation, Ames, IA, to provide the
State’s share of the operations cost totaling $355,500 for the 511 Travel
Information Number. Effective
#416 Authorized Bureau of Aeronautics to enter into a grant
agreement with Jaffrey Municipal Airport Development Corporation, owner of the
Jaffrey Airport Silver Ranch, Jaffrey, NH, for the removal of tree and brush
obstructions adjacent to Runway 16/34 in the amount of $9,562.50. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#416A Authorized Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding to the City
of Manchester, NH, for AIP-26 airport noise program project to sound insolate
approximately 100 units in the vicinity of the Manchester-Boston-Regional
Airport in the amount of $2,656,250. Effective upon G&C approval through
#416B Authorized Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding to the City
of Manchester, NH, for AIP-65 (Phase VII final) reconstruction and extension of
runway 17-35 at the Manchester-Boston-Regional Airport in the amount of $3,530,036. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#416C Authorized with Councilor Shea
abstaining, the Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding to the City of
Manchester, NH, for AIP-68 to construct the runway 24 end safety area, and
runway extension at the Manchester-Boston-Regional Airport in the amount of
$17,180,849. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#416D Authorized Bureau of Right of Way petition for a Public Hearing that involves the alteration of a Class I state highway, with a committee consisting of Councilor Wieczorek as Chairman, and Councilor Shea and Councilor Pignatelli as members. The project involves the construction of an easterly access-only interchange and access road on Interstate Route 93 (I-93), between Exits 4 and 5.
#416E Authorized Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with
R.S. Audley Inc., Bow, NH, for road and bridge
construction at the Manchester Airport on the basis of a low bid of
$19,618,194.27. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#416F Authorized Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with
B.U.R Construction LLC, Claremont, NH,
for constructing a portion of highway embankment to Pumpkin Hill Road adjacent
to Willow Brook in Warner on the basis of a low bid of $103,822.20. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#416G Authorized Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with
Busby Construction Co., Inc., Atkinson, NH, for sidewalk construction and
drainage work located on US 3 and NH 11B in Laconia, NH, on the basis of a low
bid of $355,325.25. Effective
upon G&C approval through
The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Wieczorek, seconded by
Councilor Pignatelli, authorized the requests:
REQUESTED TUITION TOTAL: $15,502.00
#418
TRAVEL REQUESTS
The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by Councilor Shea, authorized the requests:
A.
BANKING – Request permission for (1) employee, Parker Howell, Bank
Examiner IV, or designee,
to travel to
Access Systems seminar. Permission is also requested for a waiver to
exceed the 300-mile radius
by personal
vehicle. Total cost: $654.00.
Source of Funds: Other
exam/Assessment. No
registration
fees.
LATE ITEMS
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES
Bureau of
Public Works Design and Construction
A. Authorized to enter
into a contract with Pellowe Construction,
B. Authorized to enter
into a sole source contract amendment with Harvey Construction Corporation,
Next Governor and Executive
Council meeting is scheduled for
The Honorable Board
then Adjourned