GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MINUTES
The Governor and Executive
Council convened at
The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Wieczorek, seconded by
Councilor Shea, accepted the minutes of
The Governor and Executive
Council, on motion of Councilor Hollingworth,
seconded by Councilor Burton 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 resignations:
Adult
Parole Board
Cecile
B. Hartigan,
Special
Justice Plaistow District Court
Peter
H. Bronstein, Plaistow Effective:
David
Haney, Bow Effective:
Associate
Justice of the Superior Court
David
B. Sullivan, Jaffrey Effective:
State
Commission on the Status of Women
Sylvia
E. Gale,
CONFIRMATIONS
The Governor and Council confirmed the following:
State
Committee on Aging
(
Robert
A. Loven, (r), Dummer Effective:
Succeeding: Margaret McClellan,
Air
Resources Council
(Fuel
Oil Industry)
David
G. Collins, Bedford Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Air
Resources Council
(Natural
Gas Industry)
Debra
I. Hale, Hooksett Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment Commission
(Drug
Abuse Prevention)
Betsy
Abrahams,
Reappointment Term:
Christa
McAuliffe Planetarium Commission
Richard
Ashooh, Bedford Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Christa
McAuliffe Planetarium Commission
Karen
N. Bianco, Gilford Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Christa
McAuliffe Planetarium Commission
Antoinette
B. Galvin, Hampton Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Christa
McAuliffe Planetarium Commission
Daniel
I. St. Hilaire,
Reappointment Term:
Christa
McAuliffe Planetarium Commission
William
H. Lambrukos,
Reappointment Term:
Director:
Division of Historical Resources/Department of Cultural Resources
Nominated
by the Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Resources
Elizabeth
H. Muzzey,
Succeeding: James McConaha,
Salary: DD Maximum $66,830
Current
Use Advisory Board
(
David
W. Tellman, Whitefield Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Economic
Development Matching Grants Program
Nominated
by the
Cathy
Ann Stacey,
Vacancy Term:
Enhanced
911 Commission
Nominated
by the
James
S. Valiquet, Newbury Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Enhanced
911 Commission
(Police
Officer)
George
Valliere, Gorham Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Lakes
Management Advisory Committee
(Representing
Conservation Community)
Reappointment Term:
Advisory
Committee on Marine Fisheries
David
T. Goethel, Hampton Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Advisory
Committee on Marine Fisheries
Esther
E. Kennedy,
Reappointment Term:
Midwifery
Council
(Midwife)
Adrian
E. Feldhusen, New
Reappointment Term:
Municipal
Records Board
(Professional
Historian)
David
R. Proper, Keene Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Archie
C. Burnett III,
Reappointment Term:
Personnel
Appeals Board
(Alternate)
Philip
P. Bonafide, Sanbornton Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Postsecondary
Education Commission
(Upon
recommendation of the
Daniel
M. Nelson, Hanover Effective:
Succeeding:
Real
Estate Commission
(Non-broker)
Barbara
Heath, Hampton Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Nominated
by the
Stephen
J. Arnold,
Succeeding: David W. Kelley,
Rivers
Management Advisory Committee
(Representing
Public Water Works)
Robert
G. Beaurivage,
Reappointment Term:
Rivers
Management Advisory Committee
(Representing
the Business and Industry Association)
Allan
G. Palmer,
Reappointment Term:
Telecommunications
Planning and Development Advisory Committee
(Residential
Telecom User)
Nominated by the Commissioner of the Department of
Resources and Economic Development
Martha
McLeod,
Vacancy Term:
Telecommunications
Planning and Development Advisory Committee
(Industry)
Nominated by the Commissioner of the Department of
Resources and Economic Development
Maura
M. Weston,
Vacancy Term:
NOMINATIONS
The Governor placed into nomination the following:
Adult
Parole Board
Megan
C. DeVorsey, Concord Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding: Cecile Hartigan,
Assessing
Standards Board
Nominated
by the Association of Assessing Officials
Scott
W. Bartlett, Manchester Effective:
Upon confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Assessing
Standards Board
(Public
Member)
Leonard
Gerzon, Amherst Effective:
Upon confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Assessing
Standards Board
Nominated
by the Association of Assessing Officials
(Assessing
Official for a City)
Stephan
W. Hamilton, Salem Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding: David M. McMullen, Gilmanton Term:
Assessing
Standards Board
(Assessing
official for a town with a population of less than 5,000)
Nominated
by the
Todd
Haywood, Concord Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding: Gregory Heyn,
Assessing
Standards Board
Nominated
by the
(Assessing
official for a town with a population of more than 5,000)
Joseph
W. Lessard, Jr., Salem Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding: James A. Michaud, Hooksett Term:
Assessing
Standards Board
(Municipal
official of a town with a population of less than 5,000)
Eric
G. Stohl, Colebrook Effective:
Upon confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Assessing
Standards Board
(Public
Member)
Thomas
N. Thomson, Orford Effective:
Upon confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Christa
McAuliffe Planetarium Commission
Paul
A. Burkett, Bow Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding: Gregory G. Carson,
Board
of Court Reporters
Alix
M. Godbout, Center Harbor Effective:
Upon confirmation
Vacancy Term: 3 yrs from confirmation
Board
of Court Reporters
Camille
M. Palladino-Duffy, Somersworth Effective:
Upon confirmation
Vacancy Term: 5 yrs from confirmation
Board
of Court Reporters
(Attorney)
Thomas
H. Richards, Sunapee Effective:
Upon confirmation
Vacancy Term: 1 yr from confirmation
Board
of Court Reporters
Michele
R. York, Candia Effective:
Upon confirmation
Vacancy Term: 2 yrs from confirmation
Economic
Development Matching Grants Program Steering Committee
Nominated
by the
Robert
M. Belmore, Dover Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding: Keith Hickey,
Equalization
Standards Board
(Assessing
official for a town with a population of less than 5,000)
Nominated
by the
Robert
A. Estey, Rochester Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding: Richard A. Vincent, Hill Term:
Equalization
Standards Board
(Assessing
official for a town with a population of more than 5,000)
Nominated
by the
Robert
J. Gagne, Manchester Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding: Stephan W. Hamilton,
Board
of Professional Geologists
John
E. Cotton, East Andover Effective:
Upon confirmation
Reappointment Term:
(Public
Member)
Amy
L. Lockwood, (i), Concord Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding: David Haney, Bow (resigned) Term:
Board
of Licensure of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
(Recommended
by the
Terry Linehan, Amherst Effective:
Succeeding: Karen Braz, Weare (reached term limit) Term:
Board
of Licensure of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
(Recommended
by the
Karen
L. Phillips,
Succeeding: Jack Hoza,
Pharmacy
Board
George
L. Bowersox, Hudson Effective:
Upon confirmation
Reappointment Term:
State
Radiation Advisory Committee
(Physical
Science)
James
J. Cherniack,
Reappointment Term:
State
Radiation Advisory Committee
(Medical)
Edward
J. Farmlett,
Reappointment Term:
State
Radiation Advisory Committee
(Industry)
Kenneth
E. Mayo, Nashua Effective:
October 14, 2007
Reappointment Term:
Real
Estate Appraisers Board
(Representative
of a
Richard
M. Wallis, Dover Effective:
Upon confirmation
Succeeding:
Robert E. Curtis,
Telecommunications
Planning and Development Advisory Committee
(Industry)
Nominated by the Commissioner of the Department of
Resources and Economic Development
Teresa
R. Rosenberger, Concord Effective:
Upon confirmation
Vacancy Term: 3 yrs from confirmation
BUSINESS FINANCE
AUTHORITY
#1 The
Governor and Executive Council on motion of Councilor Pignatelli,
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 an
industrial facility by the Business Finance Authority for Colt Refining, Inc.
located in
EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL
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A RESOLUTION UNDER RSA 162-I:9 WITH RESPECT TO
THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO $1,500,000 REVENUE BONDS BY THE BUSINESS FINANCE
AUTHORITY
OF THE STATE OF
WHEREAS, the Governor and Council 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 a determination under RSA 162-I:9 with respect to the financing of an industrial facility for Colt Refining, Inc. (the "Borrower"), in Merrimack, New Hampshire, by the Authority’s issuance of up to $1,500,000 in revenue bonds (the "Bonds") under RSA 162-I:1 et seq. (the "Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Governor and Council have received all of the documentation and information with respect to the proposed transaction that they have requested; and
WHEREAS, further action by the Authority with respect to the proposed transaction is subject to, and cannot be taken until passage of, this Resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED THAT:
Section 1. Findings. On the basis of the Authority’s recommendation and the documentation and information received by the Governor and Council, and after a public hearing, the Governor and Council find:
(a) Special Findings.
(1) The project to be financed with the proceeds of the Bonds consists of financing or re-financing the acquisition of certain waste incinerating equipment to be owned by the Borrower and located at 12A Star Drive in Merrimack, New Hampshire and possibly financing issuance costs (the "Facility" or the "Project"). The Facility is within the definition of "Industrial Facility" in RSA 162-I:2 and may be financed under the Act.
(2) The
establishment and operation of the Facility will create or preserve employment
opportunities directly or indirectly within the State of
(b) General Findings.
(1) The Project and the proposed financing of the Project are feasible.
(2) The Borrower has the skills and financial resources necessary to operate the Facility successfully.
(3) The Loan Agreement and the other documents to be executed in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, including the Escrow Agreement (collectively, the "Financing Documents"), contain provisions so that under no circumstances will the Authority be obligated, directly or indirectly, to pay Project costs, debt service or expenses of operation, maintenance and upkeep of the Facility except from proceeds of the Bonds or from funds received under the Financing Documents, exclusive of funds received under the Financing Documents by the Authority for its own use.
(4) The Financing Documents do not purport to create any debt of the State with respect to the Facility, other than a special obligation of the Authority acting on behalf of the State under the Act.
(5) The proposed financing of the Project by the Authority and the proposed operation and use of the Facility will serve one or more needs and implement one or more purposes set forth in RSA 162-I:1, will preserve or increase the social 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.
Section 2. Ultimate Finding and Determination. The Governor and Council find that the proposed financing, operation and use of the Facility will serve a public use and provide a public benefit and determine that the Authority’s financing of the Project will be within the policy of, and the authority conferred by, the Act.
Section 3. Approval. The Governor and Council hereby approve the Authority’s taking such further action under the Act with respect to the transaction involving the Facility, the Project and the Bonds as may be required.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect upon its passage.
Passed and Agreed to:
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY
#2 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Pignatelli, seconded by Councilor Wieczorek
authorized the request to enter into an agreement with the County of Cheshire,
Keene, NH, for the purpose of supporting the acquisition of a portion of the
building in Keene for Southwestern Community Services. Effective upon G&C
approval through
GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION ON DISABILITY
#3 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Shea,
seconded by Councilor Pignatelli authorized the
request to accept a donation of $500 from the NH Developmental Disabilities
Council Inc for expenses related to the 2nd Annual Concord/Lakes
Region Job Fair. Effective
upon G&C approval through
OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#4 Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Rockingham Community Action Inc.,
#5 Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Southern NH Services, Inc.,
#6 Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Southwestern Community Services, Inc.,
#7 Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Strafford County Community Action
Committee Inc.,
#8 Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Tri-County Community Action Program Inc.,
#9 Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Community Action
Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc.,
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#10 Authorized to accept and expend $64,644.99 in SFY 2008 and
$18,493.51 in SFY 2009 of additional other funds available from the NH
Department of Employment Security to support the staffing requirements within
the Trade Adjustment Assistance Management Information Systems Improvement
award. (2)Further Authorized to
establish one Business Systems Analyst I position. (3)Further Authorized to
enter into a memorandum of agreement with the NH Department of Employment
Security in the amount of $64,644.99 in SFY08 and $18,493.51 in SFY09, to
support the requirements of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Management
Information Systems Improvement award by establishing one Business Systems
Analysis I position. Effective upon G&C approval through
#10A Authorized to amend a contract between Employment Security and
Michael P. Conena, East Sandwich, MA, (previously
approved by G&C on
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#11 Authorized to amend a contract with Marshall Miller &
Associates Inc.,
#12 Authorized Captain Eric B. Hogancamp,
#13 Authorized Major Randall F. Dyer,
#14 Authorized Major John W. Pogorek,
#15 Authorized Captain William A. Wilson,
#16 Authorized a contract renewal with Waste Management Systems
Inc., Rochester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 10-6-04, item #6), for
rubbish removal and disposal at various statewide locations in an amount not to
exceed $35,000. Effective
#17 Authorized to enter into a contract with Loureiro
Engineering Associates of Merrimack, NH, for the development of a waste
analysis plan for hazardous, universal and solid wastes generated at facilities
by the NH National Guard in the amount of $11,700. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#17A Authorized to enter into a lease agreement with Gerald P.
McCarthy Properties,
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#18 Authorized to accept and place on file the Report and
Findings of Councilor John D. Shea with regard to Revenue Anticipation
Note-Capital Note program to the financing of certain pre-development expenses
in connection with The RiverWoods Company,
#19 Authorized to accept and place on file the Report and
Findings of Councilor John Shea with regard to the proposal for improvements
and refinancing existing indebtedness in participation with Wediko
Children’s Services Inc.,
#20 Authorized to accept and place on file the Report and
Findings of Councilor Raymond J. Wieczorek with regard
to the proposal for improvements, refinancing of existing indebtedness,
construction, and certain capital equipment purchase in participation with the
Manchester Young Men’s Christian Association,
#21 Authorized to accept and place on file the Report and
Findings of Councilor Debora Pignatelli with regard
to financing certain capital expenditures and refinancing certain existing
indebtedness in participation with St. Joseph Hospital of Nashua, NH, The Surgi-Center at
#22 Authorized Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into a sixty
day contract with Seal-Tec Asphalt Coatings Inc., Londonderry, NH, for parking
lot repair and striping services in five courthouse facilities in an total
amount not to exceed $5,208. Effective upon G&C approval through
#23 Authorized Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into a
contract with Capital City Paving Inc., Concord, NH, for parking lot repair and
striping services at five court house facilities in the amount not to exceed
$22,800. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#23A Authorized Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to
enter into a contract with Meridian Construction Corporation, Laconia, NH, for
Laconia District Court Addition and Renovations, Laconia, NH, for a total price
not to exceed $4,314,582. Effective upon G&C approval through
#23B Authorized to amend a contract with CIBER, Inc., Greenwood
Village, CO, (previously approved by G&C on 4-19-06, item #25C), for the
Enterprise Resource Planning system implementation services by extending the
timeline and also reducing the scope of the project in Phase I. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#23C Authorized a Working Capital Warrant in the amount of $710,000,000 to cover expenditures for the Month of October 2007. (2)Further Authorized a Working Capital Warrant reporting expenditures of $471,185,858.66 for the Month of August and recommends the balance of $48,814,141.34 be lapsed.
#23D Authorized Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to
enter into a contract with KPMB enterprises LLC, Bow, NH, for replacing two
boilers at State Armories in Center Strafford and Concord, for a total price
not to exceed $172,700. Effective upon G&C approval through
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
#24 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wieczorek, seconded by Councilor Burton authorized the request to issue a warrant from funds not otherwise appropriated and the State Treasurer to issue checks in the amount of $26,384.15 to the rightful owners of abandoned or unclaimed funds.
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ADMINISTRATION
#25 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Hollingworth, seconded by Councilor Shea authorized the request to reclassify position #14500, Forms Design and Control Clerk, labor grade 15, step one ($27,222) to Tax Auditor I, labor grade 16, step one ($28,372.50) in the Document Processing Division.
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#26 Authorized Division of Arts to award two year Operating
Grants totaling $26,800 to the NH Writers Project, Manchester, and Pontine Tehatre, Portsmouth, NH.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#27 Authorized Division of Arts to award an Operating Grant in
the amount of $11,900 to Colonial Theatre Group inc., Keene, NH. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#28 Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli voting no, to retroactively amend a sole source contract with Bromelkamp Company, Minneapolis, MN, (previously approved by G&C on 7-19-06, item #32), for technical support maintenance, improvements, and training of the Pearl software system by increasing the amount by $8,000 to $16,000, and by extending the end date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 12.5% General, 87.5% Federal Funds.
#29 Authorized Division of the Arts to
award two year Operating Grants totaling $78,200 to the organizations as
detailed in letter dated
#30 Authorized Division of the Arts to
award two year Operating Grants totaling $137,400 to the organizations as
detailed in letter dated
#31 Authorized Division of the Arts to
award two year Operating Grants totaling $85,600 to the organizations as
detailed in letter dated
ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#32 Authorized to accept and expend a grant in the amount of
$932,446 from the US Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, to be utilized to improve the state’s
response to women in NH who are victims of violent crime. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#33 Authorized to accept a grant in the amount of $51,254 from
the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance, Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
Grant Program, for funding residential substance abuse treatment for adult and
juvenile state offenders. Effective upon G&C approval through
#34 Authorized to accept a grant in the amount of $350,000 from
the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the
Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Grant Program.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#35 Authorized to extend the full-time
temporary unclassified Attorney (Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor)
(previously approved by G&C on
#36 Authorized to designate Jason D. Reimers as an attorney at a salary of $57,000. Effective upon G&C approval.
#37 Authorized to amend a grant from the Bureau of Justice
Assistance, (previously approved by G&C on
#38 Authorized to amend a federal grant from the Bureau of
Justice Assistance (previously approved by G&C on 6-2-04, item #56), to
support law enforcement and justice efforts in NH, by extending the end date
from September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
(2)Further Authorized to amend Drug Task Force subgrants
(previously approved by G& Con
#39 Authorized to enter into subgrants
for residential substance abuse treatment programming with the agencies as
detailed in letter dated
#39A Authorized to enter into a sole
source contract with Attorney Jill A. Desrochers,
Bow, NH, for legal services to assist the Secretary of State in implementing
provisions of the Help America Vote Act, in the amount of $37,492. Effective upon G&C
approval through
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
#40 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Shea, seconded by Councilor Burton authorized the request to transfer $64,644.99 in State fiscal year 2008 and $18,493.51 in State fiscal year 2009. Fiscal committee approved.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#41 Authorized to assign vehicle, plate #912 114 on a 24-hour, seven day a week basis to Corrections Commissioner William Wrenn. Effective upon G&C approval.
#42 Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli
voting no, a retroactive renewal contract with Concord Hospital (previously
approved by G&C on 9-21-05, item #66), for the provision of
x-ray/electrocardiography services in the amount of $229,857.75. Effective
#42A Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli
voting no, to retroactively reclassify position #41472 Secretary II, labor grade
9 ($26,227.50) to a Program Assistant II, labor grade 15 ($27,222). Effective
BANKING DEPARTMENT
#43 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wieczorek, seconded by Councilor Burton authorized the
request to accept and place on file the Annual Report for calendar year ending
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#44 Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation, Cannon Mountain, to renew membership with the New England Ski Areas Council, Lebanon, NH, in the amount of $2,656.92 for the 2007 – 2008 ski season. (2)Further Authorized to enter into an agreement for distribution of ski reports for an amount not to exceed $7,970. 100% Ski Area Funds.
#45 Authorized Division of Parks and
Recreation,
#46 Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation, Cannon Mountain, to renew membership with the White Mountains Attractions Association, Woodstock, NH, in the amount of $17,000 for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 ski seasons. (2)Further Authorized to participate in an co-op promotional program for an amount not to exceed $20,000. 100% Ski Area Funds.
#47 Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to renew membership
with the White Mountains Attractions Association, Woodstock, NH, in the amount
of $17,000 for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons. 100
#48 Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli
voting no, Division of Parks and
Recreation to make a retroactive payment
to Grainger,
#49 Authorized Division of Travel and Tourism Development to
exercise a retroactive contract
renewal with Yankee Publishing Inc., Dublin, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 8-23-06,
item #51), for online reservation services through the State’s tourism website
. Effective
#50 Authorized Trails Bureau to enter into a sole source contract with Monadnock Archaeological Consulting LLC, Stoddard, NH, for
the report production of a Phase IA Archaeological Sensitivity Assessment of
Jericho Mountain State Park in the amount of $2,024.25. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#51 Authorized Trails Bureau to amend a Recreational Trails Program Grant to the Mascoma Valley Snow Travelers, Grafton, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 7-13-05, item D), for trail reconstruction in Gile State Forest by extending the completion date to December 31, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#52 Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a
contract with R. G. Langlois, Electric of Raymond,
NH, to provide electrical utilities to the day use area of Odiorne
State Park, Rye, NH, in the amount of $84,400.
Effective upon G&C approval through
#53 Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a
contract with A. W. Therrien Company Inc.,
Manchester, NH, for roof replacement at Fox State Forest in the amount of
$36,489. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#54 Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to amend a sole source contract with White
Mountain Communications Corp., Randolph, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
6-22-05, item #112, amended on 6-13-07, item #101), for installing electrical
conduit to the summit of Mt. Washington by increasing the amount by $161,372
from $180,636 to $342,008. Effective upon G&C approval through
#55 Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a sole source contract with Aerial NDT
Inspection Inc., Milton, NH, for the magnetic particle testing of the
chairlifts at Cannon Mountain Ski Area in Franconia in the amount of
$2,994. Effective upon
G&C approval through
#56 Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to amend a retroactive contract with Handy House
Inc., Foxboro, MA, (previously approved by G&C on 5-16-07, item #60), to
add portable toilet services at Webster Birthplace, by increasing the amount by
$210 from $4,130 to $4,340. Effective
#56A Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli
voting no, Division of Economic
Development to enter into a sole source agreement
with Workforce Opportunity Council Inc., Concord, NH, for management of the Job
Training Grant Program in the amount of $1,000,000. Effective upon G&C
approval through
NH FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#57 Authorized to amend a memorandum of agreement with the
Department of Resources and Economic Development (previously approved by
G&C on 8-9-06, item #33), for the purpose of providing additional private
landowners with technical guidance on conservation of plants and natural
communities at risk as a component of the NH Landowner Incentive Program, by
increasing the amount by $50,500 from $77,000 to $127,500. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#58 Authorized to retroactively amend the federal award received from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (previously approved by G&C on 12-7-05, item #40), for the completion of the Hugh Grant Coastal Conservation Center in Stratham, NH, by extending the end date to June 30, 2009. Fiscal Committee approved.
#59 Authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the
#60 Authorized to enter into a sole source retroactive contract with Information Station
Specialists of Zeeland, MI, (previously approved by G&C on
#61 Authorized to enter into a contract
with Waste Management of NH Inc., to provide dumpster pick up at
#62 Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Donald L. Stevens, d/b/a Atlantic Aquasport,
#63 Authorized to enter into a contract
with Milan Excavating Inc.,
#64 Authorized to assign vehicle F1 to Donald S. Clarke on a
24-hour, 7 days per week basis. Effective upon G&C approval through
#65 Authorized to accept and expend $10,000 in Other Funds which
are from the Connecticut Lakes Endowment Funds to be used in substitution of
Fish and Game Funds. (2)Further
Authorized to accept and expend $15,500 in Other Funds which are from the
Connecticut Lakes Endowment Funds to be used in substitution of Fish and Game
Funds and to increase the expenditures. Effective upon G&C approval through
#66 Authorized to acquire a Conservation Easement on 193 +/-
acres of forest land in the Town of
#67 Authorized to accept and place on file the Biennial Report for fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#68 Authorized to retroactively amend a grant agreement with the US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (previously approved by G&C on 6-21-06, item #94), for safety assessments and reports on ten flood control dams, by extending the completion date to September 1, 2007. Fiscal Committee approved.
#69 Authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the
#70 Authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the entities
as detailed in letter dated
#71 Authorized to amend an agreement
with the Rockingham Planning Commission,
#72 Authorized Alfred E. Mitchell’s request to amend the existing permit to permanently remove two existing seasonal docks and construct three piling piers connected by a walkway in a “W” configuration accessed by a piling supported walkway, install three 3 piling ice clusters, four tie off piles, two seasonal canopies over the center slips, and two seasonal PWC lifts along the shoreline on Lake Winnipesaukee in Laconia (previously approved by G&C on 9-13-06, item #85).
#73 Authorized Dean Puzzo’s request to remove an existing curved breakwater and fill lakebed to construct breakwater in an “dog-leg” configuration, with a gap at the shoreline, a cantilevered pier extending from a cantilevered pier, install 2 boat lifts and drive 3 bumper pilings on frontage on Lake Winnipesaukee in Alton.
#74 Authorized Robert & Joanne Dempsey’s request to amend the existing permit to permanently remove an existing permanent piling supported dock and fill to construct breakwater, in an “I” configuration, with a gap at the shoreline, and a cantilevered pier with two piling supported docks in a “W” configuration, install one 3 pile ice cluster and a seasonal canopy over the center two slips on frontage on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro (previously approved by G&C on 8-9-06, item #56).
#75 Authorized George and Georgette
Abdulla’s request to dredge 24 cubic yards of material from 1000 sq ft of lake
bed adjacent to an existing commercial-use, major docking structure on
#76 NOT USED
#77 NOT USED
#78 NOT USED
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
Division
for Children, Youth & Families
#79 Authorized to reimburse the individuals, as detailed in
letter dated
Division for Juvenile Justice Services
#80 Authorized with Councilor Hollingworth
and Councilor Pignatelli voting no, to pay the New England Council on Crime and Delinquency,
Office of Medicaid Business and Policy
#81 TABLED – The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Pignatelli, seconded by Councilor Hollingworth and with Councilor Shea and Councilor Wieczorek voting no, voted to table the request to amend a sole source contract with McKesson Health Solutions LLC, Broomfield, CO, (previously approved by G&C on 9-8-04, item #108, amended on 9-27-06, item #77), to continue administration of the NH Medicaid Disease Management Program, by increasing the amount by $2,733,864 from $3,885,701 to $6,619,565, and by extending the completion date from September 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009. 50% General, 50% Federal Funds.
#82 Authorized to amend the Consultant List (previously approved
by G&C on
#82A Authorized an increase of $4,971 in annual salary of unclassified
position #9U408, Superintendent of NH Hospital, Chester G. Batchelder,
salary grade HH, from $90,382 to $95,353.
Effective
Division of Community Based Care Services
#83 Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with Easter Seals NH Inc.,
Office of the Commissioner
#84 Authorized the transfer of $100,000
in State General Funds between the accounts as detailed in letter dated
Bureau of Elderly & Adult Services
#85 Authorized to amend a retroactive sole source agreement with Pilot Health LLC, Keene, NH, (previously amended by G&C on 6-27-07, item #300), acting as BEAS’ fiscal intermediary for staff training, by extending the completion date of BEAS’ Long Term Care competency/training to June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS HOME
#86 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Burton,
seconded by Councilor Wieczorek authorized the
request to retroactively pay Hill
Rom Company Inc.,
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#87 Authorized to enter into a lease agreement with Granite
State Management & Resources, for 1,373 sq ft of office space in the amount
of $82,860.72. (2)Further
Authorized funds for this purpose for fiscal year 2008 through fiscal year
2012. Effective
#88 Authorized to award a $13,000 grant to
#89 Authorized to award a $27,500 grant to
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#90 Authorized Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired to enter into an agreement with the NH Department of Transportation to provide vending services at the Springfield Rest Area facility on I-89 for a period of two years for and in consideration of a flat monthly fee of $646. 100% Other Funds.
#91 Authorized to contract with
#92 Authorized to budget and expend
prior year carry forward federal grant funds in the amount of $226,739. Effective upon G&C
approval through
POLICE STANDARDS & TRAINING COUNCIL
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#93 Authorized to accept and expend $250,000 from the NH
Department of Safety, to create and provide homeland defense training to NH law
enforcement officers, including training on chemical, biological, radiological
and nuclear threats in order to better protect the citizens of NH. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#94 Authorized to enter into a service agreement with Forensic
Consulting Associates of Nottingham, NH, to provide instruction in four
three-day sessions of Dust and Bust and a three-day sessions of Digital
Photography to be held at the Arthur D. Kehas Law
Enforcement Training Facility and Campus in
#95 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, amended on 6-27-07, item #342), to build the Gregg Public Safety Academy in Littleton and connect via interactive videoconferencing technology to the NH Police Standards & Training Council, the Fire Standards and Training Council, and the Department of Transportation, by extending the end date from September 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008.
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#96 Authorized Division of Fire Standards & Training and
Emergency Medical Services to enter into an agreement with Robert Murgallis, Sabillasville, MD, to
provide instructional services for a program offered in NH, for NH Fire
Instructors, on a date ye to be determined in the amount of $3,422. Effective upon G&C
approval through
#97 Authorized Division of Motor Vehicles to amend a retroactive lease agreement with Windalier Miracle Mile LLC, Portland, ME, (previously amended by G&C on 4-18-07, item #94), to house the Lebanon Motor Vehicle sub-station through August 31, 2007, by extending the end date from August 31, 2007 to November 30, 2007. 100% Highway Funds.
#98 Authorized with Councilor Pignatelli voting no, Division of Motor Vehicles to amend a sole source contract with Digimarc Corporation, Beaverton, OR, (previously amended by G&C on 11-15-06, item #152), for the production of driver licenses, special identification cards and non-driver identification cards, by extending the end date from December 3, 2007 to September 3, 2008. 100% Highway Funds.
#99 Authorized Division of Motor Vehicles to retroactively accept and expend federal
grant funds known as “Basic MCSAP Grant for 2007” in the amount of
$253,939.61 from the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration for the purpose of improving motor carrier safety
for the period of July 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008. (2)Further Authorized to amend G&C item
#100 approved
#100 Authorized to retroactively
extend the end date of the Paralegal I position to provide additional
support to the prosecutors in the Bureau of Hearings to
#101 Authorized to retroactively
amend a grant from the NH Department of Justice, for the purpose of
conducting an annual maintenance review of the labs protocols and procedures,
by extending the end date to
#102 Authorized Division of Motor Vehicles to retroactively amend a federal award received from the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration, utilized in support of protecting all of the
State’s borders, by extending the end date to
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The Governor and Council acted as follows:
#103 Authorized to accept and place on file the Monthly Equipment
Acquisition Plan status report for the period ending
#104 Authorized Bureau of Highway Maintenance to enter into a
contract with Waste Management of NH Inc., Hampton, NH, for waste disposal at
seventeen patrol shed and the Conway and Sanbornton Information Centers in the
amount of $79,587.76. Effective
upon G&C approval through
#105 Authorized Bureau of Right of Way to pay various owners
$443,000 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for amounts greater than
$5,000 for the period extending from
#106 Authorized to amend a contract with the Lakes Region Planning
Commission,
#107 Authorized Bureau of Finance and
Contracts to pay Small Claims for individual amounts less than $600 for the
period of
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
#108 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wieczorek, seconded by Councilor Burton authorized the
request to reclassify position #10980 Word Processor Operator I, labor grade 9
to a Claims Processor II, labor grade 12; and position #19286 Data Entry
Operator III, labor grade 8 to Claims Processor II, labor grade 12. Effective retroactive to
The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Burton, seconded by Councilor Hollingworth, authorized tuition requests A, B and D:
Requested Tuition Total : $8567.75
The Governor and Executive
Council on motion of Councilor Pignatelli, seconded
by Councilor Hollingworth, authorized the requests:
LATE ITEMS
A. Pursuant to RSA 21-I:56,
Reclassification of Position #1029, Sanitarian I to an Environmentalist III;
reclassification of Position #12062, Sanitarian II, to an Environmentalist III;
reclassification of Position # 17368, Sanitation II, to an Environmentalist
III. 100%
General Funds
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
B. Approved request to reconstruct
the boat launch ramp/marine railway and replace winch mount structure impacting
a total of 1,000 square feet in the intertidal zone and tidal buffer zone to
provide safe boat launching and hauling at
ITEMS
REMOVED FROM TABLE
The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wieczorek, seconded by Councilor Burton, voted to remove item
#108 - which was tabled at the September 5, 2007 Meeting
OFFICE
OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
#108 The Governor and Council on motion of
Councilor Wieczorek, seconded by Councilor Burton
voted to approve the request to enter into a contract with Rolka
Loube Saltzer Associates,
Silver Spring, MD, to provide expert testimony and other services related to a
pending docket at the NH Public Utilities Commission in the amount not to
exceed $17,500. Effective
upon G&C approval through
Next Governor and Executive
Council meeting is scheduled for
The Honorable Board
then Adjourned