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Reports
January 16, 2008
FROM: JOHN D. SHEA, Executive Councilor
January 16, 2008 Concord, NH - Listed below are some of the items that were approved at the Governor and Council Meeting, January 16, 2008, that might be of interest to District Two constituents.
The next scheduled Governor and Council meeting will be held in the Executive Council Chamber, State House, Concord, NH on Wednesday, January 30, 2008.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY
Authorized to enter into an agreement with the City of Somersworth, NH, for the purpose of constructing an addition to the Somersworth Early Learning Center in the amount of $500,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized to enter into an agreement with the County of Merrimack, Concord, NH, to relocate an existing day care facility in the County Facility in Boscawen, NH in the amount of $363,002. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized to enter into an agreement with the County of Merrimack, Concord, NH, to assist the NH Technical Institute to pay for furnishings and technology equipment for the academic spaces in the Health Education Center in Concord, NH, in the amount of $355,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized to enter into an agreement with the Town of Pembroke, NH, to make wastewater system upgrades that will assist the Belknap-Merrimack Community Action Program in the construction of a twenty-three unit elderly housing project, in the amount of $289,700. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a sole source contract with The Student Conservation Association Inc., Charlestown, NH, to provide services for park projects in the amount of $206,463. Effective upon G&C approval thorugh October 15, 2008. 68% General, 32% Park Funds.
Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to accept a donation towards the preservation for the Odiorne House from Winnifred Odiorne Coffin valued at $200, and budget as detailed in letter dated January 16, 2008
Authorized Division of Forests and Lands to reimburse The Trust for Public Land, Boston, MA, for title insurance & recording fees associated with the acquisition of a conservation easement on the Forest Legacy Program Willard Pond Project – Robb Reservoir Tract in the amount of $5,225.07. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with Air Chek Inc., Fletcher, NC, for radon test devices, in an amount not to exceed $18,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Division for Children, Youth and Families
Authorized to award annual grants in State Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009 in the amount of $240,000 to twelve NH Family Resource Centers for infrastructure sustainability in the amounts of $10,000. Includes Child & Family Services, Concord, NH, $20,000, The HUB Family Support Center, Rochester, NH, $20,000, Monadnock Family Sources, Keene, NH, $20,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% General Funds.
Authorized to retroactively award six grants totaling $258,840 for the provision of Title I programs to the agencies as detailed in letter dated December 24, 2007. Includes NFI North, Inc. Contoocook, NH, $96,240, Luthern Social Services, Concord, NH, $45,150. Effective November 15, 2007 through August 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized to retroactively amend a contract with Eckerd Youth Alternatives Inc., Clearwater, FL, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #349), for the operation of Camp E-Toh-Anee, a year-round wilderness camp that serves up to 38 male youth, by increasing the amount by $4,859,823 from $4,660,303 to $9,520,126, and by extending the completion date to June 30, 2009. 44% Federal, 42% General, 14% Other Funds.
Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Rural Health and Primary Care section, to enter into an agreement with Stacey Charron, Lancaster, NH, to receive reimbursement for payment of educational loans through the State Loan Repayment Program in an amount not to exceed $40,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 100% General Funds.
Authorized Disability Determination Section to amend an agreement with Mary D. McGilvray, Registered Nurse, Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-22-05, item #329, amended on 11-15-06, item #106, amended on 6-13-07, item #401), to function as a Disability Determination Reviewer by increasing the price by $1,782 from $87,078.48 to $88,860.48. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds
Bureau of Elderly & Adult Service
Authorized to amend an agreement with Rockingham Nutrition & Meals on Wheels Program Inc., Brentwood, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-13-07, item #362) to provide nutrition and transportation services, by increasing the amount by $171,455.03 from $2,565,450.04 to $2,736,905.07. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009. 61% Federal, 39% General Funds.
Tobey School
Authorized to accept and expend agency income in the amount of $279,604 for renovations of space at the Thayer Building for use by the Tobey School. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. Fiscal Committee approved.
Glencliff Home
Authorized to accept a monetary donation from Cohase Lions Club, Woodsville, NH, in the amount of $200.
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION
Authorized to award a $6,000 grant to New England College for the purpose of granting scholarships to NH residents who have completed their freshman year and who will be selected for scholarships by the college on the basis of financial need or merit. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% General Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Authorized to enter into a contract with University of NH, Manchester, NH, to provide technical assistance in preparing future leaders in NH mathematics education and build a teacher network through professional development; Leaders in Mathematics Education, in an amount not to exceed $56,918.54. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. (2) Further Authorized payment for services rendered and approved on the basis of invoices which are supported by a summary of activities that have taken place in accordance with the terms of the contract, along with a detailed listing of expenses incurred in lieu of withholding 25% of the total value of the contract. (3 )Further Authorized to exercise a renewal option on this contract for up to two additional fiscal years, subject to the contractor’s acceptable performance of the terms therein and pending legislative approval of the next biennium budget. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized to enter into a contract with Northeast Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Inc., Concord, NH, to provide job coaching services in an amount not to exceed $120,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2009. (2) Further Authorized to make advanced quarterly payments in the amount of $15,000 for the first quarter and the following quarters based on an itemized estimate of expenditures for the coming quarter for services to be provided under the terms of the contract (3)Further Authorized payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding 25% of the total value of the contract. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
Authorized Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to accept and expend additional Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the amount of $79,114. (2)Further Authorized to award funds to the sub-grantees as detailed in letter dated November 16, 2007, for a total amount of $77,562 for implementation of projects identified through the evaluation of natural hazards. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2008. Warner, NH $67,032. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
Authorized Division of Motor Vehicles to enter into a contract with Marquis ID Systems Inc., Fort Wayne, IN, to provide driver licenses, non-driver identification cards, special identification cards and badges for an amount not to exceed $4,834,000. Effective upon G&C approval through January 15, 2013. 100% Highway Funds.
Authorized Division of Fire Standards & Training and Emergency Medical Services to enter into a sole source agreement with the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications, Quincy, MA, to provide accreditation for the Division’s certified training program in the amount of $11,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% Fire and EMS Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Authorized Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a retroactive agreement with Community Action Program/Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc., Concord, NH, for trolley transportation services for the general public for an amount not to exceed $394,588. Effective January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010. 80% Federal, 20% General Funds.
The following persons from District Two were nominated by Governor Lynch to State of New Hampshire Boards and Commissions
Peter S. Helm, Contoocook, NH to the Agricultural Lands Preservation Committee
Wendy M. Cahill, Concord, NH to the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
William G. McGonagle, Concord, NH to the Assistant Commissioner: Department of Corrections
Laura Simoes, Concord, NH to the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights
Thomas G. Cooper, Concord, NH, Marital Master
Jennie V. Duval, MD, Concord, NH Deputy Chief Medical Examiner
William S. Fenollosa, Hopkinton, NH to the New Hampshire Motor Vehicle Industry Board
Thomas J. Brennan, Jr. New London, NH to the Pre-Engineering Technology Advisory Council
Robert G. Fishwick, Allenstowm NH to the Respiratory Care Practitioners Governing Board
Lisa Shapiro, Canterbury, NH to the NH Retirement System Board of Trustees
David A. Gruette, Center Barnstead, NH and Dennis R. Harney, Concord, NH to the Victim’s Assistance Commission
Represents the cities and towns of Acworth, Allenstown, Alstead, Andover, Antrim, Barnstead, Bennington, Boscawen, Bow, Bradford, Brookfield, Canterbury, Chesterfield, Chichester, Concord, Danbury, Deerfield, Deering, Dublin, Epsom, Farmington, Francestown, Franklin, Gilmanton, Gilsum, Goshen, Greenfield, Hancock, Harrisville, Henniker, Hill, Hillsborough, Hopkinton, Langdon, Lempster, Loudon, Marlborough, Marlow, Middleton, Milton, Nelson, New Durham, Newbury, New London, Northfield, Northwood, Pembroke, Pittsfield, Rollinsford, Rochester, Roxbury, Salisbury, Somersworth, Stoddard, Strafford, Sullivan, Surry, Sutton, Unity, Walpole , Warner, Washington, Weare, Webster, Westmoreland, Wilmot, and Windsor.
For additional information on the cities and towns in this district, go to www.nh.gov/municipal/.
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