June 25, 2008

FROM: JOHN D. SHEA, Executive Councilor

NEWS RELEASE
FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO

June 25, 2008 Concord, NH - Listed below are some of the items that were approved at the Governor and Council Meeting, June 25, 2008, that might be of interest to District Two constituents.

The next scheduled Governor and Council meeting will be held in Franklin, NH at the Opera House on July 16, 2008. The breakfast will be at the Library.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY

Authorized to enter into an agreement with the Town of Charlestown, NH for infrastructure improvements that will assist the Town with upgrades to the CEDA and CEDA Gristmill Industrial Parks in the amount of $500,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Southwest Region Planning Commission, Keene, NH, for planning assistance and training to municipalities on local, municipal and regional planning issues in the amount of $25,261. (2) Further Authorized to advance $6,315 to immediately begin work. Effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. 100% General Funds.

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Central NH Regional Planning Commission, Concord, NH, for planning assistance and training to municipalities on local, municipal and regional planning issues in the amount of $24,713. (2) Further Authorized to advance $6,178 to immediately begin work. Effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. 100% General Funds.

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Strafford Regional Planning Commission, Dover, NH, for planning assistance and training to municipalities on local, municipal and regional planning issues in the amount of $25,817. (2) Further Authorized to advance $6,454 to immediately begin work. Effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. 100% General Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES

Authorized Division of Historical Resources to award federally funded Certified Local Government Grants totaling $56,455 to the towns as detailed in letter dated June 10, 2008. This includes a Concord, NH project composed of a farmstead, barn and agriculture outbuildings Survey. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.

OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL

Authorized Bryan C. Gray, Concord, NH, be nominated for promotion to the rank of Major, NH Army National Guard. This officer meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically, mentally, and professionally qualified.

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Authorized to enter into new sub-grants with the agencies as detailed in letter dated June 10, 2008, in the total amount of $359,202 from the FFY 2006 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program, which provides funding for programs to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. (2)Further Authorized to enter into new sub-grants with the agencies as detailed in letter dated June 10, 2008, in the total amount of $180,000 from the FFY 2007 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program, which provides funding for programs to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. (Bow $5000, Concord, $39,788, Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to enter into subgrants totaling $327,150 with the agencies as detailed in letter dated June 12, 2008, from the US Department of Justice’s office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for increased enforcement of NH’s underage drinking laws. Greenfield, $3000, Hillsboro, $4000, Pembroke, $4200. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Authorized to pay $1,228,500 in overtime for permanent personnel services out of salaries for vacant positions due to pending recruitment through June 30, 2008.

Authorized to enter into a retroactive sole source lease agreement with Hillsborough County, Goffstown, NH, for building and grounds to house the NH State Prison for Women in an amount not to exceed $1,051,265.71. Effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2012. 100% General Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Authorized Division of Economic Development to award a grant to the Hannah Grimes Center Inc., Keene, NH, to facilitate the expansion of high-speed wireless service in the southwestern region in the amount of $10,000. (2) Further Authorized payment of $9,000 upon G&C approval. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2008. 100% General Funds.

Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to amend a grant from the National Parks Service Land and Water Conservation Fund (previously amended by G&C on 5-16-07, item #55), for the Monadnock State Park Development and Acquisition project, by extending the completion date to October 31, 2008 from June 25, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized Trails Bureau to award Recreation Trails Program grants totaling $779,187 to the organizations as detailed in letter dated June 25, 2008. Effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to accept and expend an estimated total of $292,369.65 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency via the State Office of Emergency Management in order to reimburse eligible expenses for mitigating flood-related damages suffered on DRED-managed lands in Coos, Grafton, Carroll, Merrimack and Rockingham counties during the April 2007 rainstorm. 100% Transfer-FEMA Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Authorized to accept and expend $70,000 in federal funds from the US Environmental Protection Agency to administer a Wetlands Program Development Grant. (Note: Ashulelot River Watershed) Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. Fiscal Committee approved.

Authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MI, for the purpose of milfoil research activities in the amount of $20,000. (2) Further Authorized to award an advance payment in the amount of $15,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2009. 100% Lake Restoration Funds.

Authorized the Department of Environmental Services and the NH Fish and Game Department to enter into a memorandum of agreement in the amount of $450,000 for the reconstruction of the Alton Power Dam in Alton and Perkins Pond Marsh Dam in Weare. (2) Further Authorized to advance these funds. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Fish and Game Funds. (3) Further Authorized to expend these funds on a force account basis. 100% Dam Maintenance Funds.

Authorized to approve an Original Loan Agreement with Hill Water Works to finance water system improvements in the amount of $485,000. Effective upon G&C approval. 79% Federal, 21% Capital Funds.

Authorized to enter into an agreement with Camp, Dresser & McKee Inc., Manchester, NH, for professional engineering design services associated with process, civil and structural improvements at the Franklin wastewater treatment plant. Effective upon G&C approval through January 31, 2010. 100% Winnipesaukee River Basin Funds.

Authorized to enter into a Joint Funding agreement with the US Geological Survey, Pembroke, NH, for streamflow gageing in the amount of $106,550. Effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. 96% Other, 4% General Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Division for Children, Youth & Families

Authorized to provide Licensed Plus quality childcare awards in the amount of $38,216.07 to a total of nine Licensed Plus child care providers throughout the State of NH. This includes the Lilly Garden, Westmoreland $500.00; Somersworth Early Learning Center $15,318.000 and the Rochester Child Care Center $631. Effective upon G&C approval through July 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.

Bureau of Behavioral Health

Authorized to enter into a contract with Granite State Monarchs, Keene, NH, to provide peer support services in an amount not to exceed $337,062. Effective July 1, 2008 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through June 30, 2010. (2) Further Authorized an advance payment up to a maximum of one-twelfth of the contract price limitation. 64% Federal, 36% General Funds.

Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Maternal and Child Health Section, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program to enter into an agreement with NH Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities Inc., Concord, NH, to provide education, advocacy, resources and support for families with infants and children who have a suspected or confirmed hearing loss in an amount not to exceed $60,000. Effective July 1, 2008 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through June 30, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Maternal and Child Health Section to enter into an agreement with Valley Regional Hospital Inc., Newport NH, to provide primary care services and breast and cervical cancer screening in an amount not to exceed $518,850. Effective July 1, 2008 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through June 30, 2010. 82% General, 18% Federal Funds.

Authorized Community Public Health Development Section to enter into an agreement with Health First Family Care Center, Franklin, NH, to provide Public Health Network services with responsibility to improve the capacity and capability of public health response partners to mount a coordinated response to public health emergencies within a defined region in an amount not to exceed $75,000. (2)Further Authorized advance payment not to exceed 25% of the agreement amount, for costs for projects within the agreement, which includes the burden of a program coordinator and associated program costs. Effective July 1, 2008 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through June 30, 2009. 74% Federal, 26% General Funds.

NEW HAMPSHIRE BOARD OF PHARMACY

Authorized to continue the 30% salary enhancements for the Board’s 4 pharmacist positions (previously approved by G&C on 5-2-07, item #100), for retention purposes. Effective August 14, 2008 through August 13, 2010. 80% General, 20% Transfer Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Authorized to grant funds to the HUB Family Resource Center, Dover, NH, to offer extended day programming for youth and their families in an amount not to exceed $137,500. Note: this in conjunction with the Somersworth School District. Effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to contract with Jonas Taub, Antrim, NH, to provide targeted technical assistance services to school districts around the State of NH in an amount not to exceed $50,000. (2) Further Authorized payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding at least 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to contract with Allyson Vignola, Barnstead, NH, to provide targeted technical assistance services to school districts around the State of NH in an amount not to exceed $50,000. (2)Further Authorized payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding at least 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to grant funds to the Northern Strafford County Health and Safety Council, Rochester, NH, to offer extended day programming for youth and their families for an amount not to exceed $225,000.Farmington School District. Effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to grant funds to the Fuller Public Library, Hillsboro, NH, in the amount of $26,440.85 to provide training for volunteers to work one-on-one with undereducated adults in Hillsborough County. Effective July 1, 2008 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through June 30, 2009. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY

Authorized Bureau of Highway Design to enter into an agreement with McFarland Johnson, Incorporated, Concord, NH, and Binghamton, NY, for preliminary and final design for the rehabilitation for four red-listed bridges along the Interstate 93 corridor in Bow and Concord in the amount of $393,255. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 100% Turnpike Funds.

Authorized Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with B.U.R Construction LLC, Claremont, NH, for roadway rehabilitation on Route 63 north of the intersection with NH Route 119 on the basis of a low bid of $972,677.85. (2) Further Authorized a contingency in the amount of $97,267.79 for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through June 5, 2009. 80% Federal, 20% State Funds.

The Governor nominated the following individuals from District Two to State of New Hampshire Boards and Commissions

Douglas J. Moran, MD Concord, NH to the Athletic Trainers Governing Board
Walter A. Morse, Hillsboro, NH to the Fish & Game Commission
Philip A. Bryce, Deering, NH to the Board of Foresters
Debra D. Stohrer, Concord, NH to the Medical Review Subcommittee
Selden Hannah, Rochester, NH to the Passenger Tramway Safety Board
John J. Preve, Concord, NH to the Recreational Therapy Governing Board
John H. Jacobsmeyer, Jr. Northwood, NH to the State Veterans’ Council

Over 300 citizen appointments are confirmed annually for citizens to serve on various state agencies, boards and commissions. Commissions, advisory boards and other similar bodies are continually being created or eliminated by state statute. For the most accurate listing of current boards and commissions visit the Red Book at