July 16, 2008

FROM: JOHN D. SHEA, Executive Councilor

July 16, 2008 Concord, NH - Listed below are some of the items that were approved at the Governor and Council Meeting, July 16, 2008,that might be of interest to District Two constituents. This meeting was held at the Franklin City Hall-Opera House.

The next scheduled Governor and Council meeting will be held at the Wentworth Coolidge Mansion in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Wednesday, August 13, 2008.

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with US Geological Survey, Pembroke, NH, to prepare and conduct flood study workshops in the amount of $7,500. Effective upon G&C approval from July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008. 75% Federal Funds, 25% General Funds.

Authorized to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Environmental Services, Concord NH, to provide monitoring services for the State’s interests in privately owned conservation lands, in the amount of $10,000. Effective upon G&C approval to June 30, 2010. 89% Federal, 11% General Funds.

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc., Concord, NH, as a grant recipient under the Head Start Program in the amount of $59,816. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% General Funds.

NH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MARKETS & FOOD

Authorized Division of Animal Industry, to accept and expend grant funds from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to be used to identify, educate, assist, test and document groups of birds that are presently unidentified and at risk for undetected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the amount of $15,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized the NH State Conservation Committee to enter into a grant with the Green Mountain Conservation Group, Effingham, for the Ossipee Watershed Source Water Protection Project in the amount of $15,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2009. 100% Conservation Number Plate Funds.

Authorized Division of Animal Industry to accept and expend grant funds from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to be used to provide financial assistance to the State in conducting risk assessments, testing, surveillance, training and education for the Johnes Disease Program in the amount of $21,174. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Authorized to enter into a Joint Funding Agreement with the US Geological Survey, Pembroke, NH, to complete a preliminary analysis of water level trends in the amount of $5,000. Effective from August 15, 2008 to September 30, 2009. 100% Drinking Water Federal State Revolving Loan Fund.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Division of Public Health Services

Authorized Kathryn Frey, Division of Public Health Services to participate in Leadership New Hampshire Class of 2009, further Authorized payment to Leadership New Hampshire, 2 Delta Drive, Suite 302, Concord, NH, to cover tuition for period July 17, 2008 to June 30, 2009 in the amount of $3,500. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.

Bureau of Homeless and Housing Services

Authorized to enter into a retroactive contract renewal option with My Friend’s Place, 368 Washington Street, Dover, NH, (previously approved by G&C on June 27, 2007 Item #188), to provide services to homeless individuals, in an amount not to exceed $40,193 from January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to enter into a retroactive Agreement with Southwestern Community Services, Inc., PO Box 603, Keene, NH, to provide services to homeless individuals in the amount of $86,390, retroactive to April 1, 2008, through March 31, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Authorized to amend a contract with Performance Pathways, Mechanicsburg, PA, (previously approved on February 7, 2007, Item #98) in an additional amount not to exceed $122,800, a total contract cost not to exceed $994,133, for the period of August 1, 2008 through July 31, 2009, to purchase a statewide license for Assessment Builder as priced in contract dated May 22, 2008 and to purchase twelve regional trainings for Assessment Builder,
100% Federal Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY

Authorized Division of Fire Safety to grant a total amount of $47,763 to the Regional Hazardous Materials Teams and Emergency Services as detailed in letter of July 3, 2008, for activities associated with the development and implementation of emergency plans under the Emergency Planning and Right-To-Know Act. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds. This includes funding in the amount of $16,000 for Concord, NH and $1,195 for Deering, NH.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATON

Authorized Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Pike Industries, Inc., Belmont, NH, on the basis of low bid of $2,134,582 for pavement rehabilitation on I-93 between Exit 18 in Canterbury and Exit 19 in Northfield. Effective upon G&C approval through September 26, 2008 unless extended by the Department in accordance with the Standard Specifications. 90% Federal Funds, 10% Highway Funds.

Authorized Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with R. S. Audley, Inc., Bow, NH, on the basis of low bid of $1,099,916.75 for rehabilitation of NH Route 127 bridge over a spillway channel in Hopkinton. Effective upon G&C approval through July 24, 2009 unless extended by the Department in accordance with the Standard Specifications. 100% Bonded Betterment Funds. (2) Further Authorized that a contingency in the amount of $109,991.68 be approved for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. The contingency requested is 10% of the contract amount and is reasonable for projects of this type.

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

Paul A. Doscher, Weare, NH to the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Citizens Committee
Charles E. Albee, DMD Pembroke, NH to the Board of Dental Examiners
Dennis J. Pavlicek, Newbury, NH to the Lakes Management Advisory Committee
Charles C. Koontz, Hopkinton, NH to the New Hampshire Retirement System Board of Trustees
Arthur J. Cunningham, Bow, NH to the Waste Management 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 http://www.sos.nh.gov/redbood/index.htm.

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/.