August 13, 2008

FROM: JOHN D. SHEA, Executive Councilor

August 14, 2008 Concord, NH – Listed below are some of the items that were approved at the Governor and Council Meeting, August 13, 2008, that might be of interest to District Two constituents.

The next scheduled Governor and Council meeting will be held in The State House in Concord, New Hampshire on September 3, 2008.

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING

Authorized to enter into a retroactive sole source contract with Lutheran Social Services of New England Inc., Concord, NH, to provide preventive health services to NH refugees in the amount of $44,476. Effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY RESOURCE COMMISSION

Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with the Connecticut River Joint Commissions, Charlestown, NH, to provide administration, management, and program assistance in the amount of $60,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% General Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Authorized a Working Capital Warrant in the amount of $450,000,000 to cover expenditures for the Month of September 2008. (2)Further Authorized a Working Capital Warrant reporting expenditures of $354,330,345.44 for the month of July and recommend the balance of $55,669,654.56 be lapsed.

NH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MARKETS & FOOD

Authorized to accept and expend up to $35,000 grant funds with the US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, to implement the Agricultural Management Assistance Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. 100% Federal Funds.

HIGHWAY SAFETY AGENCY

Authorized to accept and expend $905,913.44 in federal highway safety funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the development and implementation of a statewide safety program. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds. Committee approved.

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

Authorized to enter into a contract with the MiddlewayGroup LLC, Warner, NH, for the provision of benefit consulting services in connection with the HealthFirst Initiative in the amount of $33,345. Effective August 13, 2008 through June 1, 2009.

DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Authorized Division of Travel and Tourism Development to award grants to the organizations as detailed in letter dated August 13, 2008, in the total amount of $390,148.17 for their 2008/2009 in-state and out-of-state marketing projects under the Joint Promotional Program. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.

Authorized Division of Travel and Tourism Development to accept and expend $40,490 from the US Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Enterprise Grant for Web Site development for Coos County. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized Division of Economic Development to award a grant to the NH Economic Development Association, Concord, NH, for a NH Branding Kiosk in the amount of $10,000. Effective upon G&C approval through October 31, 2008. 100% General Funds.

Authorized Division of Parks and Recreation to exchange a 119 acre parcel of state land known as Gay State Forest in Jaffrey, NH, for a 9.53-acre portion of Society for the Protection of NH Forests lands in Jaffrey, NH. (2) Further Authorized to accept title from the SPNHF for a 9.53 acre tract to be annexed to Monadnock State Park Jaffrey, NH. 0% State Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Authorized to enter into an agreement with the City of Franklin, NH, to complete the Griffin Beach Run-off and Sedimentation Restoration and Watershed Education Program in the amount of $77,137. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to award grants to the municipalities as detailed in letter dated July 2, 2008, for purposes of used oil collection, in the total amount of $5,731.50. Effective upon G&C approval through August 13, 2009. 100% Hazardous Waste Cleanup Funds. This includes $2,500 for both Allenstown and Walpole.

Authorized to award a Local Source Water Protection grant to the Lakes Region Planning Commission, Meredith, NH, to complete a project to protect drinking water from contamination in the amount of $18,134. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Medicaid Business and Policy

Authorized to make a single payment of $12,000 to the NH Dental Society, Concord, NH, to provide comprehensive support and treatment services for oral health care for elderly and adult disabled persons. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.

Division of Family Assistance

Authorized to accept and expend $64,622 of US Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services, Food Stamp Programs funds and Federal matching funds in the amount of $58,087 for a total of $122,709. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. Fiscal Committee approved.

Division for Children, Youth & Families

Authorized to provide Licensed Plus quality child care awards in the amount of $18,072.22 to a total of eight Licensed Plus Child care providers throughout the State of NH. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds. This includes $3,012.50 for Penacook.

Authorized to enter into a cooperative project agreement with the University System of NH, University of NH campus, Durham, NH, for the provision of an educational tuition partnership in an amount not to exceed $257,013. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.

Bureau of Elderly & Adult Services

Authorized to amend an existing agreement with Strafford Network, Rochester, NH, (previously amended by G&C on 1-16-08, #144), to provide State Health Insurance Assistance Program services provided by the ServiceLink Resource Center of Strafford County, by increasing the amount by $110,150, from $1,190,761.77 to $1,300,911.77. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

Division of Public Health Services

Authorized Bureau of Disease Control and Health Statistics, Disease Control Section to accept and expend federal funds in the amount of $1,067,924 from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fund public health emergency preparedness planning activities at the state and local levels. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. Fiscal Committee approved.

Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Sexually Transmitted Disease/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Section to enter into an agreement with the NH Minority Health Coalition, Manchester, NH, to provide Human Immunodeficiency Virus prevention services, in an amount not to exceed $164,142. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.

Glencliff Home

Authorized to accept a monetary donation from Frances S. Bourdon Claremont, NH, in the amount of $451.35 and deposit same into the Patient’s Welfare Fund.

New Hampshire Hospital

Authorized Joshua Burney to receive tuition assistance an amount not to exceed $12,539. Effective for the Fall 2008 term through the completion of all course requirements for the Institute’s Registered Nurse Associate Degree Program. 70% Federal, 30% General Funds.

Authorized to increase for recruitment and retention purposes the Occupational Therapist II and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant classification hourly rates by 20%. Effective retroactively from April 30, 2008 and for a period of two years upon G&C approval.  67% General, 33% Federal Funds.

Authorized to initiate a 30% salary enhancements for two-year period for the Board’s recently approved part-time pharmacist/compliance investigator position for recruitment purposes. Effective September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2010.

NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS HOME

Authorized to accept the list of monies totaling $14,239.79 received during the period of April 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008 as a result of fundraising drives from various organizations and from personal contributions.

Authorized to amend a contract with Measured Progress Inc., Dover, NH, (previously amended by G&C on 11-28-07, item #145), to administer the NH Alternative Assessment, maintain the School District Profile webpage, and run educational accountability reports, by increasing the amount of $1,530,244 by $68,598 to an amount not to exceed $1,598,842, and by extending the end date from December 31, 2008 to June 30, 2009. 74% General, 26% Federal Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY

Authorized Division of State Police to accept and expend $1,532,688 in additional funds from grants entitled 2004 COPS Technology Grant Award and 2005 COPS Technology Grant Award from the US Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, to implement an integrated system for sharing and exchanging criminal justice information among state and local agencies in NH. (2) Further Authorized to contract for consulting services for the purpose of providing technical assistance to review and implement the J-ONE system. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.

Authorized Division of State Police to accept and expend an additional $27,818.24 from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to provide enhanced security along the NH borders. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized Division of Safety Services to retroactively reimburse Josue Roman, Concord, NH, in the amount of $73.23 for travel expenses incurred on April 25, 2008 using SFY09 funds for services provided in SFY08. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized Bureau of Rail & Transit to amend a contract with Community Action Programs Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc., Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-13-07, item #505), for transportation services for the general public and elderly and disabled citizens in the Concord and Laconia areas, by increasing the amount by $56,259 from $1,362,436 to $1,418,695. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized Bureau of Construction to amend a contract with SUR Construction Inc., Rochester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 11-29-07, Late Item), for reconstruction and widening of the southbound barrel of the Spaulding Turnpike, by increasing the contract amount by $1,433,000 from $14,467,000 to $15,900,000. Effective upon G&C approval. Turnpike and City Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Authorized Bureau of Aeronautics to award a grant to the City of Concord, SGB-04-01-2008 to acquire land located within the Runway Protection Zone to Runway 17 in the amount of $592,605. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2012. 97.44% Federal, 2.56% General Funds.

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

Karla Renaud, Concord, NH to the Board of Acupuncture Licensing
Jean Brassard, Bow, NH to the Appellate Board
James W. Ryan, Northwood, NH Fish and Game Commission
Frederic Murphy, Hillsborough, NH to the Lakes Management Advisory Board
Mark H. Selesnick, MD, Concord, NH to the Medical Review Subcommittee
Charles J. Fanaras, Bow, NH to the Pharmacy Board
Ronald Fuller, Henniker, NH Physical Therapy Governing Board
Lyman A. Cousens, Boscawen, NH to the Traffic Safety Commission
James W. Milliken, Concord, NH to the Traffic Safety Commission
Patricia A. Rainboth, East Rochester, NH to the Traffic Safety Commission

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/.