December 3, 2008

FROM: JOHN D. SHEA, Executive Councilor

December 3, 2008 Concord, NH - Listed below are some of the items that were approved at the Governor and Council Meeting, December 3, 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 Thursday, December 18, 2008.

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc., Concord, NH, for the Senior Energy Assistance Service Program in the amount of $6,815. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Other Funds – Federal pass-thru.
Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH, for the Senior Energy Assistance Service Program in the amount of $5,030. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Other Funds – Federal pass-thru.
Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Strafford County Community Action Committee Inc., Dover, NH, for the Senior Energy Assistance Service Program in the amount of $1,329.74. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Other Funds – Federal pass-thru.
Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Community Action Program of Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc., Concord, NH, for the Weatherization Assistance Program in the amount of $88,158. (2) Further Authorized to advance to the vendor $7,628 of the contract amount. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Strafford County Community Action Committee Inc., Dover, NH, for the Weatherization Assistance Program in the amount of $73,749. (2) Further Authorized to advance to the vendor $5,034 of the contract amount. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH, for the Weatherization Assistance Program in the amount of$51,662. (2) Further Authorized to advance to the vendor $5,739 of the contract amount. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with the University of NH, Complex Systems Research Center, Durham, NH, to continue implementation of the state's floodplain mapping program, as approved by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency in the amount of $73,895. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Authorized to accept and place on file the Report and Findings of Councilor John Shea with regard to the financing of certain construction and furnishing and equipping of certain facilities and the refinancing of certain existing indebtedness in connection with The Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH. (The State will not be obligated in anyway for their repayment. The Authority expects to issue approximately $32 million in notes for the Hospital, which when aggregated with the notes already issued in the Program in 2008 will bring the Program notes issued to approximately $113 million. He characterized the Program as serving an important public purpose, namely, the provision of funds for working capital, for new projects and for refinancing of existing indebtedness at extremely low rates of interest to not-for-profit institutions, thereby allowing them to keep their costs of providing education and health care at lower levels than otherwise would be the case.)

DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Authorized Trails Bureau to enter into Grant-In-Aid Trail Maintenance Contracts (Winter Trail Grooming) with the Snowmobile clubs as detailed in letter dated December 3, 2008, in the total amount of $1,527,566.41. Effective upon G&C approval through May 1, 2009. 100% Trails Funds.
Authorized Division of Forests and Lands to accept and expend $120,806 of federal funds from the Department of Agriculture, US Forest Service for maintaining and enhancing the Forest Health Program. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Authorized to enter into a memorandum of agreement in the amount of $4,700 with the NH Department of Transportation to perform drilling and sampling at Sunrise Lake Dam. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Dam Projects Funds.
Authorized to enter into a Contract with R.W. Gillespie Associates Inc., to provide testing services associated with the repair of Sunrise Lake Dam in the amount of $12,509.80. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Dam Projects Funds.
Authorized to extend a Hydrogeologist I position #9T118 in the Geological Survey Unit from December 13, 2008 through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Rural Health and Primary Care Section to enter into an agreement with Eric M. Katzman, Stratham, NH, to receive reimbursement for payment of educational loans through the State Loan Repayment Program in an amount not to exceed $60,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2012. 100% General Funds.
Authorized Bureau of Disease Control and Health Statistics, Health Statistics and Data Management Section to enter into an agreement with Macro International Inc., Burlington, VT, to plan, organize, test, and implement the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, in an amount not to exceed $582,984. Effective January 1, 2009 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through February 15, 2011. 88% Federal, 12% Other Funds.
Authorized Bureau of Disease Control and Health Statistics, Immunization Program to accept and expend other funds in the amount of $7,602,813 from the NH Vaccine Association to fund the Immunization Program vaccine purchase. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Other (non-profit) Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Authorized to hold an awards banquet to recognize the NH Teacher of the Year, the NH Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalists and Finalist, the NH Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Recipients, and the NH Milken National Educator for a total cost not to exceed $3,415.65. (2) Further Authorized to enter into a contract with The Common Man Inn & Spa, Plymouth, NH, to provide the necessary conference facilities, and food service for the banquet for up to 150 attendees on December 9, 2008 in an amount not to exceed $3,415.65 which is part of the total cost above. 100% Donation Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
Authorized Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to contract with URS Corporation, Salem, NH, to design, conduct and evaluate a series of exercises for state and local public health response plans in the amount of $199,885. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2009. 100% Transfers from Other Agencies (Federal Funds).
Authorized Grants Management Unit to enter into a memorandum of understanding and grant the Trustees of Dartmouth College of Hanover, NH, in the amount of $311,584 of federal Department of Homeland Security FY 2008 funds for emergency medical response teams in the region. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized Grants Management Unit to award a grant to Volunteer NH! to continue development of the Citizens Corps program for the state in the amount of $282,587.09. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized Division of State Police to accept and expend a $104,433.12 grant from the NH Highway Safety Agency entitled "NH State Police Enforcement Patrols" for the purpose of conducting targeted enforcement patrols throughout the state. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
Authorized Division of State Police to accept and expend a $91,378.98 grant from the NH Highway Safety Agency entitled "NH State Police DWI Patrols" for the purpose of conducting DWI enforcement patrols on weekend and holiday evenings. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
Authorized Division of Fire Safety to accept and expend a $179,328 grant known as "Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness" from the US Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for the purpose of hazardous materials planning and training for local communities and first responders. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. (2) Further Authorized to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Division of Fire Standards and Training and EMS in the amount of $48,643.37. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Authorized to enter into agreements totaling $1,057,003 with the Towns as detailed in letter dated October 13, 2008, to provide services under the Safe Routes to School program. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Liddell Brothers, Inc., Atkinson, NH, on the basis of a low bid of $453,959 for replacing three aluminum traffic structures and associated signs on I-93 and I-393 in the City of Concord. (2) Further Authorized a contingency in the amount of $45,395.90 for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through October 30, 2009. 80% Federal, 20% Highway Funds.

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

Susan Bloom Newcomer, Spofford, NH, Advanced Manufacturing Education Advisory Council
Daniel H. Geiger, Loudon, NH, Board of Natural Scientists
Christopher Hottel, Gilmanton, NH, Advanced Manufacturing Education Advisory Council
David Jensen, Contoocook, NH, Independent Investment Committee, NH Retirement System
Daryl Justham, Rochester, NH, Home Inspector Licensing Board
Victor Kissell, Westmoreland, NH, Advanced Manufacturing Education Advisory Council
David Lauren, Marlborough, NH, State Commission on the Status of Men
Louis E. Rosenthall, MD, Concord, NH Board of Medicine
Brian T. Shepperd, Milton, NH, Telecommunications Planning and Development Advisory Board

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/.