November 4, 2009

TO: All Third District Cities and Towns
FROM: Executive Councilor Beverly Hollingworth

The Governor and Executive Council met on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in Concord, NH and considered an agenda of over 97 items.

The next scheduled Governor and Council Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 7:30 a.m. in the Executive Councilor Chamber at the State House, Concord, NH.

The following authorized items might be of interest to District Three constituents.

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
Authorized to ret retroactively accept and expend ARRA funds in the amount of $9,593,500 from the US Department of Energy, for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. Effective September 10, 2009 through September 9, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with the University of NH, Complex Systems Research Center, Durham, NH, to continue implementation of the state’s Floodplain/Risk MAP program in the amount of $68,397. Effective upon G&C approval through September 15, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MARKETS & FOOD
Authorized Division of Plant Industry to retroactively enter into a sole source agreement with the University of NH, Durham, NH, to conduct public outreach and detection campaign of Asian Long-horned Beetle in the amount of $25,606. Effective May 18, 2009 through December 31, 2009. (2)Further authorized to enter into a sole source memorandum of understanding with the NH Department of Resources & Economic Development to work to develop survey procedures and implement a statewide survey program for Asian Long-horned Beetle program in the amount of $14,000. Effective September 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized to accept and expend additional funds in the amount of $5,784 from the University of NH, Durham, NH, to assist NHDAMF in the maintenance of its computer website to include a section about farm risk management and crop insurance, along with other marketing activities and improvements. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2010. 100% Other Funds – UNH Grant.

ATTORNEY GENERAL
Authorized to accept and expend additional grant funds in the amount of $50,174 from the US Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, Sexual Assault Services Program, to be utilized to improve the state’s response to victims of sexual assault in NH. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. (2) Further authorized to enter into a subgrant with the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, totaling $213,689, from the Sexual Assault Services Program award, for the purpose of providing services for victims of sexual assault in NH. Effective upon G&C approval through July 31, 2011. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved. These funds will be administered on a statewide basis.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Authorized to accept and expend $113,071 in Federal Funds from the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration for coastal habitat restoration. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2009. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
Authorized to accept and expend $50,000 in federal funds from the US Environmental Protection Agency for the Beaches Environmental and Coastal Health Program. Effective upon G&C approval through February 1, 2011.
Authorized to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the NH Department of Transportation to provide material testing services at Pleasant Lake Dam, Bunker Pond Dam, UNH Reservoir Dam and Milton 3 Ponds Dam at a cost not to exceed $16,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Capital Projects (General) Funds.
Authorized to pay membership dues to the Coastal States Organization, Washington, DC, in the amount of $8,293. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized Pease Development Authority’s – Division of Ports & Harbors request to expand the existing Market Street Marine Terminal facility by construction of 25,125 sq ft of new pier area, including elimination of 2 access bridges; new pier construction; installation of a new mooring dolphin and attached catwalk; and repair of existing caissons, bulkhead, and concrete decking, to allow safe docking and freight discharge of 750 ft. cargo vessels at Division of Ports and Harbors Port facility on the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth.
Authorized Sharon Weston Revocable Trust’s request to construct a fixed timber pier, with 3 sets of dolphins (3-piling clusters) at the three seaward piling locations for ice protection to a gangway landing on a floating dock on shoreline frontage on the Piscataqua River in New Castle.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Division of Public Health Services
Authorized Bureau of Community & Health Services to accept and expend federal funds in the amount of $175,000 from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration to fund the Rural Health & Primary Care Section, Health Workforce. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
Bureau of Homeless and Housing Services
Authorized to enter into an agreement with Community Partners, Dover, NH, to provide services to homeless individuals in an amount not to exceed $41,095. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.
Bureau of Developmental Services
Authorized DHHS and the Department of Education, Division of Instruction to support a co-funded agreement with the Institute on Disability at the University of NH in the amount of $50,000. (2) Further authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with the Institute on Disability, University of NH, Durham, NH, to develop and implement research and demonstration projects promoting best practice in community services for people with developmental disabilities, and to provide training for staff, individuals and families in the amount of $220,227. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 77% General, 23% Other (Federal) Funds.
Bureau of Elderly & Adult Services
Authorized to amend a sole source agreement with Easter Seals NH Inc., Manchester, NH, (previously amended by G&C on 6-17-09, item #214), acting as fiscal agent to ServiceLink Resource Center of Hillsborough County to enroll low income Medicare beneficiaries into Medicare Part D’s Low Income Subisdy and/or Medicare Savings Program, by increasing the amount by $58,823 from $2,198,470.14 to $2,257,293.14. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. 100% Federal Funds. These funds will be administered on a statewide basis.
Authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with Lutheran Community Services of NH Inc., Concord, NH, to provide Deafness and Hearing Loss Access and Support Services and Foreign Language Interpreter Services in an amount not to exceed $49,839.50. 36% Federal, 24% General, 40% Client Fees. These funds will be administered on a statewide basis.
Division for Children, Youth & Families
Authorized to award annual grants in the State Fiscal Year 2010 in the amount of $200,726.13 to 22 NH grant recipients in Strafford County for infrastructure sustainability. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 100% General Funds.
Authorized to award annual grants in the State Fiscal Year 2010 in the amount of $478,284.14 to 32 NH grant recipients in Rockingham County for infrastructure sustainability. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 100% General Funds.
New Hampshire Hospital
Authorized to amend a retroactive sole source contract with The Pharmacist Connection, Manchester, NH, (previously amended by April 1, 2009, late item #B), to continue to perform pharmacist services, by increasing the price by $53,000 from $420,000 to $473,000, and by extending the completion date from October 10, 2009 to December 31, 2009. 69% General, 30% Federal, 1% Other (Schools) Funds. These funds will be administered on a statewide basis.

NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS HOME
Authorized to accept monies totaling $22,374.78 received during the period of July 1, 2009, to September 30, 2009 as a result of fundraising drives from various organizations and from personal contributions.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Authorized Division of Career Technology and Adult Learning to accept and expend Vocational Rehabilitation State ARRA grant award funds in the amount of $1,923,884 from the US Department of Education. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2011. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. Fiscal Committee approved. These funds will be administered on a statewide basis.
Authorized to enter into a contract with Strafford Learning Center, Somersworth, NH, to provide dropout prevention and recovery activities in an amount not to exceed $299,018.71. (2) Further authorized payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2011. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. The services provided under this contract will serve the communities of Strafford County, NH.
Authorized to contract with Paulette Hoeflich, Rye, NH, to provide targeted technical assistance services to school districts around the State of NH in an amount not to exceed $47,550. (2) Further authorized payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010 with the option to renew for up to one additional fiscal year. 100% Federal Funds. These funds will be administered on a statewide basis.
Authorized to amend a grant to the Rockingham Community Action Program, Portsmouth, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-17-09, item #280), for consulting services and classes for GED students transitioning to community colleges and 4-year colleges and universities, by increasing the amount from $108,038.19 by $3,323.16 to an amount not to exceed $111,361.35. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 100% General Funds. Educational services will be provided at the Community Campus in Portsmouth, NH. Students receiving services will be from the city of Portsmouth and the surrounding communities of New Castle, Greenland, Rye and Newington, NH.
Authorized to enter into a contract with the Brain Injury Association of NH, Concord, NH, to provide independent living services in an amount not to exceed $65,000. (2) Further authorized payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2010. 100% Federal Funds. These funds will be administered on a statewide basis.

DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
Authorized Division of State Police to accept and expend $685,926 of federal pass-through ARRA funds from the NH Department of Justice for the purpose of hiring two State Police Trooper I positions by the Investigative Services Bureau. (2) Further authorized to establish two temporary full-time Trooper I positions, labor grade 21, to be assigned in the Investigative Services Bureau in an effort to dedicate their time to the investigation of unsolved homicides in NH. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2012. 100% Transfers from Other Agencies. Fiscal Committee approved. These funds will be administered on a statewide basis.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Authorized Bureau of Bridge Maintenance to establish a contract with Yates Electric Service Inc., Durham, NH, for electrical inspection and maintenance for the I-95 High Level Bridge, Sarah Long Bridge, Memorial Bridge, Hampton River Bridge and the Wentworth House Bridge on a single bid received in the amount of $200,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Highway Funds.
Authorized Bureau of Mechanical Services to enter into a contract with M&L Leeman Maintenance, Litchfield, NH, for recoating the metal roof at the Bureau of Mechanical Services Satellite Repair Facility, North Hampton, in the amount of $27,790. Effective upon G&C approval through June 1, 2010. 100% Highway Funds.

LATE ITEM:
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Authorized the Department to approve loan agreements with the following Public Water Systems: Manchester Water Works, Town of Newmarket, Town of Peterborough, City of Portsmouth, and Town of Greenville, in the amount of $2,349,000 to finance water system improvement projects, effective upon G&C approval. 50% DWSRF Repayment funds, 50% Federal ARRA funds.

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

Timothy S. Wheelock, Portsmouth, NH to the Compensation Appeals Board
David L. Sundell, Salem, NH to the Mental Health Practice
Sanford Roberts, Portsmouth, NH to the Public Employee Labor Relations Board
Nancy E. Kinner, Lee, NH to the Waste Management Council

If you have interest in serving on any of the 300+ State Boards or Commissions please send a letter of interest along with a resume to Jennifer Kuzma in care of the Governor’s office and carbon copy it to Councilor Hollingworth.

Please feel free to contact me with concerns or support for these individuals or any other issues you might have.

Represents the cities and towns of Atkinson, Barrington, Brentwood, Chester, Danville, Dover, Durham, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Greenland, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Kingston, Lee, Madbury, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Newton, North Hampton, Nottingham, Plaistow, Portsmouth, Rye, Salem, Sandown, Seabrook, South Hampton, Stratham, and Windham.
For additional information on the cities and towns in this district, go to www.nh.gov/municipal/.