August 20, 2009

FROM: DEBORA B. PIGNATELLI, Executive Councilor

Concord, NH - Listed below are some of the items that were approved at the Governor and Council Meeting August 19, 2009 that might be of interest to District Five constituents.

The next Governor and Council Meeting will be held Wednesday, September 9, 2009 in Jaffrey, NH.

BUSINESS FINANCE AUTHORITY
Authorized to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the financing of a commercial facility by the Business Finance Authority for The Monadnock Community Hospital located in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Action will Authorized a Resolution under RSA 162-I:9 to determine the financing will serve a public use, provide public benefit and is within the policy and authority of the Act.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY
Authorized to award a grant to the Town of Whitefield, NH, in the amount of $500,000 for the purpose of renovating the existing structure to improve privacy and correct health safety deficiencies for the elderly residents. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2011. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.
#9Authorized to award a grant to the City of Concord, NH, in the amount of $337,598 for the purpose of completing energy efficiency upgrades to two Second Start facilities. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2011. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
Authorized to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Resources and Economic Development, Concord, NH, for the expansion of the Business Energy Efficiency Program in the amount of $750,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Authorized Surplus Distribution Section to accept and expend $68,405 in AARA 2009 federal funds from the US Department of Agriculture for the purpose of distributing USDA commodity foods. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2010. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. Contingent on approval by Fiscal Committee on August 27, 2009.
Authorized Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Stephens Marquis Associates, Merrimack, NH, for 3-Phase Power Upgrades – Littleton and Hillsborough Field Maintenance Shed, NH Army National Guard, Littleton and Hillsborough, NH in an amount not to exceed $139,590. (2)Further Authorized the amount of $4,100 for payment to the Department of Administrative Services, Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction for engineering services provided, bringing the total to $143,690, Effective upon G&C approval through December 18, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
Authorizedd Division of Historical Resources to award a federally funded Certified Local Government Grant to the Town of Goffstown, for the project, “Grasmere Town Hall Exterior Doors” in the amount of $10,177. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized Division of Historical Resources to award a federally funded Certified Local Government Grant to the Town of Amherst, for the project, “Town of Amherst Historical Resource Survey” in the amount of $12,232. Effective upon G&C approval through September 15, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.

ATTORNEY GENERAL
Authorized to enter into a new sub-grant with the Keene Police Department, from the FFY 2007 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program, which provides funding for programs to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system in the amount of $13,026. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Authorized Division of Economic Development to enter into a contract with the Monadnock Economic Development Corporation, Keene, NH, for a Revitalization Feasibility Study for downtown Keene in the amount of $4,800. (2) Further Authorized the payment of $4,320. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 100% Economic Development Funds.
Authorized Division of Forests and Lands to accept, budget and expend a donation in the amount of $5,000 from the Town of Peterborough, for the purpose of purchasing a portion of land that abuts Shieling Forest in Peterborough, NH. (2)Further Authorized to budget and expend $7,000 from the Shieling Trust Fund Control Account for the purpose of purchasing land adjacent to Shieling Forest. (3)Further Authorized to purchase a 4.58 acre parcel of land in Peterborough, NH from the Monadnock Community Hospital, Peterobough, NH, for $12,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 100% Private Local Funds (Shieling Trust Funds).

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Authorized to enter into a Grant Agreement with the City of Manchester Highway Department, Manchester, NH, to support the purchase of a replacement plow/dump truck in an amount not to exceed $40,000. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2010. 100% ARRA Federal Funds.
Authorized to enter into a Grant Agreement with the Town of Temple, NH, to support the purchase of a replacement motor grader in an amount not to exceed $64,000. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2010. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.
Authorized to enter into a Grant Agreement with Jalbert Leasing Inc., d/b/a C&J, Portsmouth, NH, to support the purchase of a replacement transit coach, and to purchase and install ten auxiliary heaters in an amount not to exceed $207,000. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2010. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.
Authorized loan agreements with the entities as detailed in letter dated August 6, 2009, in the principal amount of $22,700,000 to finance wastewater improvement projects. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% CWSRF Loan Repayment Funds.
Authorized to amend a sole source contract with Weston Solutions Inc., Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 1-16-08, item #48), to cover additional cleanup activities at the OK Tool/Salvage Well Superfund Site in Milford, NH, by increasing the amount by $560,000 from $2,148,729 to $2,708,729. Effective upon G&C approval. 90% Federal, 10% Capital (General) Funds.
Authorized to enter into an agreement with the Baboosic Lake Association, Amherst, NH, to complete the Baboosic Lake Watershed Stormwater BMP Implementation, Phase 2 Project, in the amount of $78,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized loan agreements with Pennichuck Water Works Inc., to finance water improvements projects at the public water system projects as detailed in letter dated August 10, 2009, totaling $2,148,000. Effective upon G&C approval. 50% DWSRF Repayment funds, 50% Federal ARRA Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  Bureau of Facilities and Assets Management
Authorized to amend a sole source lease with Cameron Real Estate Inc., Nashua, NH, (previously amended by G&C on 6-25-08, item #168), by increasing the amount by $413,448 to $2,559,250.80 from $2,145,802.80, and by extending the term retroactively from June 30, 2009 to June 30, 2010. 60% General, 40% Federal Funds.
Bureau of Homeless and Housing Services
Authorized to accept and expend additional Federal Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $4,612,322. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
Authorized to enter into an agreement with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH, to provide services to homeless individuals in an amount not to exceed $682,726. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.
Authorized to enter into an agreement with Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester/St. John Nuemann Church, Merrimack, NH, to provide services to homeless individuals in an amount not to exceed $30,690. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.
Authorized to enter into an agreement with Community Improvement Associates Inc., Keene, NH, to provide services to homeless individuals in an amount not to exceed $129,307. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.
Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with Nashua Pastoral Care Center Inc., Nashua, to provide services to homeless individuals in an amount not to exceed $24,29. Effective January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized to enter into an agreement with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH, to provide services to homeless individuals in an amount not to exceed $86,390. Effective retroactive to April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.
Disability Determination Unit
Authorized to enter into an agreement with Toni S. Paul, RN, Merrimack, NH, to function as a Disability Determination Reviewer in an amount not to exceed $17,550. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 75% Federal, 25% General Funds.
Division of Public Health Services
Authorized Bureau of Disease Control, Communicable Disease Control, Immunization Program to exercise a contract renew and amend option with the City of Nashua, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-13-07, item #236), to provide Immunization Services to the Nashua area, by increasing the price by $130,798 from $119,998 to $250,796, and by extending the completion date to June 30, 2011, retroactive to July 1, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
Authorized to enter into an agreement with the City of Nashua, Division of Public Health and Community Services, Nashua, NH, to provide a broad range of public health emergency preparedness and response activities in an amount not to exceed $364,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 88% Federal, 12% General Funds.
Authorized Bureau of Community Health Services, Rural Health and Primary Care Section, Oral Health Program to exercise a contract renew and amend option with Monadnock Community Hospital, Peterborough, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 10-17-07, item #78), to provide access to preventive and restorative dental treatment for individuals participating in the school-based dental program, by increasing the amount by $40,000 from $40,000 to $80,000, and by extending the completion date to June 30, 2011. 61% General, 39% Federal Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Authorized to enter into a contract with Keene State College, Keene, NH, to implement the Math Science Partnership Project entitled Science: Inquiring Minds Want to Know, to provide professional development to increase teacher content knowledge and confidence in teaching science in the classroom in an amount not to exceed $100,000. (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, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
Authorized Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to retroactively pay the Town of Richmond, NH, for services provided under the NH Radiological Emergency Response Plan in SFY 2008 using SFY 2010 funds, in the amount of $15,806.19. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Vermont Yankee Assessment.
Authorized Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to expend the State Matching funds for Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Grants in the amount of $17,987.08. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Authorized Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a contract with VNA at HCS Inc., Keene, NH, to purchase miscellaneous capital equipment for an amount not to exceed $96,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2010. 100% Federal Stimulus Funds.
Authorized Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding to the City of Keene, NH, to construct a snow removal equipment storage building expansion at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport in the amount of $340,275. Effective upon G&C approval through July 31, 2013. 97.44% Federal, 2.56% General Funds.
Authorized Bureau of Aeronautics to award a grant to the Nashua Airport Authority, to design and permit the reconstruction or Runway 14-32 at Boire Field, Nashua in the amount of $1,238,055. Effective upon G&C approval through July 31, 2013. 97.44% Federal, 2.56% General Funds.
Authorized to amend a contract with CHA, Inc., Keene, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 11-10-04), for design review services for the Salem-Manchester I-93 widening project by increasing the total amount payable by $500,000 from $2,500,000 to $3,000,000 to allow for the continuation of project management and design assistance services, and by extending the completion date from August 31, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Effective upon G&C approval. 80% Federal, 20% Highway Funds.
Authorized Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Evroks Corporation, Winnisquam, NH, on the basis of a low bid of $474,662.60 for rehabilitation of the existing bridge carrying D.W. Highway over the F.E. Everett Turnpike NB on-ramp in the City of Nashua. (2)Further Authorized a contingency in the amount of $74,766.26 for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through October 15, 2010. 100% Turnpike Funds.

TABLED ITEMS
Removed from the Table and passed
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Tabled at 7/15/09 G&C Meeting)
The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Hollingworth, seconded by Councilor Shea voted to table the request Bureau of Rail & Transit to renew a sole source Operating Agreement dated August 1, 2009 with the Milford-Bennington Railroad, Milford, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 7-21-99, late item #U), to provide rail freight service on the State-owned portion of the Hillsboro Branch railroad line. Effective upon G&C approval through July 31, 2019.

The following persons from District Five were nominated by Governor Lynch to State of New Hampshire Boards and Commissions

Amelie Gooding, Keene, NH – Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment Commission
Leonard Gerzon, Amherst, NH – Assessing Standards Board
Sandra D. Hogan, Nashua, NH – Division for Children, Youth and Families Advisory Board
Robert A. Cruess, Amherst, NH – Board of Engineers
R.Gordon Leedy, Jr., Amherst, NH – Board of Landscape Architects
Thomas A. Maffee, Nashua, NH – Police Commission, Nashua, NH
Stephen J. Densberger, Nashua, NH – Water Council

Represents the cities and towns of Amherst, Brookline, Dunbarton, Fitzwilliam, Goffstown, Greenville, Hinsdale, Hollis, Jaffrey, Keene, Lyndeborough, Mason, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua, New Boston, New Ipswich, Peterborough, Richmond, Rindge, Sharon, Swanzey, Temple, Troy, Wilton, and Winchester.
For additional information on the cities and towns in this district, go to www.nh.gov/municipal/.