GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGENDA
State House, Concord, New Hampshire
April 17, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR AGENDA
#1 MOP 150, I, B (1): Expenditure Approvals
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#A. Authorize Michael Baxley, Daniel Miles, and Mark Pezzulo to travel over 300 miles one way in a state vehicle to Stroudsburg, PA to attend boiler training for the new boilers installed downtown in the Upham Walker Building, Legislative Office Building and the Department of Justice Building. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
#B. Authorize to enter Emma D’Alessandro into an educational tuition agreement with the University of New England, Portland, ME, to participate in Contemporary Theory of Social Work Practice: Individuals and Families; and Advanced Social Work Practice with Families, during the period of May 1, 2019 through June 23, 2019, and to pay said costs in the amount of $4,000. 100% General (Employee Training) Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
#C. Authorize to enter Ana Ivosevic into an educational tuition agreement with Southern NH University, Hooksett, NH, for participate in Healthcare Management and Finance, during the period of May 6, 2019 through June 30, 2019, and to pay said costs in an amount of $960. 100% General (Employee Training) Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
#D. Authorize to enter Allysa Voisine into an educational tuition agreement with College for America at Southern NH University, Manchester, NH, to participate in Modules in Business Management, including: Human Resource Management; Principles of Management; and Human Resource Strategy and Development, during the period of May 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019, and to pay said costs in an amount of $1,500. 100% General (Employee Training) Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
#E. Authorize to enter Holly Hodge into an educational tuition agreement with College for America at Southern NH University, Manchester, NH, to participate in Modules in Business Management, including: Economic Theories; Introduction to Ethics; Decoding Media; and Introduction to Psychology, during the period of May 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019, and to pay said costs in an amount of $1,500. 100% General (Employee Training) Funds.
STATE TREASURY
#F. Authorize to accept and place on file the quarterly report of escheated abandoned property claims paid for the period ended March 31, 2019.
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
#G. Authorize the Division of Administration to pay annual membership dues of $17,000 to the International Fuel Tax Agreement Inc., Chandler, AZ. Effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. 100% Agency Income (Cost of Collection).
#2 MOP 150, I, B (2): Approval of Acceptances
THE ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT
#A. Authorize to accept donations of computers, a touchscreen kiosk monitor, computer services and brick and paver engraving, in the amount of $1,452.46 for the NH State Veterans Cemetery, to be used for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the cemetery.
#3 MOP 150, I, B (3): Reports and Findings
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#A. Authorize to accept and place on file the Report and Findings of Councilor Michael J. Cryans with regard to a certain project in participation with the White Mountain School, St. Mary’s In-The-Mountains in Bethlehem, NH.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#B. Authorize to accept and place on file the Report and Findings of Councilor Michael J. Cryans with regard to a certain project in participation with Taylor Community in Laconia, NH.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#C. Authorize to accept and place on file the Report and Findings of Councilor Andru Volinsky with regard to a certain project in participation with New England College and NH Institute of Art in Henniker, NH.
#4 MOP 150, I, B (4): Nominations, Confirmations and Appointments
THE ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT
#A. Authorize the nomination of Major Derek S. Brindisi, Worcester, MA, for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, NH Air National Guard. This officer meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically, mentally, morally, and professionally qualified.
THE ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT
#B. Authorize the nomination of Major John W. Gorham, Concord, NH, for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, NH Air National Guard. This officer meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically, mentally, morally, and professionally qualified.
THE ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT
#C. Authorize the nomination of Major Daniel A. Chacon, Fishers, IA, for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, NH Air National Guard. This officer meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically, mentally, morally, and professionally qualified.
THE ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT
#D. Authorize the nomination of Major Joseph A. Corpening, Hampton, NH, for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, NH Air National Guard. This officer meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically, mentally, morally, and professionally qualified.
THE ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT
#E. Authorize the nomination of Major Ryan P. Jones, York, ME, for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, NH Air National Guard. This officer meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically, mentally, morally, and professionally qualified.
THE ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT
#F. Authorize the nomination of Captain Jose L. Mendez-Morales, Manchester, NH, for promotion to the rank of Major, NH Army National Guard. This officer meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically, mentally, and professionally qualified.
THE ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT
#G. Authorize the nomination of Major Steven E. Veinotte, Campton, NH, for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, NH Army National Guard. This officer meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically, mentally, and professionally qualified.
THE ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT
#H. Authorize the nomination of Lieutenant Colonel David R. Mattimore, Hampton, NH, for promotion to the rank of Colonel, NH Army National Guard. This officer meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically, mentally, and professionally qualified.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
#I. Authorize to appoint Thomas J. Donovan as an Assistant Attorney General at a salary level of $100,876.02. Effective upon G&C approval or March 15, 2019, whichever is the latter.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
#J. Authorize to reappoint Robert P. Freitas Jr as a Criminal Investigator at a salary level of $80,186.08 (LG BB, Step 7). Effective upon G&C approval or May 10, 2019, whichever is the latter, through April 30, 2024.
#5 MOP 150, I, B (5): Other Items
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#A. Authorize to amend a Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund grant to the City of Dover, NH, (originally approved by G&C on 3-21-18, item #45), to complete an interconnection with the City of Somersworth’s drinking water system which will act as an emergency supply for both systems in the event a well must be taken offline or other water system emergency, by extending the completion date to December 1, 2020 from December 1, 2019. No Additional Funding.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
#B. Authorize to amend an existing contract with Market Decisions LLC, Portland, ME (originally approved by G&C on 10-31-18, item #91), to gather more data relating to the needs of victims of crime, by extending the end date from April 30, 2019 to June 30, 2019. No Additional Funding.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#C. Authorize the Bureau of Purchase and Property to enter into a sole source contract amendment option with GIVEX USA Corporation, Dallas, TX (originally approved by G&C on 5-4-16, item #84), for the provision of gift card processing services, by extending the completion date through May 5, 2022.
REGULAR AGENDA
BUSINESS FINANCE AUTHORITY
#6 Authorize to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the financing of a loan to Rockingham Economic Development Corporation located in Raymond, NH. Action will authorize a Resolution under RSA 162-A:18 to determine the financing will serve a public use, provide public benefit and is within the policy and authority of the Act.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
#7 Authorize the Bureau of Human Resource Management to make a retroactive one-time payment from the SFY 2019 funds to Ms. Shauna Smith, Child Protective Service Worker IV, Division of Children, Youth & Family in the amount of $5,398.48 to compensate for wages not paid for SFY 2017 and 2018. 62% General, 38% Federal Funds.
#8 Authorize to exercise a renewal option to an agreement with Ascentria Community Services Inc., Worcester, MA (originally approved by G&C on 6-24-15, item #34), to continue to provide communication access services statewide, by increasing the amount by $1,385,969 from $2,517,722 to $3,903,691, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2021. Effective upon G&C approval. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
#9 Authorize to amend 3 agreements with AmeriHealth Caritas NH Inc., Philadelphia, PA; Boston Medical Center Health Plan Inc., Charlestown, MA; and Granite State Health Plan Inc., Bedford, NH (originally approved by G&C on 3-27-19, Tabled Late Item A (Tabled by G&C on 2-20-19)), by changing the program start date from July 1, 2019 to September 1, 2019 to accommodate sufficient time for readiness activities needed to effectuate a well-executed implementation of health care services to eligible and enrolled Medicaid participants through NH’s Medicaid managed care program known as NH Medicaid Care Management, and by decreasing the price by $126,335,836 from $924,150,000 to an amount not to exceed $797,814,164 in SFY 2020 for the period of September 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, effective upon G&C approval, with a change to the completion date of August 31, 2024 from June 30, 2024. Funds for Granite Advantage Health Program are 93% Federal and 7% Other for calendar year 2019 and 90% Federal and 10% Other for calendar year 2020; funds for the Child Health Insurance Program are 78.8% Federal, 21.2% General; and funds for the standard Medicaid populations funding under the Medicaid Care Management account are 51% Federal, 24.3% General, 24.7% Other Funds.
Division of Medicaid Services
#10 Authorize to accept and expend funds received from NH Counties in the amount of $6,399,105. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Other Funds (County). Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on April 12, 2019.
#11 Authorize to enter into two sole source amendments to the existing agreements with Granite State Health Plan d/b/a NH Healthy Families, Bedford, NH; and Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan, d/b/a Well Sense Health Plan, Boston, MA (originally approved by G&C on 5-9-12, item #54A), to continue to provide Medicaid Care Management Services, by increasing the price by $147,342,854 from $3,705,598,325 to an amount not to exceed $3,852,941,179, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2019 to August 31, 2019. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds for the currently eligible Standard Medicaid population; Child Health Insurance Program is funded at 88% Federal, 12% General; the NH Health Protection Program funds are 94% Federal, 6% Other for Calendar Year 2018; and for the Granite Advantage Health Care Program 93% Federal, 7% Other for Calendar Year 2019.
Division of Economic & Housing Stability
#12 Authorize to enter into a retroactive sole source agreement with Merrimack Valley Assistance Program Inc., Concord, NH, to provide supportive services, rental assistance, housing information and mortgage and utility payments to low income persons, and their families, living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), in an amount not to exceed $719,178. Effective April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2022. 100% Federal Funds.
#12A Authorize to make a one-time payment retroactively to pay membership dues to the American Public Human Services Association (formerly known as the American Public Welfare Association), Washington, DC, in the amount of $14,812. Effective January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. 34% Federal, 66% General Funds.
Bureau of Special Medical Services
#13 Authorize the Division of Long Term Supports and Services, Bureau of Special Medical Services to hold a program, “Developmental Screening in NH: A Stakeholder Meeting” for Department staff, contractors, and stakeholders who work with children and families with and/or at risk for developmental delays, various special health care needs, and/or complex conditions, on May 7, 2019, at the Courtyard Marriott, Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH, for a total conference cost not to exceed $5,006.50. (2)Further authorize an advance payment of $400 to the Courtyard by Marriott, Grappone Conference Center, Concord, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 36% General, 64% Federal Funds.
Division of Long Term Supports and Services
#14 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract amendment and exercise a renewal option to an existing agreement with Navigant Consulting Inc., Chicago, IL (originally approved by G&C on 5-17-17, item #12B), by increasing the price by $550,000 from $204,300 to an amount not to exceed $754,300. The contractor will assist the Department in working with providers of nursing and home community based services (hereinafter “LTSS”) and other stakeholders in developing options for the delivery of LTSS outside the state’s Medicaid Care Management program that will enhance and improve access, coordination, oversight, quality monitoring, outcomes, and the financial sustainability of such services. The options shall consider the regional delivery of LTSS taking into account existing systems such as the Integrated Delivery Network established under the NH’s Section 1115 Delivery System Reform Incentive Program Waiver and the needs of local communities. This will extend the completion date from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020. 100% Federal Funds.
Division for Behavioral Health
#15 Authorize to enter into an agreement with JSI Research and Training Institute Inc., Bow, NH, to provide training and education to State Opioid Response-funded vendors, key target populations and healthcare professionals in an amount not to exceed $592,483. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2020. 100% Federal Funds.
Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services
#16 Authorize to amend and exercise a renewal option to an existing agreement with Behavioral Health and Developmental Services of Strafford County Inc., d/b/a Community Partner of Strafford County, Rochester, NH (originally approved by GC on 12-21-16, item #14), for the provision of the ServiceLink Resource Center programs, by increasing the price limitation by $483,483 from $8,029,367.28 to an amount not to exceed $8,512,850.28, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020. Effective retroactive to January 1, 2019. 58% Federal, 42% General Funds.
New Hampshire Hospital
#17 Authorize, with the Division of Public Health Services, to exercise a renewal option to an existing agreement with Concord Hospital Inc., Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 4-22-15, item #22), for the provision of laboratory, pathology and employee health services, by increasing the price by $570,000 from $1,210,000 to $1,780,000, and by extending the end date from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2021. 3% Federal, 35% General, 62% Other (Medicare, Medicaid & third party insurance) Funds.
Division of Public Health Services
#18 Authorize to exercise a renewal option and amend an existing agreement with JSI Research and Training Institute Inc., d/b/a Community Health Institute, Bow, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-16-18, item #7), to conduct research, analyze data results and to complete a media campaign to provide education to high school aged youth, by increasing the price by $448,577 from $156,631 to an amount not to exceed $605,208 and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2021. 22% Federal, 78% General Funds.
#19 Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing agreement with JSI Research and Training Institute Inc., d/b/a Community Health Institute, Bow, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6-21-17, item #51), to provide a broad range of support services across a number of public health programs by increasing the price by $342,142 from $1,578,580 to $1,920,705. Effective upon G&C approval through the original end date of June 30, 2019. 81.61% Federal, 12.54% General, 5.85% Other Funds.
#20 Authorize to enter into an agreement with Susan Fischer Davis, M.D., Concord, NH, to provide clinical consulting services, in an amount not to exceed $207,357. Effective upon G&C approval through June 29, 2021. 100% Federal Funds.
#21 Authorize to enter into a retroactive sole source agreement with the University of NH, Durham, NH, for the Evaluation of Community Collaboration to Strengthen and Preserve Families, in an amount not to exceed $360,000. Effective January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021. 100% Federal Funds.
#22 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with JSI Research and Training Inc., d/b/a Community Health Institute, Bow, NH, to coordinate training opportunities and provide technical assistance for medical, behavioral health, and public health professionals to promote evidence-based strategies for preventing and managing chronic disease, in an amount not to exceed $540,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 29, 2020. 100% Federal Funds.
#23 Authorize to amend 3 of the 4 existing agreement with the vendors as detailed in letter dated March 1, 2019 (originally approved by G&C on 6-21-17, item #45), to provide Women, Infants and Children Special Supplemental Nutrition Food Program and Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program services to low income women and children, by increasing the price by $18,700 from $6,004,475 to $6,023,175. Effective upon G&C approval through the original end date of June 30, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
#24 Authorize the Division of Operations to establish various non-budgeted classes in various accounting units and to transfer $595,000 between various accounts and classes. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Highway Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on April 12, 2019.
#25 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to pay the Manchester Transit Authority, Manchester, NH, an amount not to exceed $261,722 to provide half of the funds required to match Federal Transit Administration grant funds for eligible revenue rolling stock to support the Manchester Transit Authority. Effective upon G&C approval and available until expended. 100% State Capital Funds.
#26 Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way to pay an owner $42,763 as documented in the Contemplated Damage Awards List, for amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from February 28, 2019 through March 4, 2019. Effective upon G&C approval.
#27 Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way to pay property owners $17,380.16 as documented in the Contemplated Damage Awards List, for amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from March 5, 2019 through March 7, 2019. Effective upon G&C approval.
#28 Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way to pay an owner $22,400 as documented in the Contemplated Damage Awards List, for amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from March 8, 2019 through March 11, 2019. Effective upon G&C approval.
#29 Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way to pay property owners $65,686.42 as documented in the Contemplated Damage Awards List, for amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from March 12, 2019 through March 20, 2019. Effective upon G&C approval.
#30 Authorize to accept and place on file the Bureau of Highway Design’s annual summary report of agreements paid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.
#31 Authorize to accept and place on file the Bureau of Construction’s year end summary report of active projects that may require contingency use, for 2018.
#32 Authorize the Bureau of Planning and Community Assistance to enter into an agreement with the Town of Windham to provide funding and services through a local project administration process to assist the town with procuring chloride reduction equipment with Federal earmark Funds as part of the Chloride Reduction in the I-93 Watershed Municipal Program, totaling $140,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2020. 100% Federal Funds.
#33 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a contract amendment with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6-7-17, item #38), for coordinated public transportation services in the Sullivan County area, by increasing the amount by $37,500 from $484,564 to $522,064. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
#34 Authorize the Bureau of Materials & Research to enter into a sole source contract amendment with Pathway Services Inc., Tulsa, OK, to extend vehicle warranty, software licensing, software escrow, Omnistar satellite subscription, and to provide Quality Control services related to the road condition data, by increasing the total amount by $148,266 from $1,819,586 to $1,967,852, and by extending the completion date from September 30, 2019 to September 30, 2020. 100% Federal Funds.
#35 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Hi-Way Safety Systems Inc., Rockland, MA, for placement of pavement markings along the Turnpike system, on the basis of a low bid of $429,826.61. Effective upon G&C approval through September 6, 2019. 100% Turnpike Funds.
#36 Authorize the Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding to the Laconia Airport Authority to construct, mark, drain, light and sign Taxiway E extension, expand the itinerant aircraft parking apron and to remove and replace portions of the existing Runway 8-26 drainage system, Phase II, at the Laconia Municipal Airport, Gilford, NH, in the amount of $2,824,247. Effective upon G&C approval through August 5, 2022. 95% Federal, 5% General Funds.
#37 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with R.M. Piper Inc., Plymouth, NH, for the replacement of the existing US Route 302 bridge over Conway Lake Outlet, on the basis of a low bid of $3,288,304.80. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $164,415.24 for payment of latent conditions which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through June 25, 2021. 100% Other Funds (SB367 Capital Investment).
#38 Authorize the Bureau of Materials & Research to enter into a sole source Cooperative Project Agreement with the University of NH Sponsored Programs Administration, Durham, NH, for a cooperative evaluation of an alternate method of estimating soil infiltration rates used to assess the suitability of a site for various stormwater best management practices, for a fee not to exceed $111,812. (2)Further authorize to enter into a sole source Cooperative Project Agreement with the University of NH Sponsored Programs Administration, Durham, NH, for a cooperative evaluation of a smart rock sensor system that can provide the necessary field response data to improve rockfall simulation software models, for a fee not to exceed $100,249. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2021. 100% Federal Funds.
#39 Authorize the Bureau of Environment to retroactively make payments to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Natural Heritage Bureau (NHB) for reviews of rare plants and exemplary natural communities, as well as rare wildlife associated with DOT construction projects and maintenance activities for FY 2019. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. (2)Further authorize to enter into a Data Sharing Agreement with NHB for access to NHB data, which enables DOT to self-screen and review certain construction projects and maintenance activities in order to streamline environmental reviews, for $532. Effective upon G&C approval through January 23, 2020. 100% Highway Funds.
#40 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with R.S. Audley Inc., Bow, NH, for replacement of the bridge carrying Mascoma Street over I-89, on the basis of a low bid of $2,465,683.60. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $123,284.18 for payment of latent conditions which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through November 20, 2020. 100% State General Funds.
#41 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Pike Industries Inc., Belmont, NH, for pavement resurfacing on I-93 in Campton and Thornton, on the basis of a low bid of $1,940,119.12. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $97,005.96 for payment of latent conditions which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through August 23, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
#42 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Northeast Traffic Control Services Inc., Plymouth, MA, for installation, relocation and removal of horizontal curve signs on state roads in District 6, on the basis of a low bid of $435,370. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $21,768.50 for payment of latent conditions which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through August 14, 2020. 100% Federal Funds.
#43 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Annseal Inc., Johnson City, NY, for crack seal full width in I-89, on the basis of a low bid of $662,295.17. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $33,114.76 for payment of latent conditions which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through August 16, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
#44 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Annseal Inc., Johnson City, NY, for crack sealing on NH 101, on the basis of a low bid of $576,120. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $28,806 for payment of latent conditions which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through August 16, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
#44A Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way to enter into contracts with eight appraisal firms to prepare appraisals for property needed for transportation projects, for a total cost not to exceed $1,500,000. Effective upon G&C approval through April 17, 2024. 91.7% Federal, 7.3% Turnpike, 1% Highway Funds.
#44B Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with GMI Asphalt LLC, Belmont, NH, for resurfacing of approximately 50 miles of various Tier 2, 3, and 4 roadways in 19 towns in District II and IV in Grafton, Merrimack and Sullivan Counties, on the basis of a low bid of $3,724,936.55. Effective upon G&C approval through September 13, 2019. 100% Other Funds (83% Betterment, 17% Agency Income).
#44C Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Continental Paving Inc., Londonderry, NH, for resurfacing of 19 sections for approximately 54 miles in 21 towns in District VI in Rockingham and Strafford Counties, on the basis of a low bid of $4,414,939.14. Effective upon G&C approval through September 13, 2019. 100% Other Funds (35% Betterment, 65% Agency Income).
#44D Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Continental Paving Inc., Londonderry, NH, for resurfacing of approximately 39 miles of various Tier 2, 3, and 4 roadways in District V in the Counties of Hillsborough, Merrimack, and Rockingham, on the basis of a low bid of $3,155,515.46. Effective upon G&C approval through September 13, 2019. 100% Other Funds (77% Betterment, 23% Agency Income).
#44E Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with GMI Asphalt LLC, Belmont, NH, for resurfacing of approximately 35 miles of various Tier 2, 3, and 4 roadways in District I in Carroll, Coos and Grafton Counties, on the basis of a low bid of $3,784,775.82. Effective upon G&C approval through September 13, 2019. 2% Highway, 98% Other Funds (71% Betterment, 27% Agency Income).
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY
#45 Authorize, under the Community Development Block Grant program, to ward a grant to the City of Berlin, NH, in the amount of $500,000 to support the St. Regis Affordable Housing rehabilitation projected. Effective April 17, 2019 through December 31, 2020. 100% Federal Funds.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
#46 Authorize to repurpose funds already authorized for expenditures from the Public School Infrastructure Fund in the amount of $190,102 for infrastructure projects with public elementary and secondary schools as detailed in letter dated March 18, 2019. (2)Further authorize to repurpose funds already authorized for expenditures from the Public School Infrastructure Fund in the amount of $50,646 for infrastructure projects with public elementary and secondary schools as detailed in letter dated March 18, 2019. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% General Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on April 12, 2019.
OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
#47 Authorize to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Safety, Concord, NH, to support energy consumption reduction and costs in their Belmont facility, in the amount of $39,523. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Federal Funds (State Energy Program).
NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES |
#48 Authorize to enter into a retroactive agreement/MOU sponsorship with the University of NH, Institute on Disability, to provide an intensive leadership training program for people with disabilities and their families, in the amount of $10,500. Effective September 2018 through June 30, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE
#49 Authorize to retroactively accept a gift in the amount not to exceed $24,000 from Casey Family Programs, Seattle Washington to implement the Systems Learning Review model for conducting critical incident reviews, and to provide oversight, coaching, and feedback from Collaborative Safety LLC, Nashua, TN. Implementation took place February 25, 2019 in Keene, NH, and February 26, 2019 in Concord, NH. Ongoing technical assistance will be available through December 31, 2019.
JUDICIAL COUNCIL
#50 Authorize to receive an additional appropriation from funds not otherwise appropriated in the amount of $396,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% General Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on April 12, 2019.
#51 Authorize to transfer funds from the Abuse and Neglect and Assigned Counsel accounting units to the Guardian ad Litem accounting unit, in the total amount of $166,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% General Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on April 12, 2019.
#52 Authorize to receive an additional appropriation from funds not otherwise appropriated in the total amount of $50,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% General Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on April 12, 2019.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MARKETS & FOOD
#53 Authorize the NH State Conservation Committee to enter into a grant with Belknap County Conservation District, in the amount of $19,750 for Restoration of Upper Gunstock Brook in the Town of Gilford, Belknap County. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2021. 100% Other Funds.
#54 Authorize the NH State Conservation Committee to enter into a grant with Upper Saco Valley Land Trust, in the amount of $15,000 for Lucy Brook Farm Conservation Easement in the Town of Conway, Carroll County. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2021. 100% Other Funds.
#55 Authorize the NH State Conservation Committee to enter into a grant with Moose Mountain Regional Greenways, in the amount of $20,000 for Snow Conservation Easement in the Town of Brookfield, Carroll County. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2021. 100% Other Funds.
#56 Authorize the NH State Conservation Committee to enter into a grant with Five Rivers Conservation Trust, in the amount of $20,000 for Houston Field Conservation Easement project in the Town of Hopkinton, Merrimack County. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2021. 100% Other Funds.
#57 Authorize the NH State Conservation Committee to enter into a grant with the Town of Gorham, in the amount of $18,000 for Gorham Town Forest Expansion and Protection Project in the Towns of Gorham and Randolph, Coos County. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2021. 100% Other Funds.
#58 Authorize the NH State Conservation Committee to enter into a grant with Monadnock Conservancy, in the amount of $20,000 for Wood Conservation Easement in the Town of Walpole, Cheshire County. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2020. 100% Other Funds.
#59 Authorize the NH State Conservation Committee to enter into a grant with Upper Saco Valley Land Trust, in the amount of $20,000 for World Fellowship Center on Whitten Pond Conservation Easement in the Town of Albany, Carroll County. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2021. 100% Other Funds.
#60 Authorize the NH State Conservation Committee to enter into a grant with Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust, in the amount of $20,000 for Rexford Farm and Forest Conservation in the Town of Whitefield, Coos County. Effective upon G&C approval through December 1, 2020. 100% Other Funds.
#61 Authorize the NH State Conservation Committee to enter into a grant with Merrimack County Conservation District, in the amount of $21,000 for Contoocook River Watershed Eastern Brook Trout Habitat Project in the Towns of Sutton and Webster, Merrimack County. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2021. 100% Other Funds.
#62 Authorize the NH State Conservation Committee to enter into a grant with Pleasant Lake Preservation Association, in the amount of $20,000 for Restoring Pleasant Lake: A Stormwater Education and Improvement Project in the Towns of Deerfield and Northwood, Rockingham County. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2021. 100% Other Funds.
#63 Authorize the Division of Pesticide Control to budget and expend balance forward from the Pesticide Management Account funds in the amount of $41,600 for the purposes of funding class 049 Transfers to Other state Agencies to fulfill the scope of work with the NH Department of Health and Human Services. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
THE ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT
#64 Authorize to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the New England Utility Cybersecurity Integration Collaborative (NEUCIC) to allow for the use of The Adjutant General’s Department facilities by the NEUCIC for the purpose of supporting of a regional cybersecurity initiative. Effective upon G&C approval through a period of 5 years.
#65 Authorize to execute a sole source amendment and exercise the final renewal option to an existing contract with Securitas Security Services USA Inc., Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 4-20-16, item #23), to provide armed security services at the Pease Air National Guard Facility in Newington, NH, in the amount of $864,732. Effective May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020. 100% Federal Funds.
#66 Authorize to enter into a retroactive no cost extension to a contract with RTH Mechanical Contractors Inc., Brentwood, NH (originally approved by G&C on 11-14-18, item #40), for the purpose of providing upgrades to the existing vehicle exhaust system at the Littleton Field Maintenance Service, by extending the completion date from March 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
#67 Authorize to establish the starting salary of Eireann Sibley in the position of Communications Director, at an annual salary of $95,867.50 (LG EE). Effective April 26, 2019.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
#68 Authorize additional funding in the amount of $889,000 for medical payments to providers to cover projected shortfalls through June 30, 2019. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on April 12, 2019.
BANKING DEPARTMENT
#69 Authorize to continue membership and participation in the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, in the amount of $10,636. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. 100% Other (Bank Exams and Assessments) Funds.
NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
#70 Authorize to accept and expend federal revenues from the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the amount of $2,700. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
#71 Authorize to award grant funds in the amount of $690,000 to Public Service of NH d/b/a Eversource Energy, to provide comprehensive energy efficiency programs for residential non-low income users. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2021. 100% Dependent on revenues from NH’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a non-lapsing special fund continually appropriated to the Commission.
NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT
#72 Authorize to pay White Mountain Chalet Inc., $4,997.50 to provide facilities, refreshments and lunch buffet for the Hunter Education Volunteer Recognition and Training Seminar on May 18, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
#73 Authorize to enter into a sole source Cooperative Project Agreement with University of NH to carry out endangered seabird conservation, for a total of $56,722. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2020. 58% Federal, 42% Other (Non-Game Program) Funds.
#74 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with Wagner Forest Management Ltd, Lyme, NH, in the amount of $30,000 to fund construction of 3,200 feet of woods road to facilitate public access to nearly 2,000 acres of well-managed habitat for upland gamebirds snowshoe hare, deer, moose, and bear. Effective upon G&C approval through December 15, 2039. 100% Game Management Account.
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
#75 Authorize the Office of Workforce Opportunity to hold a NH Works American Job Center training day on May 29, 2019 at the Manchester Community College, Manchester, NH, for a total cost not to exceed $5,014 for up to 200 NH Works and partner agency staff. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal and other (State Workforce Innovation Board of Funds) Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
#76 Authorize the Division of Arts to award a Public Value Partnership Grant in the amount of $13,000 to the Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH, to strengthen their capacity for affordable, diverse arts programs to NH residents and visitors. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
#77 Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Corrections to oversee the harvest of timber from the DOC State Prison land in Berlin, NH. Effective upon G&C approval, expiring with the conclusion and final close out of the timber sale. No State Funds Required.
#78 Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands to enter into a contract with Raymond’s Landscaping LLC, Concord, NH, to provide a new septic system for the office building at the State Forest Nursery in Boscawen, NH, in the amount of $32,864.66. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Capital Funds.
#79 Authorize the Division of Historical Resources to enter into a retroactive contract amendment with New England Document Systems Inc., Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 4-6-16, item #26), for the digitization of State and National Register-listed historic properties and archaeological sites, by expanding the scope to include the remaining 4 counties of the state not originally included in the initial project scope; by extending the completion date to June 30, 2020 from June 30, 2019; and by increasing the amount by $4,600 from $60,900 to $65,500. 100% Other Funds.
#80 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a contract with Piscataqua Environmental Services LLC, Rochester, NH, for wastewater sampling and testing services at Wallis Sands State Park, in the amount of $52,030. Effective May 1, 2019 through October 1, 2020. 100% Agency Income.
#81 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a contract with North Country Golf Car LLC, Bow, NH, for the rental of Golf Carts and Utility Vehicles for use in multiple State Park locations, in the amount of $83,416. Effective May 1, 2019 through October 31, 2022. 100% Agency Income.
#82 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a contract with D&M Striping, Manchester, NH, to perform Parking Space Numbering and Line Striping at Hampton Beach State Park, in the amount of $15,513.20. Effective upon G&C approval through May 17, 2019. 100% Agency Income.
#83 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a contract with CR Demers Construction, Barnstead, NH, to perform Annual Beach Grading at Hampton Beach State Park, in the amount of $47,480. Effective upon G&C approval through May 5, 2019. 100% Agency Income.
#84 Authorize the Bureau of Trails to enter into a retroactive lease agreement with Twitchell Heirs c/o Thomas Carney, Brunswick, ME, for snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle trail access in the Towns of Millsfield, Errol, Dummer, Cambridge and Milan, NH. Effective February 16, 2019 to February 15, 2024. (2)Further authorize to make yearly payments of $1,000 for a total payment amount of $5,000 to Twitchell Heirs c/o Thomas Carney, Brunswick, ME. 100% Agency Income.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#85 Authorize to accept and expend $5,979 in Federal Funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to implement coastal hazards and resilience projects. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
#86 Authorize to retroactively amend an agreement with the Squam Lakes Association, Holderness, NH (originally approved by G&C on 9-13-17, item #64), to complete the Squam Lakes Watershed Plan Development – Phase I project, by extending the completion date to December 31, 2019 from March 31, 2019. No Additional Funding. 100% Federal Funds.
#87 Authorize to enter into an agreement with the Town of Newmarket, NH, to replace the Lubberland Creek at Bay Road, in the amount of $75,553. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2020. 100% Federal Funds.
#88 Authorize to enter into an agreement with Fay’s Boat Yard Inc., Gilford, NH, for the Pumpout replacement at Fay’s Boat Yard project, for a total of $22,500. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
#89 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission, totaling $12,279 to fund Household Hazardous Waste collection projects. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Hazardous Waste Funds.
#90 Authorize to award a grant to the City of Manchester, NH, in the amount not to exceed $11,174,100 for water system improvement. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2058. 100% Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund.
#91 Authorize to award a Local Source Water Protection grant to Granite state Rural Water Association Inc., in the amount of $19,981 to complete a project to protect public drinking water supplies. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2020. 100% Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Management Fee Funds.
#92 Authorize to award a Local Source Water Protection grant to the City of Manchester Water Works in the amount of $20,000 to complete a project to protect public drinking water supplies. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2020. 100% Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Management Fee Funds.
#93 Authorize to award a Local Source Water Protection grant to the Strafford Regional Planning Commission in the amount of $20,000 to complete a project to protect public drinking water supplies. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2020. 100% Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Management Fee Funds.
#94 Authorize to amend a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan agreement with the City of Lebanon (originally approved by G&C on 5-16-18, item #43), by increasing the funding by $1,000,000 from $13,689,606 to $14,689,606. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% CWSRF Repayment Funds.
#95 Authorize a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan agreement with the Town of Durham, in an amount not to exceed $999,999 to finance the WWTF Grit System Upgrade Project. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% CWSRF Repayment Funds.
#96 Authorize to retroactively amend a sole source agreement with Inter-Fluve Inc. (originally approved by G&C on 6-22-11, item #96), to complete the Geomorphology-Based Restoration Design and Permitting for the Suncook River and Floodplain project, by extending the completion date to December 31, 2023 from December 31, 2018; changing the scope of services and contract price and method of payment to include two additional tasks, four sub-tasks and payments; and by increasing the amount by $101,800 from $991,121 to $1,092,921. 100% Capital (General) Funds.
#97 Authorize to retroactively amend the agreement with F.L. Merrill Construction Inc., Loudon, NH (originally approved by G&C on 9-13-17, item #65), to complete construction services on the Suncook River Mitigation Project, by extending the completion date to December 31, 2023 from December 31, 2018 and by reducing the amount by $19,699 from $2,636,427 to $2,616,728. 100% Capital (General) Funds.
#98 Authorize to amend an agreement with the University of NH (originally approved by G&C on 12-20-17, item #70), for the Great Bay Pollution Tracking and Accounting Pilot Project – Phase 3 project, by extending the end date from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020. No Additional Funding.
#99 Authorize to award an Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund grant to the Town of Durham, NH, in the amount of $250,000 to restore lost and degraded salt march along the tidal Oyster River at the Wagon Hill Farm property. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2024. 100% ARM Funds.
#100 Authorize to award a grant to the Plymouth Village Water and Sewer District, Plymouth, NH, in the amount not to exceed $1,650,000 for water system improvements. Effective upon G&C approval through December 1, 2021. 100% Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund. (2)Further authorize a loan agreement with the Plymouth Village Water and Sewer District, Plymouth, NH, in the amount not to exceed $1,650,000 to finance water system improvements. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Repayment Funds.
#101 Authorize to award a grant to the Southeast Land Trust of NH, Exeter, NH, in the amount of $200,000 to purchase 18 acres land in the Town of Epping to protect the drinking water supply. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2019. 100% Drinking Water/Groundwater Trust Fund.
#102 Authorize to award a grant to the Town of Errol, NH, in the amount not to exceed $320,739 for water system improvements. Effective upon G&C approval through June 1, 2020. 100% Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Funds.
#103 Authorize to award a grant to the City of Lebanon, NH, in the amount not to exceed $688,000 for water system improvements. Effective upon G&C approval through December 1, 2020. 100% Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund. (2)Further authorize a loan agreement with the City of Lebanon, NH, in the amount not to exceed $2,712,000 to finance water system improvements. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Funds.
#104 Authorize to award a Tank Maintenance and Inspection Grant to the Town of Derry, NH, in the amount of $8,000 for the purpose of performing drinking water tank inspection and maintenance. Effective upon G&C approval through June 21, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
#105 Authorize to award a Local Source Water Protection grant to the Pennichuck Water Works Inc., in the amount of $20,000 to complete a project to protect a public drinking water system. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2020. 100% Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Management Fee Funds.
#106 Authorize to award a Local Source Water Protection grant to the Merrimack Village District in the amount of $20,000 to complete a project to protect a public drinking water system. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2020. 100% Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Management Fee Funds.
#107 Authorize to award a Local Source Water Protection grant to the Garland Woods Homeowners Association in the amount of $20,000 to complete a project to protect a public drinking water system. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2020. 100% Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Management Fee Funds.
#108 Authorize to amend a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan agreement with the City of Portsmouth (originally approved by G&C on 4-20-16, item #46), to increase funding by $2,100,000 from $78,500,000 to $80,600,000. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% CWSRF Repayment Funds.
#109 Authorize to award an Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund grant to the City of Concord, NH, in the amount of $350,000 for the purpose of acquiring land owned by Country Hill Estates Associates in Concord. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2019. 100% ARM Funds.
#110 Authorize to award an Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund grant to the Upper Saco Valley Land Trust, North Conway, NH, in the amount of $41,600 for the purpose of acquiring a conservation easement on land owned by the World Fellowship Center located in Albany. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2020. 100% ARM Funds.
#111 Authorize to enter into grant agreements with the entities as detailed in letter dated March 4, 2019, totaling $50,305, to fund exotic aquatic plant control activities. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2019. 100% Lake Restoration Funds.
#112 Authorize to enter into grant agreements with the entities as detailed in letter dated March 25, 2019, totaling $25,916 to fund exotic aquatic plant control activities. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2019. 100% Lake Restoration Funds.
#113 Authorize to enter into grant agreements with the entities as detailed in letter dated March 19, 2019, totaling $87,538 to fund exotic aquatic plant control activities. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2019. 100% Lake Restoration Funds.
#114 Authorize to award an Aquatic Resources Mitigation Fund grant to the Town of Newmarket, NH, in the amount of $20,000 to restore aquatic connectivity at the Lubberland Creek crossing allowing diadromous fish passage at the currently perched Bay Road culvert by replacing the existing tidal restriction and improve salt marsh migration. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2025. 100% ARM Funds.
#115 Authorize to award an Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund grant to the Town of Tuftonboro, NH, in the amount of $76,500 for the purpose of conserving a 107-acre parcel of land owned by Fred and Eunice Sargent and a 57-acre parcel of land owned by Michael Phelps. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2020. 100% ARM Funds.
#116 Authorize Jeanine P. Clark’s request for a five year permit time extension (originally approved by G&C on 7-16-14, item #66), to perform work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Tuftonboro.
#117 Authorize Spindrift Trust’s request for a five year permit time extension (originally approved by G&C on 7-16-14, item #68), to perform work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Tuftonboro.
#118 Authorize Helen and Robert Conrad’s request to perform work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro.
#119 Authorize Michael Hepworth’s request to perform work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Alton.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
#120 Authorize the Bureau of Student Support to enter into a cooperative project agreement with Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH, to improve the social emotional outcomes of young children by infusing the evidence-based practices of the Pyramid Model Framework in pre-service early childhood teacher preparation programs, in an amount not to exceed $30,000. Effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021, with the option to renew for one additional year. 100% Federal Funds.
#121 Authorize the Bureau of Student Support to enter into a cooperative project agreement with Granite State College, Concord, NH, to improve the social emotional outcomes of young children by infusing the evidence-based practices of the Pyramid Model Framework in pre-service early childhood teacher preparation programs, in an amount not to exceed $30,000. Effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021, with the option to renew for one additional year. 100% Federal Funds.
#122 Authorize to enter into a contract with Allyson Vignola, Barnstead, NH, as a Master Surrogate Parent, providing management and support for trained and certified volunteer educational surrogate parents, in an amount not to exceed $75,000. Effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022. 100% Federal Funds.
#123 Authorize the Division of Education Analytics and Resources to enter into a contract with Demonstrated Success LLC, Dover, NH, to assist NH schools and districts in their use and analysis of a variety of data, in the amount of $186,125. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2020, with an option to renew for one additional fiscal year. 100% Federal Funds.
#123A Authorize the Division of Learner Support to enter into a contract with Demonstrated Success LLC, Rye, NH, to expand the Department’s capacity to support school turnaround by partnering with LEAs that have identified Comprehensive Support and Improvement and Targeted Support and Improvement schools in order to achieve equitable student outcomes, in the amount of $300,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2020, with the option to renew for two additional fiscal years. 100% Federal Funds.
NEW HAMPSHIRE LOTTERY COMMISSION
#124 Authorize to increase the size of the fleet by one vehicle, totaling $19,891. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Lottery Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
#125 Authorize the Division of State Police to transfer among accounts within State Police Traffic Bureau, Enforcement, State Police Communications, and Detective Bureau, in the amount of $154,000 for anticipated shortages for the Fiscal Year 2019. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 61.3% General, 16.5% Highway, 15.3% Turnpike, 6.9% Other Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on April 12, 2019.
#126 Authorize the Division of State Police to amend item #53, originally approved by G&C on February 16, 2018, by reallocating federal funds in the amount of $85,332 from the US Department of Justice to assist law enforcement in investigating illicit activities related to the distribution of opioids. (2)Further authorize to accept additional funds in the amount of $31,243 from the US Department of Justice to assist law enforcement in investigating illicit activities related to the distribution of opioids. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Federal Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on April 12, 2019.
#127 Authorize the Division of State Police to accept and expend $589,858 from the Department of Safety, Office of Highway Safety, entitled DWI Patrols for the purpose of funding DWI patrols statewide. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Agency Income. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on April 12, 2019.
#128 Authorize the Division of State Police to pay overtime in the amount of $110,000 via transfer from class 10 appropriations to permanent personnel for overtime hours worked for positions that are vacant due to illness, extended leaves of absence, or pending recruitment at Enforcement. The $110,000 represents the estimate of additional funds needed for the remainder of SFY 2019. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 80.17% General, 19.83% Highway Funds.
#129 Authorize the Division of State Police to pay overtime in the amount of $62,539 for permanent personnel from class 10 appropriations for positions that are vacant due to illness, extended leaves of absence, or pending recruitment at State Police Communications. The $62,539 represents the estimate of additional funds needed for the pay periods covering February 15, 2019 through the end of SFY 2019. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 49.9% General, 27.6% Turnpike, 22.5% Highway Funds.
#130 Authorize the Division of State Police to pay overtime in the amount of $250,000 for permanent personnel from class 10 appropriations for overtime worked for positions that are vacant due to illness, extended leaves of absence, or pending recruitment at Traffic Bureau. The $250,000 represents the estimate of additional funds needed for the remainder of SFY 2019. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 46.22% General, 29.62% Turnpike, 24.16% Highway Funds.
#131 Authorize the Division of State Police to pay overtime in the amount of $267,854 from class 10 appropriations, to permanent personnel for overtime hours worked for positions that are vacant due to illness, extended leaves of absence, or pending recruitment at Detective Bureau. The $267,854 represents the estimate of additional funds needed for the pay periods covering January 4, 2019 through the end of SFY 2019. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 71.24% Other, 28.76% General Funds.
#132 Authorize the Division of State Police to accept and expend $20,498 of federal pass-through funds from the NH Department of Justice for the purpose of continuing to fund the investigations of adult sexual assault cases by law enforcement. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Agency Income.
#133 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to retroactively enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Campton to purchase and install a back-up generator in the amount of $8,592. Effective upon G&C approval through August 9, 2021. 100% Federal Funds.
#134 Authorize the Division of State Police to accept and expend federal pass-through funds in the amount of $20,589 from the Department of Safety, Office of Highway Safety, for the purpose of conducting State Police patrols known as “Operation Safe Commute”. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Agency Income.
#135 Authorize the Division of State Police to accept and expend federal pass-through funds in the amount of $50,842, entitled Enforcement Patrols, from the Department of Safety, Office of Highway Safety, for the purpose of funding motor vehicle enforcement on the State’s interstate systems. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Agency Income.
#136 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the City of Nashua to update the community’s Local Emergency Operations Plan, for a total amount of $6,000. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2020. 100% Federal Funds.
#137 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Unity to purchase and install one electronic message board and one emergency management trailer for a total amount of $26,572. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
#138 Authorize the Office of Highway Safety to enter into a sole source contract with iHeartMedia + Entertainment Inc., to coordinate a multi-messaging advertisement campaign during 2019, in the amount of $64,994. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
#139 Authorize the Division of Motor Vehicles to exercise the renewal option with New England Document Systems Inc., Manchester, NH, in an amount not to exceed $29,400, increasing the amount from $12,450 to a total amount of $41,850, for processing and developing of microfilm for motor vehicle related documents. Effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021. 100% Agency Income.
#140 Authorize the Office of Highway Safety to enter into a sole source contract with NH Triple Play LLC d/b/a NH Fisher Cats, to coordinate Impaired Driving and Buckle-Up NH advertisement campaigns during the 2019 sports season, in the amount of $69,500. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
#141 Authorize the Division of State Police to amend a contract with USI Insurance Services LLC (originally approved by G&C on 10-31-18, item #88), to provide physical damage insurance for two State Police drones, by increasing the price by $352 from $12,023 to $12,375. Effective upon G&C approval through November 1, 2019. 49.9% General, 27.6% Turnpike, 22.5% Highway Funds.
#142 Authorize the Office of Highway Safety to enter into a sole source contract with the University of NH Wildcats Sports Properties LLC, Durham, NH, to coordinate a highway safety impaired driving related advertisement campaign during the 2019 season, in the amount of $20,000. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2019. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
#143 Authorize to enter into a subgrant with Harbor Homes Inc., Nashua, NH, in an amount not to exceed $853,000 from the Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs for the purpose of creating a pilot program utilizing live streaming technology to facilitate drug abuse treatment and recovery options throughout the State for justice-involved individuals. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2021. 100% Federal Funds.
#143A Authorize consideration of whether the petition of Alain T. Ata (age 34) requesting a pardon for the offenses of Burglary, Conspiracy to Commit Burglary and two counts of Receiving Stolen Property should be granted. The petitioner is not eligible for an annulment until April 2, 2023.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#144 Authorize the Division of Public Works Design and Construction to budget and expend $213,240 of revenue in excess of expenditures. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% Other Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on April 12, 2019.
#145 Authorize to transfer funds and to create new class codes in the amount of $312,755. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 100% General Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on April 12, 2019.
#146 Authorize a Working Capital Warrant in the amount of $800,000,000 to cover the payment of expenditures for the month of May 2019.
#147 Authorize to accept and place on file the report containing a list of vendors that agencies have contracted with for the period of January 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019.
#148 Authorize the Bureau of Purchase and Property to enter into a contract with Computer Aid Inc., Allentown, PA, for IT Professional Vendor Managed Services, for a price limitation of $5,000,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2021, with the option to extend up to two times for two years each.
#149 Authorize to enter into a contract with USI Insurance Services LLC, for the purchase of comprehensive commercial property insurance for state-owned buildings and contents, in an amount not to exceed $755,000. Effective May 1, 2019 through May 1, 2021. 100% General Funds.
#150 Authorize the Division of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract amendment with Turnstone Corporation, Milford, NH (originally approved by G&C on 3-21-18, item #75), to establish a contingency for Steam Conversion at the State House, State House Annex, and State Library, Concord, NH, by increasing the amount by $500,000 from $7,149,000 to $7,649,000. (2)Further authorize an increase in the amount of $160,000 from $30,000 to $190,000 for payment to the Department of Administrative Services, Division of Public Works Design and Construction, clerk for oversight and engineering services provided, bringing the total to $660,000. Effective upon G&C approval through the original end date of October 30, 2019. 100% General Funds.
#151 Authorize the Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into a Use of Premises Agreement with the County of Rockingham, Brentwood, NH, for leasing of state owned property located in the Rockingham County Superior Court, Brentwood, NH, for an amount not to exceed $565,860. Effective May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2022. 100% Agency Income.
#152 Authorize the Division of Personnel’s request for waiver of classification decisions. Effective upon G&C approval.
#153 Authorize to grant a license to Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless for entry within and limited use of State real property to design, install, operate, and maintain in-building wireless telecommunications network systems in three State office buildings located on Hazen Drive. The licensee would not be charged for the license but would be solely responsible for providing and installing all necessary equipment and other network components at its own expense and for operating and maintaining the in-building network infrastructure at no cost to the State. The initial term would be five years, effective upon G&C approval, with options for the licensee to extend the license for three additional terms of five years each.
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TABLED ITEM
CONFIRMATION (Tabled at G&C Meeting 3/27/19)
The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Pignatelli, seconded by Councilor Volinsky voted to table the following confirmation:
Site Evaluation Committee - RSA 162-H:4-b
Lisa R. Noe, Laconia Effective: Upon Confirmation
Vacancy Term: 4 Years from Confirmation