GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGENDA
State House, Concord, New Hampshire
June 1, 2016, 10:00 a.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR AGENDA
#1 MOP 150, I, B (1): Expenditure Approvals
STATE TREASURY
#A. Authorize to enter Sylvia Yeaton into an education tuition agreement with Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH, to participate in the course titled International Business, during the period of July 5, 2016 through August 20, 2016, and to pay said costs in the amount of $1,140. 100% General Funds.
STATE TREASURY
#B. Authorize the Comptroller to issue a warrant from funds not otherwise appropriated in the amount of $87,368 and the State Treasurer to issue checks in the amount of $87,368.44 to the rightful owners of abandoned or unclaimed funds.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Division for Children, Youth & Families
#C. Authorize to pay an annual membership fee to the Interstate Commission for Juveniles, Lexington, KY, to access the Center for State Foster Care and Adoption Data services, in an amount of $12,000. Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. 25% Federal, 75% General Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Division for Children, Youth & Families
#D. Authorize to pay a membership fee to the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators, Braintree, MA, in the amount of $3,492 for annual membership in the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators. Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Division for Children, Youth & Families
#E. Authorize to pay an annual membership fee to the Judge Baker Children’s Center, Boston, MA, for the New England Association of Child Welfare Commissioners and Directors, in the amount of $19,000. Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2011. 43% Federal, 57% General Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
#F. Authorize to pay an invoice in the amount of $20,629.30 to the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision, Lexington, KY, for annual membership dues. Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. 100% Other Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#G. Authorize to pay membership dues to the Coastal States Organization, Washington, DC, in the amount of $8,544. Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
LOTTERY COMMISSION
#H. Authorize to pay Fiscal Year 2017 membership dues in the amount of $16,000 to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, Concord, OH. Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. 100% Lottery Funds.
#2 MOP 150, I, B (2): Approval of Acceptances
NEW HAMPSHIRE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
#A. Authorize to accept a donation from the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) in the form of payment for training and travel-related expenses for an employee to attend an Executive Education Course in Cambridge, MA. This estimated value of the donation if $6,520.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
New Hampshire Hospital
#B. Authorize to accept donations from January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016 from contributors, in the amount of $4,163.93, and deposit into the Resident Benefit Fund.
#3 MOP 150, I, B (3): Reports and Findings
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
#A. Authorize to accept and place on file the annual report for State Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2015.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#B. Authorize to accept and place on file the Report and Findings of Councilor Colin Van Ostern with regard to a certain project in participation with Dublin School Inc., Dublin, NH.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#C. Authorize to accept and place on file the Report and Findings of Councilor David K. Wheeler with regard to a certain project in participation with Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, NH.
#4 MOP 150, I, B (4): Nominations, Confirmations and Appointments
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
#A. Authorize the confirmation of Captain Karl W. Smith, Durham, NH, for promotion to the rank of Major, NH Air National Guard.
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
#B. Authorize the confirmation of LTC Andrew C. Anderson, Nottingham, NH, to the rank of Colonel, NH Army National Guard.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
#C. Authorize to appoint Kevin J. O’Brien as a Criminal Investigator at a salary level of $61,998.56 (LG BB, Step 3). Effective upon G&C approval, or June 17, 2016, whichever is the latter, through June 30, 2017.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
#D. Authorize to appoint Mark J. Myrdek to a position where he will remain as a Criminal Investigator at a salary of $72,729.80 (LG BB, Step 6). Effective upon G&C approval, or June 10, 2016, whichever is the latter, through May 27, 2021.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
#E. Authorize to reappoint Elizabeth A. Lahey as an Assistant Attorney General at a salary level of $65,000. Effective June 14, 2016 through June 14, 2021.
#5 MOP 150, I, B (5): Other Items
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
#A. Authorize to amend a contract with Louis Karno and Company, Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 7-16-14, item #47), for the provision of consulting services in connection with the initiative to improve and expand the information available on the Department’s HealthCost website, www.nhhealthcost.org for consumers and employers related to health insurance premiums and medical care costs in NH, by extending the end date from June 30, 2016 to September 30, 2016. No Additional Funding. 100% Federal Funds.
REGULAR AGENDA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
#6 Authorize to transfer and allocate general and federal funds in the amount of $122,397. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2016. Fiscal Committee approved.
Bureau of Human Resource Management
#7 Authorize to make a retroactive one-time payment from SFY 2016 funds to Susan Brisson, Supervisor VII, Division of Children, Youth and Families in the amount of $955.29, to compensate for wages that were not paid for SFY 2015. 100% General Funds.
#8 Authorize to make a retroactive one-time payment from SFY 2016 funds to Amanda Quindley, Family Services Associate, Division of Family Assistance, in the amount of $1,636.67, to compensate for wages that were not paid for SFY 2015. 100% General Funds.
Bureau of Facilities and Assets Management
#9 Authorize to enter into a retroactive sole source amendment to the existing lease with 75 New Hampshire LLC, c/o James J. Horne, CPManagement Inc., Exeter, NH (originally approved by G&C on 12-9-9, item #79), for continued occupation by the Seacoast District Office, by increasing the price in the amount of $539,136 to $3,498,195.12 from $2,959,059.12, and by extending the end date from March 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017. 60% General, 40% Federal Funds.
Division for Children, Youth & Families
#10 Authorize to enter into an agreement with Thomas P. Suranyi, DDS, MS, Salem, NH, to provide dental services to youth at the John H. Sununu Youth Services Center, in an amount not to exceed $60,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2018. 100% General Funds.
Bureau of Homeless and Housing Services
#11 Authorize to amend an existing agreement with The Front Door (originally approved by G&C on 8-26-15, item #12), for the provision of transitional shelter and intervention services through the State Grant-in-Aid program, by amending the scope of services, and increasing the price by $10,000 from $165,000 to $175,000. Effective upon G&C approval through the original end date of June 30, 2017. 100% General Funds.
Division of Behavioral Health
#12 Authorize the Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services, to enter into an agreement with Goodwin Community Health, Somersworth, NH, to provide substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services statewide, in an amount not to exceed $489,500. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017. 56.1% Federal, 29.4% General, 14.5% Other Funds.
#13 Authorize to enter into an agreement with Harbor Homes Inc., Nashua, NH, to facilitate the development and networking of Peer Recovery Support Services available through Recovery Community Organizations in a minimum of five Regional Public Health Regions in order to significantly reduce alcohol and drug misuse and its social, behavioral and health consequences statewide, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017. 13% General, 40% Federal, 47% Other Funds.
New Hampshire Hospital
#14 Authorize to establish and expand the list of Temporary Registered Nurse Staffing Service Agencies contracted to provide the Hospital with NH licensed registered nurses. No maximum client or service volume is guaranteed. Accordingly, the cumulative price limitation for all agreements if $4,500,000, allocated as $500,000 for State Fiscal Year 2016 and $4,000,000 for State Fiscal Year 2017. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017.
#15 Authorize to enter into a retroactive sole source agreement to secure temporary physician services from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic, allocated as $16,000 for the State Fiscal Year 2016 and $48,000 for State Fiscal Year 2017, in an amount not to exceed $64,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2016. 28% Federal Funds from the US DHHS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medical Assistance Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, 32% General, 40% Other (Provider Fees) Funds.
Office of Medicaid Business and Policy
#16 Authorize to exercise a renewal option and amend an existing agreement with the Health Services Advisory Group Inc., Phoenix, AZ (originally approved by G&C on 8-14-13, item #31), to provide external quality review for NH’s Medicaid Care Management program, by increasing the price by $1,061,286 from $1,924,001 to $2,985,287, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2018. 75% Federal, 25% General Funds.
#17 Authorize to enter into an agreement with Myers and Stauffer LC, Kansas City, MO, to provide Independent Assessor services to assist in the implementation activities required for the NH Building Capacity for Transformation Section, Medicaid Research and Demonstration waiver, in an amount not to exceed $308,157.03. Effective June 1, 2016 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through December 31, 2016. 50% Federal, 50% General. Funding under the Building Capacity for Transformation Waiver will later reimburse the General Funds used for the contract.
#18 Authorize to enter into an amendment to a sole source agreement with the University of NH, Institute for Health Policy and Practice, Durham, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6-5-13, item #86), by decreasing the price by $29,556 from $7,072,367 to $7,042,811 as the result of two actions: 1) revising the scope of services for Money Follows the Person, which reduces funding for the work; and 2) developing additional quality and calculation measures for the Long Term Services and Supports populations and making enhancements to the Medicaid Quality Information System and Medicaid Quality website, which increases funding for the work. Effective upon G&C approval through the original end date of June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
Division of Public Health Services
#19 Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing agreement with Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6-6-12, item #72), to operate an incidence-based statewide cancer registry system, by increasing the price by $233,436 from $2,557,572 to $2,791,008. Effective July 1, 2016 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through October 30, 2016. 78.6% Federal, 21.4% General Funds.
#20 Authorize to enter into an agreement with STAT Courier Services Inc., St. Louis, MO, for the provision of courier services for the Public Health Laboratories in an amount not to exceed $82,750. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019. 90.27% Federal, 9.73% General Funds.
#21 Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with OxBow Data Management Systems LLC, Bellevue, NE, to provide a Medical Information Tracking System, which integrates health screening data management with eligibility computing and billing in an amount not to exceed $176,926. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2020. 100% Federal Funds.
#22 Authorize to exercise a renewal option and amend an existing agreement with JSI Research & Training Institute Inc., d/b/a Community Health Institute, Bow, NH, to continue developing a multi-year Technical Assistance Network for NH Rural Health Clinics, by increasing the price by $190,000 from $217,000 to an amount not to exceed $407,000. Effective July 1, 2016 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through June 30, 2018. 100% Federal Funds.
#23 Authorize the Bureau of Infectious Disease Control to exercise a renewal option to an agreement with Magellan Medicaid Administration Inc., Glen Allen, VA (originally approved by G&C on 6-19-13, item #90), for the provision of Pharmacy Benefit Management services, by increasing the price by $1,130,280 from $1,623,162 to $2,753,442, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2019. 100% Other Funds.
#24 Authorize to exercise a renewal option and amend a contract with Healthy at Home Inc., Nashua, NH (originally approved by G&C on 10-29-14, item #18), to provide skilled nursing visits and homemaking services to clients enrolled in NH Ryan White CARE Program, by increasing the price by $40,000 from $40,000 to $80,000, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2018. No maximum client or service volume is guaranteed. Accordingly, the price limitation among all Vendor Agreements combined is $20,000 per each State Fiscal Year. 100% Other Funds from the Pharmaceutical Rebates.
#25 Authorize to exercise a renewal option and amend an existing agreement with the Community Health Access Network Inc., Newmarket, NH (originally approved by G&C on 1-28-15, item #13), to coordinate and implement diabetes, hypertension, asthma, and cancer health systems interventions to improve prevention, early detection, and management of these chronic diseases, by increasing the price by $566,038 from $628,843 to an amount not to exceed $1,194,881, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2018. 100% Federal Funds.
#26 Authorize to exercise renewal options and amend contracts with the four vendors as detailed in letter dated April 25, 2016 (originally approved by G&C on 11-4-15, item #15; 11-18-15, item #12; 5-6-15, item #17; and 5-27-15, item #32), to provide necessary outpatient visits, labs, diagnostic tests, and outpatient procedures for clients enrolled in the NH Ryan White CARE Program, by increasing the price by $200,000 from $100,000 to $300,000 for Appledore Medical Group Inc., and Frisbie Memorial Hospital, and by $200,000 from $200,000 to $400,000 for the other two vendors, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2018. No maximum client or service volume is guaranteed. Accordingly, the price limitation among all Vendor Agreements combined is $100,000 per each State Fiscal Year. 100% Other Funds from the Pharmaceutical Rebates.
#27 Authorize to exercise renewal options and amend contracts with the nine vendors as detailed in letter dated May 9, 2016 (originally approved by G&C on 5-27-15, items #29-31; 6-24-15, item #55; 8-5-15, item #24 & #26; and 9-16-15, item #11), to provide outpatient mental health and/or substance abuse counseling services to clients enrolled in the NH Ryan White CARE Program, by increasing the price by $60,000 from $30,000 to $90,000 for Greater Nashua Council on Alcoholism d/b/a Keystone Hall; Harbor Homes Inc., Joan Scanlon, PhD; Community Council of Nashua, NH, d/b/a Greater Nashua Mental Health Center at Community Council and Pastoral Counseling Services UCC Inc., and by $60,000 from $60,000 to $120,000 for the remaining four vendors, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2018. No maximum client or service volume is guaranteed. Accordingly, the price limitation among all Vendor Agreements combined is $30,000 per each State Fiscal Year. 100% Other Funds from the Pharmaceutical Rebates.
#28 Authorize to exercise renewal options and amend contracts with seven vendors as detailed in letter dated April 20, 2016 (originally approved by G&C on 12-3-14, item #20; 3-25-15, item #11; 4-8-15, item #20; 5-27-15, item #33; 6-10-15, item #15; and 7-22-15, item #25), to provide dental treatment and oral health services to clients enrolled in the NH Ryan White CARE Program, by increasing the price by $200,000 from $100,000 to $300,000 for Families First of the Greater Seacoast, and by $200,000 from $200,000 to $400,000 for the other six vendors, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2018. No maximum client or service volume is guaranteed. Accordingly, the price limitation among all Vendor Agreements combined is $100,000 per each State Fiscal Year. 100% Other Funds from the Pharmaceutical Rebates.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
#29 Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way to pay property owners $262,763 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from April 13, 2016 through April 27, 2016. Effective upon G&C approval.
#30 Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way to sell a portion of the Interstate 95 Limited Access Right of Way consisting of 2.6+/- acres located between the easterly side of Timber Swamp Road and the westerly side of Interstate 95 in the Town of Hampton directly to the NH Department of Administrative Services for $321,100 which includes a $1,100 administrative fee. (2)Further authorize to adjust the limits of the Interstate 95 Limited Access Right of Way for the disposal of the above-mentioned parcel. Effective upon G&C approval. Originally purchased with 100% Turnpike Funds.
#31 Authorize to accept and place on file the Bureau of Construction’s quarterly basis summary of active projects that may require contingency use, for the period through March 30, 2016.
#32 Authorize the Bureau of Environment to enter into three individual, pre-qualified, low bid, cost-based contracts for a combined total of $300,000 with the following firms: (1) Stoney Ridge Environmental LLC, Alton, NH, for $125,000; (2) FB Environmental Associates, Portsmouth, NH, for $100,000; and (3) Gove Environmental Services Inc., Exeter, NH, for $75,000 to undertake wetland and environmental investigations. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2019.
#33 Authorize the Bureau of Mechanical Services to enter into a contract amendment with Consolidated Utility Equipment Services Incorporated, Amherst, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6-24-15, item #91), to perform safety inspections, repairs and unscheduled services to the department’s truck cranes, by increasing the FY16 value of the contract by $11,900 from the amount of $146,620 to $158,520. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017. 95% Highway, 5% Other Funds.
#34 Authorize the Bureau of Highway Design to amend an agreement with WEDU Inc., Manchester (originally approved by G&C on 8-24-11, item #74), for on-call consultant services for providing marketing and information management of the State’s Strategic Highway Safety Program, by increasing the amount by $8,889.66 from $400,000 to $408,889.66, to briefly re-open the agreement to retroactively reimburse the consultant for services provided under the original agreement which were not paid due to contractual oversight, by extending the completion date from August 31, 2014 to July 31, 2016. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Highway Funds.
#35 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract amendment with Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation, Dover, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-27-15, item #68), for coordinated transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities, by increasing the amount by $207,206 from $1,243,000 to $1,450,206. Effective upon G&C approval, or July 1, 2016, whichever is later, through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#36 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a sole source contract amendment with Southern NH Planning Commission, Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-27-15, item #60), for coordinated transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities, by increasing the amount by $124,970 from $298,800 to $423,770. Effective upon G&C approval, or July 1, 2016, whichever is later, through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#37 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a contract amendment with Nashua Regional Planning Commission, Merrimack, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-27-15, item #58), for coordinated transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities, by increasing the amount by $15,443 from $254,795 to $270,238. Effective upon G&C approval, or July 1, 2016, whichever is later, through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#38 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a sole source contract amendment with North Country Council Inc., Littleton NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-27-15, item #56), for coordinated transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities, by increasing the amount by $101,121 from $296,609 to $397,730. Effective upon G&C approval, or July 1, 2016, whichever is later, through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#39 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a contract amendment with Community Action Programs Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc., Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-27-15, item #66), for public transportation services in the Concord and Laconia areas, by increasing the amount by $56,400 from $1,373,120 to $1,429,520. Effective upon G&C approval, or July 1, 2016, whichever is later, through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#40 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a sole source contract amendment with Greater Derry-Salem Cooperative Alliance for Regional Transportation, Londonderry, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-27-15, item #63), for coordinated transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities, by increasing the amount by $30,112 from $192,864 to $222,976. Effective upon G&C approval, or July 1, 2016, whichever is later, through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#41 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a contract amendment with RLS & Associates Inc., Dayton, OH (originally approved by G&C on 6-5-13, item #229), for the development, management and implementation of the NH Rural Transit Assistance Program, by increasing the amount by $164,994 from $475,557 to $640,551, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#42 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a contract amendment with Community Alliance of Human Services Inc., Claremont, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-6-15, item #29), for public transportation services and capital improvements in the Claremont, Newport and Charlestown area, by increasing the amount by $38,816 from $460,464 to $499,280. Effective upon G&C approval, or July 1, 2016, whichever is later, through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#43 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a contract amendment with VNA @ HCS Inc., Keene, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-27-15, item #64), for the purchase of approved capital equipment, by increasing the amount by $10,645 from $551,136 to $561,781. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#44 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a sole source contract amendment with Contoocook Valley Transportation Company, Peterborough, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-27-15, item #59), for coordinated transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities, by increasing the amount by $52,395 from $52,395 to $104,790. Effective upon G&C approval or July 1, 2016, whichever is later, through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
NEW HAMPSHIRE GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION ON DISABILITY
#45 Authorize to accept and expend federal funds in the amount of $20,400 from the US Department of Education, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Client Assistance Program, to further fund the Client Assistance Program. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2016. 100% Federal Funds.
OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATE
#46 Authorize to enter into a contract with PCMG and Associates LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, to provide expert services to support Office of the Consumer Advocate proceedings before the Public Utilities, in an amount not to exceed $34,060. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2017. 100% Other Funds (Public Utilities Assessment).
OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
#47 Authorize to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Administrative Services, Concord, NH, to support energy efficiency in state buildings, in the amount of $37,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds (State Energy Program).
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
#48 Authorize to transfer funds in the amount of $835,000 in SFY 2016 in Other (Class 027) funds. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2016. 100% Other (Agency Class 027) Funds; the agency class 027 used by the Department of Safety to reimburse DoIT is 100% Highway Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
#49 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with the Center for Internet Security, East Greenbush, NY, for two years of cyber security monitoring services, in the amount of $28,174. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2018. 100% Other (Agency Class 27) Funds; the agency class 27 used by the agencies to reimburse DoIT for this contract is estimated to be 39.2% General and 60.8% Other Funds.
#50 Authorize, for the benefit of the Department of Revenue Administration, to enter into a sole source amendment of the existing agreement between the Department of Information Technology and First Data Government Solutions, formerly GovConnect, Cincinnati, OH (originally approved by G&C on 9-4-02, item #34), by increasing the amount by $361,440 from $1,690,800 to $2,052,240, and by extending the expiration date from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2019. 100% General Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
#51 Authorize the Division of Historical Resources to award a Storm Recovery and Disaster Planning Grant to the Town of Hebron, in the amount of $67,236. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#52 Authorize the Division of Historical Resources to award a Certified Local Government Grant to the Town of Exeter, in the amount of $8,309, for Historic District Commission training. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2016. 100% Federal Funds.
#53 Authorize the Division of Historical Resources to award a Storm Recovery and Disaster Planning Grant to the City of Portsmouth, in the amount of $45,725. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
STATE TREASURY
#53A Authorize to accept and place on file the quarterly report for the period ended March 31, 2016.
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
#54 Authorize to enter into a Cooperative Project Agreement with the University of NH, for the purpose of performing a moth survey in the amount of $14,476. Effective upon G&C approval through December 30, 2016. 100% Federal Funds.
#55 Authorize to execute a sole source amendment to a contract with Harriman Associates Inc., Auburn, ME (originally approved by G&C on 6-10-15, item #42), for professional mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering services for planning and design of various projects as necessary and required by the department, by increasing the amount by $250,000 from $250,000 to an amount not to exceed $500,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017.
#56 Authorize to execute a sole source amendment to a contract with Dubois and King, South Burlington, VT (originally approved by G&C on 6-10-15, item #43), for professional mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering services for planning and design of various projects as necessary and required by the department, by increasing the amount by $250,000 from $250,000 to an amount not to exceed $500,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017.
NEW HAMPSHIRE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
#57 Authorize to enter into a contract with RWN Property Services Inc., Conway, NH, for lawn care and landscape services at NHES Conway Local Office, in the amount not to exceed $10,647. Effective upon G&C approval through October 31, 2018. 100% Federal Funds.
NEW HAMPSHIRE LIQUOR COMMISSION
#58 Authorize to transfer $2,006,000 among accounting units to reallocate appropriations and cover projected shortfalls. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2016. 99% Liquor, 1% Agency Income Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
#59 Authorize to extend four temporary full-time positions for one year, to continue providing assistance to the Liquor Commission retail customers, citizens of the State of NH, and commission employees. Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. 100% Liquor Funds.
#60 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Berry Dunn, McNeil & Parker, Portland, ME, for professional consulting services, for a total price not to exceed $1,000,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2018. 100% Liquor Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
#61 Authorize the Office of International Commerce to retroactively amend item #50, originally approved by G&C on September 16, 2015, by extending the end date from May 31, 2016 to September 30, 2016 to align with a Federal grant extension; and to reallocate a portion of the grant funds in the amount of $4,609 between classes for the best use of available funds. (2)Further authorize to retroactively amend item #50, originally approved by G&C on September 16, 2015, for a consultant class (046), for the purpose of contracting with a Consortium Manager, by extending the end date from May 31, 2016 to September 30, 2016. Effective upon G&C approval. No Additional Funding. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
#62 Authorize the Division of Economic Development, Office of International Commerce to enter into a retroactive contract amendment with Wedu Inc., Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 3-9-16, item #72), to provide a marketing strategy and streamlined website for the NH Aerospace and Defense Export Consortium, in compliance with a grant awarded by the US Department of Defense through the Office of Economic Adjustment, by extending the completion date from May 31, 2016 to September 30, 2016. No Additional Funding. 100% Federal Funds.
#63 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation to budget and expend $215,000 from the Parks Fund for the purchase of four remote camps and associated buildings at Umbagog Lake State Park in Errol, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2016. 100% Revolving Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
#64 Authorize to accept and place on file the Department’s report of the transfers of funds for the quarter ending March 31, 2016.
#65 Authorize to implement the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway & Ski Area capital improvement projects to be funded in the amount of $350,000 by the Cannon Mountain Capital Improvement Fund. Effective upon G&C approval.
#66 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation to purchase four remote camps and associated improvements at the market value of $215,000 and all existing furnishings at the market value of $3,000 for a total purchase price of $218,000 at Umbagog Lake State Park in Errol, NH, from Harwood Ellis and Benjamin Ellis. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2016. 100% Agency Income.
#67 Authorize the Office of Workforce Opportunity to enter into a sole source memorandum of understanding with the NH Department of Employment Security, for the delivery of performance-related items that must be submitted to the US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, consistent with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regulations, in the amount not to exceed $1,725,311.24. Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2021. 100% Federal Funds.
#68 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a contract with Senco Precision Parts LLC, Hackensack, NJ, to perform guardrail and handrail installation services at Hampton Beach State Park, in the amount of $109,000. Effective upon G&C approval through November 18, 2016. 100% Agency Income.
#69 Authorize the Division of Economic Development’s Office of International Commerce to enter into a retroactive contract amendment with Firebrand International LLC, Portsmouth, NH (originally approved by G&C on 9-16-15, item #51), to act as Consortium Manager for the NH Aerospace and Defense Export Consortium, in compliance with a grant awarded by the US Department of Defense through the Office of Economic Adjustment, by increasing the amount by $4,609 from $48,000 to $52,609, and by extending the completion date from May 31, 2016 to September 30, 2016. 100% Federal Funds.
#70 Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands to exercise a contract renewal option with Deirdre Brickner-Wood, Durham, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6-4-14, item #63), for the coordination of land protection activities under the Federal Forest Legacy Program, in the amount of $40,000. Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018. 100% Federal Funds.
NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT
#71 Authorize to accept and expend $23,530 from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, for the purpose of conducting the Marine Recreational Information Programs Access Point Angler Intercept Survey in NH. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017. 100% Agency Income.
#72 Authorize to budget and expend $73,281 for the purpose of the completion of work on the Winnicut River Dam Removal and Fish Passage Project in Greenland, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017.
#73 Authorize to enter into a contract with Fitzgerald Environmental Associates LLC, to conduct stream crossing surveys in the Lamprey River Watershed, in the amount of $16,988. Effective upon G&C approval through June 1, 2017. 100% Agency Income (Broodstock Salmon Funds).
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#74 Authorize to accept and expend $285,000 in Pass-Thru Federal Department of Energy funds from the Office of Energy and Planning to complete a project to help municipalities reduce the energy related costs of operating their wastewater treatment facilities. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017. Fiscal Committee approved.
#75 Authorize, with the Department of Health and Human Services, to enter into a sole source agreement with the University of NH, Office of Sponsored Research, Durham, NH, to perform laboratory analysis of shellfish samples for Vibrio parahaemolyticus presence and genetic characteristics, in the amount of $12,299. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2016. 61% General (DES), 39% Federal (DHHS) Funds.
#76 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association for the purpose of providing a workshop on Bulky Waste Management for solid waste facility operators, in the amount of $2,500. Effective June 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016. 100% General Funds.
#77 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract amendment with Nelson Analytical LLC, Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 2-25-15, item #46), to provide laboratory analytical services of drinking water samples, by increasing the amount by $100,000 from $200,000 to $300,000, and by extending the end date to December 31, 2016 from June 30, 2016. 100% Hazardous Waste Cleanup Fund.
#78 Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with the University of NH, Sponsored Programs Administration, Durham, NH, to establish a volunteer beach profile monitoring program for NH’s ocean beaches, in the amount of $56,511. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#79 Authorize to amend a loan agreement with the City of Dover, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-27-15, item #110), to finance water system improvements, by increasing the amount by $2,000,000 from $6,500,000 to $8,500,000. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Repayment Funds.
#80 Authorize to amend a loan agreement with the Pittsfield Aqueduct Company Inc., Merrimack, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-6-15, item #54), to finance water system improvements, by increasing the amount by $44,000 from $165,000 to $605,000. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Repayment Funds.
#81 Authorize a loan agreement with Pennichuck Water Works Inc., Merrimack, NH, to finance water system improvements, in the amount of $1,400,000. (2)Further authorize a loan agreement with Pennichuck East Utility Inc., Merrimack, NH, to finance water system improvements, in the amount of $1,650,000. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Repayment Funds.
#82 Authorize to award an Asset Management grant to the Town of Newmarket, NH in the amount of $15,000 to improve public water system management. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#83 Authorize to award an Asset Management grant to the Town of Salem, NH in the amount of $15,000 to improve public water system management. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#84 Authorize to enter into a Grant agreement with S&J Transportation Services Inc., Lee, NH, in an amount not to exceed $71,063, to partially fund the replacement of two diesel trucks. Effective upon G&C approval through March 1, 2021. 100% Federal Funds.
#85 Authorize Forest Brook Realty Trust’s request to perform work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Alton.
#86 Authorize Bennett J. Walker’s request to perform work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Alton.
#87 Authorize the Naswa Motor Inn Inc’s request to perform work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Laconia.
#88 Authorize DeVost Yacht Club Condominium’s request to perform work on Newfound Lake in Bristol.
NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS HOME
#89 Authorize to pay $1,230,000 in overtime/holiday/temporary for permanent personnel services salaries out of class 10 appropriations for critical care vacant positions due to pending recruitment for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
#90 Authorize the Division of State Police to transfer among accounts within State Police Traffic Bureau, in the amount of $190,000 for anticipated shortages in current expense, overtime, and part-time salaries for the Fiscal Year 2016. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2016. 52.15% General, 25% Highway, 22.85% Turnpike Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
#91 Authorize the Division of Motor Vehicles to enter into a new lease agreement with Sugar River Bank, Newport, NH, for 3,000 square feet of space, in an amount not to exceed $344,425, which includes two one-time payments of $50,000 each for necessary interior fit up. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2021. 100% Agency Income (Cost of Collections).
#92 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with School Administrative Unit (SAU) #54/Rochester School District, for the purpose of purchasing and installing equipment that will enhance the physical security and safety at one school in the district, for a total of $23,506. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2016. 100% Federal Funds.
#93 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the Cheshire County Sheriff’s Office, for the purchase and installation of ergonomic furniture, five LCD monitors, communications equipment and associated costs for relocating the existing communications equipment, for a total amount of $99,776. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#94 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the City of Franklin, to purchase digital emergency notification signs, for a total amount of $30,600. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2016. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
#95 Authorize to grant an annual salary increment to Lynda W. Ruel, Director of the Office of Victim/Witness Assistance, from salary group FF, Step 4 $81,867.24 to salary group FF, Step 5 $86,351.20. Effective upon G&C approval or June 10, 2016, whichever is the latter.
#96 Authorize to grant Paul Mansur, a Financial Analyst, currently at $76,215.88 (LG DD, Step 5) an increase to $80,163.20 (LG DD, Step 6). Effective June 10, 2016.
#97 Authorize to amend item #125, originally approved by G&C on September 3, 2014, by extending the subgrant end date to the NH Department of Safety from July 31, 2016 to a new end date of July 31, 2017, and by increasing the subgrant by $56,992 from $62,744 to $119,736. 100% Federal Funds.
#98 Authorize to enter into subgrants with the agencies as detailed in letter dated May 17, 2016, in the amount of $990,000 from the Federal Fiscal Year 2015 Victim of Crime Act Grant for the purpose of supporting programs providing direct services to victims of crime and for training to direct services providers. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#99 Authorize to transfer funds in and among accounting units in the amount of $140,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2016. 100% General Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
#100 Authorize to enter into a contract with James R. St. Jean Auctioneers, Epping, NH, for the administration of online auction services for the sales and financial processing of surplus property. Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019, with the option for two additional one-year terms.
#101 Authorize the Division of Personnel’s request for waiver of classification decisions.
#102 Authorize a Working Capital Warrant in the amount of $475,000,000 to cover the payment of expenditures for the month of July 2016.
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TABLED ITEMS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Tabled at G&C Meeting 5/18/16)
Division of Family Assistance
#9 TABLED – The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney, voted to table the request to amend an existing agreement with Good News Garage LSS Inc., a subsidiary of Ascentria Care Alliance, Worcester, MA (originally approved by G&C on 5-1-13, item #37A), to provide affordable car ownership opportunities to low income individuals, by increasing the price by $275,000 from $1,794,700 to $2,069,700. Effective upon G&C approval through the original end date of June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.