Debora and supporters

Council Meeting Notes

Debora speaking in the Senate

My notes here include items I think are of interest to our Council District 5.

December 20, 2010 Meeting

Business Finance Authority

Authorized to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the financing of an industrial facility by the Business Finance Authority for Liberty Cellu Drive LLC located in Nashua, New Hampshire. Action will Authorized a Resolution under RSA 162-I:9 to determine the financing will serve a public use, provide public benefit and is within the policy and authority of the Act.

Department Of Safety

Authorized the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Temple for emergency preparedness capabilities enhancements for a total amount of $37,500. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Milford to update their emergency preparedness capabilities for a total amount of $6,972.50. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Goffstown, to purchase equipment to upgrade their community wide communication system, for a total amount of $96,339. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

December 8, 2010 Meeting

Office of Energy and Planning

Authorized to amend a sole source Cooperative Project Agreement with the University System of NH, Durham, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 12-9-09, item #7), for work to be accomplished as part of the ARRA - State Energy Program - USNH Energy Efficiency Building Projects, by extending the completion date from December 31, 2010 to April 1, 2011. 100% Federal Funds (ARRA - SEP).

Authorized to enter into a contract with The National Infrastructure Institute, Portsmouth, NH, for work to be accomplished as part of the ARRA - Energy Assurance Program for a Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, in the amount of $64,996. Effective upon G&C approval through August 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds (ARRA - EA).

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH, as a grant recipient under the Head Start Program, in the amount of $49,210. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Horizon Residential Energy Services NH LLC, Concord, NH, to assist OEP in performing Quality Assurance inspections to insure meeting the OEP's stated goal of inspecting 10% of all completed units in the low-income Weatherization Program, in the amount not to exceed $38,133. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Office of the Adjutant General

Authorized Captain Dennis D. Jones, Nashua, NH, be confirmed for promotion to the rank of Major, NH Air National Guard.

Department of Administrative Services

Authorized to accept and place on file the Report and Findings of Councilor Debora Pignatelli with regard to the financing of certain new capital equipment in connection with Southern NH Medical Center, Nashua, NH.

Authorized the Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into a three-month holdover amendment with Sal's Kitchen Realty, Lawerence, MA, to provide courtroom and office space for the Milford District Court in an amount not to exceed $15,820.05. Effective January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011. 100% Transfer Funds - transfer from AOC, Rent from Other Agencies.

Authorized to enter into a contract with Tri State Fire Protection LLC, Nashua, NH, for fire alarm system testing and maintenance services at forty-three state buildings, in an amount not to exceed $250,645.76. Effective January 16, 2011 through January 15, 2014. 31.6% General, 68.4% Transfer Funds.

Authorized the Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into a long term lease agreement with Monadnock Development Corporation, Keene, NH, for office and courtroom space for the Keene District Court and the Cheshire County Superior and Probate Court, in an amount not to exceed $8,369,510. Effective December 8, 2010 through June 27, 2027. 100% Transfer Funds - transfer from AOC.

Authorized to enter into an agreement with the Rowley Agency Inc., Concord, NH, for commercial property, general liability and umbrella insurance for the Franklin, Derry and Jaffrey District Courthouses, in an amount not to exceed $16,659. Effective upon G&C approval through January 14, 2014. 100% Transfer Funds - AOC.

Department of Cultural Resources

Authorized to amend an operating grant awarded to the Monadnock Music, Peterborough (previously approved by G&C on 10-21-09, item #23), by reducing the amount by $840 from $12,000 to $11,160. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Authorized the Division of Historical Resources to award a Conservation Number Plate Grant to the Town of Wilton in the amount of $9,856.80. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Conservation Plate Funds.

Attorney General

Authorized to enter into a sub grant with the Hillsborough County Human Services, in the amount of $25,228 from the 2009 ARRA, Violence Against Women Formula Grant, for the purpose of assisting in the establishment of a new victim advocate position at HCHS. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2011. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized to enter into a sub grant with the Administrative Office of the Courts, totaling $18,000 from the previously accepted 2009 ARRA, Violence Against Women Formula Grant, designed to provide services for women in NH who are victims of violent crimes. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2011. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Department of Resources and Economic Development

Authorized the Office of Workforce Opportunity to enter into a contract with Alene Cangles LLC, Milford, NH, to implement employer-based training under the NH Job Training Program, in the amount of $97,129. Effective upon G&C approval through February 15, 2012. 100% Training Funds.

Department of Environmental Services

Authorized to amend G&C item #65, previously approved on 6-3-09, the Water Quality Program, ARRA funds by reallocating $4,829 for better utilization as detailed in letter dated October 19, 2010. Effective upon G&C approval through August 17, 2011. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized to enter into a project takeover agreement with The Hanover Insurance Company, Philadelphia, PA, to install a technical fishpass system beneath the Route 33 Bridge in Greenland, NH, and to restore the site of the former Winnicut River Dam, in the amount of $586,590. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2011. 80% ARRA, 15% Federal, 5% Fish and Game Funds.

Authorized a loan agreement with Hampshire Court Condominium Owner's Association, Rindge, NH, in the amount of $61,000 to finance the water system improvements. Effective upon G&C approval. 79% Federal, 21% Capital (General) Funds.

Department of Health and Human Services

Division for Children, Youth & Families

Authorized the Child Development Bureau to accept and expend federal funds available from US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, through the ARRA of 2009 in the amount of $664,227. Effective retroactive to October 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. (2) Further authorized to award a one-time retroactive sole source grant payment to Early Learning NH, Concord, NH, for establishment of an early childhood advisory council in an amount not to exceed $664,227. Effective retroactive to October 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.

Bureau of Elderly & Adult Services

Authorized to enter into an agreement with Area Agency of Greater Nashua Inc., d/b/a Gateways Community Services, Nashua, NH, to provide financial management services statewide by managing the authorizedd service dollars, under the NH Caregiver Support Program, for eligible family caregivers through a consumer directed service delivery model in an amount not to exceed $1,017,460. Effective January 1, 2011 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through June 30, 2012. 66.02% Federal, 33.98% General Funds.

New Hampshire Veterans Home

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Simplex Grinnell, Nashua, NH, to provide Fire Alarm Testing and Inspection services to the Home, in the amount of $9,940. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Postsecondary Education Commission

Authorized to award a $6,000 grant to Rivier College, Nashua, for the purpose of granting scholarships to NH residents who have completed their freshman year and who will be selected for scholarships by the college on the basis of financial need or merit. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Authorized to award a $30,000 grant to Keene State College, for the purpose of granting scholarships to NH residents who have completed their freshman year and who will be selected for scholarships by the college on the basis of financial need or merit. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Department of Safety

Authorized the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Hinsdale, NH, for the reimbursement of project cost over runs associated with the project identified through the evaluation of natural hazards, for a total amount of $73,120. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Department of Transportation

Authorized the Bureau of Right of Way to sell a permanent utility easement consisting of 15,750 square feet over a parcel of State owned land in Merrimack to Merrimack Village District for $12,400 which includes an Administrative Fee of $1,100, plus the installation of an 8-inch water stub off the water line to be installed in the utility easement for future benefit of the State at the expense of Merrimack Village District.

Authorized the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with CWS Fence & Guardrail Inc., Andover, NH, for replacement of cable guardrail and terminal end units in the towns of Winchester, Richmond, Fitzwilliam and Rindge, on the basis of a low bid of $447,446.30. (2) Further authorized a contingency in the amount of $44,744.63 for payment of latent conditions which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through June 24, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

The following persons from District Five were nominated by Governor Lynch to State of New Hampshire Boards and Commissions
Donald L. Ware, Merrimack, NH to the Rivers Management Advisory Committee
Michael Blair, Swanzey, NH to the Telecommunications Planning & Development Advisory Committee

November 17, 2010 Meeting

Office of Energy and Planning

Authorized to retroactively amend a sole source memorandum of agreement with the NH Public Utilities Commission, Concord, NH, in the amount of $516,000, by amending section 3, "Program Description and Purpose" of the agreement to reflect and increase to the residential solar thermal rebates from $750 to $2,000. Effective March 10, 2010 through February 17, 2012. (2) Further authorized to retroactively amend a sole source memorandum of agreement with the NH Public Utilities Commission, Concord, NH, in the amount of $516,000, by amending section 3, "Program Description and Purpose" of the agreement to reflect and decrease to the administrative costs from $21,000 to $20,000. Effective March 10, 2010 through February 17, 2012. ARRA Funds.

Authorized to amend a sole source contract with Community Action Program of Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc., Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 4-1-09, late item H), for the Weatherization Assistance Program, by increasing the contract by an amount not to exceed $1,024,500, from $3,661,355 to $4,685,855. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized to amend a sole source contract with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 4-1-09, late item E), for the Weatherization Assistance Program, by increasing the contract by an amount not to exceed $963,203.91, from $2,601,788 to $3,564,991.91. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized to amend a sole source contract with Strafford County Community Action Committee Inc., Dover, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 4-1-09, late item D), for the Weatherization Assistance Program, by increasing the contract by an amount not to exceed $564,435, from $2,282,440 to $2,846,875. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized to amend a sole source contract with Southern NH Services Inc., Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 4-1-09, late item F), for the Weatherization Assistance Program, by increasing the contract by an amount not to exceed $599,400, from $5,390,392 to $5,989,792. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized to amend a contract with the Community Development Finance Authority, Concord, NH, for work to be accomplished as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Enterprise Energy Fund, by increasing the contract by $3,100,000 from $3,500,000 to $6,600,000. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Justice, Concord, NH, for work to be accomplished as part of the ARRA - Energy Assurance Program for legal authority research, in the amount of $25,000. Effective upon G&C approval through August 30, 2011. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized to amend a sole source Cooperative Project Agreement with the University System of NH acting through the University of NH, Durham, NH, for work to be accomplished as part of the ARRA - Innovative Initiatives Program, by increasing the amount by $750,000 from $750,000 to $1,500,000. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized to amend a sole source contract with Tri-County Community Action Program Inc., Berlin, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 4-1-09, late item F), for the Weatherization Assistance Program, by increasing the contract by an amount not to exceed $399,600, from $4,008,896 to $4,408,496. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Department of Administrative Services

Authorized the Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with James J. Welch & Co. Inc., Salem, MA, for the DMV - EZ Pass Offices in Nashua, NH, for a total price not to exceed $518,300. Effective upon G&C approval through April 29, 2011. 42% Highway/Capital, 36% Turnpike/Capital, 11% Turnpike R&R, 11% Revolving Funds. (2) Further authorized that a contingency in the amount of $25,000 for additional unanticipated expenses, bringing the total to $543,300. 100% Turnpike/Capital Funds. (3) Further authorized the amount of $11,700 for payment to the Department of Administration Services, Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction, for engineering services provided, bringing the total to $555,000. 50% Highway/Capital, 50% Turnpike/Capital Funds.

Authorized the Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Turnstone Corporation, Milford, NH, for Water Damage Repairs - Glencliff Home for Elderly, Benton, NH, for a total price not to exceed $136,994.82. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011.

Authorized the Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Meridian Construction Corporation, Gilford, NH, for ARRA - HVAC Project, Phase II, Statewide, as part of the US Department of Energy, ARRA Grant, for a total price not to exceed $1,883,700. Effective upon G&C approval through September 1, 2011. (2) Further authorized a contingency in the amount of $30,000 to provide for work related to latent site conditions and existing electrical or mechanical constraints, bringing the total to $1,913,700 100% ARRA - Federal Funds.

Department of Cultural Resources

Authorized to amend a two year operating grant to the Colonial Theatre, Keene, (previously approved by G&C on 3-24-10, item #31), by reducing the amount $791 from $11,300 to $10,509. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Authorized to award a one year operating grant in the amount of $5,580 to Andy's summer Playhouse, Wilton. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Attorney General

Authorized to enter into a new sub grant with the Greater Nashua Council on Alcoholism (Keystone Hall), in the amount of $900,000 to operate the Offender Reentry Services Initiative, a program of services, primarily targeting substance abuse and mental health, from the FFY 2009 ARRA Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program, which provides funding for programs to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. Effective upon G&C approval through February 28, 2013. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Department of Environmental Services

Authorized to award an ARRA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund cleanup grant $98,000 to the Town of Raymond, for addressing environmental contamination. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2011. 100% ARRA Federal Funds.

Authorized a Supplemental Loan Agreement with the Town of Troy, to finance the water system improvements project, in the amount of $625,834.22. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% DWSRF Loan Repayment Funds.

Authorized a Supplemental Loan Agreement with the City of Nashua, for the construction of a wet weather treatment facility to treat the City's combined sewer overflows during wet weather events, in the amount of $14,700. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Clean Water SFR Repayment Account.

Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Medicaid Business and Policy

Authorized schedule of payments for reimbursement of uncompensated care costs from the Uncompensated Care Fund based on the distribution priorities as detailed in letter dated November 9, 2010. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 55% Federal, 45% Other Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on November 15, 2010.

Division of Child Support Services

Authorized to amend a retroactive sole source agreement with Monadnock Family Services Inc., Keene, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 1-27-10, item #57), for access visitation and mediation services, by increasing the price by $19,000 from $19,000 to $38,000, and by extending the completion date from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Bureau of Homeless and Housing Services

Authorized to enter into an agreement with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH, to provide services to homeless individuals in the amount of $78,720. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to enter into an agreement with Harbor Homes Inc., Nashua, NH, to provide services to homeless individuals in the amount of $192,112. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Department of Safety

Authorized the Division of Motor Vehicles to enter into a contract renewal with TreMac Development LLC, Keene, NH, to provide parking area space for the Motorcycle Rider Education Program, in an amount not to exceed $6,000. Effective January 11, 2011 through December 31, 2011. 100% Motorcycle Rider Education Program Funds.

Authorized the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to amend a grant agreement with the Town of Goffstown, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 10-21-09, item #103), to extend the end date of December 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010. (2) Further authorized to amend a grant agreement with the Town of Newbury, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 1-13-10, item #127), to extend the end date of May 30, 2010 to December 31, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.

Department of Transportation

Authorized the Bureau of Planning and Community Assistance to enter into an agreement with the City of Nashua to provide funding and services under the Federal Safe Routes to School Program through a local project administration process to create a travel plan for the Dr. Crisp School in Nashua, for $15,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized the Bureau of Bridge Design to amend a contract with CHA Inc., Keene, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 4-9-08, item #120), to perform bridge scour evaluations and associated tasks, by extending the completion date from November 30, 2010 to December 31, 2012. Effective upon G&C approval. No Additional Funding.

Authorized the Bureau of Rail & Transit to amend a retroactive contract with Boston Express Bus Inc., Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 1-10-07, item #123A), for bus service between Nashua and Boston, MA, by increasing the amount by $424,122 from $1,130,000 to $1,554,122. Effective November 1, 2010 through December 31, 2015. 100% Federal Funds.

Late Items:

Office of Energy and Planning

B. Pursuant to RSA 14:30-a, VI, the Office of Energy and Planning respectfully requests authorization to accept and expend American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in the amount of $2,565,000 from the US Department of Energy, for the performance of selected Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers (SERC) activities under the Weatherization grant, effective upon Joint Fiscal Committee and Governor and Council approval through March 31, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

The following persons from District Five were nominated by Governor Lynch to State of New Hampshire Boards and Commissions
Jeanne Ann Whittington, Dunbarton, NH to the Board of Acupuncture Licensing
Joan H. Schulze, Nashua, NH to the State Committee on Aging
Betsy Abrahams, Merrimack, NH to the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention, Intervention & Treatment Commission
Daniel Henderson, Jr., Keene, NH to the Business Finance Authority
Anne Krantz, Amherst, NH to the Pesticides Control Board
Susan Whittemore, Keene, NH to the Pesticides Control Board
James O'Mara, Amherst, NH to the Public Employee Labor Relations Board
Linda S. Dalianis, Nashua, NH Chief Justice - Supreme Court

October 20, 2010 Meeting

Department of Administrative Services

Authorized the Surplus Distribution Section to accept and expend $82,124 in ARRA 2010 federal funds from the US Department of Agriculture for the purpose of distributing USDA commodity foods. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2010. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on October 19, 2010.

Department of Environmental Services

Authorized to amend a sole source agreement with Homestead Woolen Mills Inc., (previously amended by G&C on 7-28-10, item #29), for dam deconstruction, debris removal, engineering oversight of the removal and river restoration, and cultural resource monitoring associated with the removal of the Homestead Woolen Mills Dam, by increasing the amount by $160,000 from $550,837.96 to $710,837.96. Effective upon G&C approval. 93.75% Federal, 6.25% Other (Private Contributions) Funds. The Homestead Woolen Mills dam is in Swanzey.

Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Medicaid Business and Policy

Authorized to amend a sole source agreement with the University of NH Institute of Health Policy and Practice, Durham, NH (previously amended by G&C on 2-9-10, item #54), to obtain vendor services on DHHS projects, by increasing the price of $562,281 from $1,070,664 to an amount not to exceed $1,552,945. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 67.6% Federal ARRA, 32.4% General Funds.

Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services

Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with Cheshire County, Keene, NH, to provide substance abuse prevention services in Region G in an amount not to exceed $302,765. Effective October 1, 2010 through June 30, 2012. 43% Federal, 57% General Funds.

Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with United Way of Greater Nashua, Nashua, NH, to provide substance abuse prevention services in Region I in an amount not to exceed $301,086. Effective October 1, 2010 through June 30, 2012. 44% Federal, 56% General Funds.

Department of Education

Authorized the Division of Instruction to renew a contract with GEM Consulting, Hollis, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 1-13-10, item #112), to organize and analyze assessment date and work with the NH Assessment group in order to improve the analysis and reporting of assessment data to the field, in an amount not to exceed $50,000. (2) Further authorized payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to contract with Creative Educational Consulting LLC, Hollis, NH, to provide technical assistance to districts regarding the implementation of the NH Preschool Outcome Measurement System in an amount not to exceed $55,000. (2) Further authorized payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011, with the option to renew for up to two additional fiscal years. 100% Federal Funds.

Department of Safety

Authorized the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into grant agreements with the governmental entities as detailed in letter dated September 9, 2010, for emergency preparedness capabilities enhancements for a total amount of $203,933. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds. New Boston is included in this grant.

Department of Transportation

Authorized the Bureau of Planning and Community Assistance to enter into agreements with the sub-recipients as detailed in letter dated September 15, 2010, to provide funding and services under the Federal Safe Routes to School Program through a local project administration process to create travel plans for schools in Henniker, Nashua, and Manchester, for a total of $36,275. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized the Bureau of Right of Way to sell a 3.65 acre parcel of State owned land improved with a single family residency located in Hinsdale to Russell Willette Sr, and Anita Willette for $56,000, and in addition, charge a $1,100 Administration Fee. Effective upon G&C approval. This property is in Hinsdale.

The following persons from District Five were nominated by Governor Lynch to State of New Hampshire Boards and Commissions
David Pelletier, Dunbarton, NH to the Department of Employment Security Appellate Board
Terry Linehan, Amherst, NH to the Board of Licensure of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Robert B. Ritchie, Fitzwilliam, NH to the State Committee on Aging
Dennis Caza, Goffstown, NH to the Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation

October 6, 2010 Meeting

Office of Energy and Planning

Authorized to amend item #4, approved by G&C on 11-4-09, by reallocating ARRA funding for the Energy Assurance Planning program across the state fiscal years during which the grant award falls and between expenditure classes in the amount of $102,504. Effective upon G&C approval through August 14, 2012. 100% Federal (ARRA Energy Assurance Planning) Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.

Authorized to amend item #17A, approved by G&C on 6-23-10, by reallocating ARRA funding for the Retrofit Ramp-Up program between expenditures classes in the amount of $11,277 in FY11 and $17,256 in FY12. (2) Further authorized to amend items #10A, approved by G&C on 5-26-10, by reallocating ARRA funding for the State Energy Programs program between expenditure classes in the amount of $47,592 in FY11 and $74,399 in FY12. (3) Further authorized to amend item #17B, approved by G&C on 6-23-10, by reallocating ARRA funding for the Weatherization program between expenditure classes in the amount of $47,592 in FY11 and $74,399 in FY12. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2012. (4) Further authorized to establish a full-time temporary ARRA Accountant position. (5) Further authorized to establish a full-time temporary ARRA Administrative Assistant position.

Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH, for the repair or replacement of malfunctioning heating systems in low-income households receiving Weatherization services in the amount of $94,790. (2) Further authorized to advance $17,062. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Office of the Adjutant General

Authorized Major Russell F. Morin, Merrimack, NH, be confirmed for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, NH Air National Guard.

Department of Administrative Services

Authorized the Division of Arts to amend an operating grant to the Nashua Symphony Association, Nashua, NH (previously approved by G&C on 10-21-09, item #19), by reducing the amount $966 from $13,800 to $12,834. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

New Hampshire Fish and Game Department

Authorized to enter into a contract with Prime Roofing Corp., New Ipswich, NH, to supply and install a new roof on the hatchery building at the Twin Mountain Fish Hatchery, Carroll, NH, for an amount not to exceed $35,388. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Fish and Game Funds.

Department of Transportation

Authorized The Bureau Of Highway Design To Enter Into Two Individual Agreements With the firms of CHA Inc., Keene, NH, and McFarland-Johnson Inc., Concord, NH, for on-call engineering services, for various transportation projects located throughout the State, for an amount not to exceed $500,000. Effective upon G&C approval through November 30, 2013.

The following persons from District Five were nominated by Governor Lynch to State of New Hampshire Boards and Commissions
Charles G. Leutzinger, Wilton, NH to the Radiation Advisory Committee

Statement during Deliberations of Commissioner Mark Bodi Removal Hearing

All of us in public life are familiar with the tension between constituent service and going too far. We don't really have a rule-book. We all try to do our best, if we are well-intentioned, in our own ways. We can't just refuse calls from voters when they raise issues with state government. And agency commissioners find themselves in similar situations. I know I have called many - not trying to pressure them, not trying to convince them to do something wrong, but hoping they might see things my way. I hope they don't perceive it as undue political pressure on my part.

Mr. Bodi has admitted to making mistakes. And, I have concluded he made mistakes.

In reaching my own decisions, I've paid close attention to all the testimony and I've thought about the two questions that seem to be of paramount importance:

  1. Should Mr. Bodi be removed for even injecting himself into this matter? and
  2. Should he be removed because of the way he handled things when he did get involved?

I have tried to determine just what his intentions were. I realize some might say that his intentions are not the issue. Only his actions are. But, I don't accept that.

On my first question, in retrospect, it is clear to me that a Commissioner should stay as far away from a criminal investigation as possible. Let the matter be handled by the appointed officers and the courts. Courts are here to correct any wrongdoing on one side or the other. And, they are good at it. But, I also know from personal experience, that it is easy to succumb to the temptation to jump into a constituent's complaint. I know there is the press of a lot of other business and a desire to problem solve.

In this case, I find no bad intention on Mr. Bodi's part. I don't think he tried to stop or block or hinder the criminal investigation. And, of course, we know it was not stopped. The evidence was secured, the tavern owner was dealt with, and justice was done. I think Mr. Bodi made a mistake in injecting himself into this, but I can't find improper motivation.

Once Mr. Bodi got involved, things happened fast. This mistake of hasty action caused other mistakes. The equipment was ordered to be returned. It was returned. But the evidence was kept. Did Mr. Bodi tell the Chief to retrieve the evidence first? Who knows what words were spoken in highly charged conversations? One thing is clear, though. Mr. Bodi was dealing with a qualified law enforcement professional. His assumption, even if that's all it was, that the Chief would return only the equipment and not the evidence, was reasonable. And, that is what happened.

We all make mistakes. It's important to me to think about whether the mistakes in this case were done with bad intent or a bad heart. I definitely do not think so, and therefore I am satisfied that Mr. Bodi's actions do not rise to the level that requires his termination.

I know this has been a difficult time for all concerned. I know some disagree with how I come out on this matter, but I've brought my honest and best efforts to the task. I also believe the Governor and the Attorney General's office and the lawyers on both sides have done so as well.

September 22, 2010 Meeting

Business Finance Authority

Authorized to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the purchase by the Business Finance Authority of a loan made by Monadnock Economic Development Corporation to Vision Financial Corporation located in Keene, 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. Authorized to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the purchase by the Business Finance Authority of a loan made by Monadnock Economic Development Corporation to The Mountain Corporation located in Keene, 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.

Community Development Finance Authority

Authorized to award a grant to the Town of Hinsdale, NH, in the amount of $12,000 for the purpose of conducting a feasibility study of the sewer system. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Office Of Energy And Planning

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with the City of Berlin, NH, for work to be accomplished as part of the ARRA - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant's Retrofit Ramp-up Program, a/k/a the Better Buildings Program, in the amount of $468,268. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2013. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with the Town of Plymouth, NH, for work to be accomplished as part of the ARRA - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant's Retrofit Ramp-up Program, a/k/a the Better Buildings Program, in the amount of $468,267. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2013. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH, for the Fuel Assistance Program, in the amount of $295,365. (2) Further authorized to advance $226,069. Effective October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH, for the Senior Energy Assistance Services Program, in the amount of $5,289. Effective October 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. 100% Other (NH DHHS) Funds.

Authorized to enter into a sole source memorandum of agreement with the Community College System of NH, Concord, NH, to implement energy saving and/or renewable energy-generating projects in CCSNH-owned buildings and facilities to save energy, reduce emissions, and create and/or retain jobs for work to be accomplished as part of the ARRA - CCSNH Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects, in the amount up to $1,300,000. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2012. 100% Federal Funds (ARRA-SEP).

Office Of Economic Stimulus

Authorized to retroactively accept and expend $78,217 of Federal Funds received from the Federal Department of Education, federal fiscal year 2009 ARRA State Fiscal Stabilization Fund for primary and secondary school funding. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on September 21, 2010.

Office Of The Adjutant General

Authorized Major Russell F. Morin, Merrimack, NH, be nominated 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.

Authorized to enter into a contract with Comprehensive Environmental Inc., Merrimack, NH, for an Environmental Services contract in the amount of $75,000. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Department Of Administrative Services

Authorized Risk Management Unit to enter into a contract with The Rowely Agency Inc., Concord, NH, for the purchase of fleet insurance coverage for state owned vehicles and defensive driving instruction for state employees in an amount not to exceed $2,367,723. Effective November 1, 2010 through October 31, 2013. 100% Agency Funds.

Authorized Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into a twelve-month holdover amendment with the County of Cheshire, Keene, NH, for courtroom and office space for the Cheshire County Superior and Probate Court, in an amount not to exceed $399,611.04. Effective October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. 100% Transfer Funds.

Authorized Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with D. L. King & Associates Inc., Nashua, for the Concord State Prison-South Wall Phase 1-B in Concord, for a total price not to exceed $749,750. (2) Further authorized a contingency in the amount of $20,000, bringing the total to $769,750. Effective upon G&C approval through January 31, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Attorney General

Authorized to conduct a two day training for prosecuting attorneys and law enforcement prosecutors scheduled for October 7-8, 2010, entitled "Prosecution of Adult Sexual Assault Cases", to be held at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Concord, NH, at a cost not to exceed $10,802. (2) Further authorized to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Concord, NH, for the purpose of providing the necessary training facility, in an amount not to exceed $500. (3) Further authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with Tidewater Hospitality Resources LLC, for the purpose of providing the necessary food services for the two day training, in an amount not to exceed $8,052. Effective upon G&C approval through October 31, 2010. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

New Hampshire Employment Security

Authorized to amend ARRA federal funds from the US Department of Labor (previously amended by G&C on 5-12-10, item #42), by reallocating $138,518.48, to continue to assist in providing reemployment services to connect unemployment insurance claimants to employment and training opportunities. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2010. 100% ARRA Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on September 21, 2010.

Department Of Environmental Services

Authorized to award an ARRA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund cleanup grant totaling $200,000 to the Town of Jaffrey for addressing environmental contamination. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2011. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

#108 Authorized to award an ARRA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund cleanup grant totaling $400,000 to the Troy Redevelopment Group, for addressing environmental contamination. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Department Of Resources And Economic Development

Authorized to exercise a contract renewal option with GDS Associates Inc., Marietta, GA and Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-23-10, item #61), for energy efficiency audits, in the amount up to $153,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized Office of Workforce Opportunity to retroactively accept and expend Workforce Investment Act National Emergency Grant Dislocated Worker funds from The US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, in the amount of $972,474. Effective June 30, 2010 through June 30, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on September 21, 2010.

Authorized Office of Workforce Opportunity to enter into a retroactive sole source memorandum of understanding with the NH Department of Education, for delivering Workforce Investment Act Youth Program services consistent with Workforce Investment Act regulations in the amount of $1,858,452.40. Effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2012. 95% Federal WIA Youth State Formula, 5% Federal WIA Youth ARRA Funds.

Department Of Environmental Services

Authorized to enter into retroactive grant agreements with the entities as detailed in letter dated July 28, 2010, totaling $67,993 to fund Household Hazardous Waste collection projects. Effective July 31, 2010 through June 30, 2010. 100% Hazardous Waste Funds.

Authorized to retroactively amend the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund finalized loan agreements with the entities, by modifying the interest charged to reflect a decrease in interest charges by 1% and an increase in administrative charges by 1%, in accordance with Chapter 144L43, Laws of 2009. Effective July 1, 2009.

Department Of Health And Human Services

Division for Children, Youth & Families

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with the NH Children's Trust Fund, Fiscal Agent, Concord, NH, for the provision of a Community-Based NH Incentive Fund Program, totaling $1,544,517. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

#154 Authorized to award a seed grant totaling $18,000 to the Family Connections Center, Goffstown Prison for Women, Child and Family Services, Concord, NH, for the provision of parenting classes and support groups. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Division of Family Assistance

Authorized the acceptance of $3,763 of Community Services Block Grant funds available from the US DHHS, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services through the ARRA 2009. (2) Further authorized the transfer of $1,238 of Community Services Block Grant funds available from the US DHHS, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services through the ARRA 2009. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on September 21, 2010.

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH, as a grant recipient under the Community Services Block Grant, to provide nutritional services, community based services, and anti-poverty programs to low-income families, in an amount not to exceed $441,895. Effective October 1, 2010 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Division of Public Health Services

Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with Monadnock Family Services, Keene, NH. to provide home visiting services for pregnant women and their infants that support and educate families about prenatal health, child development, and health and safety issues, to be effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $30,352. 100% Federal Funds

Authorized to enter into a retroactive agreement with VNA at HCS, Inc., Keene, NH, to provide home visiting services for pregnant women and their infants that support and educate families about prenatal health, child development, and health and safety issues, to be effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $30,352. 100% Federal Funds

Bureau of Homeless and Housing Services

Authorized to enter an retroactive agreement with Southwestern Community Services, Inc., Keene, NH to provide services to homeless individuals in the amount of $86,390 from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to amend purchase order with Harbor Homes, Inc., Nashua, NH (originally approved on 5/12/10 Item #71) for homeless assistance services by increasing the price limitation by $227 from $20,248 to $20,475 effective date of G&C approval through December 31, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.

Department Of Education

Authorized to contract with Maryclare Heffernan, Candia, NH to provide improvement support and technical assistance to New Hampshire title I schools and districts as part of the Statewide System of Support to improve student achievement. Effective from G&C approval through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $40,000. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized Division of Instruction to contract with Edward Hendry, Dunbarton, NH, to provide technical assistance to NH schools and districts in the areas of science and mathematics, in an amount not to exceed $50,000. (2) Further authorized payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011, with the option to renew for two additional fiscal years. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized Division of Instruction to contract with Laura Zahn, Bow, NH, to provide improvement support and technical assistance to districts/schools participating in the Title I, Part A, Section 1003 (g) School Improvement Grant, in an amount not to exceed $50,000. (2) Further authorized payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011, with the option to renew for one additional fiscal year. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Department Of Safety

Authorized to amend Fiscal Item FIS09-342 (originally approved 10/20/09 and by G&C on 11/4/09 Item #72) by reallocating federal pass-through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in the amount of $120,901.96 for the purpose of funding an Auxiliary trooper. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2012. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on September 21, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.

Department Of Transportation

Authorized Bureau of Right of Way to sell a 7.99-acre parcel of State owned land in Keene and Swanzey to Franklin Buffum, Sr., and Judy Buffum for $10,100 which includes a $1,100 Administrative Fee. Effective upon G&C approval.

Late Item - Department Of Transportation

Authorized to establish a class 046 Consultant in order to contract with a consultant to assist NHDOT with TIGER II freight rail and port applications. (2) Further authorized to award a grant in the amount of $50,000 to NHDOT for the preparation of applications for Tiger II Grants to be issued by the US DOT. (3) Further authorized to accept and expend a grant award in the amount of $50,000 from the Office of Economic Stimulus for the preparation of applications for Tiger II Grants to be issued by the US DOT. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2010. 100% Other Income - ARRA pass-through Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on September 21, 2010.

The following persons from District Five were nominated by Governor Lynch to State of New Hampshire Boards and Commissions
Martin U. Michaelis, Amherst, NH to the State Board of Fire Control
Robert Phillipson, Jr. Keene, NH to the Fish and Game Commission
H. Charles Royce, Jaffrey, NH to the Land & Community Heritage Authority
Michael Barr, Nashua, NH to the Medical Review Subcommittee
James H. Bradley, Goffstown, NH to the Physical Therapy Governing Board

August 11, 2010 Meeting

Department of Administrative Services

Authorized the Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Pro Con Inc., Hooksett, NH, for the design/build of Liquor Store #69, Nashua, NH, in an amount not to exceed $3,372,740. (2) Further authorized a contingency in the amount of $337,274 for unanticipated expenses, bringing the total to $3,710,014. (3) Further authorized the amount of $54,000 for payment to the Department of Administrative Services, Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction, for engineering services provided, bringing the total to $3,764,014. Effective upon G&C approval through September 9, 2011. 100% Other Funds.

Authorized the Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Turnstone Corporation, Milford, NH, for Supreme Court Parking Lot and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements in an amount not to exceed $441,000. (2) Further authorized a contingency in the amount of $35,000 for unanticipated expenses for the Supreme Court Parking Lot, bringing the total to $476,000. (3) Further authorized a contingency in the amount of $15,000 for unanticipated expenses for the ADA Improvements, bringing the total to $491,000. Effective upon G&C approval through May 15, 2011. 100% Capital Funds.

Authorized the Bureau of Court Facilities to accept a gift, valued at $41,640.10, for the rent and operating costs of the Milford District Court. Effective July 1, 2010 to December 30, 2010. (2) Further authorized to enter into a four-month Holdover Amendment with Sal's Kitchen Realty, Lawrence, MA, for courtroom and office space for the Milford District Court, for an amount not to exceed $18,693.40. Effective September 1, 2010 through December 30, 2010. 86% Other Agencies, 2% Agency Income, 12% General Funds. You may have read about our New Hampshire courts funding problems. The towns of using the District Court have had to come up with funding for the facility - a big thank you goes to Milford for funding more than its share at the last minute to keep the court open. This is an ongoing problem and you will hear more about it as we go forward.

Department of Resources and Economic Development

Authorized Office of Workforce Opportunity to amend a retroactive sole source contract with America's Youth Teenage Unemployment Reduction Network Inc., d/b/a My Turn Inc., Brockton, MA, for the implementation of ARRA WIA Youth Services, by extending the end date to June 30, 2011 from June 30, 2010 to allow for expenditure of $14,541 in remaining contract funds. No Additional Funding. ARRA Item.

Department of Environmental Services

Authorized to award an ARRA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund cleanup grant totaling $400,000 to the City of Concord for addressing environmental contamination. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2011. 100% ARRA Federal Funds.

Department of Health and Human Services

Division of Public Health Services

Authorized the Bureau of Prevention Services, Chronic Disease Prevention Section to enter into an agreement with Lamprey Health Care Inc., Raymond, NH, to provide capacity to deliver the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program in NH, in an amount not to exceed $196,413. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Department of Safety

Authorized the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into grant agreements with the Towns of Langdon, Troy and Exeter, for a total amount of $81,751.50 for emergency preparedness capabilities enhancements. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized the Bureau of Planning and Community Assistance to enter into agreements totaling $6,875,394.95, with the sub-recipients as detailed in letter dated July 22, 2010, to provide funding and services under the Federal Transportation Enhancement Program through a local project administration process. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2013. 100% Federal Funds. The city of Nashua and the towns of Goffstown and Winchester received funding through this program. The scoring came under criticism because I believe one scorer used the process to politically influence a decision. I am trying to get a position on this scoring team or at least to change the scoring process which I believe has become political. Please call me if you would like a further explanation.

Authorized the Bureau of Highway Design to enter into an agreement with CHA Inc., Keene, NH, for on-call design review services for the Salem-Manchester I-93 reconstruction project, for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2013. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized the Bureau of Construction to amend a contract with Evroks Corporation, Winnisquam, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 7-10-09, item #247), for rehabilitation of the existing bridge carrying D.W. Highway over F.E. Everett Turnpike NB On-Ramp in the City of Nashua, by increasing the amount by $135,000 from $747,662.60 to $882,662.60. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Turnpike Funds.

The following persons from District Five were nominated by Governor Lynch to State of New Hampshire Boards and Commissions
Anne Cruess, Amherst, NH to the Board of Landscape Architects
Merton L. Mann, Dunbarton, NH to the Merrimack River Valley Flood Control Commission

July 28, 2010 Meeting

Community Development Finance Authority

Authorized to award a grant to the County of Cheshire, Keene, NH, for the purpose of constructing the Second Chance for Success transitional housing facility, to be located in Keene, in the amount of $500,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Department of Administrative Services

Authorized Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to amend a contract with Granite State Plumbing & Heating LLC, Weare, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 4-14-10, item #15), for ARRA - HVAC Project Phase I, Statewide, as part of the US Department of Energy, ARRA Grant, by increasing the amount by $8,816.51 from a total price not to exceed $1,061,300 to a total price not to exceed $1,070,116.51. Effective upon G&C approval through October 31, 2010. ARRA Project: 98% General, 2% Transfers from other Agencies.

New Hampshire Fish and Game Department

Authorized to enter into a Grant Agreement with the Piscataqua Land Conservancy, New Boston, NH, to restore and enhance fish habitat in Lake Horace Marsh, Weare, NH, in the amount of $23,500. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2010. 100% Other (Fisheries Habitat) Funds.

Department of Environmental Services

Authorized to execute a sole source amendment to the contract agreement with Homestead Woolen Mills Inc., (previously amended by G&C on 6-9-10, item #68), for dam deconstruction, debris removal, and engineering oversight of the removal of the Homestead Woolen Mills Dam, Swanzey, by increasing the amount by $459,255 from $91,582.96 to $550,837.96. Effective upon G&C approval. 54.9% Federal, 43.6% Other, 1.5% Capital (General) Funds.

Authorized to amend a sole source contract with Weston Solutions Inc., Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 1-16-08, item #48), to cover additional bedrock investigation activities at the OK Tool/Savage Well Superfund Site in Milford, NH, by increasing the amount by $260,000 from $3,108,729 to $3,368,729. Effective upon G&C approval. 90% Federal, 10% Capital (General) Funds.

Authorized to enter into a new memorandum of understanding with the US Geological Survey, Pembroke, NH, to assess potential contaminant transport pathways in deep bedrock at the OK Tool Superfund site in Milford, NH, in the amount of $35,000. Effective August 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. 90% Federal, 10% Capital (General) Funds.

Authorized to amend an existing grant agreement with the Jalbert Leasing Inc., d/b/a C&J, Portsmouth, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 8-19-09, item #85), to support the purchase of a second replacement transit coach and the purchase and installation of two additional auxiliary heaters, by increasing the grant by $143,100 from $207,000 to $350,100, and by extending the deadline from September 30, 2010 to June 30, 2011. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Department of Health and Human Services

Bureau of Facilities and Assets Management

Authorized to amend a sole source lease with 154 Main Street LLC, Salem, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 8-3-05, item #108), for continued office space at the Nashua District Office, by increasing the price of $123,993.96 to $1,334,932.32 from $1,210,938.36, and by extending the end date from August 6, 2010 to August 6, 2011. Effective August 7, 2010. 60% General, 40% Federal Funds.

Authorized to amend an agreement with College Bound Movers Inc., Amherst, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 3-10-10, item #97), to move the Nashua District Office to its new District Office location, by extending the completion date from June 30, 2010 to July 31, 2010. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2010. No Additional Funding. 60% General, 40% Federal Funds.

Division of Public Health Services

Authorized the Sexually Transmitted Disease/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Section to exercise a contract renew and amend option with the City of Nashua, Division of Public Health and Community Services, Community Health Department, Nashua, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 8-13-08, item #128), to provide Human Immunodeficiency Virus prevention services, by increasing the price by $145,868 from $145,868 to $291,736, and by extending the completion date to June 30, 2012. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized the Bureau of Community Health Services, Community Public Health Development Section to exercise a sole source contract renew and amend option with the City of Nashua, Division of Public Health and Community Services, Nashua, NH, (previously amended by G&C on 1-27-10, item #63), to provide a broad range of public health emergency preparedness and response activities, by increasing the price by $728,000 from $601,578 to $1,329,578, and by extending the completion date retroactively to June 30, 2012 through July 1, 2010. 81.4% Federal, 18.6% General Funds.

New Hampshire Hospital

Authorized to enter into an agreement BK Systems Inc., Goffstown, NH, to provide testing and maintenance of life safety systems in the amount of $42,400. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2012. 69% General, 31% Federal Funds.

Department of Education

Authorized to budget and expend ARRA Stimulus funds - School Improvement Grant in the amount of $8,588,214. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.

Authorized the Division of Instruction to renew the contract with Michael Mason Williamson, Amherst, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 1-13-10, item #114), to work with other content specialists from ME, VT, and RI on all aspects of NECAP test development in Mathematics, in an amount not to exceed $50,000. (2)Further Authorized payment for services rendered an approved in lieu of withholding 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Department of Safety

Authorized the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into grant agreements totaling $10,000 with the City of Keene, and the Lakes Region Planning Commission Inc., for updating local hazard mitigation plans. Effective upon G&C approval through July 10, 2012. 100% Federal Funds.

Department of Transportation

Authorized the Bureau of Right of Way to grant an access point through the Controlled Access Right of Way of Maple Avenue located in Keene to the Union School District for $6,100 which includes an Administrative Fee of $1,100. Effective upon G&C approval.

Authorized the Bureau of Highway Design to amend a contract with CHA Inc., Keene, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 3-22-00, item #159), for the preliminary design for the replacement of the Sewalls Falls Road Bridge in the City of Concord, by increasing the amount by $48,093.44 from $137,744 to $185,837.44. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.

Department of Administrative Services

Authorized the Bureau of Court Facilities, to retro-actively accept a gift of free rent for the Keene District Court, commending July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011, valued at approximately $52,606.20 from the City of Keene at no cost to the State.

The following persons from District Five were nominated by Governor Lynch to State of New Hampshire Boards and Commissions
Joseph Williams, III, Nashua, NH to the Board of Dental Examiners
Elaine Holden, Peterborough, NH to the Commission on the Status of Men
Thomas J. Pappas, Nashua, NH to the Nashua Police Commission

July 14, 2010 Meeting

Community Development Finance Authority

Authorized to award a grant to the City of Keene, NH, in the amount of $400,000, for the purpose of providing a loan via Monadnock Economic Development Corp, to a business, Vision Financial Corporation, in order to purchase, install and test equipment and software to expand the business activities. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Office of Energy and Planning

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with the Community Development Finance Authority, Concord, NH, to begin implementing the Beacon Communities Project as part of the ARRA - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant's Retrofit Ramp-up Program, in the amount of $8,508,332. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2013. 100% Federal ARRA - Retrofit Ramp-up Funds. This will be a community driven program aimed at massive energy reductions through the retrofitting of buildings including residential, commercial, industrial and municipal.

Attorney General

Authorized to enter into sub-grants with the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Cheshire County Attorney's Office, Keene, totaling $110,069, from the previously accepted 2009 ARRA Violence Against Women Formula Grant, designed to provide services for women in NH who are victims of violent crimes. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2011. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

New Hampshire Employment Security

Authorized to enter into a contract with Edward O'Neill d/b/a Veterans Mowing & Plowing, Nashua, NH, for lawn care and landscape services at NHES Local Office, Nashua, NH, in an amount not to exceed $12,585. Effective upon G&C approval through October 31, 2012. 100% Federal Funds.

Department of Corrections

Authorized to accept and expend a sub-grant from the NH Department of Justice, under the federally funded ARRA of 2009, in the amount of $4,706 to support services to victims of crimes. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Agency Income - ARRA Grant Funds.

Authorized to enter into a sole source retroactive contract with Chappell Tractor Sales Inc., Milford, NH, to pay for hay baler repair services for the Correctional Industries Farm, in an amount not to exceed $15,000, with current SFY 2011 funds. Effective February 1, 2010 through August 31, 2010. 100% Other Funds.

Department of Environmental Services

Authorized to enter into an agreement with the Town of Milford, NH, to complete the Souhegan River Restoration Project in Milford: Phase I - Feasibility Study project, in the amount of $50,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2012. 100% Federal Funds.

Department of Education

Authorized Division of Instruction to renew the contract with Cecile Carlton, Nashua, NH (previously approved by G&C on 1-13-10, item #117), to provide technical assistance in the area of mathematics to schools and districts designated in need of improvements and provide professional development to NH educators, in an amount not to exceed $50,000. (2) Further authorized payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding at least 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Authorized Division of Instruction to renew the contract with Michelle Romein, Goffstown, NH (previously approved by G&C on 2-9-10, item #69A), to provide technical assistance in the area of elementary school Reading and Writing to schools and districts designated in need of improvements and provide professional development to NH educators, in an amount not to exceed $50,000. (2) Further authorized payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding at least 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Authorized to grant funds to the Nashua Adult Learning Center, Nashua, NH, in the amount of $767,051, to provide adult basic education/ESL, English Languages/Civics Education classes and Training for volunteers to work one-on-one with undereducated adults coordinated from the Nashua Adult Learning Center, the learning Annex in Nashua and in students' homes, as well as counseling services for ABE students, advanced ESOL student, and GED graduates transitioning to community colleges and 4-year colleges and universities. 50% General, 50% Federal Funds.

Authorized a renewal option to a sole source contract with Rivier College, Nashua (previously approved by G&C on 6-17-09, item #291D), to reform and improve pre-service personnel preparation in the areas of literacy instruction, positive behavior interventions and supports, and secondary transition supports for students with emotional/behavior challenges, in an amount not to exceed $14,000. (2) Further authorized payment for services rendered and approved in lieu of withholding 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2012. 100% Federal Funds.

Department of Safety

Authorized Division of Fire Standards & Training and Emergency Medical Services to amend a contract with Wilton Main Street Association, Wilton, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 8-3-05, item #156), by increasing the amount by $15,717 from $73,515 to $89,232, and by extending the end date from August 31, 2010 to August 31, 2011. 100% Fire and EMS Funds.

Department of Transportation

Authorized Bureau of Highway Design to amend a contract with McFarland-Johnson Inc., Concord, NH, and Binghamton, NY, (previously amended by G&C on 4-23-08, item #88), for the final design of the Manchester Airport Access Road in the Towns of Bedford, Londonderry and Merrimack and the City of Manchester, by increasing the fee by $323,429.96 from $8,045,376.86 to $8,368,806.82, and by extending the completion date from November 1, 2008 to March 30, 2011. 80% Federal, 20% Highway Funds.

Authorized to amend the Community Technical Assistance Program Phase-II agreements with four Regional Planning Commissions (Central, Southern, Rockingham, & Nashua) (previously approved by G&C on 7-16-08, item #86), by extending the completion date from August 1, 2010 to February 1, 2011. No Additional Funding.

Authorized Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with DeLucca Fence Company Inc., Methuen, MA, for guardrail replacement and incidental work along the F.E. Everett Turnpike in Nashua (Route 3) and Bow (I-93), and along the Spaulding Turnpike (Route 16) in Portsmouth and Dover, on the basis of a low bid of $1,287,590.33. (2) Further authorized a contingency in the amount of $128,759.03 for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through October 15, 2010. 100% Turnpike Funds

The following persons from District Five were nominated by Governor Lynch to State of New Hampshire Boards and Commissions Thomas R. Horgan, Amherst, NH to the Health & Education Facilities Authority
Kelly Stoller, Milford, NH to the Juvenile Parole Board

June 23, 2010 Meeting

Community Development Finance Authority

Authorized to award a grant to the City of Keene, NH, in the amount of $495,000 to assist in the purchase of equipment and furnishing for a new YMCA facility being constructed in Keene. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Office of Energy and Planning

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Nashua Regional Planning Commission, Merrimack, NH, for planning assistance and training to municipalities on local, municipal, and regional planning issues, in the amount of $20,028. Effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Southwest Region Planning Commission, Keene, NH, for planning assistance and training to municipalities on local, municipal, and regional planning issues, in the amount of $20,285. Effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Authorized to retroactively accept and expend ARRA funds in the amount of $10,000,000 from the US Department of Energy, for the competitive grant portion of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant - Retrofit Ramp-Up Program/NH Beacon Communities Project. (2) Further authorized to establish a full-time temporary ARRA Retrofit Ramp-Up Program Manager position. Effective March 30, 2010 through May 31, 2013. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.

Authorized to retroactively amend a grant award (previously approved G&C on 4-1-09, item #4), by reallocating ARRA funding for the Low Income Weatherization program across the state fiscal years during which the grant award falls and between expenditure classes in the amount of $690,162.17. (2) Further authorized reallocations as detailed in letter dated June 3, 2010. (3) Further authorized reallocations as detailed in letter dated June 3, 2010. Effective March 20, 2009 through June 30, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Weatherization Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.

Office of Economic Stimulus

Authorized to make a retroactive and sole source payment of $10,000 to TransSystems Inc., as payment for the research and preparation of the "NH Capitol Corridor Project Overview" prepared on behalf of the State and submitted to federal authorities as part of the NH Department of Transportation's efforts to obtain a discretionary ARRA grant for passenger rail investments in NH. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2010. 100% ARRA Federal Funds.

Department of Administrative Services

Authorized Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Wesfield Construction Co Inc., W. Chesterfield, NH, for ARRA - Renovations at three National Guard Armories, Littleton, Hillsborough, and Manchester, as part of the NHANG Stimulus Funds, in an amount not to exceed $736,783. (2) Further authorized a contingency in the amount of $111,372 for unanticipated expense, bringing the total to $848,155. Effective upon G&C approval through December 3, 2010. 100% ARRA - Federal Funds.

Authorized Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into a two-month holdover amendment with Sal's Kitchen Realty, Lawrence, MA, to provide courtroom and office space for the Milford District Court comprised of approximately 5,700 square feet, in an amount not to exceed $12,946.70. Effective July 1, 2010 through August 30, 2010. 100% Transfer Funds - transfer from AOC, Rent from Other Agencies. As of this report, several towns have voted to not fund the rent, so the court may be closing as early as the first week in August. The court system has the funds to operate the court with staff but the legislature gave it no money to pay for rent. The two month extension was given in an effort to see if there was a willingness by the towns using the court to pay the rent.

Attorney General

Authorized to enter into sub-grants with the agencies as detailed in letter dated June 9, 2010, totaling $95,612 from the previously accepted 2009 ARRA, Violence Against Women Formula Grant, designed to provide services for women in NH who are victims of violent crimes. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2011. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Public Utilities Commission

Authorized to retroactively amend an award of grant funds to the Biofuel Energy Systems LLC d/b/a Propell Energy in the amount of $49,885 (previously approved by G&C on 9-23-09, item #43A), to fund improvements in the Science Center at New England College to lower energy costs and reduce CO2 emissions, by extending the end date from April 30, 2010 to December 31, 2010. 100% GHGERF Funds.

Department of Resources and Economic Development

Authorized Division of Economic Development to amend a contract with GDS Associates Inc., Marietta, GA, and Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 10-21-09, item #39A), for energy efficiency audits, by extending the completion date to June 30, 2012. No Additional Funding. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Authorized Division of Forests and Lands to enter into a contract with Monadnock Aviation Inc, Keene, NH, for the purpose of flying the forest health aerial detection surveys in the amount of $20,000. Effective July 1, 2010 through May 31, 2012. 100% Federal Funds.

#68A Authorized Office of Workforce Opportunity to amend a sole source contract with NH Jobs for America's Graduates, Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 6-3-09), for the implementation of ARRA WIA Youth Services, by extending the end date to June 30, 2011. No Additional Funding. ARRA Funds.

Authorized Office of Workforce Opportunity to enter into a sole source contract with Southern NH Services, Manchester, NH, for the delivery of Workforce Investment Act re-employment services in the amount of $3,980,955.86. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2011. 100% Federal WIA State Formula and ARRA Funds.

Department of Environmental Services

Authorized to amend a sole source agreement with Stantec Consulting Services Inc., Topsham, ME, (previously approved by G&C on 6-27-07, item #128), for engineering oversight of the Winnicut Dam removal construction project, by increasing the amount by $96,467 from $265,824 to $362,291, and by extending the completion date to March 31, 2011 from December 31, 2010; and adding two tasks to the scope of services. 100% ARRA Federal Funds.

Authorized to amend a sole source contract with GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc., Manchester, NH, (previously amended by G&C on 5-26-10, item #45), to oversee remediation at contaminated sites, by increasing the amount by $444,727 from $3,125,740 to $3,570,467. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Department of Health and Human Services

Bureau of Facilities and Assets Management

Authorized to amend a lease with Cablecar Reatly LLC, Nashua, NH, (previously amended by G&C on 6-22-05, item #317), for continued occupation by the Laconia District Office, by increasing the price by $244,893.60 to $1,393,354.80 from $1,148,461.20, and by extending the end date from June 30, 2010 to June 30, 2011, which changes the lease to a sole source lease. Effective July 1, 2010 or upon G&C approval, whichever comes first. 40% Federal, 60% General Funds.

Division for Children, Youth & Families

Authorized to award annual grants in SFY 2010 and 2011 in the amount of $240,000 to twelve NH Family Resource Centers, for infrastructure sustainability. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Division of Family Assistance

Authorized to amend a sole source grant with Southern NH Services Inc., Manchester, NH (previously approved by G&C on 9-9-09, item #98), to provide community based services and anti-poverty programs to low-income families, by increasing the price by $50,000 from $1,379,565 to $1,429,565. Effective upon G&Cj approval through September 30, 2010. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Bureau of Homeless and Housing Services

Authorized to enter into an agreement with Harbor Homes Inc., Nashua, NH, to provide services for homeless individuals in an amount not to exceed $36,828. Effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Authorized to enter into an agreement with Harbor Homes Inc., Nashua, NH, to provide services for homeless individuals and families in an amount not to exceed $141,219. Effective August 1, 2010 through July 31, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to enter into an agreement with Harbor Homes Inc., Nashua, NH, as a grant recipient under the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, ARRA of 2009, to provide services to homeless individuals and families or individuals and families at risk of homelessness, in an amount not to exceed $138,000. Effective October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2012. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.

Bureau of Behavioral Health

Authorized to enter into an agreement with Therese Charest, Nashua, NH, to provide representative payee services, in an amount not to exceed $4,800. Effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Bureau of Elderly & Adult Services

Authorized to amend an agreement with Southwestern Community Services Inc., Keene, NH (previously approved by G&C on 6-3-09, item #166), to provide Elder Abuse Counseling and Community Elder Support services, by increasing the price by $15,257.68 from $15,257.68 to $30,515.36, and by extending the completion date through June 30, 2011. 57.6% Federal, 42.4% General Funds.

Authorized to amend a sole source agreement with Area Agency of Greater Nashua Inc., d/b/a Gateways Community Services, Nashua, NH (previously amended by G&C on 2-9-10, item #63), to provide financial management services that will support the goals and objectives of the Nursing Home Diversion Modernization pilot project entitled Transitions in Caregiving, by increasing the price by $517,342.97 from $467,675 to $985,017.97, and by extending the completion date through December 31, 2010. 82.4% Federal, 17.6% General Funds.

Department of Education

Authorized Division of Career Technology and Adult Learning to enter into a lease agreement with Chris J. Tasoulas, Keene, NH, for 4,400 gross square feet of office space, for a total cost of $354,482.16. Effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2015. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to exercise a grant renewal option with Rivier College, Nashua, NH, (previously amended by G&C on 6-17-09, item #290), to continue the Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant Project, Developing a Cadre of Teacher-Leaders in Elementary and Middle School Science Phase III, to improve teaching and learning in elementary and middle school science and to increase the content knowledge of NH science teachers, in an amount not to exceed $102,000. Effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. 100% Federal Funds.

Authorized to budget and expend the additional ARRA Stimulus funds in the remaining amount of $15,473,827. (2) Further authorized to establish a class 059 (Personal Service - Full Time Temp) position for one Education Consultant. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2011. 100% Federal ARRA Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.

Department of Safety

Authorized Division of Motor Vehicles to retroactively pay Targett Cleaners, Keene, NH, for dry cleaning services provided in SFY 2007, SFY 2008 and SFY 2009 using SFY 2010 funds in the amount of $771.50. Effective upon G&C approval.

Department of Transportation

Authorized Bureau of Right of Way's request to assign a special committee to conduct the public hearing of the petition to purchase land needed for the project to replace the NH 10 Bridge over the Ashuelot River in the Towns of Winchester and Swanzey (previously approved by G&C on 5-12-10, item #123).

Authorized the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into an agreement with the City of Nashua, to provide a portion of the match for Federal Transit Administration funds for transit operating expenses in an amount not to exceed $19,511. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 100% General Funds.

Authorized Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with AnnSeal Inc., Johnson City, NY, for crack sealing approximately 58 miles of State Highways in the Counties of Grafton, Carroll, Merrimack, Belknap, Strafford, Cheshire, Hillsborough and Rockingham, on the basis of a low bid of $595,717.54. Effective upon G&C approval through October 1, 2010. 100% Federal Funds.

The following persons from District Five were nominated by Governor Lynch to State of New Hampshire Boards and Commissions
F. Daniel Henderson, Keene, NH to the Business Finance Authority
Elaine Holden, Peterborough, NH to the Commission on the Status of Men
Brian W. Morrissey, Nashua, NH to the Retirement System Board of Trustees
Richard L. Murphy, Merrimack, NH to the Board of Managers of the Veterans' Home
John L. Gleason, Amherst, NH to the Board of Veterinary Medicine