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Personnel Actions (30)

confirmation

Bruce P. Allen, Springfield

Lakes Management Advisory Committee (Member of a Conservation Commission)

confirmation

Colin Cabot, Loudon

New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Authority (Cultural and Historic Resources)

confirmation

Craig R. Moul, Weare

Deferred Compensation Commission (Public Employee at Large)

confirmation

David D. Hou, Bow

Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (Radiologist)

confirmation

Douglas Martin, Charlestown

Real Estate Appraisers Board (Certified Residential Appraiser)

confirmation

George F. Valliere, Gorham

Enhanced 911 Commission (Police Officer)

confirmation

Helen C. Pervanas, Bedford

Pharmacy Board

confirmation

Jack Grube, Londonderry

Electricians' Board (Public Member)

confirmation

John J. Acker, Woodsville

State Committee on Aging (Grafton County)

confirmation

Marianne L. Rousseau, Weare

Family Mediator Certification Board (Nominated by the NH Conflict Resolution Association)

confirmation

Matthew J. Newland, Concord

Deferred Compensation Commission (Unclassified State Employee)

confirmation

Michael D. Bullek, Plymouth

Pharmacy Board

confirmation

Richard T. Serino, Epping

Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (Licensed Nuclear Medicine Technologist)

confirmation

Stephanie S. Lesperance, Henniker

Volunteer New Hampshire Board of Directors (Expertise in Needs of Disadvantaged Youth)

confirmation

Susan L. Towle, Concord

Family Mediator Certification Board (Nominated by the NH Conflict Resolution Association)

confirmation

Todd Bedard, Auburn

Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (Public Member)

confirmation

William E. Barry, Merrimack

New Hampshire Real Estate Commission (Broker)

nomination

Andrew B. Eills, Concord

Public Employee Labor Relations Board (Chair - Public)

nomination

Deborah Kennedy, Etna

Board of Mental Health Practice (Public Member)

nomination

Dick Anagnost, Bedford

Appellate Board (Public Member)

nomination

Fred B. Keach, Concord

Appellate Board (Management)

nomination

John D. Ela, Manchester

State Board of Fire Control (Manufacturing Industry)

nomination

Margaret Flinton, Auburn

Occupational Therapy Governing Board (Licensed Occupational Therapist)

nomination

Mark D. Carney, Concord

Midwifery Council (Pediatrician)

nomination

Nancy Clark, Intervale

Joint Promotional Program Screening Committee (Member-at-Large)

nomination

Ritchie White, Rye

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

nomination

Ruth B. Ward, Stoddard

Rivers Management Advisory Committee (Rep. of Local River Management Advisory Committee)

nomination

Shane R. Bradt, Stratham

Lakes Management Advisory Committee (Member Representing Scientific Community)

nomination

Tonya J. Angwin, Manchester

New Hampshire Retirement System Board of Trustees (Nominated by the NH Education Association)

nomination

William K. Clayton, Manchester

Appellate Board (Labor)

Agenda Items

#	Department	Description	Vendor	Amount	Vote
6	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN	Authorize the determination made by the Commissioner that on July 28, 2016 Efrain Sanchez, a Mental Health Worker II at the NH Hospital sustained an injury in the line of duty due to hostile or overt act, or an act caused by another during the performance of duties which are considered dangerous in			approved
6	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN	Authorize the determination made by the Commissioner that on July 28, 2016 Efrain Sanchez, a Mental Health Worker II at the NH Hospital sustained an injury in the line of duty due to hostile or overt act, or an act caused by another during the performance of duties which are considered dangerous in			approved
6A	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S	TABLED – The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Kenney, seconded by Councilor Wheeler voted to table the request to enter into an agreement with Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, NH, to provide Physician Clinical and Administrative Services to meet the specialized health and relate	Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospit	$36.6M	approved
6A	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S	TABLED – The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Kenney, seconded by Councilor Wheeler voted to table the request to enter into an agreement with Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, NH, to provide Physician Clinical and Administrative Services to meet the specialized health and relate	Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospit	$36.6M	approved
7	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN	Authorize to make a retroactive one-time payment from State Fiscal Year 2017 funds to Angela Prince, Supervisor IV, Division of Children, Youth and Families, in the amount of $1,213.25 to compensate for wages that were not paid for SFY 2016. 100% General Funds.		$1,213	approved
8	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN	Authorize to enter into an agreement with Deborah Ann Bradley, Bow, NH, to provide consultation, recruitment, and retention of foster parents, in an amount not to exceed $25,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2016. 100% Federal Funds.	Deborah Ann Bradley	$25,000	approved
9	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S amendment	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 provi	Good News Garage LSS Inc., a s	$2.1M	approved
10	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN payment	Authorize the Bureau of Mental Health Services to make a retroactive payment of annual membership dues to the National Association of State Mental health Program Directors, Alexandria, VA, in the amount of $8,979. Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. 66% General, 34% Federal Funds.		$8,979	approved
11	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract	Authorize the New Hampshire Hospital to enter into a sole source agreement with Eric Jensen, to participate as a member of the multidisciplinary team to assess and evaluate whether or not a person convicted of a sexually violent offense, who is eligible for release from total confinement, and meets	Eric Jensen, to participate as	$19,800	approved
12	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN amendment	Authorize to amend an existing agreement with the Manchester Health Department, Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 7-2-14, item #29), for the provision of adult immunization and immunization education services, by increasing the price by $99,277 from $817,200 to $916,477. Effective upon G	Manchester Health Department	$916,477	approved
13	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN	Authorize the Bureau of Population Health and Community Services, Nutrition Services Section, Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children to enter into an agreement with Abbott Laboratories Inc., Columbus, OH, to provide rebates on select infant formulas purchased with food instrum	Abbott Laboratories Inc.	$9.2M	approved
14	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract	Authorize to enter into sole source agreements with the vendors as detailed in letter dated August 12, 2016, to provide analytical specialty laboratory testing services, for a total amount of $250,000, for state fiscal year 2017. No maximum service volume is guaranteed. 100% General Funds.		$250,000	approved
15	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way to pay property owners $74,640 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for amounts greater than $5,000 for the period of July 22, 2016 through August 5, 2016.		$74,640	approved
16	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way to pay property owners $10,000 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from August 6, 2016 through August 9, 2016.		$10,000	approved
17	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contract	Authorize the Bureau of Rail and Transit to enter into a retroactive contract with the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Company, Auburn, ME, for track improvements on the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad in Coos County, for an amount not to exceed $1,950,000. Effective April 14, 2016 through Decembe	St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railro	$1.9M	approved
18	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Authorize the Bureau of Bridge Design to enter into an agreement with Kleinfelder Northeast Inc., Manchester, NH, for the preliminary design for the replacement or rehabilitation of the Red List bridge carrying NH Route 101 over Pulpit Brook in the Town of Bedford, for a total amount not to exceed $	Kleinfelder Northeast Inc.	$165,918	approved
19	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION lease	Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a retroactive lease agreement with East Bluff Highlands Association, Stoneham, MA, and Eastbluff Village Condominium Association, Nashua, NH, for the use of State-owned railroad property in Meredith, NH along Lake Winnipesaukee, in the amount of $	East Bluff Highlands Associati	$9,834	approved
20	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Authorize the Bureau of Turnpikes to enter into an agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Bedford, NH, and Pasadena, CA, for on-call Turnpike-related consulting services, for an amount not to exceed $600,000. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2019. 100% Turnpike Funds.	Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.	$600,000	approved
21	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Authorize the Bureau of Bridge Design to enter into an agreement with CMA Engineers Inc., Portsmouth, NH, for the final design efforts for the rehabilitation of the Red List bridge (Br. No. 131/154) carrying US Route 3 over the NH Railroad in the City of Laconia, for a total amount not to exceed $12	CMA Engineers Inc.	$124,571	approved
22	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contract	Authorize the Bureau of Highway Design to amend a contract with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Bedford, NH and Pasadena, CA (originally approved by G&C on 8-10-11, item #135), for the final design for the reconstruction and widening of a 2.7 mile section of NH 12 in the Towns of Walpole and Charlest	Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.	$1.9M	approved
23	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Authorize the Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding to the Town of Whitefield, NH, for SBG-17-09-2016, to rehabilitate airfield pavements and pavement markings (Phase II) at the Mt. Washington Regional Airport in Whitefield, NH, in the amount of $257,450. Effective upon G&C approval through Augus		$257,450	approved
24	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contract	Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with CWS Sliter and Sons Inc., d/b/a CWS Fence and Guardrail Co., Andover, NH, for replacing substandard cable and beam guardrail with standard beam guardrail with steel posts and terminal end units in the District III area, on the basis	CWS Sliter and Sons Inc., d/b/	$1.0M	approved
25	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contract	Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with American Excavating Corp, Derry, NH, for constructing turn lanes on NH 13 at the NH 130 (Milford Street) and Quimby Road intersection in the town of Brookline, on the basis of a low bid of $522,543.60. (2)Further authorize a continge	American Excavating Corp	$522,544	approved
26	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contract	Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with J. Parker & Daughters Construction, Pittsfield, NH, for slope stabilization and minor abutment repairs under the I-293 northbound and southbound bridge over Black Brook in Manchester, on the basis of a low bid of $636,700. (2)Further	J. Parker & Daughters Construc	$636,700	approved
27	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE grant	Authorize to award a grant to the County of Grafton, N. Haverhill, NH, for the purpose of assisting four organizations to provide microenterprise training and technical assistance activities, in the amount of $370,000. Effective September 7, 2016 through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.	County of Grafton	$370,000	approved
28	DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURC	Authorize the State Library to retroactively renew membership with the American Library Association, Chicago, IL, in the amount of $2,727. Effective September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.		$2,727	approved
29	DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ADMINIST personnel	Authorize to place Attorney Frederick J. Coolbroth at the maximum step for the position of Revenue Counsel, unclassified salary grade FF, earning $90,832.56 annually. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.		$90,833	approved
30	DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Authorize to disburse to Sergeant Timothy Brown of Farmington, NH, as compensation for permanent loss of touch sensation in his right foot at less than 100%, in the amount of $85,171 as a result of Sergeant Brown’s injury incurred in the line of duty on August 15, 2013. Effective upon G&C approval.		$85,171	approved
31	PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION contract	Authorize to enter into a contract with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, New York, NY, to serve as its Auction Advisor to manage the auction of and the transaction-related aspects of a potential sale of the electric generating assets and other related properties (Assets) of Public Service Company of NH d	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC	$3.1M	approved
32	DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND EC	Authorize to accept and place on file the Division of Forests and Lands’ Report on Federal Landholdings as well as “Limitation of Right to Acquire” as detailed in letter dated August 9, 2016.			approved
33	DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND EC	Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands to exercise a retroactive renewal option for a 1-year extension to the memorandum of agreement with the Department of Transportation (originally approved by G&C on 10-21-15, item #38), for communication equipment in and on the Yankee Building at the summit		$10,000	approved
34	DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND EC contract	Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation, Cannon Mountain to enter into a contract with GW Tatro Construction Inc., Jefferson, VT, for the labor and materials required to complete the Avalanche Pipe project at Cannon Mountain and Franconia Notch State Park, in the amount of $49,805. (2)Further	GW Tatro Construction Inc.	$49,805	approved
35	NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DE contract	Authorize to enter into a contract with Horizons Engineering Inc., Littleton, NH, to conduct an engineering study and design plans for the removal and replacement of the existing degraded stream crossing on Knight’s Meadow Road at Knight’s Meadow Marsh Wildlife Management Area in Webster NH, in an a	Horizons Engineering Inc.	$26,500	approved
36	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE	Authorize to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the University of NH, Sponsored Programs Administration, Durham, NH, to support implementation of the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership’s management plan and monitoring plan, in the amount of $175,000. Effective upon G&C approval through J	University of NH, Sponsored Pr	$175,000	approved
37	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE contract	Authorize to amend a sole source agreement with the NH Rivers Council, Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 3-9-16, item #82), for the Development of a Watershed Management Plan for the Winnicut River project, by increasing the grant by $12,000 to $97,000 from $85,000, and the matching funds r	NH Rivers Council	$97,000	approved
38	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE contract	Authorize to amend a sole source agreement with the Belknap County Conservation District, Gilford, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-8-14, item #71), for the Gunstock Brook: Implementation of Meredith, Paugus, and Saunders Bays Watershed Management Plan (Phase I) Geomorphology-based Restoration at	Belknap County Conservation Di	$87,800	approved
39	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE amendment	Authorize to amend the agreement with Gannett Fleming Inc., Camp Hill, PA (originally approved by G&C on 5/27/15, item #105), to provide additional engineering analysis for four state-owned dams according to National Resource Conservation Service guidelines, by increasing the amount by $5,200 from $	Gannett Fleming Inc.	$770,357	approved
40	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE grant	Authorize to award an Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund grant to the Town of Milan, NH, in the amount of $61,000 for the purpose of acquiring 6.6 acres of land to be managed as part of the Milan Community Forest. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017. 100% Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund	Town of Milan	$61,000	approved
41	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE grant	Authorize to award an Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund grant to the Society for the Protection of NH Forests, Concord, NH, in the amount of $150,000, for the purpose of acquiring land owned by Carol Brown on North Road in Sutton. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2017. 100% Aquatic Re	Society for the Protection of	$150,000	approved
42	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE	Authorize Edgewater Drive LLC’s request to perform work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford.			approved
43	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE	Authorize Douglas and Vicki Gallipeau’s request to perform work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Alton.			approved
44	NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS HOME contract	Authorize to retroactively enter into a contract with Northeast Mobile Dental Service, Derry, NH, for the sole purpose of providing dental services on site to the residents of the NH Veterans Home, in the amount of $148,500. Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019. 33% Federal, 33% General, 34%	Northeast Mobile Dental Servic	$148,500	approved
45	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION grant	Authorize to grant funds in accordance with the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to Belknap County Department of Corrections, Laconia, NH, to assist in the operation of their approved career and technical education programs for offenders, in the amount of $25,000, and autho		$25,000	approved
46	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Authorize salary increases for the attorneys within the Department. Effective September 16, 2016.			approved
47	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE lease	Authorize to enter into a lease renewal with the Capital Regional Health Care Development Corporation, Concord, NH, for the rental of 3,768 square feet of space located in the Memorial Medical Building, for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, in the amount of $1,127,268. Effective October 1, 2		$1.1M	approved
48	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S	Authorize a Working Capital Warrant in the amount of $600,000,000 to cover the payment of expenditures for the month of October 2016.		$600.0M	approved
49	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S waiver	Authorize the Division of Personnel’s request for waiver of classification decisions. Effective upon G&C approval.			approved
50	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S contract	Authorize, for the NH Deferred Compensation Commission, to enter into a contract with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, Timonium, MD, to perform annual financial audits of the State of NH Public Employees Deferred Compensation Plan for calendar years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, for a total cost not to e	CliftonLarsonAllen LLP	$160,000	approved
51	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S contract	Authorize the Division of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with G.W. Brooks and Sons Inc., Freedom, NH, for site improvements at the NH Army National Guard Readiness Center in Littleton, NH, and the NH Army National Guard Training Site in Center Strafford, NH, for a tota	G.W. Brooks and Sons Inc.	$1.3M	approved
52	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S contract	Authorize the Division of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Denron Plumbing and HVAC LLC, Manchester, NH, for the NH Army National Guard Building “M” Boiler and Domestic Hot Water Tank Replacement located in Concord, NH, for a total price not to exceed $303,000. Effe	Denron Plumbing and HVAC LLC	$313,000	approved
53	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S contract	Authorize the Risk Management Unit to enter into a contract with FIAI Inc., d/b/a Cross Insurance, Manchester, NH, for the purchase of fleet insurance coverage for state-owned vehicles and safe driving program administration, in an amount not to exceed $2,310,000. (2)Further authorize a contingency	FIAI Inc., d/b/a Cross Insuran	$2.4M	approved
63A	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S	TABLED – The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Sununu, seconded by Councilor Wheeler, voted to table the request to enter into a no-cost agreement with Rivada Networks LLC, Colorado Springs, CO, for the purpose of presenting an alternative statewide plan providing emergency responders with	Rivada Networks LLC		approved Wheeler