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Personnel Actions (22)
confirmation
Angela T. Finney, Concord
Appellate Board (Business Management)
confirmation
David Redfearn, Madbury
Joint Promotional Program Screening Committee (Camping)
confirmation
David Udelsman, Hollis
Board of Architects
confirmation
Elizabeth A. Morgan, Amherst
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
confirmation
James E. Townsend, Manchester
Appellate Board (Attorney- Vice Chair)
confirmation
Lee F. Carroll, Gorham
Real Estate Appraisers Board (Public Member)
confirmation
Michael Whitten, Manchester
State Coordinating Council for Community Transportation in New Hampshire
confirmation
Molly Mahar, N
Joint Promotional Program Screening Committee (Skiing)
confirmation
Sara J. Willingham, Concord
Director of the Division of Personnel for the Department of Administrative Services
confirmation
Sara W. Germain, Dublin
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
confirmation
Susan Ender, Rye
Appellate Board (Public Member)
confirmation
Vicki V. Quiram, Bedford
Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Services
nomination
Brian J. Hotz, Warner
Site Selection Committee (Nom. by Society for the Protection of NH Forests)
nomination
Calley Milne, Manchester
New Hampshire Real Estate Commission (Salesperson)
nomination
Debra A. Page, Rye
New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board (Rep. Consumers)
nomination
Derek J. Martel, Concord
Enhanced 911 Commission (Firefighter)
nomination
Diane L. Vaccarello, Bedford
Board of Mental Health Practice (Marriage and Family Therapist)
nomination
Elizabeth H. Muzzey, Concord
Director of Historical Resources at the Department of Cultural Resources
nomination
Frances E. Buczynski, Franklin
Director of Policy and Administration for the Department of Transportation
nomination
Marie A. Mullen, Bow
Director of Finance for the Department of Transportation
nomination
Mary Ann Kristiansen, Roxbury
Community Development Finance Authority (Small Business)
nomination
Rebecca L. Dunn, Nelson
Board of Licensed Dietitians
Agenda Items
# Department Description Vendor Amount Vote
6 BUSINESS FINANCE AUTHORITY
Authorize to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the financing of five (5) 2.85 mega-watt utility grade wind turbines by the Business Finance Authority for Jericho Power LLC in Berlin, New Hampshire. Action will authorize a Resolution under RSA 162-I:9 to determine the financing will serve a publi
 		approved
Sununu
7 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN grant
Authorize to enter into an agreement with Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success, Manchester, to provide social services that lead directly to self-sufficiency for refugees in an amount not to exceed $30,000. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2016. 100% Federal Funds.
 		Organization for Refugee and I $30,000 approved
8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
Authorize to enter into agreements with the vendors as detailed in letter dated August 6, 2014, to provide services which promote the health and wellbeing of newly arrived and vulnerable NH refugees, in an amount not to exceed $225,000. Effective upon G&C approval through August 14, 2017. 100% Feder
 		$225,000 approved
9 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
Authorize to enter into agreements with the vendors as detailed in letter dated August 6, 2014, to provide educational support and school-related social services to NH refugee students in an amount not to exceed $300,000. Effective upon G&C approval through August 14, 2016. 100% Federal Funds.
 		$300,000 approved
10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
Authorize to enter into an agreement with Community Action Program of Strafford County, Dover, NH, to provide Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing services to homeless individuals and individuals in danger of becoming homeless in Rockingham and Strafford Counties, in an amount not to exceed $
 		Community Action Program of St $249,822 approved
11 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract
Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with NH Catholic Charities d/b/a NH Food Bank, Manchester, NH, to provide outreach activities and assistance to individuals regarding the Food Stamp Program, in an amount not to exceed $23,725. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2015. 10
 		NH Catholic Charities d/b/a NH $23,725 approved
12 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
Authorize to accept private funds for Spark NH, Early Childhood Advisory Council, per Executive Order 2011-03, in order to accept and expend private funds from (a) the Endowment for Health in the amount of $62,500 to support general operations, and (b) the Coos Coalition for Young Children and Famil
 		$62,500 approved
13 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract
Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators, Braintree, MA, to provide a review of the juvenile justice system in NH, including Juvenile Probation and Parole field services and the Sununu Youth Services Center, in preparation for the retur
 		Council of Juvenile Correction $15,000 approved
14 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract
Authorize to enter into a retroactive sole source amendment to an agreement with the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, (originally approved by G&C on 6-20-12, item #77), for the provision of disability determination services, by increasing the price by $100,000 from $926,750
 		University of Massachusetts Me $1.0M withdrawn
15 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract
Authorize to execute a sole source contract with Deloitte Consulting LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, to provide enhancements to the New HEIGHTS public assistance eligibility system and NH EASY, the client portal for DHHS to support key DHHS client service objectives including expansion of the “No Wrong Door” p
 		Deloitte Consulting LLP $15.5M approved
16 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
Authorize to enter into a retroactive agreement with Harbor Homes Inc., Nashua, NH, to administer the Housing Bridge Subsidy Program which provides housing services and subsidies for rent for persons with mental illness who are at risk of becoming homeless in an amount not to exceed $9,948,020. Effe
 		Harbor Homes Inc. $9.9M approved
17 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract
Authorize the Bureau of Infectious Disease Control to enter into a sole source agreement with Scientific Technologies Corporation, Tucson, AZ, for the purpose of development of the NH Electronic Disease Surveillance System and the Patient Reporting Investigating Surveillance Manager System, in an am
 		Scientific Technologies Corpor $87,800 approved
18 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
Authorize to establish a list of Home Health Care Agencies, with the ability to expend to include additional agencies licensed by the NH Board of Nursing to provide skilled nursing visits and homemaking services for clients enrolled in the NH Ryan White CARE Program, in the amount of $20,000 each St
 		$40,000 approved
19 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
Authorize to enter into agreements with Laura Sheppard, Amherst, NH and Paul Woodmansee, Bedford, NH, to provide complaint investigator services, by conducting investigations of abuse, neglect, exploitations, and rights violations, by increasing the amount by $56,000 from $187,250 to an amount not t
 		$243,250 approved
19 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
Authorize to enter into agreements with Laura Sheppard, Amherst, NH and Paul Woodmansee, Bedford, NH, to provide complaint investigator services, by conducting investigations of abuse, neglect, exploitations, and rights violations, by increasing the amount by $56,000 from $187,250 to an amount not t
 		$243,250 approved
19A DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN grant
Authorize to accept and expend Senior Medicare Patrol Capacity Building Grant federal funds from the Administration for Community Living in the amount of $32,832. Effective upon G&C aprpova through June 30, 2015. 100% Federal Funds.
 		$32,832 approved
19A DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN grant
Authorize to accept and expend Senior Medicare Patrol Capacity Building Grant federal funds from the Administration for Community Living in the amount of $32,832. Effective upon G&C aprpova through June 30, 2015. 100% Federal Funds.
 		$32,832 approved
20 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contract
Authorize the Bureau of Finance & Contracts to accept and place on file the report of all paid Small Claims in the previous first quarter of FY 2015 totaling $3,796.28 for individual amounts less than $600. (2)Further authorize to pay small claims for the next Fiscal Year quarter, October 1, 2014 th
 		$3,796 approved
21 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Authorize the Bureau of Operations to retroactively pay prior year invoices to Fairpoint Communications, Lewiston, ME, for telephone bills in the amount of $905. (2)Further authorize to retroactively pay prior year invoices to Motion Industries, Boston, MA, for miscellaneous sockets and wrenches in
$905 approved
22 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way to pay property owners $89,789.95 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from September 23, 2014 through October 6, 2014.
 		$89,790 approved
23 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contract
Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to amend a contract with the Town of Hanover, NH, (originally approved by G&C on 4-18-12, item #141), for improvements to a joint-use transit stop on Wheelock Street in Hanover, by extending the completion date from December 31, 2014 to September 30, 2015. No A
 		approved
24 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contract
Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a sole source contract amendment with North Country Council Inc., Bethlehem, NH, (originally approved by G&C on 6-5-13, item #236), for coordinated transportation services for elderly persons and persons with disabilities, by increasing the amount
 		$340,437 approved
25 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION personnel
Authorize the Bureau of Planning and Community Assistance to enter into agreement with the Towns of Sanbornton, Northfield, Tilton and Chichester under the State Aid Highway Program through a local project administration process to reconstruct and reclassify Lower Bay Road in Sanbornton, Sandogardy
$5.8M approved
26 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contract
Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Roadsafe Traffic Systems Inc., Avon, MA, for sign replacement along Turnpike facilities in Merrimack, Hooksett, Greenland, and Dover, on the basis of a single bid of $467,333.71. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $2
 		Roadsafe Traffic Systems Inc. $467,334 approved
27 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION grant
Authorize the Bureau of Aeronautics to award a grant to the Laconia Airport Authority to purchase snow-removal equipment for the Laconia Municipal Airport, in the amount of $302,088.46. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2018. 94.74% Federal, 5.26% General Funds.
 		$302,088 approved
28 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION permit
Authorize the Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding to the Pease Development Authority to design and permit the removal of on-airport obstructions (trees) at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, in the amount of $316,350. Effective upon G&C approval through October 31, 2018. 94.74% Fede
 		$316,350 approved
28 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION permit
Authorize the Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding to the Pease Development Authority to design and permit the removal of on-airport obstructions (trees) at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, in the amount of $316,350. Effective upon G&C approval through October 31, 2018. 94.74% Fede
 		$316,350 approved
28A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Authorize the Bureau of Bridge Design to enter into an Interstate Bridge Agreement with the State of Maine to allow the Department of reimburse Maine for half of the costs totaling $173,000,000 associated with the replacement of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge carrying US 1 Bypass over the Piscataqua
State of Maine to allow the De $173.0M approved
28A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Authorize the Bureau of Bridge Design to enter into an Interstate Bridge Agreement with the State of Maine to allow the Department of reimburse Maine for half of the costs totaling $173,000,000 associated with the replacement of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge carrying US 1 Bypass over the Piscataqua
State of Maine to allow the De $173.0M approved
29 OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING grant
Authorize to accept and expend grant funds in the amount of $54,212 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Cooperating Technical Partners Program/Map Modernization Support. Effective October 29, 2014 through September 30, 2015. 100% Federal Funds (FEMA MMMS).
 		$54,212 approved
29 OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING grant
Authorize to accept and expend grant funds in the amount of $54,212 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Cooperating Technical Partners Program/Map Modernization Support. Effective October 29, 2014 through September 30, 2015. 100% Federal Funds (FEMA MMMS).
 		$54,212 approved
29A OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
Authorize to conduct a one-day conference on May 2, 2015 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH, to provide training to local land use board members, for a total cost not to exceed $21,000. (2)Further authorize to accept registration fees in an amount not to exceed $21,000. Effective Octob
 		$21,000 approved
29A OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
Authorize to conduct a one-day conference on May 2, 2015 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH, to provide training to local land use board members, for a total cost not to exceed $21,000. (2)Further authorize to accept registration fees in an amount not to exceed $21,000. Effective Octob
 		$21,000 approved
30 OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
Authorize to renew membership with the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards, Fairfax, VA, in the amount of $5,485. Effective October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. 100% General Funds.
 		$5,485 approved
31 STATE TREASURY amendment
Authorize the State Treasurer, or Commissioner of the Treasury, as Trustee of the NH Higher Education Savings Plan Trust to amend the document relating to the NH College Tuition Savings Plan as detailed in letter dated October 16, 2014. Effective October 29, 2014.
 		approved
31 STATE TREASURY amendment
Authorize the State Treasurer, or Commissioner of the Treasury, as Trustee of the NH Higher Education Savings Plan Trust to amend the document relating to the NH College Tuition Savings Plan as detailed in letter dated October 16, 2014. Effective October 29, 2014.
 		approved
31A STATE TREASURY
Authorize the Commissioner of the Treasury to proceed with the sale and issuance of up to $100 million of general obligation bonds through a competitive process, negotiated sale or private placement. Effective upon G&C approval through February 28, 2015.
 		$100 approved
31A STATE TREASURY
Authorize the Commissioner of the Treasury to proceed with the sale and issuance of up to $100 million of general obligation bonds through a competitive process, negotiated sale or private placement. Effective upon G&C approval through February 28, 2015.
 		$100 approved
32 DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURC grant
Authorize the Division of Arts to award a Public Value Partnership Grant in the amount of $13,000 to Arts Alliance of Northern NH, to strengthen their capacity for affordable diverse arts programs to NH residents and visitors. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. 100% Federal Funds.
 		$13,000 approved
33 NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNCIL ON DEVEL payment
Authorize to pay the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, Washington, DC, annual dues in the amount of $3,846. Effective retroactive to October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. 100% Federal Funds.
 		$3,846 approved
34 NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNCIL ON DEVEL grant
Authorize to accept funds from the University of NH, Durham, NH, for their participation in a series of project meetings associated with the Disability Community Planning Group of the UNH Institute on Disability, Disability and Public Health Project, in State Fiscal Year 2015. 100% Other (UNH grant)
 		approved
35 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Authorize to accept and expend additional funds in the amount of $20,622 from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area to support the “NH Safe Streets Task Force” initiative by providing certified Probation/Parole Officer(s) to increase officer pre
 		$20,622 approved
36 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS contract
Authorize a retroactive contract renewal option with Grevior Funiture Inc., Franklin, NH, (originally approved by G&C on 6-20-12, item #143), for the provision of retail store space, sales staff, potential advertising, and transit services for inmate made crafts/products. Effective upon G&C approval
 		approved
37 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Authorize to exercise a retroactive inter-agency memorandum of understanding with the NH Department of Safety which will establish reimbursement cost rates for the NH Department of Corrections, Correctional Industries Plate Shop’s manufacture of motor vehicle number plates. Effective July 1, 2014 th
 		approved
38 PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Authorize to budget and expend the prior year balance forward funds in the safety Division’s Gas Pipeline Carriers accounting unit, in the amount of $21,650 which will be used to fund travel and training required by the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administrat
 		$21,650 approved
39 DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND EC
Authorize to accept and place on file the Division of Travel and Tourism Development’s report of funds for the period ending June 30, 2014.
 		approved
40 DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND EC
Authorize to accept and place on file the Division of Travel and Tourism Development’s report on activity within the Division’s Revolving Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014.
 		approved
41 DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND EC contract
Authorize the Office of Workforce Opportunity to amend a contract with Southern NH Services Inc., Manchester, NH, (originally approved by G&C on 9-14-11, item #54), for the delivery of Workforce Investment Act Adult and Dislocated Worker services, by increasing the amount from $15,307,212.04 to $15,
 		Southern NH Services Inc. $15.4M
42 DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND EC contract
Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a contract with Rockingham County Conservation District, Brentwood, NH, for base funding to continue with existing management objectives and move forward with new restoration initiatives at Odiorne Point State Park, in the amount of $11,40
 		Rockingham County Conservation $11,400 approved
43 NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DE
Authorize to acquire fee title to 65 +/- acres in Springfield, NH from the Law Office of Mark R. Dunn on behalf of Hollister and David Petraeus and William A. and Sandra S. Knowlton, in the amount of $149,000. Effective upon G&C approval through February 27, 2015. 100% Federal Funds.
 		$149,000 approved
44 NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DE contract
Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Mark Damian Duda & Associates Inc., d/b/a Responsive Management, Harrisonburg, VA, for the purpose of implementing a Game Population Preference Survey as part of a comprehensive planning in order to quantify resident opinions, concerns and desires
Mark Damian Duda & Associates $18,500 approved
45 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE payment
Authorize to retroactively pay 2015 membership dues to The Environmental Council of the States, Washington, DC, in the amount of $11,000 for the period of October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. 100% Federal Funds.
 		$11,000 approved
46 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE contract
Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with the Department of Resources and Economic Development, to provide Wetlands Condition training to wetland professionals and the public, in the amount of $30,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2015. 100% Federal Funds.
 		Department of Resources and Ec $30,000 approved
47 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE contract
Authorize to award a sole source grant agreement to the NH Association of Conservation Districts, Concord, NH, in the amount of $10,000 for Natural Resource Conservation Service Technical Service Provider Certification for Developing Nutrient Management Plans. Effective upon G&C approval through Dec
 		NH Association of Conservation $10,000 approved
48 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE
Authorize the name change to Lauren Olitski Poster and the request to perform work on Wentworth Lake in Wolfeboro.
 		approved
49 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE personnel
Authorize to continue to pay a straight 30% salary enhancement (originally approved by G&C on 7-11-12, item #76), for another two-year period effective retroactive to August 14, 2014 and expiring on August 13, 2016 for the Board’s 4 pharmacist positions for retention/recruitment purposes.
 		approved
50 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION contract
Authorize to enter into a retroactive contract with NH Project Learning Tree, Concord, NH, to implement the Mathematics and Science Partnership Project entitled Building Vertical Science Literacy Through Environmental Themes and Field Investigations, in an amount not to exceed $106,250. Effective Ju
 		NH Project Learning Tree $106,250 approved
51 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION contract
Authorize to enter into a contract with Audrey Ald, Hopkinton, NH, to provide training to Institutions of Higher Education on federal reporting requirements, in the amount not to exceed $15,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2016. 100% Other Funds.
 		Audrey Ald $15,000 approved
52 DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY grant
Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services for sub-grantees to administer the Metropolitan Medical Response System portion of the Federal Fiscal Year 2014 Homeland Security Grant Program, in the total amount of $50,000. Effective upon G&C approval thro
 		$50,000 approved
53 DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
Authorize the Division of State Police to accept and expend $39,000 of federal funds from the NH Department of Justice entitled Crime Data on the Internet for the purpose of purchasing a new National Incident Based Reporting System Repository. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. 100%
$39,000 approved
54 DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
Authorize the Division of State Police to accept and expend an additional $88,880 of federal funds from the NH Highway Safety Agency entitled DWI Patrols for the purpose of combating the DWI problem statewide. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. 100% Agency Income.
 		$88,880 approved
55 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S waiver
Authorize the Division of Personnel’s request for waiver of classification decisions.
 		approved
56 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S
Authorize that $160,600,549 be lapsed from the Working Capital Warrant for the months of November 2013 (14-05) through July (15-01). (2)Further authorize a Working Capital Warrant in the amount of $400,000,000 to cover the payment of expenditures for the month of November 2014.
 		$400.0M approved
57 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S contract
Authorize to accept and place on file the list of vendors that agencies have contracted with for the period of July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014.
 		approved
58 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S
Authorize to accept and place on file the list of Executive Branch classified employees that have received retroactive payments relating to prior fiscal year payroll events for the period of July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014.
 		approved
59 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S amendment
Authorize a new chapter of the Manual of Procedures, Chapter DAS MOP 1300 (“Reimbursement of Travel, Meal and Lodging Expenses”) and amendment of the existing Manual of Procedures, Section 1100, Reimbursement of Travel, Meals and Lodging Expense. Effective upon G&C approval.
 		approved