(22) THE CITY OF NASHUA “the Cate ity
Division of Public Health and Community Services
Office of the Director
TO: Daniel Kooken, Purchasing Manager
FROM: Bobbie D. Bagley, Director of Division of Public Health & Community Services
SUBJECT: - Contract with Nashua Regional Planning Commission
DATE: July 27, 2016
The Nashua Division of Public Health and Community Services has received grant funds from the
NH Division of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) to provide the coordination of the Public
Health Network Services Grant (PHNS) for the Greater Nashua Region since 2013. The purpose of
the PHNS program is to create public health infrastructure by convening, coordinating and
facilitating work with public health partners in the region. The Public Health Network Services
program provides public health services to a geographic area known as the Greater Nashua Public
Health Region. This 205,845 person region is composed of the City of Nashua and the twelve
surrounding towns of Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Lyndeborough, Mason,
Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Pelham and Wilton.
The purpose of the Building Resilience Against Climate Change grant 1s to identify regional health
impacts/burdens related to weather/climate vulnerability, develop a Climate and Health Adaptation
Plan for the Greater Nashua Public Health Region, and implement an evidenced-based intervention
aimed at addressing one of the identified priorities. This subcontract will be expended with FY17
Building Resilience Against Climate Effects & Severe Weather Grant funds, accepted by Resolution
R-16-007.
Eligibility criteria for submitung proposals for the Building Resilience Against Climate Change grant
was limited to only vendors currently funded by NH DHHS to provide PHNS services in New
Hampshire. The grant award to the city by NH DHHS was based on the submitted proposal, which
included subcontracting with the Nashua Regional Planning Commission based upon their
experience and expertise in the areas of environmental and regional planning.
Building Resilience Against Climate Effects and Severe Weather is a natural fit for an organization
whose goal is developing and implementing innovative planning strategies that preserve and
improve the quality of life in southern NH. This project ts also consistent with NRPC’s ongoing
climate change and hazard mitigation work. NRPC has begun bridging the gap between hazard
mitigation planning and adaptation and resiliency planning through its involvement in a number of
innovative projects.
Pursuant to NRO § 5-84 A (4) Sole-source procurements, we would like to recommend approval of this
contract with Nashua Regional Planning Commission, Merrimack, NH, in the amount of $38,000.
Cc John Griffin Patty Crooker Janet Graziano
18 Mulberry St Street « Nashua, New Hampshire 03060 » Phone (603) 589-4546 e Fax (603) 594-4539
