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Meeting Name: Committee of the Whole Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/16/2010 10:05 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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10-1577 11ReportReport on investments purchased during November 2010RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1578 12ReportReport on the investment interest income during November 2010RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1562 13ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, December 7, 2010RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1579 14ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 10-619-11, Analytical Services for In-Service and Procured Lubricants at Various Locations, estimated cost $134,800.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1572 15Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend the Master Agreement with Illinois Institute of Technology to extend the agreement termination date from December 31, 2010, to March 31, 2012RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1573 16Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend the Master Agreement with the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to extend the agreement termination date from December 31, 2010, to March 31, 2012RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1584 17Agenda ItemAuthorization to increase cost estimate for Contract 06-363-3D Gloria Alitto Majewski Reservoir Repair and Rehabilitation, North Side Service Area, from $6,500,000.00 to $8,700,000.00, Account 401-50000-645720RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1587 18Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of November 18, 2010, regarding entering into an agreement with SEECO Consultants, Inc. for geotechnical analysis and sub-surface exploration for various construction projects, Agenda Item No. 12, File No. 10-1393RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1600 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of October 7, 2010, regarding issue of purchase order and enter into an agreement with Thermo Labsystems, Inc., for renewal licenses and software upgrades for the Laboratory Information Management System, in an amount not to exceed $201,199.21, Account 101-16000-612820, Requisition 1312016, Agenda Item No. 19, File No. 10-1121RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1610 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend the scope of work, and increase the cost estimate for Contract 05-018-2S, Sewer & Structure Rehabilitation, North Side Service Area, from $1,290,000.00 to $3,000,000.00, Account 201-50000-645700RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1590 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 11-639-11 Furnish and Deliver Process Water Chemicals and Consulting Services to Various Locations, estimated cost $286,789.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623560, Requisitions 1315260, 1315600 and 1315625RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1596 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 11-012-11 Furnish and Deliver Paint, Brushes, Solvents and Stains to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $41,000.00, Account 101-20000-623190RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1568 113Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Environmental Resource Associates to Furnish and Deliver Proficiency Testing Standards, in an amount not to exceed $22,000.00, Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1315927RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1576 114Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into agreement for Contract 10-RFP-12, furnish and deliver a vendor-hosted E-Learning Management System with ePath Learning, Inc. for a five-year period January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $107,219.00, Account 101-25000-612820, Requisition 1313698 RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1580 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Discflo Corporation, to Furnish and Deliver Repair Parts for Grit Pumps at the North Side Reclamation Plant and Sludge Pumps at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant for a three year period, in an amount not to exceed $102,800.00, Accounts 101-67000, 69000-623270, Requisitions 1312449 and 1312975RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1581 116Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order to Flow-Technics, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Allis Chalmers and ITT Goulds Pump Parts at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant for a two year period, in an amount not to exceed $140,000.00, Account 101-68000-623270, Requisitions 1312489, 1313298 and 1313707RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1582 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 10-102-11, Furnish and Deliver Rental Lab Coats and Coveralls to Various Locations, to Lechner and Sons, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $21,090.80, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1299656RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1585 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Mr. James Dencek, at a monthly fee of $10,000.00, for administrative services relating to Board of Commissioners’ activities for a period of one year, from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $120,000.00, Account 101-11000-601170, Requisition 1316968 Deleted  Action details Not available
10-1606 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Siemens Industry, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Parts and Services for Maintenance Repairs to Test and Certify the Siemens Fire Alarm System at the Lockport Powerhouse, in the Amount of $60,000.00, Account 101-66000-612680, Requisition 1312000RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1601 120Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 11-021-11, Item 1, Furnish and Deliver Unleaded Gasoline to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period to Petroleum Traders Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $268,000.00, Accounts 101-20000, 66000-623820RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1602 121Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 11-041-11, Furnish and Deliver Data Storage Cartridges to Various Locations, for a One (1) Year Period, to Midwest Computer Products, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $107,050.00, Account 101-20000-623810RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1603 122Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 10-053-11 Furnish and Deliver Lamps to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Gordon Electric Supply, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $49,604.71, Account 101-20000-623070RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1604 123Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 11-027-11, Furnish and Deliver Glass and Plastic Labware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and B to A. Daigger & Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $76,394.88, and Group C to Crown Packaging International, Inc., in a total amount not to exceed $129,534.84, Account 101-20000-623570RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1563 124Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Barnes & Thornburg, for legal services in the pending rulemaking before the Illinois Pollution Control Board entitled, In the Matter of: Water Quality Standards and Effluent Limitations for the Chicago Area Waterway System and the Lower Des Plaines River: Proposed Amendments to 35 Ill.App.Code Parts 301, 302, 303 and 304, R08-09 (Rulemaking-Water), in an amount of $60,000.00, from an amount of $980,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,040,000.00, Account 101-30000-601170 Purchase Order 3049607RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1564 125Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Dykema Gossett PLLP, for Legal Services in an action brought by Apex Oil Company relating to 3301 South Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, Main Channel Atlas Parcel 42.02, in an amount of $9,082.76, from an amount of $500,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $490,917.24, Account 901-30000-667220, Purchase Order 3054933RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1566 126Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend agreement with Chapman & Cutler LLP and Tim McGree and Richard Wohlleber to represent the District in connection with the SEC Inquiry of 2009 Build America Bonds Issue in an amount of $8,175.94 from an amount of $9,975.00, to an amount not to exceed $18,150.94, Account 401-50000-601170, Purchase Order 3063442RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1567 127Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend agreement for Dykema Gossett, PLLC to represent the District in the lawsuit of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Terra Foundation et al., Case No. 06-CH-13817 involving the District’s interest in the alley adjacent to its Main Office Building (100 East Erie Street) in an amount of $100,000.00, from an amount of $1,860,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,960,000.00, Account 101-30000-601170, Purchase Order 3054932RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1570 128Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 10-771-11, Underground Infrastructure Cleaning and Manhole Repairs in the North Service Area to Sheridan Plumbing & Sewer, Inc., in an amount of $24,985.15, from an amount of $198,598.45, to an amount not to exceed $223,583.60, Account 101-67000-612600, Purchase Order 5001217.RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1571 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with the Ohio State University Research Foundation for an Ecosystem Services Study of Degraded Soils Amended with Biosolids in an amount of $13,750.00 from an amount of $180,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $193,750.00, Account 101-16000-601170, Purchase Order 3059601RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1575 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 73-161-FH Vulcan Conveyance System and Maintenance Facilities, McCook CUP Reservoir, to Graycor Industrial Contractors, Inc. in an amount of $274,282.45, from an amount of $30,294,623.22, to an amount not to exceed $30,568,905.67, Account 401-50000-645620 Purchase Order 5000562RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1583 131Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to CDW Government, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Microsoft Software and Software Maintenance in an amount of $423,248.26, from an amount of $423,360.15 to an amount not to exceed $846,608.41 Account 101-27000-612820, 623800, Purchase Order 3060804RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1586 132Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 10-612-11, Services of Street Sweepers at Various Service Areas to Gosia Cartage LTD., in an amount of $30,000.00, from an amount of $351,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $321,000.00, Account 101-66000-612420, Purchase Order 5001127 RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1588 133Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 06-218-3M (Re-Bid), Blower Nos. 9 & 10 and Air Main Installation at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant with Meccon Industries, Inc., in an amount of $35,859.00 from an amount of $16,124,969.00 to an amount not to exceed $16,160,828.00, Accounts 101-50000-612650, 401-50000-645650, and 645750, Purchase Order 5001024RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1589 134Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 01-817-2E Electrical Equipment Upgrades at Kirie, Egan, North Side and Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plants, to Windy City Electric Company, in an amount of $30,640.67, from an amount of $3,442,447.08, to an amount not to exceed $3,411,806.41, Accounts 401-50000-645690 and 645750, Purchase Order 5000807RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1592 135Agenda ItemAuthority to Increase Contract 99-180-1M Ventilation and Other Improvements, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $30,202.79, from an amount of $5,170,321.26, to an amount not to exceed $5,200,524.05, Accounts 401-50000-645650 and 645750, Purchase Order 5000301RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1593 136Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 08-613-11, Group B, Scavenger Services at Various Locations, to Land & Lakes Company, Inc., in an amount of $45,000.00, from an amount of $450,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $405,000.00, Account 101-68000-612520, Purchase Order 5000841RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1594 137Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with the law firm of Schuyler, Roche & Zwirner, P.C., for Legal Services in the matters of Maria Ernestina Diaz Perez, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Rodolfo Aguilera, deceased v. MWRDGC, Case No. 07 L 006452 and Amy Kachavos, Special Administrator of the Estate of William Kachavos, deceased v. MWRDGC, Case No. 07 L 007513, in an amount of $59,900.00, from an amount of $59,900.00, to an amount not to exceed $0.00, Account 101-30000-601170, Purchase Order 3047612RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1595 138Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 09-717-11 Rental of Portable Emergency Generators to the North Service Area, to Gen Power, Inc., in an amount of $20,409.00, from an amount of $46,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $66,409.00, Account 101-67000-612330, Purchase Order 3059595RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1598 139Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 10-616-11, Switchgear Maintenance and Repair at Various Service Areas, Group D, to Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc., in an amount of $23,969.00, from an amount not to exceed $60,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $36,031.00, Account 101-67000-612600, Purchase Order 5001211RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1599 140Agenda ItemAuthority to increase the McCook Reservoir Excavation Agreement, to Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P., in an amount not to exceed $900,000.00, from an amount not to exceed $57,443,956.23, to an amount not to exceed $58,343,956.23, Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 5000176RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1607 141Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 96-251-2P Sludge Thickening Facilities at CWRP, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant to F.H. Paschen/S.N. Nielsen/IHC Construction Joint Venture, in an amount of $11,150.70, from an amount of $8,328,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $8,316,849.30, Accounts 401-50000-645650 and 645750, Purchase Order 5001108RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1612 142Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 05-147-2M HVAC Improvements at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Path Construction Company, in an amount of $32,734.41, from an amount of $3,527,669.28, to an amount not to exceed $3,494,934.87, Account 201-50000-645750, Purchase Order 5001064RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1616 143Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend agreement with EIMCO Water Technologies LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Replacement Parts and Services to Rebuild Six (6) Clarifier Drives at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount of $100,000.00, from an amount of $416,676.01 to an amount not to exceed $516,676.01, Account 101-67000-612650, Purchase Order 3052696Deleted  Action details Not available
10-1619 144Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc., for system engineer services for the distributed control system at the Egan, Kirie and Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount of $31,928.10, from an amount of $693,364.63, to an amount not to exceed $661,436.53, Account 101-67000-612650, Purchase Order 3054698RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1557 145Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2010 departmental appropriations in the amount of $1,882,800.00 in the Corporate FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1614 146ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of November 2010RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1620 147Agenda ItemRecommendation to grant a variance with respect to stormwater detention requirements for the Illinois Department of Transportation Maintenance Yard, Elk Grove Village, MWRD Sewerage System Permit Application No. 10-119 Deferred  Action details Not available
10-1621 148Agenda ItemClarification of policy regarding MWRD Sewerage System Permits for areas currently served by septic systemsDeferred  Action details Not available
10-1560 149ReportThe Acting General Counsel Reports on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claim RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1540 150Agenda ItemAuthority to Enter into a Settlement Agreement in the Matter of Abec & Crowe v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Case No. 03 CH 21800 Consolidated with 04 CH 752 and 03 M1 718897Deleted  Action details Not available
10-1556 151Agenda ItemAuthority to settle MWRD v. Automatic Anodizing Corporation, EA 74688 et al. consolidated with In Re: Automatic Anodizing Corporation, DA 12238-4.1 (Appeal of Denial of Request for Renewal of Discharge Authorization)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1558 152Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Ken Kocian vs. MWRDGC, File No. 200003335, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, in the sum of $23,372.87. Account 901-30000-601090RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1559 153Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Glenn Pacyga vs. MWRDGC, Claim No. 200004759, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, in the sum of $25, 010.09. Account 901-30000-601090 RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1536 154ReportReport on 2010 Rain Barrel Program Summary and 2011 ChangesRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1538 155Agenda ItemRequest to Enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the United States Army Corps of Engineers for Bulk Head Removal FundingRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1574 156Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise for public tender of bids the sale of an approximate 11,544± square feet strip of District land located between McCormick Boulevard and Simpson Street in Evanston, Illinois, and authorizing the sale of said strip of land (divided into four (4) small lots) consistent with the abutting residential lots. The minimum established bid price of each sub-divided parcel shall be established as follows: Parcel A - $32,463.98, Parcel B - $14,879.83, Parcel C - $20,252.10 and Parcel D - $72,398.20DeferredPass Action details Not available
10-1609 157Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 6-month permit extension to IMTT-Illinois for the use of approximately 37 acres of improved District land lying at the confluence of the Cal-Sag and Main Channels in Lemont, Illinois, and c/k/a Main Channel Parcels 26.02 and 26.03. Consideration shall be a 6-month permit extension fee of $135,750.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1617 158Agenda ItemAuthorization to commence statutory procedures to lease approximately 1.36 acres of real estate located at 536 Sheridan Road in Wilmette, Illinois; North Shore Channel Parcel 1.01 and request for waiver of North Shore Leasing CriteriaRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1597 159Agenda ItemRecommendations for the State of Illinois 2011 Legislative ProgramRecommended  Action details Not available
10-1597A 1 MotionMOTION to divide File ID #10-1597RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1597A-1 1 MotionMOTION, with respect to Agenda Item #59, File ID #10-1597, to adopt Legislative Initiative #1RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1597A-2 1 MotionMOTION, with respect to Agenda Item #59, File ID #10-1597, to adopt Legislative Initiative #2RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1597A-3 1 MotionMOTION, with respect to Agenda Item #59, File ID #10-1597, to adopt Legislative Initiative #3RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1597A-4 1 MotionMOTION, with respect to Agenda Item #59, File ID #10-1597, to adopt Legislative Initiative #4RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1597A-5 1 MotionMOTION, with respect to Agenda Item #59, File ID #10-1597, to adopt Legislative Initiative #5RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1597A-6 1 MotionMOTION, with respect to Agenda Item #59, File ID #10-1597, to adopt Legislative Initiative #6RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1597A-7 1 MotionMOTION, with respect to Agenda Item #59, File ID #10-1597, to adopt Legislative Initiative #7RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1597A-8 1 MotionMOTION, with respect to Agenda Item #59, File ID #10-1597, to adopt Legislative Initiative #8RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1565 160ReportRequest for direction concerning additional funding for Deer Creek Reservoir (Deferred from the December 2, 2010 Board Meeting)DeferredPass Action details Not available
10-1561 161MotionMOTION to appoint Mary Ann Boyle as Acting Treasurer of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1622 162MotionMOTION to appoint Commissioner Cynthia M. Santos to the Deferred Compensation Committee of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1537 163Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Randall ShermanRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1625 164Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Dr. Margaret T. BurroughsRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1626 165MotionMOTION to include pod casting in the 2011 budgetRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1627 166MotionMOTION to appoint Mary Ann Boyle to the Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust Executive Committee of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1628 167MotionMOTION to appoint Cynthia M. Santos to the Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust Executive Committee of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1629 168Agenda ItemAuthority to Amend the Adopted 2011 BudgetRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1630 169MotionMOTION No. 1 to amend the 2011 budget of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago as adopted December 9, 2010, consistent with motions adopted this dateRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1631 170MotionMOTION No. 2 to adopt the annual appropriation ordinance RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1632 171MotionMOTION No. 3 to adopt an ordinance for the levy of taxes for 2011 to provide revenues for the Retirement Fund and Corporate Fund RecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1633 172MotionMOTION No. 4 to adopt an ordinance for the levy of taxes for 2011 to provide revenues for the Construction FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1634 173MotionMOTION No. 5 to adopt an ordinance for the levy of taxes for 2011 to pay the interest on outstanding bonds and to discharge the principal thereofRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1635 174MotionMOTION No. 6 to adopt an ordinance for the levy of taxes for 2011 to provide revenues for the Reserve Claim FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1636 175MotionMOTION No. 7 to adopt an ordinance for the levy of taxes for 2011 to provide revenues for the Stormwater Management FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1637 176MotionMOTION No. 8 to reconsider the vote on the 2011 budget as amendedRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1639 177ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Frederick M. Feldman’s forty -one years of service to the District and congratulating him on his well-earned retirementRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1642 178ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Harold “Hal” G. Downs’ forty years of service to the District and congratulating Hal on his well-earned retirementRecommendedPass Action details Not available
10-1643 179Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, for legal services in the matter of Gaweda, et al. v. MWRDGC, Case No. 10 CH 52264, in an amount of $30,250.00, from an amount of $9,750.00, to an amount not to exceed $40,000.00, Account 101-30000-601170, Purchase Order 3066324Deleted  Action details Not available
10-1644 180MotionMOTION to authorize issuance of sewerage system permits under the Sewer Permit Ordinance and Manual of Procedures for the Administration of the Sewer Permit Ordinance to property owners seeking to remove a facility from a failing septic system and providing a connection to a public sewer without requiring stormwater detention, subject to the recording of a Schedule L against the property, which is filed with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, that will require stormwater detention when the property is subdivided or redeveloped at a future dateDeferred  Action details Not available