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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/3/2016 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Agenda Packet 03-03-2016
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16-0230 11ReportReport on the investment interest income during December 2015Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-0231 12ReportReport on the investment interest income during January 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-0232 13ReportReport on investments purchased during December 2015Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-0233 14ReportReport on investments purchased during January 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-0234 15ReportReport on investment inventory statistics at December 31, 2015Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-0184 16Agenda ItemAuthority to Add Request for Proposal 16-RFP-09, Design, Build, Operate and Maintain a Native Plant and Tree Nursery at Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant Fischer Farm, to the Construction Fund, estimated cost of the project is $2,500,000.00 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
16-0183 17ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 16-RFP-08 Executive Coaching Services for a Three-Year Period, estimated cost $75,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1421399Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-0225 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, February 23, 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-0191 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 16-360-11 Proposal to Lease for 39-years 9.20+/- acres of District real estate located at 15185 Main Street in Lemont, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 24.02 and Part of 24.10 from K.A. Steel Chemicals, Inc., in the amount of $480,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0201 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to enter into agreements for contract 14-RFP-08, Bond Counsel, Underwriters’ Counsel, and Other Legal Advisory Services Related to the District Financing Program, with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP as Lead Bond Counsel and Special Tax Counsel; Charity & Associates, P.C., as Co-Bond Counsel; Chapman and Cutler LLP as Lead Disclosure Counsel; and Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP as Co-Disclosure Counsel, in a total amount not to exceed $325,360.00, in connection with the sale of up to a total of $500,000,000 of General Obligation Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Accounts 401-50000-767300 and 767400 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0202 111Agenda ItemAuthorization to execute a bond purchase agreement for Contract 15-RFP-21 Professional Underwriting Services for District Bond Sales with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., and to appoint Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., as Senior Managing Underwriter and Book-runner; Siebert Bradford Shank & Co., L.L.C, as Co-Senior Managing Underwriter; and Citi Global Markets Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; North South Capital LLC; The Williams Capital Group, L.P.; and Loop Capital Markets, as Co-Managing Underwriters, in a total amount not to exceed $300,000.00, in connection with the sale of up to a total of $500,000,000 of General Obligation Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Accounts 401-50000-767300 and 767400ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0203 112Agenda ItemAuthorization to enter into agreements for contract 14-RFP-07, Financial Advisory Services Related to the District Financing Program, appointing A.C. Advisory, Inc., as Lead Financial Advisor, and Columbia Capital Management, LLC, as Co-Financial Advisor, to the District in a total amount not to exceed $281,000.00, in connection with the sale of up to a total of $500,000,000 of General Obligation Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Accounts 401-50000-767300 and 767400ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0228 113Agenda ItemAuthorization to increase cost estimate for Contract 14-824-3D (Re-bid) Rehabilitation of Bridges, NSA on the North Shore Channel, from $1,173,588.00 to $1,766,906.00, Account 401-50000-645720, Requisition 1400366ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0193 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 16-419-11 Rehabilitation of Elevators, Main Office Building (MOB), estimated cost $425,000.00, Account 201-50000-645680, Requisition 1419633ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0195 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 16-673-11 Heavy Equipment Repairs at Various Locations, estimated cost $632,440.00, Accounts 101-66000/68000-612760, Requisitions 1407147 and 1404751ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0196 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 16-953-11 Furnishing and Delivering a Carbon Source and Distribution System to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $500,000.00, Accounts 101-69000-612330/623560, Requisition 1421576ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0197 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 16-654-11 Furnish and Deliver Valve Actuators and Parts, estimated cost $944,500.00, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612650/623270/612600/623070/612620, Requisitions 1413609, 1420668, 1417071, and 1411223ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0204 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Avaya Inc., for scheduled and non-scheduled maintenance, programming assistance, and system upgrades in an amount not to exceed $1,245,228.39, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1414645 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
16-0221 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with EMD Millipore Corporation, for Preventive Maintenance, Emergency Repair and Technical Support of Water Purification Systems at Various Laboratory Locations, in an amount not to exceed $58,048.98, Account 101-16000-612970, Requisition 1413246ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0226 120Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 16-012-11, Furnish and Deliver Paint, Brushes, Solvents and Stains to Various Locations, for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and B, to The Sherwin-Williams Company, in an amount not to exceed $47,844.93, Account 101-20000-623190ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0227 121Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 15-817-21, Replace a Scum Screw Conveyor at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $170,665.00, Account 201-50000-634650, Requisition 1395923ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0198 122Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 11-403-2P Membrane Gas Holder Replacement and Digester Cleaning, Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to Path Construction Company, Inc. in an amount of $696,155.09, from an amount of $4,582,200.00, to an amount not to exceed $5,278,355.09, Account 201-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000018ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0200 123Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 14-634-11 Inspection and Repairs to Cathodic Protection Systems, to Corrpro Companies, Inc., in an amount of $15,780.00 from an amount of $247,575.00 to an amount not to exceed $231,795.00, Account 101-69000-612600, Purchase Order 5001507ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0223 124Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order with AT&T Corp., for Contract 12-RFP-32 (Re-Bid) Point to Point Communication Services, in an amount of $13,437.33 from an amount of $1,233,988.60 to an amount not to exceed $1,220,551.30, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612210, Purchase Order 3079369ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0229 125Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 13-690-11 Services to Rebuild AC and DC Motors at Various Service Areas, to Koontz-Wagner Maintenance Services, LLC, in an amount of $15,000.00 from an amount of $97,403.83 to an amount not to exceed $112,403.83, Account 101-69000-612650, Purchase Order 3077591Deleted  Action details Not available
16-0224 126Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2016 departmental appropriations in the amount of $924,000.00 in the Construction FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0205 127Agenda ItemAuthority to settle State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company a/s/o Dorothy Barton v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Case No. 15 M1 012528, and Angelia Keene and Andre Keene v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Case No. 15 M1 302123, and the State of Illinois Lien in the total sum of $23,901.90, Account 901-30000-667220ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0177 128ReportAnnual Report for the Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust for 2015Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-0219 129Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 0.11 acre, non-exclusive easement to K.A. Steel Chemicals, Inc. to operate, maintain, repair, and remove a water intake system on a portion of District Main Channel Parcel 24.10, in Lemont, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0222 130Agenda ItemAuthorization to issue a one (1) year permit extension to ComEd and Nicor to complete the environmental remediation on 1.88 acres of District real estate between Kedzie and Western Avenues in Blue Island, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 14.05. Consideration shall be $6,142.00 ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
16-0186 131Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate intergovernmental agreements for the acquisition of flood prone properties in Des Plaines, Flossmoor, Franklin Park, Northlake, Stone Park, and Wheeling TownshipApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0218 132Agenda ItemAuthority to amend Board Order of June 18, 2015 regarding Authority to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to participate in the Chi-Cal Rivers Fund, with a contribution to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in the amount of $500,000.00, Agenda Item No. 49, File No. 15-0635ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0108 133ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of March 2016 as Women's History MonthAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
16-0180 134ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Rotary Club of Naperville and Bharathi Theertha for conducting a vocational training workshop for sewage and effluent plant operators in the Andhra Pradesh State of IndiaAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
16-0235 135ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Rotary Club of Naperville and Bharathi Theertha for conducting a vocational training workshop for sewage and effluent plant operators in the Telangana State of IndiaAdoptedPass Action details Not available
R16-003 136Right of Way OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance No. R16-003 Amending Ordinance R14-003 Establishing the Right-of-Way for the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of the Melvina Ditch Streambank Stabilization Project between 95th Street and 99th Street in Oak Lawn and Chicago Ridge (Contract 13-248-5F) in parts of Section 7, Township 37 North, Range 13, East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, IllinoisAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
16-0238 137ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 61st Anniversary of the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day ParadeAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
16-0239 138ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Shannon Rovers Irish Bagpipe BandAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
16-0241 139Agenda ItemDeclaration of an emergency for repairs and improvements to a manhole and surrounding pavement associated with the Northshore 3 Intercepting Sewer, preliminary estimated cost is not to exceed $300,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0242 140Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a four (4) month permit to the Wilmette Harbor Association on 0.535 acres of District real estate located at 20 Harbor Drive in Wilmette, Illinois and known as North Shore Channel Parcel 1.14. Consideration shall be $27,700.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video