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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/16/2017 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Not available
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: Agenda Packet, Errata Correction
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17-0190 11Agenda ItemAuthority to add Project 17-903-41, Elevator Improvements at the Mainstream Pumping Station, to the Capital Improvements Bond Fund, estimated cost of the project is $245,000.00.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0143 12ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-18 Post-Offer Physical Assessments, estimated cost $21,500.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1455230Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0152 13ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-22, Hosted Software Solution Used to Produce the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and Budget Book, estimated cost $125,000.00 for a two-year period, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition 1456485Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0172 14ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 17-002-11 Furnish and Deliver Cylinder Gases and Bulk Liquid Argon to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $77,500.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0174 15ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, January 31, 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0175 16ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, February 7, 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0096 17Agenda ItemAuthorization to exercise the option to extend the agreement with Ace Coffee Bar, Inc. for Contract 14-RFP-01 (Re-Bid) to Provide Vending Machines at various locations for an additional Thirty-Six (36) Month Period. (Deferred from the February 2, 2017 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0130 18Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to JULIE, Inc., for participation in underground project coordination, in an amount not to exceed $46,109.84, Account 101-50000-612430ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0157 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 16-366-12 (Re-Bid) Proposal to Lease for 39-years portions of the ground floor and outdoor plaza consisting of approximately 10,751 sq. ft. of the 101-111 East Erie Street building in Chicago, Illinois, from GIC 101 Erie LLC in the amount of $60,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0181 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of November 17, 2016, regarding issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Aerico, Inc. for maintenance services for APC equipment, Agenda Item No. 16, File No. 16-1167ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0154 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-689-11, Test and Repair Underground Storage Tanks at Various Locations, estimated cost $121,100.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612240/612490/623070/ 623270, Requisitions 1456934, 1456939, 1456943, 1456946, and 1456947ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0176 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-053-11 Furnish and Deliver Lamps to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $40,000.00, Account 101-20000-623070ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0141 113Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Chen, Garner & Stevens Partners, LLC (dba Eureka Water Probes), to Furnish and Deliver water quality meters and accessories, in an amount not to exceed $49,612.24, Account 101-16000- 634970, Requisition 1450835ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0145 114Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Thermo LabSystems, Inc. (dba ThermoFisher Scientific) to provide a five-day on-site Laboratory Information Management System training on the SampleManager Laboratory Information Management System for the Monitoring and Research Department laboratories, in an amount not to exceed $19,000.00, Account 101-16000-601100, Requisition 1455237ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0161 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 16-612-22 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver Bio-P Control Equipment, to Gasvoda and Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $140,000.00, Account 201-50000-645650, Requisition 1439242 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0186 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Boerger LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Boerger Pump Parts and Equipment to Various Locations, for a two-year period, in an amount not to exceed $160,000.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623270ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0163 117Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-646-51, Small Streams Maintenance in Cook County, Illinois, Group A to J & L Contractors, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $2,947,875.00, and Group B to Thornton Equipment Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,848,940.00, Account 501-50000-612620, Requisition 1430448ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0171 118Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-012-11, Furnish and Deliver Paint, Brushes, Solvents and Stains to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and B, to JC Licht, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $43,519.75, Account 101-20000-623190ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0177 119Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-666-11, Security Services at the Prairie Plan Site in Fulton County, Illinois, to Elam Private Detective, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $162,651.50, Account 101-66000-612490, Requisition 1431171ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0144 120Agenda 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 $300,000.00, from an amount of $5,578,167.09, to an amount not to exceed $5,878,167.09, Account 201-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000018ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0158 121Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and exercise an option to extend agreement for one year with West Publishing Corporation for on-line legal research and subscriptions to various legal publications for a three year period, in an amount not to exceed $76,660.00 from an amount of $230,108.18, to an amount not to exceed $306,768.18, Accounts 101-30000-612490, 623720, Purchase Order 3080583ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0169 122ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of January 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0168 123Agenda ItemAuthorization to negotiate an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Chicago Park District for a project to remove the North Branch Dam and stabilize banks along the North Branch Chicago River and the North Shore Channel from Lawrence Avenue to Peterson Avenue (16-IGA-22)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0166 124Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims of Dale Polak vs. MWRDGC, Cases 12 WC 19556, 12 WC 19561 in the sum of $67,107.97, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0153 125ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the months of December 2016 and January 2017.Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0182 126Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Marquette University for annual membership in the National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Water Equipment and Policy, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0191 127Agenda ItemAuthorization to allow participation in 2017 paradesApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0139 128Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 5-year permit to the City of Des Plaines to continue to maintain a “Welcome to the City of Des Plaines” sign located at the southeast corner of Oakton Street and Elmhurst Road on the site of the District’s James C. Kirie Water Reclamation Plant, in Des Plaines, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0140 129Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 5-year permit to the US Army Corps of Engineers to use the access road and boat ramp located on an approximately 50' x 8' area of District Main Chanel Parcel 15.05 in Lockport, Will County, Illinois, to launch and retrieve boats. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0170 130ReportReport on Green Infrastructure, Detention, and Compensatory Storage Volumes Required by the Watershed Management Ordinance (As Revised)Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0173 131Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement with the Department of the Army, represented by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) for the McCook Levee, and to make payment in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00, Account 401-50000-645630 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0138 132Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Kenneth Ray Harris AdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0184 133ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History MonthAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
17-0185 134ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners to comply with the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act )"ADOPTED AS AMENDED, REFER TO FILE ID#17-0185A"AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
17-0189 135ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing National Engineers WeekAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
17-0192 136ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring William BeaversAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0193 137ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring the Honorable Timothy EvansAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0194 138ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring William Henry AdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0195 139ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Cliff Kelley AdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0196 140ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Mercedes MalletteAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0197 141ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Fred RiceAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0198 142ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Robert ShawAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0199 143ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Allan StreeterAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0200 144ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Wallace Davis, Jr.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0201 145ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring William GarthAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0202 146ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Marian HumesAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0203 147ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Tyrone KennerAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0204 148ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Martin J. ObermanAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0205 149ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Congressman Bobby RushAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0206 150ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Niles Sherman AdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0207 151ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Dr. Conrad WorrillAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0208 152ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring David OrrAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0209 153ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Eugene SawyerAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0210 154ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Ed Smith AdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0211 155ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Congressman Danny K. DavisAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0212 156ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Rev. John C. HatchettAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0213 157ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Perry HutchinsonAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0214 158ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the month of February 2017 as Black History Month and honoring Anna Langford AdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0185A 1 MotionMotion to amend File No. 17-0185, Agenda Item No. 34, RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners to comply with the Local Government Travel Expense Control ActAdoptedPass Action details Not available