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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/24/2019 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: 01-24-2019 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Correction.pdf
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19-0064 11ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of December 2018, in the amount of $37,840,923.84Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0086 12Agenda ItemAuthority to Transfer up to $7,200,000.00 from the Construction Working Cash Fund to Finance Construction Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2019, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9cApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0087 13Agenda ItemAuthority to Transfer up to $50,300,000.00 from the Stormwater Management Working Cash Fund to Finance Stormwater Management Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2019, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9eApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0089 14Agenda ItemAuthority to Transfer $5,000,000.00 from the Corporate Fund to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retiree Health Care Trust (101-25000-601250)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0090 15Agenda ItemAuthority to Transfer $4,200,000.00 from the Capital Improvements Bond Fund to the Corporate Fund ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0091 16Agenda ItemAuthority to Transfer up to $256,100,000.00 from the Corporate Working Cash Fund to Finance Corporate Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2019, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9bApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0054 17ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, January 8, 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0055 18Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of October 4, 2018, to issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Commonwealth Edison Company, for the installation of new electric service to the Calumet Storage building, at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $62,744.34, Account 101-68000-612150, Requisition 1492979, Agenda Item No 20, File No. 18-0986Deleted  Action details Not available
19-0056 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to Amend Board Order of May 17, 2018, to Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Harris Corporation to Furnish Telephone Support for the TARP Radio Communication System, in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-612600, Requisition 1440558, Agenda Item No. 19, File No. 18-0477ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0058 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of February 15, 2018, regarding Issue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Precision Control Systems of Chicago, Inc., for a Multi-Year Service Agreement to Provide Periodic Maintenance, Repair and Upgrade Services for the TARP Valve Isolation Chamber and Pump House Ventilation Control Systems at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in a total amount not to exceed $63,096.00, Account 101-68000-612680, Requisition 1476143, Agenda Item No. 20, File No. 18-0173ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0067 111Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of July 12, 2018 regarding issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with AT&T Corp., for Telemetry Services, in an amount not to exceed $492,377.72, Accounts 101-27000/66000/67000/68000/69000-612210, Requisition 1487711 (As Revised), Agenda Item No. 33, File No. 18-0672ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0059 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-610-21 Furnish and Deliver a Paddle Aerator to LASMA, estimated cost $560,000.00, Account 201-50000-634760, Requisition 1510131ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0085 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-109-11 Repairs, Service and Parts for American Sigma/Hach Auto Samplers, Flowmeters and Sampling Accessories, estimated cost $61,000.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition 1513759ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0044 114Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-01, Perform Federal Legislative Consulting Services, with O’Connell & Dempsey, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisition 1496146 (As Revised)(Deferred from the January 10, 2019 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0053 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Kofax, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Software Maintenance and Support for the Kofax Network Fax Software, in an amount not to exceed $27,559.19, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1513757ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0068 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to AT&T Corp., to Furnish and Deliver Telemetry Services, in an amount not to exceed $301,639.90, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612210, Requisition 1512102ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0069 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to AT&T Corp., to Furnish and Deliver POTs Local and Long Distance Services, in an amount not to exceed $242,323.90, Account 101-27000-612210, Requisition 1514364ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0076 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 17-483-12 (Re-Bid), Provide Co-location Services for District Infrastructure, with TierPoint, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $270,600.00, Account 101-27000-612210, Requisition 1460676 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0079 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Komline-Sanderson Corporation, to Furnish and Deliver Komline-Sanderson gravity belt thickener parts and related accessories to Various Locations for a Three-Year Period, in a total amount not to exceed $120,000.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623270ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0095 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 19-670-11, Repair and Maintenance of Debris, Pontoon and Skimmer Boats, Groups A and B to Marine Services Corp., in an amount not to exceed $131,500.00, Account 101-66000-612790, Requisition 1496107ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0101 121Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Ciorba Group, Inc., for professional engineering services for Contract 14-111-5F Final Engineering Design for a Flood Control Project on 1st Avenue from Roosevelt Road to Cermak Road in an amount not to exceed $593,057.00, Account 501-50000-612450, Requisition 1511257ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0078 122Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 11-186-3F, Addison Creek Reservoir, Bellwood, Illinois, to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C., in an amount not to exceed $63,280,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $3,164,000.00, for a total amount not to exceed $66,444,000.00, Account 401-50000-645620, Requisition 1499034ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0080 123Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 18-055-12 Furnish and Deliver Pipe Covering and Insulation to Various Locations for a One-Year Period (Re-Bid) to SPI LLC, in a total amount not to exceed $28,965.86, Account 101-20000-623170ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0096 124Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 19-063-11, Furnish and Deliver V-Belts, Conveyor Belts, and Bearings to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Groups A, B, and C, to Accent Bearings Co., Inc., in a total amount not to exceed $50,500.56, Account 101-20000-623270ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0050 125Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order for Contract 14-RFP-30 Co-Location Services, to Zayo Group, LLC, in an amount of $26,700.00, from an amount of $383,807.21, to an amount not to exceed $410,507.21, Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase Order 3086934ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0052 126Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order with the law firm of Neal & Leroy, LLC, to represent the District in acquiring certain property rights in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Addison Creek Channel Improvements Project (Contract 11-187-3F) in the municipalities of Northlake, Stone Park, Melrose Park, Bellwood, Westchester, and Broadview, Illinois, in an amount of $200,000.00, from an amount of $400,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $600,000.00, Account 501-50000-612430, Purchase Order 3094927 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0062 127Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 17-613-11, Scavenger Services at Various Service Areas, Group C, to Allied Waste Transportation, Inc., in an amount of $19,260.71, from an amount of $659,810.25, to an amount not to exceed $679,070.96, Account 101-67000-612520, Purchase Order 5001594ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0063 128Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Granicus, Inc., for Legistar Software Maintenance and Support Services in an amount of $15,515.01, from an amount of $60,114.91, to an amount not to exceed $75,629.92, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 623810, Purchase Order 3092287ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0065 129Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 14-113-5F, Stormwater Retrofits for Real Time Controls and Rainwater Harvesting System at Dearborn Homes, in Chicago, Illinois with Concord Excavating Enterprises, Inc. in an amount of $986,132.34, from an amount of $1,088,880.00, to an amount not to exceed $102,747.66, and to decrease the related five percent change order allowance in an amount of $54,444.00, from an amount of $54,444.00, to an amount not to exceed $0.00, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000058ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0070 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to Rubinos and Mesia Engineers, Inc., for professional engineering services for Contract 09-875-3D Civil, Structural, and Architectural Engineering Consulting Services in an amount of $1,500,000.00, from an amount of $3,000,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $4,500,000.00, Account 401-50000-612450, Purchase Order 3087207ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0097 131Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2018 departmental appropriations in the amount of $261,500.00 in the Corporate FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0066 132ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of December 2018Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0092 133Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a Project Partnership Agreement and to amend the Project Cooperation Agreement with the Department of the Army, represented by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, for the completion of the design and construction of remaining elements of the McCook Reservoir Stage 2, Project 73-161-2HApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0081 134ReportReport on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0082 135Report2018 Annual Report of the Civil Service BoardPublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0073 136Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a five (5) year permit to the Board of Trustees of Junior College District 534 a/k/a Spoon River College for continued use of approximately 39.16 acres of District real estate on the former Consolidation Coal Company Farm located north of Hickory Road and east of Route 22 in Cuba, Fulton County, Illinois as a farm land laboratory. Consideration shall be an annual fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0074 137Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a five (5) year permit to the Tri-State Fire Protection District to use the dock facility/boat launch located on Main Channel Parcel 30.05 and access road on Parcels 30.05, 30.06, 31.01, 31.05, and 31.06, and to install a “knox box” on the District’s gate on Parcel 30.06 in Willow Springs, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of 10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0083 138Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a ten (10) month permit extension to United Parcel Service, Inc. to continue to store and park trucks and trailers on 20.5 acres of District real estate located at the Cal-Sag Channel and Ridgeland Avenue in Alsip, Illinois and known as the Ridgeland Avenue Drying Facilities; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 10.04 (eastern portion). Consideration shall be $820,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0099 139Agenda ItemAuthority to grant to the Village of Oak Lawn: (1) a 4-year, 124,972± sq. ft. temporary construction easement and (2) a 50-year, 32,262± sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to construct, install, operate, maintain, repair and remove a 60-inch subterranean water main on and/or beneath Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 8.04 and 8.05 and the Cal-Sag Channel in Palos Heights, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $5,000.00 for the temporary construction easement and an initial annual fee of $5,000.00 for the 50-year easementApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0100 140Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a five (5) day permit to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to perform two (2) hydro-vacuum excavations and associated survey work on Main Channel Parcels 31.01 and 31.05 in Willow Springs, Illinois to verify the location, depth and size of existing water mains. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0102 141Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a nine (9) month permit to BP Pipelines (North America), Inc. to use an approximate 40’ x 80’ portion of Main Channel Parcels 27.01, 28.02, 28.06, 33.04 and 37.05 in Lemont, Willow Springs, Bedford Park, and Forest View, Illinois for construction staging. Consideration shall be $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0093 142ReportReport on Green Infrastructure, Detention, and Compensatory Storage Volumes Required by the Watershed Management OrdinancePublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0106 143MotionMOTION to accept the Chairman and Vice-Chairman Assignments for the 2019-2020 Standing CommitteesAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0107 144MotionMOTION to re-appoint Mariyana T. Spyropoulos as trustee of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s Retirement FundAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0108 145MotionMOTION to appoint Kimberly Du Buclet as trustee of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s Retirement FundAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0103 146ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing National Engineers WeekAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0104 147ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Martin Luther King Day.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
O19-001 148OrdinanceOrdinance O19-001 An Ordinance directing the County Clerk to reduce the levy of taxes on Capital Improvement Bonds for the levy year 2018AdoptedPass Action details Video Video