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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/19/2019 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: 09-19-2019 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf
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19-0911 11ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Don ManningAdoptedPass Action details Not available
19-0912 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Frank M. Zuccarelli AdoptedPass Action details Not available
19-0915 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Sister Rosemary Connelly for 50 years of service with MisericordiaAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0920 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing September 16th as Mexican Independence Day and honoring the accomplishments of Mexican leaders across Cook CountyAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
R19-004 15Right of Way OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance No. R19-004, Amending Ordinance No. R19-003, Establishing the Right-of-Way for the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of the McCook Levee Section 205 Flood Risk Management Project Partnership Agreement in the Villages of McCook and Summit in part of Section 11, Township 38 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, IllinoisAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0884 16ReportReport on the investment interest income during June 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0885 17ReportReport on the investment interest income during July 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0886 18ReportReport on investments purchased during June 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0888 19ReportReport on investments purchased during July 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0889 110ReportReport on investment inventory statistics at June 30, 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0899 111ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of August 2019, in the amount of $33,096,215.65Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0901 112Agenda ItemAuthority to Approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of Commissioners in the amount of $429.10, Accounts 101-11000-612010 and 101-11000-612030.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0903 113ReportReport on advertisement of a Request for Proposal 19-RFP-32 Professional Services for Stormwater Master Planning in six areas throughout Cook County, estimated cost $1,500,000.00, Account 501-50000-612440, Requisitions 1528595, 1528596, 1528597, 1528594, 1528433, and 1528435Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
19-0906 114ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, September 10, 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0876 115Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Core Consulting Group, LLC for tuition fees for four (4) participants to attend a Leadership Development Program for Emerging Leaders in the Wastewater Utility Industry, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00, Account 101-25000-601100 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0880 116Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of August 8, 2019 regarding authorization to enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-04 Deferred Compensation Plan Administrative Services with the Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company, for a five-year period, effective January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2024ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0897 117Agenda ItemAuthorization to exercise an option to extend an agreement for one year, for professional legal services, with Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel, P.C. to represent and counsel the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago in connection with bankruptcy and collection matters, Account 101-30000-612430, Purchase Order 3097549 (Deferred from the September 19, 2019 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
19-0898 118Agenda ItemAuthorization to enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-22 Technical Review of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retiree Health Care Plan and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retiree Health Care Trust Agreement with Thompson Coburn LLP in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00, Account P802-11000-798200ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0921 119Agenda ItemAuthorization to increase cost estimate and re-advertise Contract 15-266-4H3 Odor Control Systems at Two TARP Shafts and Decommissioning of the Thornton Transitional Reservoir, Calumet Service Area, estimated cost between $14,598,000.00 and $17,671,000.00, Accounts 401-50000-645620, 401-50000-645720, Requisition 1503413ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0819 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-248-3P S2EBPR Pilot Study, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost between $1,470,000.00 and $1,780,000.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1527152 (Deferred from the September 5, 2019 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0846 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-045-11 Publish Invitations to Bid for Contracts, Legal Notices for Original Entrance and Promotional Civil Service Examinations, and Other Legal Notices for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $56,000.00, Account 101-20000-612360 (Deferred from the September 5, 2019 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0870 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-102-11 Boat Maintenance, Repairs, and Parts for the PC100 boat, estimated cost $67,000.00, Accounts 101-16000-612790, 623990, Requisition 1527551ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0871 123Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-105-11 Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Lysimeters and Groundwater Monitoring Wells, estimated cost $30,000.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1527684ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0872 124Agenda ItemAuthority to Advertise Contract 20-100-11, Collection, Shipment, and Analysis of Water Samples from the Thornton Composite Reservoir and Monitoring Wells and Analysis of Monitoring Well Samples from the McCook Reservoir Site, estimated cost $93,182.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1527992ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0875 125Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-487-11, Provide Web Hosting and Support of Oracle Primavera Software for a Three-Year Period, estimated cost $85,000.00, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 612430 Requisition 1526697Deleted  Action details Not available
19-0907 126Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-003-11 Furnish and Deliver Laboratory Disposable Gloves to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $68,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0801 127Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-18, On-Site Training Services: Sexual Harassment and other Inappropriate Workplace Behaviors and the Value of Diversity for a Three-Year Period with HR Solutions and Services, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $296,700.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1517973 (Deferred from the September 5, 2019 Board Meeting) (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0867 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to DLT Solutions, LLC to Furnish and Deliver License Renewal of the Autodesk Subscription and Advanced Support Program for AutoCAD Software, in an amount not to exceed $66,208.80, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1527970ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0868 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Kofax, Inc. for Readsoft Process Director Software Maintenance and Support Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $93,076.51, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1527995ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0869 130Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hach Company for preventive maintenance and consumable supplies for flow injection analyzers and a spectrophotometer, in an amount not to exceed $47,502.25, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition 1527676ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0873 131Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver KnowBe4 online security awareness and tracking software, in an amount not to exceed $31,035.51, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1528423ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0877 132Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Symantec Antivirus Licenses and Maintenance, in an amount not to exceed $25,991.50, Account 101-27000-612820, 623800, Requisition 1528567ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0893 133Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into a joint funding agreement with the United States Department of the Interior - U.S. Geological Survey for the maintenance and operation of seven streamflow gaging stations and two rain gages within Cook County, Illinois in an amount not to exceed $98,300.00 Account 501-50000-612490, Requisition 1528198ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0902 134Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 18-RFP-22R, Travel and Expense Reimbursement Solution for a three-year period with Carahsoft Technology Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $87,172.10, Accounts 101-27000-612430/612820, Requisition 1505678ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0916 135Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with CEM Holdings Corporation to Provide Maintenance and Repair Services for Five Moisture and Solids Analyzers at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, LASMA and CALSMA, in an amount not to exceed $53,485.70, Accounts 101-66000, 69000-612490, 623570, Requisition 1518415ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0922 136Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-842-3H, Modifications to TARP Control Structures & Drop Shafts, SSA and CSA, to IHC Construction Companies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $2,997,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $149,850.00, for a total amount not to exceed $3,146,850.00, Account 401-50000-645600, Requisition 1518102ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0866 137Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Skillsoft Corporation, for Contract 14-RFP-24 E-Learning Courseware/Learning Management System, in an amount of $15,066.61, from an amount of $284,106.00, to an amount not to exceed $299,172.61, Accounts 101-25000-612820 and 101-27000-612820, Purchase Order 3083425ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0881 138Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 14-690-11, Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids from LASMA, CALSMA and the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to Stewart Spreading, Inc., in an amount of $286,675.08, from an amount of $12,642,624.39, to an amount not to exceed $12,355,949.31, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001472ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0882 139Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order for Contract 18-959-12, Furnishing and Delivering Sulfuric Acid, to Rowell Chemical Corporation, in an amount of $168,263.92, from an amount of $168,263.92, to an amount not to exceed $0.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Purchase Order 3100960ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0887 140Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and to exercise an option to extend the agreement for an additional twenty-four month period, for Contract 16-RFP-24 Claims Management Services, with McLarens, Inc., on an as needed basis in an amount of $100,000.00, from an amount of $150,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $250,000.00, Account 901-30000-667220, Purchase Order 3092567ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0890 141Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 98-RFP-10 Design, Build, Own, Finance, Operate and Maintain a 150 Dry Tons Per Day Biosolids Processing Facility at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant and Beneficially Use the Final Product for a Period of 20 years, to Metropolitan Biosolids Management, LLC, in an amount of $2,301,917.50 from an amount of $199,537,840.13 to an amount not to exceed $197,235,922.63, Account 101-66000-612590, Purchase Order 5000950 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0892 142Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 18-696-11, Services of Tractor Mounted Paddle Aerators and Rotavators with Operators, Bechstein-Klatt Loading & Shredding, in an amount of $218,625.00 from an amount of $4,945,509.19 to an amount not to exceed $4,726,884.19, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001646ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0894 143Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order for Contract 18-699-11, Services of Heavy Equipment with Operators, KLF Enterprises, Inc., in an amount of $566,558.00, from an amount of $2,810,217.19, to an amount not to exceed $2,243,659.19, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001650ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0896 144Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 18-692-11, Utilization and Transportation of Air Dried Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, Groups A and B, Synagro Central, LLC, in an amount of $38,200.00 from an amount of $2,565,371.86 to an amount not to exceed $2,527,171.86, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001651ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0909 145Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2019 departmental appropriations in the amount of $5,770,800.00 in the Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0900 146Agenda ItemAuthority for the Board of Commissioners to review the petition of Vantage Oleochemicals, 4650 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, to appeal the 2018 User Charge Liability Determination made by the Director of the Monitoring and Research Department, Appeal No. 19B-001ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0883 147Agenda ItemAuthority to issue two additional leases to tenant farmers for land parcels located at the Prairie Plan Site in Fulton County, Illinois, for a two year period, pursuant to 17-RFP-31, Farm Management Support Services. The District will be paid an annual rent of $25,660.80 for the two additional leasesApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0910 148Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 5-year permit to the U.S. Geological Survey to install, operate, and maintain a streamflow gaging station and rain gage on District property located on the north bank of the Calumet Union Drainage Canal, east of Dixie Highway in Markham, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0913 149Agenda ItemAuthority to commence statutory procedures to lease up to 73± acres of District real estate located south of the Lockport Powerhouse between the Des Plaines River and the Main Channel in Crest Hill, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 13.02DeletedPass Action details Video Video
19-0904 150Agenda ItemAuthority to approve, execute, and make payment for temporary and permanent easements from Memorial Park District, Cook County, Illinois, for the Addison Creek Channel Improvements (Contract 11-187-3F) located at 1542 44th Ave., 1544 44th Ct., and 1551 44th Ct., in Stone Park, Illinois, Consideration shall be a fee of $31,448.00, Account No. 501-50000-667340ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0905 151Agenda ItemAuthority to approve, execute, and make payment for temporary and permanent easements from Maro Bellwood, Inc., an Illinois corporation, for the Addison Creek Channel Improvements (Contract 11-187-3F) located at 333 S. 31st Avenue in Bellwood, Illinois, Consideration shall be a fee of $23,000.00, Account No. 501-50000-667340ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0908 152Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and enter into an agreement with the Village of Chicago Ridge for the resurfacing of 99th Street associated with Contract 13-248-3F, Streambank Stabilization on Melvina Ditch, Oak Lawn and Chicago Ridge, IllinoisApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0914 153Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate an intergovernmental agreement for the design, construction, land acquisition, operation, and maintenance with the Village of La Grange for a local flood control project under the Stormwater Management Phase II Program ApprovedPass Action details Not available