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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/23/2020 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: 01-23-2020 Final Agenda Packet.pdf
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20-0039 11Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the life of Richard Barnett AdoptedPass Action details Not available
20-0086 12Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the life of William E. Dugan AdoptedPass Action details Not available
20-0017 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Greencorps Chicago for celebrating 25 years of providing valuable paid job training for individuals with barriers to employmentAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0076 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and honoring United States Congressman Danny K. Davis AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
O20-001 15OrdinanceAuthority to amend the Ethics Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0064 16ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of November 2019, in the amount of $28,905,190.70Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0065 17ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of December 2019, in the amount of $27,439,130.23Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0059 18Agenda 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
20-0060 19Agenda ItemAuthority to Transfer up to $6,700,000.00 from the Construction Working Cash Fund to Finance Construction Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2020, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9cApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0061 110Agenda ItemAuthority to Transfer up to $271,200,000.00 from the Corporate Working Cash Fund to Finance Corporate Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2020, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9bApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0062 111Agenda 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 2020, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9eApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0049 112ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, January 7, 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
20-0066 113ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 20-653-11, Underground Infrastructure Cleaning at Various Locations, estimated cost $1,670,100.00Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
20-0038 114Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the Water Research Foundation for the 2020 Annual Research Commitment in an amount not to exceed $152,290.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-1310 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-753-11 Contract Farming at the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $440,000.00, Accounts 101-67000-612520/612530, Requisition 1521339 (Deferred from the January 9, 2020 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0040 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Skalar, Inc. for preventive maintenance, repairs and consumable supplies for five Skalar analyzer systems, in an amount not to exceed $119,900.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition 1531762ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0067 117Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-625-11, Diving Services at Various Locations, to Global Infrastructure LLC, in an amount not to exceed $140,000.00, Account 101-66000-612490, Requisition 1523120ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0068 118Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-002-11 Furnish and Deliver Cylinder Gases and Bulk Liquid Argon to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A, B, and C to Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., in amounts not to exceed $56,855.21, and Group D to American Gases Corporation. in an amount not to exceed $772.00, Account 101-20000-623840.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0074 119Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 18-248-3P, S2EBPR Pilot Study, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,859,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $92,950.00, for a total amount not to exceed $1,951,950.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1527152ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0048 120Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order for Contract 17-633-11, Furnish and Deliver Polymer, to Polydyne Inc., in an amount of $3,800,000.00, from an amount of $14,340,617.55, to an amount not to exceed $18,140,617.55, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Purchase Order 3096188ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0051 121Agenda 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 $300,000.00, from an amount of $900,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,200,000.00, Account 501-50000-612430, Purchase Order 3094927ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0052 122Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase orders for Contract 18-632-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite, to Rowell Chemical Corporation, in an amount of $211,561.08 from an amount of $1,691,735.31 to an amount not to exceed $1,903,296.39, Accounts 101-67000/68000-623560, Purchase Orders 3101417 and 3101418ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0082 123Agenda ItemAuthority to increase and extend purchase order with AT&T Corporation, as part of Contract 16-RFP-05 Point to Point Communications, in an amount of $41,365.08, from an amount of $34,586.64, to an amount not to exceed $75,951.72, Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase Order 3096760ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0083 124Agenda ItemAuthority to increase and extend the purchase order with AT&T Corporation, as part of Contract 16-RFP-05 Point to Point Communications, in an amount of $187,243.27, from an amount of $307,902.14, to an amount not to exceed $495,145.41, Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase Order 3096748ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0084 125Agenda ItemAuthority to increase and extend purchase order with AT&T Corporation, for point to point telemetry services in an amount of $493,625.20, from an amount of $491,621.28, to an amount not to exceed $985,246.48, Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase Order 3102511ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0055 126ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of December 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0045 127Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement and make payment to the Fox River Water Reclamation District for Phosphorus Removal Liquid Facilities for the Albin D. Pagorski Water Reclamation Facility of the Fox River Water Reclamation District (18-IGA-36) in an amount not to exceed $7,504,968.00, Account 401-50000-612400, Requisition 1537616ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0050 128ReportReport on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0069 129Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Marek Bielecki vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 19 WC 06705, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $66,665.48, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0070 130Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Property Loss of the Village of Roselle Claim # AP 1460, in the sum of $42,740.32, arising out of the December 17, 2018 Village of Roselle Main Force Repair, Account 901-30000-667220ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0078 131Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Barbara McGowan vs. MWRDGC, Claim W002034554 in the sum of $19,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0072 132ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of December 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0063 133Report2019 Annual Report of the Civil Service BoardPublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0054 134Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 25-year, 3.223± acre non-exclusive easement to West Shore Pipe Line Company to continue to construct, operate, maintain, repair and remove a 16-inch subterranean petroleum pipeline on Main Channel Parcels 26.02, 26.03 and 26.07 and suspended over the Main Channel in Lemont Township, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $29,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0073 135Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a second 10-year, non-exclusive easement extension to Skokie Eruv Committee, Inc. to continue to operate and maintain eight decorative poles and two 48-inch chain link fences upon and over District real estate along the west bank of the North Shore Channel between Oakton Street and Church Street in Skokie, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0053 136Agenda ItemRecommendation for the State of Illinois 2020 Legislative Program "ADOPTED AS AMENDED REFER TO FILE ID 20-0053A, 20-0053A-1 and 20-0053A-2" (Deferred from the January 23, 2020 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
20-0047 137ReportReport on Green Infrastructure, Detention, and Compensatory Storage Volumes Required by the Watershed Management OrdinancePublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0044 138Agenda ItemAuthority to approve, execute, and make payment for temporary and permanent easements from the Westchester Park District, Cook County, Illinois for the Addison Creek Channel Improvements (Contract 11-187-3F) located at 1100 to 1130 Norfolk Avenue in Westchester, Illinois, consideration shall be a one-time fee of $14,524.00, Account 501-50000-667340ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0046 139Agenda ItemAuthorization to negotiate and enter into an intergovernmental agreement with Maine Township for Contract 12-056-AF, Flood Control Project on Farmers CreekApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0056 140Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Chicago Ridge for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Metra Station Permeable Paver Parking Lot in Chicago Ridge, Illinois (20-IGA-07) in an amount not to exceed $227,847.00, Account 501-50000-612400, Requisition 1537632 Deleted  Action details Not available
20-0057 141Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Maywood for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Maywood Green Alleys Program in Maywood, Illinois (20-IGA-13) in an amount not to exceed $541,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400, Requisition 1537631 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0088 142MotionMOTION to re-appoint retiree to Retirement Board of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Pension FundAdoptedPass Action details Video Video