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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/5/2020 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: 03-05-2020 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Correction.pdf
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20-0216 11ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Shannon Rovers Irish Bagpipe BandAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0219 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Warsaw, Poland as Chicago’s First Sister City AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0199 13ReportReport on the investment interest income during December 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0200 14ReportReport on the investment interest income during January 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0201 15ReportReport on investments purchased during December 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0202 16ReportReport on investments purchased during January 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0203 17ReportReport on investment inventory statistics at December 31, 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0179 18Agenda ItemAuthority to Amend the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retiree Health Care Plan Document and Trust Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2020ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0181 19Agenda ItemAuthority to Transfer $20,000,000.00 of Accumulated Investment Interest Income to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement Fund pursuant to the provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/5.9ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0210 110ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 19-366-11, Public Tender of Bids to Lease for thirty-Nine (39) Years 19.67 Acres of District Real Estate Located Between I-294 and La Grange Road in Willow Springs, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 31.01, estimated cost $514,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0212 111ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, February 11, 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0214 112ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, February 25, 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0177 113Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Barnes & Thornburg LLP for the 2020 Federal Water Quality Coalition membership dues in the amount of $12,500.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (Deferred from the March 5, 2020 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
20-0205 114Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend the scope of work and agreement with Stantec, Inc., (formerly MWH Americas, Inc.), for professional engineering post award services for Contract 04-202-4F, Account 401-50000-612470, Purchase Order 3100694 (Deferred from the March 5, 2020 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
20-0184 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-613-11, Scavenger Services at Various Service Areas, estimated cost $3,883,400.00, Accounts 101/501-50000/66000/67000/68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1538453, 1538452, 1537450, 1538459, 1538445, 1538446 and 1538068Deleted  Action details Not available
20-0185 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-627-11, Repairs to Air Compressors and Air Dryers at Various Locations, estimated cost $129,500.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612650, Requisitions 1538725, 1538726, and 1538728ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0215 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-073-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Lab Accessories to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $45,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0183 118Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with V3 Wetland Restoration, L.L.C. for wetland mitigation banking services in connection with contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel Improvements, in an amount not to exceed $80,750.00, Account 501-50000-645690, Requisition 1540089 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0189 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to DLT Solutions, LLC, for SolarWinds Software License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $15,365.85, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1539869ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0211 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 20-105-12 (Re-Bid), Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Lysimeters and Groundwater Monitoring Wells, to Patrick Engineering, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1527684ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0213 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 20-632-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite, to Alexander Chemical Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $4,206,963.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623560, Requisitions 1528871, 1528446, 1528191, 1532414, 1530767, and 1531424ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0170 122Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 19-717-22 (Re-Bid), Furnish, Deliver, and Install an Upgraded Operator for TARP Gate I at the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to Ornelas Construction Company, in an amount not to exceed $775,201.00, Account 201-50000-645700, Requisition 1518109 (As Revised)(Deferred from the February 20, 2020 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0186 123Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 17-640-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Bisulfite, to PVS Chemical Solutions, Inc., in an amount of $212,964.38 from an amount of $1,755,208.76 to an amount not to exceed $1,968,173.14, Accounts 101-67000/68000-623560, Purchase Orders 3093827 and 3093829ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0190 124Agenda ItemAuthority to increase and extend the purchase order with AT&T Corp., for Contract 16-RFP-06 Internet Services, in an amount of $26,245.56, from an amount of $252,827.69, to an amount not to exceed $279,073.25, Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase Order 3093695ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0191 125Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order with AT&T Corporation, for Contract 16-RFP-05 Point to Point Communications, in an amount of $1,572.12, from an amount of $75,951.12, to an amount not to exceed $74,379.00, Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase Order 3096760ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0193 126Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order to AT&T Corporation, to Furnish and Deliver Telemetry Services in an amount of $4,844.22, from an amount of $985,246.48, to an amount not to exceed $980,402.26, Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase Order 3102511ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0194 127Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to CDW-G, to Furnish and Deliver Microsoft Azure services in an amount of $8,268.77, from an amount of $3,698.90, to an amount not to exceed $11,967.67, Account 101-27000-612820, Purchase Order 3107371ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0198 128Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2020 departmental appropriations in the amount of $130,000.00 in the Corporate FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0204 129Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Miguel Hernandez vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number W002190916 in the sum of $39,532.00, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0195 130ReportReport of Collective Bargaining Activities in 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0217 131Agenda ItemRequest for advice and consent to the reappointment of Jose A. Lopez as a Commissioner on MWRD’s Ethics Commission for a two-year term pursuant to the Ethics Ordinance (Deferred from the March 5, 2020 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
20-0207 132Agenda ItemAuthority to commence statutory procedures to lease 14.02± acres of improved District real estate at 6400 South Archer Avenue in Bedford Park, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 33.01ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0209 133Agenda ItemAuthority to amend easement agreement dated March 24, 1949, between the District and Kornerstone Properties, LLC (“Kornerstone”), successor in interest to ComEd, to use and maintain the District-owned portions of Edmier Road located between Cicero Avenue and Ridgeland Avenue in Stickney and Forest View, Illinois. Consideration shall be a one-time fee of $250,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0218 134Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 10-year, 8,985 sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to Comcast of Chicago, Inc. to continue to use portions of North Shore Channel Parcel 8.01 located at 3100 West Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago, Illinois to operate, maintain, repair, and remove a 4-inch underground conduit and fiber optic cable. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $6,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0187 135Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Tinley Park for the construction and perpetual maintenance of the Streambank Stabilization Project (19-IGA-21) along Midlothian Creek in an amount not to exceed $866,500.00, Account 501-500000-612400, Requisition 1538723ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0188 136Agenda ItemAuthority to enter an intergovernmental agreement with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to collaborate on the restoration and maintenance of the McCook LeveeApprovedPass Action details Not available