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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/9/2025 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: 01-09-2025 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf
File #Ver.Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsVideo
25-0009 11MotionMOTION to nominate Kari K. Steele as President of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
25-0010 12MotionMOTION to nominate Patricia Theresa Flynn as Vice President of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
25-0011 13MotionMOTION to nominate Marcelino Garcia as Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
25-0012 14MotionMOTION to suspend Article III, Section 3.2 (A) of the Rules of the Board of Commissioners of the MWRDGC and move the appointment of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of each standing Committee to the next Regular Board MeetingAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
O25-001 15OrdinanceAuthority to amend the Watershed Management Ordinance (As Revised)AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
24-1160 16ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. AdoptedPass Action details Not available
25-0044 17ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the life of the 39th President of the United States President Jimmy CarterAdoptedPass Action details Not available
25-0046 18ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 125th anniversary of the reversal of the Chicago RiverAdoptedPass Action details Not available
25-0033 19ReportReport on the investment interest income during October 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0034 110ReportReport on the investment interest income during November 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0035 111ReportReport on investments purchased during October 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0036 112ReportReport on investments purchased during November 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0040 113ReportReport on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due on January 1, 2025Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0026 114ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, December 17, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0004 115Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of December 5, 2024, regarding Issue purchase order to Accurate Background, LLC to provide pre-employment background screening services to the District under the OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S. Communities) Purchasing Co-operative Contract Number R240501, in an amount not to exceed $32,700.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1628711, Agenda Item No. 16, File No. 24-1083ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0005 116Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of November 7, 2024 regarding issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 23-RFP-08 On-Site Training Services: Odor Recognition in Wastewater Treatment to RK & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1609828, Agenda Item No. 16, File No. 24-0979 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0013 117Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Isle Inc., for the annual membership in the Isle - Technology Approval Group, in an amount not to exceed $21,962.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0039 118Agenda ItemAuthorization to exercise an option to extend and amend agreement or administer a reverse auction to procure electricity and renewable energy credits (RECs) under Contract 20-RFP-24 for years 2026 and 2027, subject to obtaining pricing that is favorable to the DistrictApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0017 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-279-5F, Suburban Green Schoolyard Pilot Project 1 in Burnham, estimated cost between $1,805,000.00 and $2,185,000.00, Account 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1628550 (Deferred from the January 9, 2025 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
25-0024 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-012-11 Furnish and Deliver Paint, Brushes, Solvents and Stains to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $52,000.00, Account 101-20000-623190ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0029 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-01 Medicare Advantage Plan, for a three-year period, effective January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028, Account 101-25000-601250ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0030 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with MTS IntegraTRAK for Contract 23-RFP-05 Telecom Call Accounting Platform in an amount not to exceed $84,200.00, Accounts 101-27000-612430 and 623800, Requisition 1601168 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0031 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with V3 Companies, Ltd. for Contract 24-CON-03, Professional Engineering Services for Project 21-166-5F, 71st Street Ditch Regional Flood Mitigation in the Vicinity of Bedford Park, in an amount not to exceed $4,347,847.00. Account 501-50000-612450, Requisition 1630833ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0032 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Zonatherm Products, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One (1) New Generac 150kW Emergency Generator to the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant (WRP), under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 092222-GNR, in an amount not to exceed $48,839.09, Account 101-67000-623070, Requisition 1629471ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0037 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Environmental Resource Associates, Inc. to furnish and deliver proficiency testing standards, in an amount not to exceed $21,077.40, Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1626319ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0027 126Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-169-1S, McCook Reservoir Stage 1 Sediment Removal, to K.L.F. Enterprises, Inc. (K.L.F.), in an amount not to exceed $9,197,183.95, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $459,859.20, for a total amount not to exceed $9,657,043.15, Account 101-50000-612620, Requisition 1622008ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0038 127Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-665-12 (Re-Bid), Landscape Maintenance at Various Service Areas, Group D, to Lizzette Medina & Co. (Lizzette), in an amount not to exceed $196,500.00, Account 101-69000-612420, Requisition 1577294ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-1163 128Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 23-685-51, Furnishing, Delivering and Administration of Rain Barrels, to Greenlane Environmental & Recycling Services Inc., in an amount of $44,209.50, from an amount of $450,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $494,209.50, Account 501-50000-623990, Purchase Order 3122945ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0020 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 10-047-3S North Shore 1 Rehabilitation, NSA, to Inliner Solutions, LLC, in an amount of $433,264.07, from an amount of $44,990,757.04, to an amount not to exceed $45,424,021.11, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000108ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0023 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to Provide Specialized Vegetation Control along MWRD Railroad Facilities, to DeAngelo Contracting Services, LLC, in an amount of $14,662.50, from an amount of $9,900.00, to an amount not to exceed $24,562.50, Account 101-69000-612420, Purchase Order 8010600ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0025 131Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 21-262-3S Calumet 18E Relief Connecting Structure and Sewer Work, CSA, to Rausch Infrastructure, LLC, in an amount of $9,192.69, from an amount of $3,108,314.10, to an amount not to exceed $3,117,506.79, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order No. 4000095ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0002 132ReportReport on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0001 133Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Matthew Dillon vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 23WC025664 in the sum of $25,929.21, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0041 134Agenda ItemAuthority to Approve the Agreement Between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 399 (AFL-CIO)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0006 135Agenda ItemAuthorization to declare as surplus and not required for corporate purposes, and to sell to the Illinois Department of Transportation, approximately 0.028± acres of District land located on the east bank of the Des Plaines River, a portion of Main Channel Parcel 9.03, in Joliet, Illinois. Consideration shall be a fee of $2,440.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0007 136Agenda ItemAuthority to pay relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $74,000.00 to Rose B. Smith, the owner of the real estate commonly known as 15321 Myrtle Avenue in Harvey, Illinois, for the construction of the Central Park Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois (Contract 18-249-AF) Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0008 137Agenda ItemAuthority to pay relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $24,200.00 to Armando Aguilar, the tenant of the real estate commonly known as 15332 Myrtle Avenue in Harvey, Illinois, for the Central Park Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois (Contract 18-249-AF), Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0028 138Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of December 19, 2024, regarding Request Authority to Review the Proposed Amended Watershed Management Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Agenda Item No. 39, File No. 24-1134ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0047 139ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing National Law Enforcement Appreciation DayAdoptedPass Action details Not available