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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/16/2019 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: Agenda Packet - 05-16-2019 Board Meeting, Errata Corrections
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19-0478 11ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 130th Anniversary of the founding of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0479 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Alicia Oceguera’s Completion of the Machinist Apprenticeship ProgramAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0480 13ResolutionRESOLUTION Honoring and Welcoming the Society for Industrial Archeology to Chicago for their 48th Annual Conference, June 6-9, 2019AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0481 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating Michael Tierney on his retirement AdoptedPass Action details Not available
19-0491 15ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Road Home ProgramAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0494 16ResolutionRESOLUTION Adopting a Schedule for the Execution and Completion of Construction of the Addison Creek Channel Improvement Project in the municipalities of Northlake, Stone Park, Melrose Park, Bellwood, Westchester, and Broadview, Cook County, Illinois, Contract 11-187-3F, and Authorizing the Immediate Vesting of Title to Real Estate for the Execution Thereof (As Revised)AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0504 17ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the contributions and accomplishments of Today’s Inspired Latina and declaring May 23, 2019 as “Today’s Inspired Latina” DayAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0505 18ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month (As Revised)AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
O19-005 19OrdinanceAuthority to amend the Watershed Management Ordinance "ADOPTED AS AMENDED REFER TO FILE ID# O19-005A"AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
O19-005A 1 MotionMOTION to amend Ordinance O19-005 (Agenda Item No. 9) Authority to amend the Watershed Management OrdinanceAdoptedPass Action details Not available
R19-002 110Right of Way OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance R19-002 amending Ordinance No. R18-003, which amended Ordinances R15-007 and R15-006, establishing the right-of-way for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Addison Creek Channel Improvement Project (Contract 11-187-3F) in the municipalities of Northlake, Stone Park, Melrose Park, Bellwood, Westchester, and Broadview, Illinois in parts of Sections 4, 5, 9, 16, 21, and 22 in Township 39 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, IllinoisAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0486 111ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of April 2019, in the amount of $25,979,314.71Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0458 112ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 19-RFP-22 Technical Review of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retiree Health Care Plan Document and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retiree Health Care Trust Agreement, estimated cost $20,000.00, Account P802-11000-798200Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0466 113ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 19-RFP-14 Pre-Employment Physical Examinations, Post-Offer Physical Assessments and Related Services, estimated cost $180,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1519866Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0469 114ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 19-RFP-21 Professional Services to Develop a Plant-Wide Dispersion Model and Odor Control Strategies for the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $300,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition 1518395Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0470 115ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 19-RFP-23 SAP Consulting Services, estimated cost $560,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1519898Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
19-0475 116ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 19-RFP-19 On-site Mobile Drug and Alcohol Testing Services, estimated cost $45,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1520296Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0483 117ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, April 30, 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0499 118ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, May 7, 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0482 119Agenda ItemAuthorization to increase cost estimate and re-advertise Contract 15-266-4HR Odor Control Systems at Two TARP Shafts and Decommissioning of the Thornton Transitional Reservoir, Calumet Service Area, estimated revised cost between $8,616,000.00 and $10,430,000.00, Accounts 401-50000-645620 and 401-50000-645720, Requisition 1503413ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0460 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-608-21, Furnish and Deliver HVAC Coils to Various Service Areas, estimated cost $122,000.00, Accounts 101/201-50000/67000/68000-623270/634650, Requisition 1503585 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0463 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-905-21 Rehabilitation of Two Double Disc Gate Valves at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $1,000,000.00, Account 201-50000-645700, Requisition 1519311ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0464 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-603-11 Furnishing and Delivering Roadway Rock Salt to Various Service Areas, estimated cost $125,060.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623130, Requisitions 1517976, 1518112 and 1518104ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0465 123Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-656-11 Inspect and Maintain TARP Electrical Control Chambers and Tide Gate Monitoring Systems at Various Locations, estimated cost $500,000.00, Account 101-66000-612600, Requisition 1504640ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0468 124Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-116-11 Furnish and Deliver a Hydrogen Sulfide Monitoring System, estimated cost $138,800.00, Accounts 101-16000-612490, 623570, 634970, Requisition 1518111ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0497 125Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-025-11, Furnish and Deliver Plumbing Pipe, Fittings, and Valves to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $363,000.00, Account 101-20000-623090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0498 126Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-090-11, Furnish and Deliver One LPG Multi-Directional Fork Truck to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $85,000.00, Account 101-20000-634760ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0471 127Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Carahsoft Technology Corporation for Annual Acquia Software Maintenance Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $34,403.25, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1520297ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0472 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for AutoDesk Constructware Software License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $110,484.40, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1519029ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0476 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-03 Benefits Consulting Services with Deloitte Consulting LLP in an amount not to exceed $185,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1506535 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0485 130Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 19-629-11, Furnish and Deliver Closed Circuit Television Cameras to the Stickney and Calumet Water Reclamation Plants, to Greatline Electric, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $47,516.00, Accounts 101-68000, 69000-623070, Requisition 1515785ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0487 131Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 19-609-11, Furnishing and Delivering Unleaded Gasoline and Diesel Grade Fuel Oil to Fulton County, Illinois, to Herr Petroleum Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $52,270.00, Account 101-66000-623820, Requisition 1495826ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0489 132Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 19-610-12 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver Two Diesel Step Van Trucks to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Patson, Inc. d/b/a TransChicago Truck Group, in an amount not to exceed $319,168.00, Account 101-66000-634860, Requisition 1502579ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0503 133Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Alfa Laval, Inc., to Provide Off-site Centrifuge Rehabilitation and Repair Services and On-site Technical Services as needed for the Stickney and Egan Water Reclamation Plants, for a total amount not to exceed $2,380,000.00, Account 101-69000-612650, Requisition 1516787ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0508 134Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-08, Lease One Digital, High-Speed Color Production Printing System and One Digital, High-Speed Monochrome Production Printing System with a Five Year Repair, Supply and Maintenance Agreement with Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. in an amount not to exceed $412,722.80, Account 101-15000-612330, Requisition 1507089ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0495 135Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 19-660-11, Agricultural Fieldside Mowing Services at Fulton County, Illinois, to C&J Mowing and Fencing LLC in an amount not to exceed $214,890.00, Account 101-66000-612420, Requisition 1516173 ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0502 136Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2019 departmental appropriations in the amount of $362,400.00 in the Corporate FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0473 137Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an agreement with the City of Chicago to share Geographic Information System data for underground facilities with the District consultant for Contract 18-849-5F, Program Management of Stormwater Master Planning in Combined Sewer Service Area.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0474 138Agenda ItemAuthority to increase final payment to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, $44,903.19 from an amount not to exceed $127,546.91, to an amount not to exceed $172,450.10 for relocation of a segment of the O’Hare-Egan Solids Pipeline. Account 401-50000-645700ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0501 139ReportFinal report on emergency Contract 18-700-01, Emergency Repairs to North Branch TARP Construction Shaft No. 2 in the Town of Morton Grove, IL, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC, Purchase Order 3099277, Account 201-50000-645720 (As Revised)Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
19-0500 140ReportReport on April 13, 2019 State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection ProgramPublished and FiledPass Action details Video Video
19-0490 141Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a twelve (12) month permit extension to Rausch Infrastructure LLC for continued use of a District roadway traversing Main Channel Parcels 30.05, 30.06, 31.01, 31.05 and 31.06 in Willow Springs, Illinois to access Old Willow Springs Road. Consideration shall be $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0492 142Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of February 21, 2019 regarding authority to pay final just compensation in the amount of $160,000.00 to acquire fee simple title to real estate commonly known as 1534 North 43rd Avenue in Stone Park, Illinois in order to settle the eminent domain lawsuit entitled The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Mohsin Sheikh, Case No. 18L050736 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to authorize the payment of relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $19,788.00, Account 401-50000-656010, Capital Improvements Bond Fund, Agenda Item No. 37, File No. 19-0184ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0493 143Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of December 6, 2018 regarding authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 1533 North 43rd Avenue in Stone Park, Illinois for the construction of the Addison Creek Channel Improvement Project (Contract 11-187-3F) and authority for payment to Eduardo De La Rosa Cruz and Aneydi Olea, the owners of said real estate, in an amount of $285,500.00, plus closing costs, and relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $53,899.00, to increase relocation costs in the amount of $6,311.00 from $53,899.00 to $60,210.00, Account 401-50000-656010, Capital Improvements Bond Fund, Agenda Item No. 44, File No. 18-1274 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0496 144Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of December 6, 2018 regarding authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 1128 South 31st Avenue in Bellwood, Illinois for the construction of the Addison Creek Channel Improvement Project (Contract 11-187-3F) and authority for payment to Helio Lopez, the owner of said real estate, in an amount of $176,000.00, plus closing costs, and relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $28,900.00, to increase relocation costs in the amount of $3,115.00 from $28,900.00 to $32,015.00, Account 401-50000-656010, Capital Improvements Bond Fund, Agenda Item No. 43, File No. 18-1273 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0509 145Agenda ItemAuthority to pay 2018 real estate taxes in the amount of $568,152.92 for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s real estate located in Will County, Illinois. Account 101-30000-667130ApprovedPass Action details Not available