Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, May 4, 2023  
10:30 AM  
Board Room  
Board of Commissioners  
Commissioner Yumeka Brown, Commissioner Cameron Davis, Vice-President  
Kimberly Du Buclet, Commissioner Patricia Theresa Flynn, Chairman of Finance  
Marcelino Garcia, Commissioner Daniel Pogorzelski, Commissioner Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda, Commissioner Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, President Board of  
Commissioners Kari K. Steele  
THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WILL GOVERN THE MEETING PROCESS:  
1. Board Members who vote "Nay, Present, or Abstain" or have a question on any  
item may request the item be removed from the Consent Agenda.  
2. Citizens in the audience who address the Board on any item may request the item  
be removed from the Consent Agenda.  
3. Items removed from the Consent Agenda are considered separately.  
4. One roll call vote is taken to cover all Consent Agenda Items.  
Call Meeting to Order  
President Kari K. Steele presiding, called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m.  
Roll Call  
9 - Yumeka Brown; Cameron Davis; Kimberly Du Buclet; Patricia Theresa Flynn;  
Marcelino Garcia; Daniel Pogorzelski; Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda; Mariyana T.  
Spyropoulos; and Kari K. Steele  
Present:  
Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes  
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Yumeka Brown, that  
the minutes from the last meeting of April 20, 2023 be approved without having to  
read them into the record. The motion carried by acclamation. Chorus of ayes -  
No nays  
Public Comments  
Cliff Haefke, Director of Energy Resources Center UIC, and Mike Archey,  
decarbonization strategist, addressed the board regarding Agenda item #22  
Chelsey Grassfield, Policy Manager at Friends of Chicago River, addressed the board  
regarding Agenda item #2  
Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole  
A motion was made by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, seconded by Patricia Theresa  
Flynn, to recess and convene as a committee of the whole. The motion carried  
by acclamation. Chorus of Ayes - No Nays  
Committee of the Whole  
Approval of the Committee of the Whole Consent Agenda with the exception of  
Item: 19  
Item # 19 was deleted by the Executive Director  
President Kari K. Steele called for a motion to accept the agendas for each  
Standing Committee that was convened. Moved by Cameron Davis, seconded by  
Yumeka Brown. President Kari K. Steele called for any objections. No objections  
were voiced. Motion carried.  
The Committee of the Whole meeting of May 4, 2023 was adjourned at 11:10 a.m.  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 11:15 a.m. President Kari K. Steele reconvened the regular board meeting to  
order  
Motions, Ordinances and Resolutions  
Memorial Resolution  
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners  
23-0456  
1
celebrating the life of Stanisława “Stasia” Rawicka (As Revised)  
Adopted  
Resolution  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Chicago  
River Day  
23-0453  
2
3
Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing May as  
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and honoring the Asian American  
Caucus  
23-0454  
23-0455  
Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing May as  
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and honoring Water and Waste  
Management (As Revised)  
4
Adopted  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 4, 2023  
23-0389  
23-0393  
23-0445  
5
6
7
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 18, 2023  
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 25, 2023  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Authorization for payment to the Illinois Central Railroad Company to  
rehabilitate a railroad crossing, in a total amount of $70,303.90, Account  
201-50000-645790  
23-0408  
8
Approved  
Authority to Advertise  
Authority to advertise Contract 14-259-5F Flood Control Project in the Vicinity  
of 131st Street and Cypress Lane in Palos Heights, estimated cost between  
$452,541.60 and $553,106.40, Account 501-50000-645620, Requisition  
1599293  
23-0394  
9
Attachments:  
Contract 14-259-5F Affirmative Action 98% Review and Goals  
Report  
Contract 14-259-5F Project View  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 22-875-1S Television Inspection and Recording  
of Sewers and Manholes at Various Locations, estimated cost between  
$4,560,000.00 and $5,520,000.00, Account 101-50000-612240, Requisition  
1598921  
23-0395  
10  
Attachments:  
Contract 22-875-1S Affirmative Action 98% Review and Goals  
Report  
Contract 22-875-1S Project Fact Sheet  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-10 Pre-employment Physical  
Examinations, Post-offer Physical Assessments and Related Services, for a  
three-year period, effective January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026, estimated  
cost $144,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1598035  
23-0401  
11  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-RFP-10 Affirmative Action Goal Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-03, Court Reporting Services for a  
three-year period, with an option to extend for an additional two years,  
estimated cost $333,000.00, Accounts 101-25000-612250, 101-30000-612250,  
101-40000-612250, and 501-50000-612250, Requisitions 1598945, 1599066,  
1598944 and 1595419  
23-0404  
12  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-RFP-03 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Issue Purchase Order  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver  
FireEye Network Security Licensing and Support, in an amount not to exceed  
$95,500.00, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1599172  
23-0383  
23-0384  
23-0388  
13  
14  
15  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for Cisco Wireless  
Equipment, in an amount not to exceed $38,546.55, Accounts  
101-27000-612820, 612840, and 623850, Requisition 1599291  
Approved  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-936-11, Furnishing and Delivering Citric  
Acid to Wilson Industrial Sales Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$174,636.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1593363  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-936-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Carahsoft Technology Corporation for Smartsheet  
Software License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $23,442.50, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1599298  
23-0390  
16  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for the Renewal of Six  
Hundred (600) Citrix XenApp Software Maintenance Licenses and Renewal of  
Two (2) Citrix NetScaler MPX Appliances in an amount not to exceed  
$70,324.80, Accounts 101-27000-612820 and 612840, Requisition 1599411  
23-0398  
23-0399  
17  
18  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 21-RFP-13,  
Procure a Public Sector Budget System with Questica LTD, in an amount not  
to exceed $1,523,348.00, Accounts 101-15000-612430 and  
101-15000-612820, Requisition 1569397  
Attachments:  
Contract 21-RFP-13 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with the law firm of Neal  
and Leroy, L.L.C. to represent the District in acquiring certain property rights in  
connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Central  
Park Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in  
Harvey, Illinois (Contract 18-249-AF), in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00,  
Account 501-50000-612430, Requisition 1599400  
23-0400  
19  
Deleted by the Executive Director  
Issue a purchase order to Peterson and Matz, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver  
Three (3) Wilo Submersible Grit Pumps, and Three Lifting Chains, in an  
amount not to exceed $66,285.00, Accounts 101-68000-634650, Requisition  
1597280.  
23-0435  
23-0436  
20  
21  
Approved  
Issue purchase orders for Contract 23-622-11, Furnish and Deliver  
Miscellaneous Electrical & Mechanical Equipment to Various Locations, to  
Boiler Equipment Company (Item 1), in an amount not to exceed $88,000.00,  
to Refractron Technologies Corp. (Item 5), in an amount not to exceed  
$51,525.00, and to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc. (Item 8) in an  
amount not to exceed $39,500.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000,  
69000-623270, 623090, Requisitions 1591394, 1591291, 1591402  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-622-11 Bid Tabulation Sheet  
Approved  
Award Contract  
Authority to award Contract 19-155-3MR, Boilers 3, 4, 5 and MCC  
Replacement, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant (Re-Bid) to Path Construction  
Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $21,882,000.00, plus a five (5)  
percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $1,094,100.00, for a total  
amount not to exceed $22,976,100.00, Account 401-50000-645650,  
Requisition 1576462 (Deferred from the April 6, 2023 Board Meeting)(Deferred  
from the April 20, 2023 Board Meeting)  
23-0327  
22  
Attachments:  
Contract 19-155-3MR (Re-Bid) Affirmative Action Goals Report -  
Path Construction Company, Inc..pdf  
Contract 19-155-3MR (Re-Bid) Revised Appendix D Report - Path  
Construction Company, Inc..pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 23-659-11, Agricultural Management, Agricultural  
Fieldside Mowing, and Fence Installation and Repair in Fulton County, Illinois,  
Groups A and C, to C&J Mowing and Fencing, LLC, in an amount not to  
exceed $885,000.00, Account 101-69000-612420, Requisitions 1576860 (As  
Revised)  
23-0386  
23  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-659-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group A.pdf  
Contract 23-659-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group C.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 23-694-11, Truck Scale Maintenance at Various  
Locations, Groups A, B, and C to Abest Scale Co., in an amount not to exceed  
$67,365.00, Accounts 101-68000, 69000-612650, 612680, 623270  
Requisitions 1579054, 1580712, 1589634  
23-0387  
24  
25  
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Attachments:  
Contract 23-694-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 23-073-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Lab  
Accessories to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Fisher Scientific  
Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $32,263.24, Account  
101-20000-623570  
23-0411  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-073-11 Item Descriptions.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 23-664-11, Seal Coating of Roads and Patching of  
Pavement at the Prairie Plan Site in Fulton County, Illinois, to United  
Contractors Midwest, Inc. d/b/a Illinois Valley Paving, in an amount not to  
exceed $50,000.00, Account 101-69000-612420, Requisition 1580718  
23-0434  
Approved  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with AECOM  
Technical Services, Inc. for Contract 16-836-3S Civil Consulting Support  
Services in an amount of $400,000.00, from an amount of $2,100,000.00, to an  
amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00, Account 401-50000-612450, Purchase  
Order 3111933  
23-0396  
27  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3111933  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 19-159-3P Chemical Addition Backup System,  
Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies LLC in an  
amount of $27,829.84, from an amount of $8,314,552.60, to an amount not to  
exceed $8,342,382.44, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000085  
23-0403  
28  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000085  
Approved  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Siemens  
Industry, Inc., to provide panel and network upgrades, maintenance, and repair  
services on HVAC control systems at the Stickney, Calumet, Kirie, and  
Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount of $61,583.00 from an  
amount of $2,263,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $2,324,583.00, Account  
201-50000-645780, Purchase Order 3120251  
23-0409  
29  
Approved  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to transfer 2023 departmental appropriations in the amount of  
23-0444  
30  
$739,000.00 in the Corporate Fund and Construction Fund  
Attachments:  
05.04.23 Board Transfer BF5 #1.pdf  
05.04.23 Board Transfer BF5 #2.pdf  
Approved  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Antonio Soto vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 20WC026876, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $94,504.14, Account 901-30000-601090  
23-0382  
23-0407  
31  
32  
Approved  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Erin Keohane vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 22WC026591, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $30,221.80, Account 901-30000-601090  
Approved  
Authority to settle claim of Inliner Solutions, LLC for additional time and  
material costs associated with Contract 06-155-3S, in the amount of  
$1,350,000.00, Account 401-50000-645700  
23-0451  
33  
Approved  
Monitoring & Research Committee  
Authorization  
Adoption of the Climate Action Plan of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation  
23-0392  
34  
District of Greater Chicago  
Attachments:  
05.04.23 Attachment MWRD Climate Action Plan.pdf  
Approved  
Approval of the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items: 19  
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Cameron Davis, to  
Approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
9 - Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Kimberly Du Buclet, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Marcelino Garcia, Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Mariyana T.  
Spyropoulos, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
Executive Session  
A motion was made by Daniel Pogorzelski, seconded by Cameron Davis, that an  
executive session be held for the Committee on Information Technology to  
discuss cyber security pursuant to Section 2(c)(8) of the Open Meetings Act.  
Motion carried by the following roll call vote: 9:0  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 12:25 p.m. President Kari K. Steele reconvened the regular board meeting to  
order  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Meeting Summary  
Speakers  
None  
Summary of Requests  
Procurement Committee Item #18  
1. Marcelino Garcia requested a report including the timeline and scope of work  
Judiciary Committee Item #33  
1. Mariyana T. Spyropoulos requested a list of companies the District had  
problems with in the past  
Monitoring & Research Committee Item #34  
1. Marcelino Garcia requested a virtual presentation and tracking of the plan  
Study Session  
None  
None  
Announcements  
Board Letter Submission Dates  
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for May 18, 2023, please prepare  
and submit Board items before the following absolute cutoff dates.  
Date agenda items are due to the Director of Procurement and Materials  
Management for signature and preparation: May 5, 2023.  
Date all agenda items are due to the Executive Director: 1:00 p.m., May 10, 2023  
Adjournment  
A motion was made by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, seconded by Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda, that when the Board Adjourns, it adjourns to meet again on Thursday,  
May 18, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. and also move that today's meeting be Adjourned. The  
motion carried by the following roll call vote: /s/ Jacqueline Torres, Clerk  
8 - Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Kimberly Du Buclet, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Kari K.  
Steele  
Aye:  
1 - Marcelino Garcia  
Absent:  
APPROVAL:  
In accordance with the provisions of 70ILCS 2605/4, each of the foregoing agenda items duly  
adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago this May 4, 2023, are hereby approved.  
APPROVED:  
/s/ Kari K. Steele  
President Board of Commissioners of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
May 4, 2023