Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, August 14, 2025  
10:30 AM  
Board Room  
Board of Commissioners  
Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis, Commissioner Yumeka Brown, Commissioner  
Cameron Davis, Vice-President Patricia Theresa Flynn, Chairman of Finance Marcelino  
Garcia, Commissioner Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Commissioner Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda, Commissioner Sharon Waller, 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 10:35 a.m.  
Roll Call  
9 - Precious Brady-Davis; Yumeka Brown; Cameron Davis; Patricia Theresa Flynn;  
Marcelino Garcia; Beth McElroy Kirkwood; Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda; Sharon  
Waller; 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 July 17, 2025 be approved without having to  
read them into the record. The motion carried by acclamation. Chorus of ayes -  
No nays  
Public Comments  
Tessa Murray, Friends of the Chicago River, commented on the City of Chicago's  
approval of the 2025 Chicago River Swim and thanked the District for its significant  
work and consistently meeting IEPA requirements.  
Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole  
A motion was made by Yumeka Brown, 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 Agenda with the exception of Items: 39  
and 42  
A motion was made by Cameron Davis, seconded by Marcelino Garcia, for a  
separate roll call vote in the Regular Board Meeting on Agenda Item #2. The  
motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
Aye: 9 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown; Cameron Davis; Patricia Theresa  
Flynn; Marcelino Garcia; Beth McElroy Kirkwood; Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda;  
Sharon Waller; and Kari K. Steele  
A motion was made by Kari K. Steele, seconded by Marcelino Garcia, authorizing  
the Acting Executive Director to Delete Agenda Item #42. The motion carried by  
the following roll call vote:  
Aye: 9 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown; Cameron Davis; Patricia Theresa  
Flynn; Marcelino Garcia; Beth McElroy Kirkwood; Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda;  
Sharon Waller; and Kari K. Steele  
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda,  
to Defer Agenda Item #39. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
Aye: 9 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown; Cameron Davis; Patricia Theresa  
Flynn; Marcelino Garcia; Beth McElroy Kirkwood; Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda;  
Sharon Waller; and Kari K. Steele  
President Kari K. Steele called for a motion to accept the agendas for each  
Standing Committee that was convened. Moved by Marcelino Garcia, seconded  
by Beth McElroy Kirkwood. President Kari K. Steele called for any objections. No  
objections were voiced. Motion carried.  
The Committee of the Whole meeting of August 14, 2025 was adjourned at 11:00  
a.m.  
Executive Session  
None  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 11:05 a.m. President Kari K. Steele reconvened the regular board meeting to  
order  
Motions, Ordinances and Resolutions  
Motion  
MOTION to Approve Funds for 2025 District-wide Picnic  
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A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
that this Motion be Adopted. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
9 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Marcelino Garcia, Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon  
Waller, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
MOTION to reappoint David Ormsby, Inc. as public relations consultant for the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for an additional  
one-year period in an amount not to exceed $48,000.00, Account  
101-11000-612430 (As Revised)  
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A motion was made by Yumeka Brown, seconded by Marcelino Garcia, that this  
Motion be Adopted. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
8 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Patricia Theresa Flynn, Marcelino Garcia,  
Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon Waller, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
Nay:  
1 - Cameron Davis  
Finance Committee  
Report  
Report on the investment interest income during June 2025  
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Attachments:  
Published and Filed  
Report on investments purchased during June 2025  
Attachments:  
Published and Filed  
Report on investment inventory statistics at June 30, 2025  
Attachments:  
Published and Filed  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of July 2025, in the amount of  
$37,710,350.60  
Attachments:  
Published and Filed  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, June 13, 2025  
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8
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 15, 2025  
Published and Filed  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, June 27, 2025  
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Published and Filed  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, August 1, 2025  
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12  
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, August 5, 2025  
Published and Filed  
Procurement and Materials Management Department - 2024 Annual Report  
Published and Filed  
Attachments:  
Authorization  
Authorization to amend Board Order of March 20, 2025, regarding Issue  
purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 24-RFP-14, Agenda  
Management Solution for a five-year period with Granicus, LLC in an amount  
not to exceed $150,287.54, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1623606,  
Agenda Item No. 14, File No. 25-0199  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Authorization for payment to the Chicago Area Waterways Chloride Workgroup  
for the agency membership dues, in the amount of $35,000.00, Account  
101-15000-612280  
14  
Approved  
Authority to Advertise  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-18 Professional Environmental  
Engineering Services for Real Estate, for a three-year period, estimated cost  
$1,200,000.00, Accounts 101-30000-612430, 501-50000-612520, Requisitions  
1641369,1641370  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-304-11, Annual Maintenance, Repairing,  
Recharging, and Hydrostatic Pressure Testing of Portable Fire Extinguishers for a  
three (3) year period at various locations, in an amount not to exceed $210,000.00,  
Account 101-25000-612780, Requisition 1639986  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-685-51, Furnishing, Delivering, and  
Administration of Rain Barrels, estimated cost $450,000.00, Account  
501-50000-623990, Requisition 1641177  
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18  
Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 12-369-3S Upper Des Plaines Intercepting  
Sewer 11D Rehabilitation, NSA, estimated cost between $16,150,000.00 and  
$19,550,000.00, Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1640399  
Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-14 Professional Services for TARP  
Mainstream Tunnel Inspection from DS-M114N to CS-ADD, estimated cost  
$1,200,000.00, Account 201-50000-612440, Requisition 1643102  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-632-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium  
Hypochlorite, estimated cost $5,714,000.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1640938, 1641444, and  
1641687  
Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-612-21, Roof Replacement and  
Rehabilitation at Various Locations, estimated cost between $3,895,000.00 and  
$4,715,000.00, Account 201-50000-645780, Requisitions 1634050, 1634141,  
and 1634143  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-384-3D Rehabilitation of Service Tunnel  
Expansion Joints and Replacement of Road E, Kirie Water Reclamation Plant,  
estimated cost between $6,655,400.00 and $8,056,500.00, Account  
401-50000-645750, Requisition 1642951  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Issue Purchase Order  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP  
for Contract 25-RFP-09, Professional Auditing Services for a one year period  
with four options to extend, in an amount not to exceed $239,747.00, Accounts  
101-40000-612430 and P802-11000-798200, Requisition 1633430  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 24-RFP-12  
Harassment and Diversity Awareness: Customizable Course for Online and  
In-Person Instruction to The McGarity Consulting Group, Incorporated, in an  
amount not to exceed $170,168.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition  
1624305  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Acacia Financial  
Group, Inc., for Contract 25-RFP-04 Financial Advisor for District Financing  
Programs, for a five-year period in an amount not to exceed $177,125.00,  
Account 101-11000-612430, Requisition 1633042  
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27  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Issue purchase order for Contract 25-804-11, Furnish and Deliver Three  
Non-Restrained Flexible Pipe Couplings to the Calumet Water Reclamation  
Plant, to Ferguson Enterprises, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $125,696.73,  
Account 101-68000-623090, Requisition 1633657  
Attachments:  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc. for Contract  
22-RFP-12 Furnish Cyber Insurance Coverage for the District in an amount not  
to exceed $114,560.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1642950 (As  
Revised)  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with T.Y. Lin International  
Great Lakes Inc. for Project 24-892-3P (24-CON-05), Mechanical, Electrical  
and Plumbing Consulting Support Services, for a two-year period, in an  
amount not to exceed $4,000,000.00, Accounts 401/201-50000-612450,  
Requisition 1639044 (As Revised)  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Issue purchase orders to Hach Company to Furnish and Deliver Analyzer  
Equipment and Parts to various locations in a total amount not to exceed  
$990,000.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623070, 623090, 623270,  
623560, and 623570  
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31  
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Approved  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Cisco  
SmartNet Hardware/Software Support for Routers, Switches and Firewalls, in  
an amount not to exceed $336,063.81, Accounts 101-27000-612820 and  
612840, Requisition 1643096  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to CIT Trucks, LLC, to Furnish and Deliver One (1) New  
2026 Kenworth Model T880 Semi-Tractor to the Calumet Water Reclamation  
Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No.  
032824-KTC, in an amount not to exceed $203,466.23, Account  
101-68000-634860, Requisition 1641546  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to West Side Tractor Sales Co., to Furnish and Deliver  
One (1) New 2025 Talbert Model T(4)-55CC-HRG-T1 Trailer to the Calumet  
Water Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing  
Contract No. 092922-TBT, in an amount not to exceed $110,725.00, Account  
101-68000-634860, Requisition 1641547  
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Approved  
Issue purchase order to Superior Industrial Equipment, L.L.C., to Furnish and  
Deliver Two Replacement Flowserve Mechanical Seals and Accessories to the  
Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $109,764.42,  
Account 101-68000-623270, Requisition 1642242.  
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35  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Equipment Depot of Illinois, Inc., to Furnish and  
Deliver One (1) Mitsubishi Electric Forklift, Model FB55NH, to the O’Brien  
Water Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing  
Contract No. 053024-MCF, in an Amount not to Exceed $87,235.01, Account  
101-67000-634760, Requisition 1642612  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 25-RFP-07  
Professional Services to Furnish, Deliver, and Deploy a Technology Platform  
Using Real-Time Advanced Analytics for Aeration Optimization at the Terrence  
J. O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, with DHI Water & Environment, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $160,000.00, Account 101-67000-612650, Requisition  
1622683  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Jones-Bell, L.L.C. dba ECS Environmental Solutions  
to Furnish and Deliver Filters and Filter Media for the Odor Control Units at the  
Westside Primary Pumping Station A Facility at the Stickney Water  
Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $114,050.00, Account  
101-69000-623560, Requisition 1642859.  
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Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 25-RFP-10  
Accessibility Audit and ADA Compliance Plan For Digital Platforms, with A360  
Enterprises, LLC dba Allyant, in an amount not to exceed $38,670.00, Account  
101-15000-612430, Requisition 1632665  
Approved  
Award Contract  
Authority to award Contract 25-647-11, Boiler Tuning and Maintenance  
Services at Various Locations, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in  
an amount not to exceed $1,200,000.00, Accounts  
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101-67000/68000/69000-612650/623090, Requisitions 1632661, 1633436, and  
1633437 (As Revised) (Deferred from the July 17, 2025 Board Meeting)  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda,  
that this Agenda Item be Deferred. The motion carried by the following roll call  
vote:  
9 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Marcelino Garcia, Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon  
Waller, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
Authority to award Contract 24-279-5F, Suburban Green Schoolyard Pilot  
Project 1 in Burnham, to Foundation Mechanics, LLC, in an amount not to  
exceed $1,933,417.10, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in  
an amount of $96,670.86, plus Alternates 2 and 3 in an amount of  
$191,382.00, for a total amount not to exceed $2,221,469.96, Account  
501-50000-645620, Requisition 1628550  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 25-618-12 (Re-Bid), Specialized Repairs for Large  
Motors and Excitation Systems, to L & S Electric, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $445,800.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612600/623070,  
Requisitions 1632666, 1632667, and 1632668  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
Authority to increase Contract 01-103-AS 39th Street Conduit Rehabilitation -  
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Phase II, SSA, to Michels Trenchless, Inc. in an amount of $1,245,780.90,  
from an amount of $39,863,453.03, to an amount not to exceed  
$41,109,233.93, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000119  
(Deferred from the June 26, 2025 Board Meeting) (Deferred from the July 17,  
2025 Board Meeting)  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Kari K. Steele, seconded by Marcelino Garcia, authorizing  
the Acting Executive Director to Delete this Agenda Item. The motion carried by  
the following roll call vote:  
9 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Marcelino Garcia, Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon  
Waller, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
Authority to decrease Contract 21-620-11, Furnish and Deliver Reconditioned  
Circuit Breakers for Various Service Areas, to Qualus Services, LLC, in an  
amount of $303,800.00, from an amount of $792,615.00, to an amount not to  
exceed $488,815.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612650/623070,  
Purchase Orders 3116785, 3116786, and 3116787  
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Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 18-144-3M Mainstream TARP Pumps  
Rehabilitation at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction  
Company, LLC in an amount of $111,509.84, from an amount of  
$23,608,797.42, to an amount not to exceed $23,720,307.26, Account  
401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000079  
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48  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to decrease Contract 19-542-3MR Central Boiler Facility and  
Electrical Updates, Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, Rebid, to IHC  
Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $12,677.62, from an amount of  
$14,460,729.20, to an amount not to exceed $14,448,051.58, Account  
401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000081  
Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to increase purchase order and exercise the option to extend the  
agreement for an additional one-year period for Contract 22-RFP-08 On-site  
Health Care Services with Concentra Health Services, Inc. in an amount of  
$400,000.00, from an amount of $1,250,000.00 to an amount not to exceed  
$1,650,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Purchase Order 3122799  
Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 18-254-3P Chemical Phosphorus Removal  
Facility, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies,  
LLC in an amount of $113,501.30, from an amount of $16,527,550.82, to an  
amount not to exceed $16,641,052.12, Account 201-50000-645650, Purchase  
Order 4000092  
Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 21-091-3P Phosphorus Removal Modifications  
to Battery D, O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction  
Companies, LLC, in an amount of $117,170,72, from an amount of  
$15,379,232.30, to an amount not to exceed $15,496,403.02, Account  
401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000099  
Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to decrease Contract 24-651-21, Remove and Replace Pavement at  
Various Locations, Groups A, B, and D, to McGill Construction Co. (McGill), in  
an amount of $23,224.21, from an amount of $682,317.00, to an amount not to  
exceed $659,092.79, Account 201-50000-645750, Purchase Order 5001984  
Approved  
Authority to decrease Contract 24-651-21, Remove and Replace Pavement at  
Various Locations, Group C to K-Five Construction Corporation (K-Five), in an  
amount of $35,456.57, from an amount of $393,500.00, to an amount not to  
exceed $358,043.43, Account 201-50000-645750, Purchase Order 5001985  
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Approved  
Authority to decrease the agreement with IFS Ultimo Americas Inc., to Provide  
Telephone Support and District-Wide, Onsite, Software Training for the  
Mainsaver Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), in an  
amount of $140,899.76, from an amount of $184,653.76, to an amount not to  
exceed $43,754.00, Accounts 101-69000-601100/612430, Purchase Order  
3136194  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 21-RFP-12, Building Security Management  
System, to Quantum Crossings, L.L.C., in an amount of $50,778.00, from an  
amount of $424,293.00, to an amount not to exceed $475,071.00, Accounts  
101-15000-612430, 612820 and 634990, Purchase Order 3131689  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with  
FluidClarity Ltd. for professional engineering services for Project 14-065-5F  
(22-CON-04) Final Design for a Flood Control Project on Central Road from  
the Des Plaines River to Glenwood Lane, NSA, in an amount of $1,222,344.06,  
from an amount of $3,007,951.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,785,606.94,  
Account 501-50000-612450, Purchase Order 3120596 (As Revised)  
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Approved  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to transfer 2025 departmental appropriations in the amount of  
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$365,200.00 in the Corporate Fund  
Attachments:  
Approved  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of June 2025  
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Attachments:  
Published and Filed  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions from April through  
June 2025 for Contract 11-187-3F Addison Creek Channel Improvements,  
SSA  
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Attachments:  
Published and Filed  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Carlos Castro vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 24WC023708 Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $39,222.00, Account 901-30000-601090  
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Approved  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of David Mica vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number W003837751, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $11,726.74, Account 901-30000-601090  
Approved  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to issue a two-year permit extension to the Illinois State Toll Highway  
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Authority to continue to use a 15.5± acre portion of the Majewski Reservoir Site  
to access and remove soil to use as construction fill for the Elgin O’Hare  
Western Access Project. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00  
Attachments:  
Approved  
Authority to issue a five-year permit extension to the Cook County Department  
of Transportation and Highways to continue to use a 15.5± acre portion of the  
Majewski Reservoir Site to access and remove soil for the construction of the  
Touhy Avenue segment of the Elgin O’Hare Western Access Project.  
Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00  
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Attachments:  
Approved  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Report  
Report on Volume Control, Detention, and Compensatory Storage Volumes  
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Required by the Watershed Management Ordinance  
Attachments:  
Published and Filed  
Approval of the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items: 1, 2, 39 and 42  
A motion was made by Cameron Davis, seconded by Patricia Theresa Flynn, to  
Approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
9 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Marcelino Garcia, Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon  
Waller, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Meeting Summary  
Speakers  
None  
Summary of Requests  
None  
Study Session  
None  
Announcements  
None  
Board Letter Submission Dates  
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for September 4, 2025, 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: August 22, 2025  
Date all agenda items are due to the Acting Executive Director: 1:00 p.m., August  
27, 2025  
Adjournment  
A motion was made by Precious Brady-Davis, seconded by Yumeka Brown, that  
when the Board Adjourns, it adjourns to meet again on Thursday, September 4,  
2025 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  
9 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Marcelino Garcia, Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon  
Waller, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
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 August 14, 2025, are hereby approved.  
APPROVED:  
/s/ Kari K. Steele  
President Board of Commissioners of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
August 14, 2025