Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, August 13, 2026  
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  
Roll Call  
Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes  
Public Comments  
Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole  
Committee of the Whole  
Executive Session  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
Motions, Ordinances and Resolutions  
Motion  
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26-0546  
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  
26-0558  
MOTION to reappoint President Kari K. Steele as a Commissioner on the  
Public Building Commission of Chicago  
Ordinance  
O26-002  
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Adopt Ordinance O26-002 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the  
Issuance of Not to Exceed $185,000,000 General Obligation Limited Tax Capital  
Improvement Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago  
BTL O26-002 $185M  
Attachments:  
MWRD 2026 - Ordinance Number O26-002 - $185M GO Limited Tax Capital Im  
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O26-003  
Adopt Ordinance O26-003 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the  
Issuance of Not to Exceed $15,000,000 General Obligation Unlimited Tax  
Capital Improvement Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
BTL O26-003 $15M  
Attachments:  
MWRD 2026 - Ordinance Number O26-003 - $15M GO Unlimited Tax Capital Im  
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O26-004  
O26-005  
O26-006  
O26-007  
Adopt Ordinance O26-004 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the  
Issuance of Not to Exceed $200,000,000 General Obligation Unlimited Tax  
Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago  
BTL O26-004 $200M  
Attachments:  
MWRD 2026 - Ordinance Number O26-004 - $200M GO Unlimited Tax Refundin  
Adopt Ordinance O26-005 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the  
Issuance of Not to Exceed $32,500,000 General Obligation Limited Tax  
Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago  
BTL O26-005 $32.5M  
Attachments:  
MWRD 2026 - Ordinance Number O26-005 - $32.5M GO Limited Tax Refunding  
Adopt Ordinance O26-006 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the  
Issuance of Not to Exceed $42,500,000 General Obligation Unlimited Tax  
Refunding Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source) of the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
BTL O26-006 $42.5M  
Attachments:  
MWRD 2026 - Ordinance Number O26-006 $42.5M GO Unlimited Tax Refundin  
Adopt Ordinance O26-007 An Ordinance providing for the issuance of not to  
exceed $350,000,000 General Obligation Limited Tax Capital Improvement  
Bonds (2026 IEPA Authorization) of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District  
of Greater Chicago for the purpose of financing capital improvements to the  
District’s facilities; authorizing and providing for related Loan Agreements with  
the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency providing for loans from the  
Revolving Loan Fund, and such other documents as may be necessary; and  
providing for the levy of taxes to pay the interest on and principal of said Bonds  
BTL-Ordinance O26-007  
Attachments:  
Bond Ord O26-007 FINAL.pdf  
Finance Committee  
Report  
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26-0515  
26-0516  
26-0517  
Report on the investment interest income during June 2026  
Inv Int Inc 2026-06 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on investments purchased during June 2026  
Inv Purch 2026-06 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on investment inventory statistics at June 30, 2026  
Inv Stat 2026 Q2 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
13  
14  
15  
16  
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18  
26-0495  
26-0511  
26-0518  
26-0524  
26-0538  
26-0539  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, July 10, 2026  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 14, 2026  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 21, 2026  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 28, 2026  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, July 24, 2026  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, July 31, 2026  
Authority to Advertise  
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26-0534  
Authority to advertise Contract 27-348-11, Services to Remove Hazardous  
Materials from Various District Locations, on an as-needed basis for a three-year  
period, estimated cost $275,000.00, Account 101-25000-612780, Requisition  
1659234  
Contract 27-348-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
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21  
22  
26-0537  
26-0545  
26-0557  
Authority to advertise Contract 27-970-11, Janitorial Services at Various  
Locations, estimated cost $1,294,500.00, Account 101-69000-612490,  
Requisition 1661709  
Contract 27-970-11 Groups A, B, C, and D Affirmative Action Goals Report - Re  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-RFP-11 Sign Language Interpreter Services  
for a three-year period, effective January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2029,  
estimated cost $210,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1662239  
Contract 26-RFP-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-006-11, Furnish and Deliver Janitorial  
Supplies to Various Locations for a Three (3) Year Period, estimated cost  
$543,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623170, 623660  
Contract 26-006-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
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26-0514  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 26-RFP-06  
Employee Benefits Consulting Services with Foster & Foster Consulting  
Actuaries, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $214,000.00, Account  
101-25000-612430, Requisition 1649979  
Contract 26-RFP-06 Affirmative Action Appendix A Report - Foster & Foster Con  
Attachments:  
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25  
26-0523  
26-0525  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with PTS, Professional  
Technical Services, Inc. d/b/a EST Analytical to furnish, deliver, and install a  
Skalar SP2000-3 Robotic Analyzer for Chemical Oxygen Demand, peripheral  
equipment, and warranty, in an amount not to exceed $93,384.04, Accounts  
101-16000-612970, 623570, and 634970, Requisition 1660954  
Issue purchase order to Emerson Process Management Power & Water  
Solutions, Inc., to furnish and deliver electronic modules for the Distributed  
Control System at the Kirie, Egan, and Hanover Park Water Reclamation  
Plants, in an amount not to exceed $73,766.00, Account 101-67000-623070,  
Requisition 1661967  
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26-0526  
26-0527  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for KnowBe4 Security  
Awareness Training Diamond and PhishER Plus subscription licenses, in an  
amount not to exceed $60,850.41, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition  
1661924  
Issue purchase orders and enter into agreements for Contract 25-RFP-23,  
Technical Assistance Program, with Zann & Associates, Inc. in an amount not  
to exceed $372,470.80, and with HIRE360 in an amount not to exceed  
$447,500.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisitions 1647434 and 1647435  
Contract 25-RFP-23 (Group A) Affirmative Action Appendix A and Appendix V  
Contract 25-RFP-23 (Group B) Affirmative Action Appendix A and Appendix V R  
Attachments:  
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26-0528  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Christopher B. Burke  
Engineering, Ltd. for Contract 24-CON-03 Professional Engineering Services  
for Flood Control Projects for Combined Sewer Areas in the Little Calumet  
River Watershed (Project 25-283-5F), in an amount not to exceed  
$3,228,300.85, Accounts 501-50000-612440 and 612450, Requisition 1661628  
Contract 24-CON-03 (Project 25-283-5F) Affirmative Action Goals Report - Chris  
Attachments:  
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26-0529  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Berkeley Research  
Group, LLC for Contract 25-CON-04 Professional Services for Schedule Delay  
Analysis (Project 24-894-3C), in an amount not to exceed $350,000.00,  
Account 401-50000-612450, Requisition 1662775 (As Revised)  
Contract 25-CON-04 (Project 24-894-3C) Affirmative Action Goals Report - Berk  
Attachments:  
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26-0533  
26-0535  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with HP Inc. for the purchase  
of new and replacement computer hardware and software, in an amount not to  
exceed $2,018,100.00, Account 101-27000-623810, Requisition 1660617  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Benefitfocus.com, Inc.  
to provide employee benefits software and services, in an amount not to exceed  
$780,000.00, Account 101-27000-612820 and 101-25000-612430, Requisition  
1662237  
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26-0541  
Issue a purchase order to CIT Trucks, LLC, to furnish and deliver one (1)  
medium-duty box truck to the Stickney Water Reclamation District, under  
Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 032824-KTC, in an  
amount not to exceed $132,059.20, Account 101-69000-634860, Requisition  
1661633  
Award Contract  
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26-0522  
Authority to award Contract 26-419-11, Elevator Maintenance and Repair  
Service at The Main Office Building Complex, to Parkway Elevators, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $209,494.42, Accounts 101-15000-612370/612390  
Requisition 1655414  
Contract 26-419-11 Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D Report - P  
Attachments:  
26-0540  
Authority to award Contract 26-915-11, Furnish, Deliver, and Change Out Media  
in the Hydrogen Sulfide Removal Vessels at the Stickney Water Reclamation  
Plant, to BCE-USA, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,692,453.00, Account  
101-69000-612650, Requisition 1654025  
Contract 26-915-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
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26-0530  
Authority to decrease Contract 23-169-1S McCook Reservoir Stage 1 Sediment  
Removal, to K.L.F. Enterprises, Inc. in an amount of $3,327.54, from an amount  
of $9,039,237.03, to an amount not to exceed $9,035,909.49. Account  
101-50000-612620, Purchase Order 4000123  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000123.pdf  
Attachments:  
26-0531  
Authority to increase Contract 22-875-1S Television Inspection and Recording  
of Sewers and Manholes at Various Locations to National Power Rodding in an  
amount of $326,300.00, from an amount of $7,525,000.00, to an amount not to  
exceed $7,851,300.00, Account 101-50000-612240, Purchase Order 5001929  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001929.pdf  
Attachments:  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Report  
37  
26-0555  
Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the second quarter of  
2026, ended June 30, 2026  
2026 Q2 Budget Summary Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
38  
26-0532  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions from April through  
June 2026 for Contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel Improvements, SSA  
Attachment 1 COR Report for 11-187-3F April to June 2026.pdf  
Attachments:  
Attachment 2 COR Status Report for 11-187-3F April to June 2026.pdf  
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26-0547  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of July 2026  
Attachment 1 CO Report July 2026 Contingency (revised).pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report July 2026 (revised).pdf  
Attachment 3 TER Report for July 2026.pdf  
Attachments:  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
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26-0512  
26-0513  
26-0536  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Joseph Barrett vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 25WC002859, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $72,067.93 Account 901-30000-601090  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Todd Worth vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 24WC27961 Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $26,148.00, Account 901-30000-601090  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Robert Chorzepa vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 22WC018377, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $20,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Report  
43  
26-0542  
Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of  
Maintenance and Operations during the month of July 2026  
R-98 Report July 2026.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authorization  
26-0559  
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Declaration of an emergency affecting public health and safety and ratification  
of Emergency Contract 26-600-01, Thorn Creek Diversion Structure  
Restoration to Airy’s Inc., in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00, Account  
101-66000-612600, Requisition 1662100  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee  
Authorization  
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26-0519  
Requesting the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners to the  
appointment of James E. Fisher as the Director of Human Resources for the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
Resume - J. Fisher (2026).pdf  
Attachments:  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
26-0556  
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Authority to grant the Village of Alsip a 75-year, 0.321± acre non-exclusive  
easement to construct, operate, maintain, repair, and replace a 48-inch storm  
sewer along Homan Avenue in Alsip, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 13.01  
and 13.04. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00  
RE - Alsip 75-Year Easement Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Authorization  
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26-0548  
Authority to negotiate an Intergovernmental Agreement with Village of Melrose  
Park for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Thomas  
Street Underground Stormwater Storage Project in Melrose Park (26-IGA-09)  
26.08.13 Melrose Park Thomas UG Stormwater Storage Prelim Plan Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
26-0553  
Authority to negotiate Intergovernmental Agreements with the Northfield  
Township Road District, for the design, construction, operation, and  
maintenance of Citation Lake Stormwater Improvements, Phase II in Northfield  
Township (26-IGA-10)  
26.08.13 Northfield Township Citation Lake Phasing Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
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26-0554  
Authority to negotiate an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of  
Richton Park, for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of  
Butterfield Creek Tributary Improvement Project in Richton Park (26-IGA-11)  
26.08.13 Richton Park Proposed Concept Map Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Additional Agenda Items  
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26-0562  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners affirming that the  
District has no existing or planned agreements relating to data center  
development on District-owned property  
(The above item was submitted after the agenda packet distribution)  
Adjournment