Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, June 18, 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  
Memorial Resolution  
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26-0416  
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners  
celebrating the life of Spencer Leak, Jr.  
Ordinance - Right of Way  
R26-001  
Adopt Ordinance R26-001 amending Ordinance R25-002 Establishing the  
Right-of-Way for the design, construction, land acquisition, maintenance,  
operation, and ownership of the Flood Control Project on Prairie Creek in Maine  
Township and Park Ridge, Illinois (Contract 12-056-5F) in parts of Sections 15  
and 22, Township 41 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian in  
Cook County, Illinois  
MISC NB - R26-001 ROW Ordinance Prairie Creek - Board Letter.pdf  
MISC NB - R26-001 ROW Ordinance Prairie Creek - Ordinance.pdf  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
26-0435  
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing June  
19th as Juneteenth  
26-0446  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the  
250th birthday of the United States of America  
Finance Committee  
Report  
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26-0418  
26-0419  
26-0420  
26-0421  
26-0440  
Report on the investment interest income during April 2026  
Inv Int Inc 2026-04 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on investments purchased during April 2026  
Inv Purch 2026-04 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on the investment interest income during May 2026  
Inv Int Inc 2026-05 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on investments purchased during May 2026  
Inv Purch 2026-05 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of May 2026, in the amount of  
$47,915,802.25  
May 2026 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Attachments:  
Procurement Committee  
Authorization  
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26-0431  
Authorization to enter into agreements for contract 25-RFP-04, Financial  
Advisory Services Related to the District Financing Program, appointing Acacia  
Financial Group, Inc., as Financial Advisor, and PFM Financial Advisors, LLC,  
as Co-Financial Advisor, in a total amount not to exceed $235,000.00, in  
connection with the sale of up to a total of $475,000,000 of General Obligation  
Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Accounts 401-50000-767300 and  
397-11000-767400  
Contract 25-RFP-04 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Acacia Financial Group, I  
Contract 25-RFP-04 2026 Eligible Financial Advisors  
Attachments:  
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26-0437  
Authorization to enter into agreement for Contract 25-RFP-19, Legal Advisory  
Services Related to the District Financing Program, with Nixon Peabody LLP,  
as Disclosure Counsel, in connection with the sale of up to a total of  
$475,000,000 of General Obligation Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds  
of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Accounts  
401-50000-767300 and 397-11000-767400  
Contract 25-RFP-19 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Burke Burns Pinelli Ltd.  
Contract 25-RFP-19 Counsel Eligible Firms List  
Attachments:  
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26-0448  
Authorization to execute a bond purchase agreement for contract 25-RFP-05  
Professional Underwriting Services for District Bond Sales with BofA Securities,  
Inc., and to appoint BofA Securities, Inc. as Senior Managing Underwriter and  
Book-runner; Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc. as Co-Senior Managing  
Underwriter; and FHN Financial Capital Markets, PNC Capital Markets LLC,  
Rice Financial Products Company, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC, and  
Stern Brothers & Co. as Co-Managing Underwriters, in a total amount not to  
exceed $430,000.00 in connection with the sale of up to a total of $475,000,000  
of General Obligation Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Accounts  
401-50000-767300 and 767400  
Contract 25-RFP-05 Underwriter Eligible Firms.pdf  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-RFP-05 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Ramirez Co. Inc.  
Contract 25-RFP-05 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Rice Financial Products C  
Contract 25-RFP-05 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Siebert Williams Shank C  
Contract 25-RFP-05 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Stern Brothers Co.  
Authority to Advertise  
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26-0424  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-654-11, Furnish and Deliver Parts and Repair  
Services for Sluice Gate Valve Actuators, estimated cost $1,227,700.00,  
Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612600/623070/623270, Requisitions  
1628821, 1632615, 1632616, and 1632617  
Contract 26-654-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
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26-0414  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with AT&T Enterprises, LLC,  
for Phone for Business Services in an amount not to exceed $327,939.39,  
Account 101-27000-612210, Requisition 1658070  
26-0415  
Issue purchase order to Insight Public Sector, Inc. for renewal and new Steelray  
Delay Analyzer and Steelray Analyzer for P6 software subscriptions, in an  
amount not to exceed $80,370.00, Accounts 101-27000-612820 and 623800,  
Requisition 1660017  
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26-0425  
26-0438  
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 $450,694.84, Accounts 101-27000-612820 and  
612840, Requisition 1659769  
Issue purchase order for Contract 26-636-11, Furnishing and Delivering  
Hydrogen Peroxide to Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, in an amount not to  
exceed $408,840.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1653821  
Contract 26-636-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Award Contract  
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26-0432  
Authority to award Contract 21-092-3P, Battery E Activated Sludge Facility,  
O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant (OWRP), to Michels Construction, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $389,933,408.76, plus a five (5) percent allowance for  
change orders in an amount of $19,496,670.44, for a total amount not to exceed  
$409,430,079.20, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1639807 (As  
Revised)  
Contract 21-092-3P - Affirmative Action Revised Appendix D and Appendix V Re  
Contract 21-092-3P - Affirmative Action Appendix V Report - Michels Constructio  
Attachments:  
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26-0436  
Authority to award Contract 26-713-11, Scavenger Services at the O’Brien  
Water Reclamation Plant, to Allied Waste Transportation, Inc. dba Republic  
Services of Chicago, in an amount not to exceed $1,423,000.00, Account  
101-67000-612520, Requisition 1652776  
Contract 26-713-11 Revised Appendix D and Appendix V Report -Allied Waste T  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
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26-0426  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Corrosion  
Probe, Inc., for professional engineering services for Contract 24-891-2C  
Welding Inspection and Consultation and Inspections for Corrosion and  
Protective Coatings in an amount of $150,000.00, from an amount of  
$435,137.22, to an amount not to exceed $585,137.22, Account  
201-50000-612240, Purchase Order 3131641  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3131641.pdf  
Attachments:  
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26-0430  
Authority to increase Contract 11-186-3F Addison Creek Reservoir, Bellwood,  
Illinois, to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C., in an amount of $552,226.21,  
from an amount of $81,304,221.95, to an amount not to exceed $81,856,448.16,  
Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000068  
Change Order Log - PO 4000068  
Attachments:  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Authorization  
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26-0444  
Authority to transfer 2026 departmental appropriations in the amount of  
$40,000.00 in the Stormwater Management Fund  
06.18.26 Board Transfer for Board Approval  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
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26-0447  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of May 2026  
Attachment 1 CO Report May 2026 Contingency.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report May 2026.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authorization  
26-0427  
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Authority to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Agreement with the  
Village of Tinley Park, Illinois to include a property with approximately 80 acres  
within the Village of Tinley Park in Will County  
Judiciary Committee  
Report  
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26-0428  
Report on the Semi-Annual Review of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”)  
Minutes  
26-0429  
Report on the Approval of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”) Minutes  
Authorization  
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26-0443  
Authority to settle administrative proceedings related to A-F Acquisition, LLC  
d/b/a Pullman Innovations, including the Show Cause Proceedings captioned  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. A-F Acquisition,  
LLC d/b/a Pullman Innovations, Case No. 25B-005, and the Administrative  
Appeal captioned In re: A-F Acquisition, LLC d/b/a Pullman Innovations’ Appeal  
of Denial of Discharge Authorization Request, Case No. 25B-006, and approve  
the Agreed Order of Settlement issued by the Board-appointed Hearing Officer  
JUD - Pullman Innovations Settlement Agreement.pdf  
Attachments:  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Report  
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26-0417  
Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of  
Maintenance and Operations during the month of May 2026  
R-98 Report May 2026.pdf  
Attachments:  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee  
Authorization  
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26-0422  
Authority to amend health insurance benefits for represented and  
non-represented employees and non-Medicare eligible retirees effective  
January 1, 2027  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
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26-0441  
26-0442  
Authority to approve, execute, and make payment to the property owners of  
1129 32nd Avenue in Bellwood, Illinois, for a temporary easement extension in  
connection with the Addison Creek Channel Improvements Project (Contract  
11-187-3F). Consideration shall be a one-time fee of $500.00, Account  
501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund  
Consent to assignment of easement agreement dated March 24, 1949, from  
ISF Chicago LLC and Byline Bank to 46th Street Property Owner, LLC and  
Associated Bank, National Association, as co-grantees, to use and maintain the  
District-owned portions of Edmier Road between Cicero Avenue and Ridgeland  
Avenue in Stickney and Forest View, Illinois. Consideration shall be a document  
preparation fee of $5,000.00  
RE - Easement Assignment to 46th Street Property Owner LLC Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
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26-0445  
Authorization to declare as surplus and not required for corporate purposes,  
and to sell to the United States of America, 106.63± acres of District land  
located east and west of the Main Channel near Romeo Road/135th Street in  
Will County, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcels 18.03, 19.01, 19.02 and  
19.04. Consideration shall be $6,250,000.00  
RE - Army Corps Real Estate Sale Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment