Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, September 21, 2023  
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 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.  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
STANDING COMMITTEES  
Chairperson  
Vice Chairperson  
Affirmative Action  
Steele  
Garcia  
Budget & Employment  
Engineering  
Ethics  
Spyropoulos  
Pogorzelski  
Flynn  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Steele  
Federal Legislation  
Finance  
Garcia  
Flynn  
Pogorzelski  
Spyropoulos  
Flynn  
Spyropoulos  
Steele  
Flynn  
Industrial Waste & Water Pollution  
Information Technology  
Judiciary  
Labor & Industrial Relations  
Maintenance & Operations  
Monitoring & Research  
Municipalities  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service  
Public Health & Welfare  
Public Information & Education  
Procurement  
Garcia  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Pogorzelski  
Pogorzelski  
Brown  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Spyropoulos  
Davis  
Brown  
Garcia  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Flynn  
Real Estate Development  
State Legislation & Rules  
Stormwater Management  
Brown  
Garcia  
Garcia  
Brown  
Davis  
2023 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE  
January  
February  
March  
5
19  
16  
16  
20  
18  
15  
2
2
April  
6
May  
4
June  
1
July  
13  
10  
7
August  
September  
October  
November  
21  
19  
16  
5
2
December  
December  
5 (Annual Meeting)  
21  
7
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  
Resolution  
1
2
23-0876  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
Reverend Leslie Sanders (Deferred from the September 7, 2023 Board  
Meeting)  
Legislative History  
9/7/23  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
23-0919  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Dr.  
Tekleab Gala  
Finance Committee  
Report  
3
23-0910  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of August 2023, in the amount of  
$34,210,463.22  
August 2023 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Attachments:  
Authorization  
23-0896  
4
5
Authorization to ratify and approve payments made to the Illinois Association for  
Floodplain and Stormwater Management for the annual conference in an  
amount not to exceed $15,050.00, Accounts 101/501-50000-601100  
23-0911  
Authority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of  
Commissioners and the Executive Director in the amount of $1,064.91,  
Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030 and 101-15000-612010, 612030  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
6
7
23-0905  
23-0918  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, August 29, 2023  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, September 12, 2023  
Authority to Advertise  
8
23-0880  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-753-11, Farming at the Hanover Park Water  
Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $890,000.00, Accounts  
101-67000-612520/612530, Requisition 1605281  
Contract 24-753-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
9
23-0889  
23-0892  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-101-11 Boat Maintenance, Repairs, and Parts  
for the PC100 Boat, estimated cost $69,600.00, Accounts 101-16000-612790,  
623990, Requisition 1605329  
10  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-19, Professional Engineering Services  
for the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant Biosolids Management Strategy,  
estimated cost $1,500,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition  
1604172  
Contract 23-RFP-19 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
11  
23-0894  
Authority to advertise Contract 19-083-3P Upgrade Wilmette Lift Station, NSA,  
estimated cost between $1,529,285.00 and $1,851,240.00, Account  
401-50000-645700, Requisition 1605843  
Contract 19-083-3P Fact Sheet  
Attachments:  
Contract 19-083-3P Affirmative Action Goals Report - 98% Review  
Issue Purchase Order  
12  
13  
14  
15  
23-0881  
23-0882  
23-0885  
23-0886  
Issue purchase order to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, to provide  
Hewlett Packard Maintenance for HPE SAN, in an amount not to exceed  
$23,152.90, Account 101-27000-612810, Requisition 1605469  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver  
VMware Software, Support and Subscription, in an amount not to exceed  
$84,300.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1605289  
Issue purchase order to DLT Solutions, LLC, for Eagle Point Software  
Corporation’s Pinnacle Series Software Annual Renewal, in an amount not to  
exceed $16,065.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1605327  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Cisco  
SmartNet Hardware Support for Routers and Switches, in an amount not to  
exceed $193,403.63, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1605798  
16  
23-0888  
Issue purchase order to Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc. for Furnishing  
Fiduciary Liability Insurance for the Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust, in  
an amount not to exceed $10,061.00, and authorization for payment by direct  
voucher to Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc. for Furnishing Fiduciary Liability  
Insurance for the Retiree Health Care Trust (OPEB), in an amount not to  
exceed $7,939.00, Accounts 101-25000-612290 and P802-11000-798200  
respectively, Requisition 1605822  
Contract 22-RFP-12 Appendix A Report - Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc.  
Attachments:  
17  
18  
23-0890  
23-0893  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Calco,Ltd. for  
Preventative Maintenance, Emergency Repair Service and Parts for Water  
Purification Systems at Various Locations for Three Years, in an amount not to  
exceed $111,272.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1604184  
Issue purchase order and enter into agreements with West Publishing  
Corporation for online legal research and subscriptions to various legal  
publications for a three (3) year period, in an amount not to exceed  
$242,740.56, Account 101-30000-612490,623720, Requisition 1605014  
19  
20  
23-0898  
23-0903  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with TierPoint, LLC, for  
Co-Location Services for District Infrastructure, in an amount not to exceed  
$26,634.00, Account 101-27000-612330, Requisition 1605819  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-116-11, Analysis of Sediment Toxicity, to  
EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC (EA Engineering), in an  
amount not to exceed $11,700.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition  
1599758  
21  
23-0904  
Issue purchase orders for Contract 23-603-11, Furnishing and Delivering  
Roadway Rock Salt to Various Service Areas to Morton Salt, Inc., in an amount  
not to exceed $128,100.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623130,  
Requisitions 1598080, 1598252, and 1598172  
Contract 23-603-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Award Contract  
22  
23-0902  
Authority to award Contract 22-875-1S, Television Inspection and Recording of  
Sewers and Manholes at Various Locations, to National Power Rodding  
Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $7,525,000.00, Account  
101-50000-612240, Requisition 1598921  
Contract 22-875-1S Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D and Appe  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
23  
23-0878  
Authority to decrease Contract 98-RFP-10, Design, Build, Own, Finance,  
Operate and Maintain a 150 Dry Tons Per Day Biosolids Processing Facility at  
the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant and Beneficially Use the Final Product  
for a Period of 20 years, to Metropolitan Biosolids Management, LLC, in an  
amount of $1,405,100.00 from an amount of $191,336,862.54 to an amount not  
to exceed $189,931,762.54, Account 101-69000-612590, Purchase Order  
5000950  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5000950  
Attachments:  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Authorization  
24  
23-0917  
Authority to transfer 2023 departmental appropriations in the amount of  
$100,000.00 in the Corporate Fund  
09.21.23 Board Transfer BF5  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
25  
23-0895  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of August 2023  
Attachment 1 CO Report August 2023 5% Contingency.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report August 2023 Revised.pdf  
Attachments:  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Reports  
26  
23-0883  
Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of  
Maintenance and Operations during the month of August 2023  
R-98 Report August 2023.pdf  
Attachments:  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
27  
23-0806  
Authority to grant the Village of Hanover Park a 60-year, approximately 20’ x 728’  
non-exclusive easement to continue to operate a 6-inch water main on District  
real estate located south of the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant in  
Hanover Park, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00 (Deferred  
from the September 7, 2023 Board Meeting)  
RE - Hanover Park 60-year Easement Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
9/7/23  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
28  
23-0901  
Authority to issue a two-month permit extension to Michels Pipeline, Inc. to  
continue to use 3± acres of Main Channel Parcel 35.02 located west of Harlem  
Avenue and north of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Forest View, Illinois  
for its project to upgrade an existing pipeline for Kinder Morgan. Consideration  
shall be a one-time permit fee of $14,090.00  
RE - Michels Pipeline Permit MCP 35.05 Extension Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
29  
23-0907  
Authority to grant a 25-year, 28.37-acre non-exclusive easement to Prairie  
Power, Inc. to construct, operate, maintain, reconstruct, repair, replace and  
remove electrical power lines to connect its existing substations south of the  
City of Canton and the Village of St. David in Fulton County, Illinois.  
Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $20,528.00  
RE - Prairie Power 25-year Easement Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
30  
31  
32  
23-0908  
23-0912  
23-0916  
Authority to grant a 25-year, 569,904 sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to  
Commonwealth Edison Company to continue to operate, maintain, and remove  
an electrical transmission line upon, over, and across District land located  
along the southerly bank of the Main Channel between Pulaski Road and Cicero  
Avenue in the City of Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcels 39.13, 40.01,  
40.04, 40.05 and 40.06. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of  
$143,000.00  
RE - ComEd 25-year Easement Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to enter into a 50-year lease with the City of Palos Heights for the  
continued use of 82± acres of District real estate located along the south bank  
of the Cal-Sag Channel in Palos Heights, Illinois, for public recreational  
purposes, including the operation and maintenance of the Lake Katherine  
Nature Center and Botanic Gardens, and the sale and consumption of alcohol.  
Consideration shall be a one-time fee of $10.00, plus 25% of annual net  
revenues derived from the premises  
RE - Palos Heights 50-Year Lease Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to commence statutory procedures to lease 7.42± acres of District  
real estate located along the North Shore Channel between Oakton Street and  
the CTA Yellow Line tracks in Skokie, Illinois, known as North Shore Channel  
Parcels 6.06, 6.11, and 6.14 (portion)  
RE - Builders Asphalt Request to Lease NSC 6.06, 6.11 and 6.14 Aerial.pdf  
RE - Builders Asphalt Request to Lease NSC 6.06, 6.11 and 6.14 Skokie Letter  
Attachments:  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Report  
33  
23-0897  
Report on Green Infrastructure, Detention, and Compensatory Storage  
Volumes Required by the Watershed Management Ordinance  
2023 T1 Stormwater Management Report (1st Half).pdf  
2023 T2 Offsite Facility Report (1st Half).pdf  
Attachments:  
Authorization  
23-0899  
34  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the City of Des Plaines for the design, construction,  
operation, and maintenance of the Craig Manor Drainage System  
Improvements in Des Plaines (23-IGA-33), in an amount not to exceed  
$1,000,000.00  
Conceptual Design Exhibit 23-IGA-33.pdf  
Attachments:  
35  
23-0900  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to Lyons Township for the Acquisition of Flood-Prone Properties  
and Construction of Stormwater Storage in Lyons Township (23-IGA-43), in an  
amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00  
23-IGA-43_ARPA Stormwater Projects List.pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Additional Agenda Items  
36  
37  
23-0920  
23-0921  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 25th  
anniversary of Friends of the Forest Preserves  
MOTION to recommend the establishment of a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and  
Justice Department for consideration as part of the District’s forthcoming State  
of Illinois 2024 Legislative Program.  
(The above items were submitted after the agenda packet distribution)  
Adjournment