Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, April 2, 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  
President Kari K. Steele presiding, called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m.  
Roll Call  
8 -  
Present:  
Precious Brady-Davis; Yumeka Brown; Patricia Theresa Flynn; Marcelino Garcia;  
Beth McElroy Kirkwood; Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda; Sharon Waller; and Kari K.  
Steele  
1 - Cameron Davis  
Absent:  
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 March 19, 2026 be approved without having  
to read them into the record. The motion carried by acclamation. Chorus of  
ayes - No nays  
Public Comments  
None  
Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole  
A motion was made by Yumeka Brown, seconded by Precious Brady-Davis, 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: 4,  
6, and 7  
Agenda Items #4, #6 and #7 were deferred by Marcelino Garcia  
President Kari K. Steele called for a motion to accept the agendas for each  
Standing Committee that was convened. Moved by Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
seconded by Marcelino Garcia. President Kari K. Steele called for any  
objections. No objections were voiced. Motion carried.  
The Committee of the Whole meeting of April 2, 2026 was adjourned at 11:20  
a.m.  
Executive Session  
None  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 11:25 a.m. President Kari K. Steele reconvened the regular board meeting to  
order  
Motions, Ordinances and Resolutions  
Resolution  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing April as  
National Arab American Heritage Month  
26-0232  
1
Adopted  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, March 17, 2026  
26-0213  
26-0214  
2
3
Published and Filed  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, March 13, 2026 (As  
Revised)  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Authorization to revise the Contract Change Order Policy for Capital  
26-0235  
4
Improvement Construction Projects (As Revised)  
Attachments:  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of November 15, 2012 - Agenda  
Item No. 4, File No. 12-1537  
Deferred by Marcelino Garcia  
Authority to Advertise  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-915-11, Furnish, Deliver, and Change Out  
Media in the Hydrogen Sulfide Removal Vessels at the Stickney Water  
Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $1,370,000.00, Account 101-69000-612650,  
Requisition 1654025  
26-0212  
5
Attachments: Contract 26-915-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-023-11, Furnish and Deliver Lab Chemicals  
to various locations, estimated cost $82,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570  
26-0216  
6
7
Attachments: Contract 26-023-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Deferred by Marcelino Garcia  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-025-1H Furnish and Deliver Stem Gate  
Valves to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost  
$108,000.00, Account 101-20000-623090  
26-0217  
Attachments: Contract 26-025-1H Revised Appendix D Report.pdf  
Deferred by Marcelino Garcia  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-633-11, Furnishing and Delivering Polymer,  
estimated cost $39,266,980.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560,  
Requisitions 1655694, 1655290, and 1655789  
26-0222  
8
9
Attachments: Contract 26-633-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Revised  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 18-249-BF Demolition for Central Park  
Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in  
Harvey, estimated cost between $893,112.10 and $1,081,136.70, Account  
501-50000-645620, Requisition 1655625  
26-0225  
Attachments: Contract 18-249-BF Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Contract 18-249-BF Project Fact Sheet  
Approved  
Issue Purchase Order  
Issue purchase order to Flow-Technics Inc., to Provide two (2) ITT Goulds  
Model #3196 XLTi Centrifugal Pumps to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant,  
in a total amount not to exceed $104,886.00, Account 101-68000-634650,  
Requisition 1655691  
26-0218  
10  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Polydyne Inc., to Furnish and Deliver two (2) Polymer  
Dosing Systems at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to  
exceed $276,000.00, Account 101-68000-634650, Requisition 1655802  
26-0220  
26-0223  
26-0224  
11  
12  
13  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for LogicMonitor Infrastructure  
Monitoring Solution, in an amount not to exceed $135,280.00, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1655896  
Approved  
Issue purchase orders and enter into agreements for Contract 25-RFP-22 Legal  
Services for Workers’ Compensation Defense for a three-year period, with the  
option to extend for an additional two-year period, with Dennis Noble and  
Associates, P.C. in an amount not to exceed $401,500.00, Nyhan, Bambrick,  
Kinzie & Lowry P.C. in an amount not to exceed $295,000.00, and Rusin Law,  
Ltd. in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00. Account 101-25000-612430,  
Requisitions 1645179, 1655700, and 1655791 (As Revised)  
Attachments: Contract 25-RFP-22 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to DLT Solutions, LLC for Autodesk Technical Support for  
AutoCAD, Autodesk AEC Collection, and Autodesk Revit software applications,  
in an amount not to exceed $234,099.12, Account 101-50000-612430,  
Requisition 1610124  
26-0226  
26-0229  
26-0230  
14  
15  
16  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to West Side Tractor Sales Co., to Furnish and Deliver  
one (1) New John Deere 210 P Excavator to the Stickney Water Reclamation  
Plant, under Sourcewell Purchasing Contract No. 011723-JDC, in an amount  
not to exceed $209,983.13, Account 101-69000-634760, Requisition 1655800  
Approved  
Issue Purchase Order and Enter into an Agreement with ABB Inc., for a  
Multi-Year Industry Care Priority Agreement to Provide Telephone Support,  
Online Support, and Software Maintenance for the ABB DCS System at O’Brien  
Water Reclamation Plant, in an Amount not to Exceed $1,803,985.00, Account  
101-67000-612650, Requisition 1649597  
Approved  
Award Contract  
Authority to award Contract 26-612-11, Street Sweepers at Various Locations,  
to Advance Sweeping Services, Inc., Groups A and B, in an amount not to  
exceed $271,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612420, Requisitions  
1646951 and 1647199  
26-0215  
17  
Attachments: Contract 26-612-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 26-972-11, Furnishing and Delivering Tires for  
Heavy Equipment to the Stickney Service Area, to Chicago Tire, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $75,000.00, Account 101-69000-623250, Requisitions  
1649126  
26-0221  
26-0238  
18  
19  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 25-730-21, HVAC Improvements at the Egan & Kirie  
Water Reclamation Plants, Groups A and B, to John Burns Construction  
Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $17,961,000.00, Account  
401-50000-645780, Requisitions 1626920 and 1638370  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-730-21 Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised  
Appendix D and Appendix V Report - Groups A and B -JBCC.pdf  
Approved  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
Authority to decrease Contract 11-404-3S Upper Des Plaines Intercepting  
Sewer 11D, Ext. C Rehabilitation, NSA, to Benchmark Construction Co., Inc. in  
an amount of $1,125,983.84, from an amount of $8,470,659.74, to an amount  
not to exceed $7,344,675.90, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order  
4000105  
26-0227  
20  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000105  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 11-187-3F Addison Creek Channel  
Improvements, SSA to Judlau Contracting, Inc. in an amount of $461,624.33,  
from an amount of $78,698,502.04, to an amount not to exceed $79,160,126.37,  
Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000103  
26-0228  
21  
Attachments: Change Order Log - PO 4000103.  
Approved  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Report  
Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the year ended December  
31, 2025  
26-0239  
22  
Attachments: 2025 Q4 Budget Summary Report.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Alberto Saenz vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 25WC027661 Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $74,851.50, Account 901-30000-601090  
26-0237  
23  
Approved  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to issue a five-year permit to the City of Chicago Department of Public  
26-0211  
24  
Health to continue to access the District’s Intercepting Sewer Systems in  
Chicago, Illinois to install, maintain, monitor and remove sampling devices to  
collect wastewater samples as part of its wastewater surveillance project for  
pathogens of public health concern. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of  
$10.00  
Attachments: RE - Chicago Department of Public Health Permit Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Authorization to declare District real estate as surplus and not required for  
corporate purposes, and to enter into a 50-year lease with the Village of Lemont  
for municipal and public recreational use of two parcels owned by the District  
located at 11 and 13 Stephen Street in Lemont, IL. Consideration shall be a  
one-time fee of $10.00  
26-0233  
25  
Attachments: RE - 11 and 13 Stephen Street Lemont Lease Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Authorization to declare as surplus and not required for corporate purposes,  
and to sell to the Village of Lemont, two parcels of District real estate located at  
19 Stephen Street and 21 Stephen Street in Lemont, Illinois. Consideration shall  
be $165,700.00  
26-0234  
26  
Attachments: RE - 19 and 21 Stephen Street Lemont Sale Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 14259 Linder Avenue  
in Midlothian, Illinois for the construction of the Flood Control Project on  
Calumet-Sag Tributary C in Midlothian and Crestwood, Illinois (Contract  
21-IGA-18) and authority for payment to the owner, Zachary Hettinger, in an  
amount of $101,000.00, plus closing costs. Account 501-50000-667330,  
Stormwater Management Fund  
26-0236  
27  
Attachments: RE - Purchase of 14259 Linder Ave in Midlothian Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Approval of the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items: 4, 6, and 7  
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Beth McElroy Kirkwood,  
to Approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following roll call  
vote:  
8 -  
Aye:  
Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Patricia Theresa Flynn, Marcelino Garcia,  
Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon Waller, Kari K. Steele  
1 - Cameron Davis  
Absent:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Meeting Summary  
Speakers  
None  
Summary of Requests  
Procurement Item #5  
1. Marcelino Garcia requested the District include, in addition to the City of Chicago,  
database searches for Cook County and State of Illinois WBE and MBE certified firms  
2. Marcelino Garcia requested a report on the number of vendors recruited from outreach  
events and the technical assist program  
3. Kari K. Steele requested Marcelino Garcia email his list of questions to the Executive  
Director and for the Executive Director to send the response to all Board members  
4. Sharon Waller requested the number of minority firms that were added from the Small  
Business Summit mentoring event  
Procurement Items #6 and #7  
Marcelino Garcia requested an analysis regarding one year contracts vs. multi-year  
contracts  
Procurement Item #9  
Precious Brady-Davis requested a memo from the Executive Director providing  
information on how the Environmental Justice Unit is involved in communications with  
residents  
Study Session  
None  
Announcements  
None  
Board Letter Submission Dates  
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for April 16, 2026, 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: April 3, 2026  
Date all agenda items are due to the Executive Director: 1:00 p.m., April 8, 2026  
Adjournment  
A motion was made by Yumeka Brown, seconded by Precious Brady-Davis, that  
when the Board Adjourns, it adjourns to meet again on Thursday, April 16, 2026  
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 -  
Aye:  
Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Patricia Theresa Flynn, Marcelino Garcia,  
Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon Waller, Kari K. Steele  
1 - Cameron Davis  
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 April 2, 2026, are hereby approved.  
APPROVED:  
/s/ Kari K. Steele  
President Board of Commissioners of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
April 2, 2026