Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, October 2, 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.  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
STANDING COMMITTEES  
Chairperson  
Vice Chairperson  
Affirmative Action  
Steele  
Garcia  
Budget & Employment  
Engineering  
Ethics  
Flynn  
Waller  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Brady-Davis  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Flynn  
Federal Legislation  
Steele  
Finance  
Garcia  
Brown  
Industrial Waste & Water Pollution  
Information Technology  
Judiciary  
Davis  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Garcia  
Flynn  
Brady-Davis  
Davis  
Labor & Industrial Relations  
Maintenance & Operations  
Monitoring & Research  
Municipalities  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service  
Public Health & Welfare  
Public Information & Education  
Procurement  
Flynn  
Steele  
Waller  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Brown  
Brown  
Waller  
McElroy Kirkwood  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Waller  
Garcia  
Davis  
Brown  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Davis  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Brady-Davis  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Garcia  
Real Estate Development  
State Legislation & Rules  
Stormwater Management  
Brown  
2025 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE  
January  
February  
March  
9
23  
20  
20  
17  
15  
26  
6
6
April  
3
May  
1
June  
5
July  
17  
14  
4
August  
September  
October  
November  
18  
16  
20  
2
6
December  
December  
2 (Annual Meeting)  
18  
4
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
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing October  
as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 50th  
anniversary of the Illinois Environmental Council (As Revised)  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
3
4
5
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, September 16, 2025  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, September 19, 2025  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, September 23, 2025  
Issue Purchase Order  
6
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver  
VMware Software, Support and Subscription, in an amount not to exceed  
$628,523.58, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1645481  
7
Issue purchase orders for Contract 25-622-11, Furnish and Deliver  
Miscellaneous Electrical and Mechanical Equipment to Various Locations, Item  
1 to Hatfield and Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $60,635.00; Item 2  
to Amerimex Motor and Controls, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $54,551.00;  
Item 3 to Indi Enterprise, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $73,889.00; Items 4,  
6, and 7 to Helsel-Jepperson Electrical, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$403,730.00; Item 5 to Jamerson and Bauwens Electrical Contractors, Inc., in  
an amount not to exceed $102,255.00; Item 8 to Integrated Power System, LLC,  
in an amount not to exceed $65,986.00; and Item 9 to Affiliated Steam  
Equipment Co. dba Affiliated Steam and Hot Water, in an amount not to exceed  
$161,376.18; Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623070/623270/634650,  
Requisitions 1622439, 1622440, 1628546, 1634174, 1635092, 1635093, and  
1636982  
Attachments:  
8
Issue purchase order to Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. for Furnishing Fiduciary  
Liability Insurance for the Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust, and the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 401(a) Plan, in an  
amount not to exceed $8,183.00, and authorization for payment by direct  
voucher to Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. for Furnishing Fiduciary Liability  
Insurance for the Retiree Health Care Trust (OPEB), in an amount not to  
exceed $7,217.00, Accounts 101-25000-612290 and P802-11000-798200  
respectively, Requisition 1645529  
Attachments:  
9
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hartford Life and  
Accident Insurance Company to provide group term life insurance for  
employees for a three-year period, in an amount not to exceed $270,000.00,  
Account 101-25000-601250, 501-50000-601250, Requisition 1645550  
Attachments:  
10  
Issue purchase order to Motorola Solutions, Inc. to furnish and deliver  
STARCOM radios and hardware, including a 7-year warranty for portable radios  
and a 3-year warranty for mobile radios from the delivery date, to enable the  
MWRD Police to continue utilizing the STARCOM21 Network regional  
interoperable radio system, in an amount not to exceed $85,621.90, Account  
101-15000-623990, Requisition 1645555  
Award Contract  
11  
Authority to award Contract 25-009-11, Furnish and Deliver Paper Towels to  
Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Wipeco, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $51,912.00 and Group B to Warehouse Direct, Inc. in an  
amount not to exceed $66,819.20, Account 101-20000-623660.  
Attachments:  
12  
Authority to award Contract 25-404-21, Furnish, Deliver, and Install One Chiller  
at the Main Office Building, to Autumn Construction Services, Inc., in an amount  
not to exceed $602,000.00, Account 201-50000-645680, Requisition 1638641  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
13  
Authority to increase purchase order and extend the agreement with WM Reply,  
Inc., for Contract 22-RFP-13, Intranet Development and Platform Support, in an  
amount of $95,000.00, from an amount of $550,000.00, to an amount not to  
exceed $645,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3125792  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
14  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of July 2025  
Attachments:  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
15  
16  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Atmane Bekri vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 22WC003814, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $35,000.00 Account 901-30000-601090  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Chantell Hayes, fka  
Chantell Sims vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 23WC025651, Illinois Workers’  
Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $219,578.39, Account  
901-30000-601090  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee  
Authorization  
17  
Authorization to amend the policy regarding Retiree Contribution Rates for  
Health Care Benefits  
Attachments:  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
18  
Authority to consolidate four existing public recreational leases with the City of  
Evanston on approximately 121.05± acres of District real estate along the North  
Shore Channel into two lease agreements: one new 50-year lease for public  
recreational use, and one existing lease to continue as a public golf course.  
Consideration for the lease consolidation shall be a one-time fee of $10.00  
Attachments:  
19  
Ratify the action of the Acting Executive Director of September 22, 2025,  
issuing a 2-day permit to Universal Television LLC to film a scene for the  
television series “Chicago Med” at the District’s Nicholas J. Melas Centennial  
Fountain located along the north bank of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois.  
Consideration shall be a permit fee of $15,000.00  
Attachments:  
20  
Consent to assignment of lease agreement dated October 24, 1940, between  
the District and Ergon Asphalt Partners, LP, on 6.25 acres of District real estate  
located south of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and east of Cicero  
Avenue in Cook County, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 39.08 to  
Heritage Asphalt, LLC. Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of  
$5,000.00  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Additional Agenda Items  
21  
MOTION to approve dates and time for the Regular Board Meetings of The  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to be held in the  
year 2026  
(The above item was submitted after the agenda packet distribution)  
Adjournment