Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, February 19, 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  
7 -  
Present:  
Precious Brady-Davis; Yumeka Brown; Cameron Davis; Patricia Theresa Flynn;  
Beth McElroy Kirkwood; Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda; and Kari K. Steele  
2 - Marcelino Garcia; and Sharon Waller  
Absent:  
Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes  
A motion was made by Yumeka Brown, seconded by Beth McElroy Kirkwood, that  
the minutes from the last meeting of February 5, 2026, be approved without  
having to read them into the record. The motion carried by acclamation. Chorus  
of ayes - No nays  
Public Comments  
Joseph McArthur, addressed the Board regarding executing a master intergovernmental  
agreement  
Ken Kline, Mayor of the Village of Crestwood, addressed the Board regarding agenda  
item 25 lease agreement  
Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole  
A motion was made by Precious Brady-Davis, seconded by Patricia Theresa  
Flynn, 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: 11,  
21, and 25  
Item # 11 was deleted by the Executive Director  
Item # 21 was deferred by Cameron Davis  
Item # 25 was deferred by Kari K. Steele  
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 Yumeka Brown. President Kari K. Steele called for any objections.  
No objections were voiced. Motion carried.  
The Committee of the Whole meeting of February 19, 2026 was adjourned at  
11:10 a.m.  
Executive Session  
None  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 11:15 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 National  
26-0127  
1
Engineers Week  
Adopted  
Finance Committee  
Report  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of January 2026, in the amount of  
$70,883,676.68  
26-0128  
2
Attachments: January 2026 Cash Disbursement Report.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Authorization to amend Board Order of November 20, 2025, regarding  
Resolution sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating the Leo  
High School Choir for its performance on the television show America’s Got  
Talent, Agenda Item No. 2, File ID No. 25-0871  
26-0116  
3
Attachments:  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of November 20 2025, Agenda  
Item No. 2, File No. 25-0871  
Approved  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, February 3, 2026  
26-0114  
26-0115  
26-0124  
26-0125  
4
5
6
7
Published and Filed  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, January 30, 2026  
Published and Filed  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, January 9, 2026  
Published and Filed  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 26-659-11, Agricultural Management,  
Agricultural Fieldside Mowing, and Fence Installation and Removal at Fulton  
County, Illinois, estimated cost $1,260,000.00  
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, February 10, 2026  
26-0130  
26-0135  
8
9
Published and Filed  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 25-654-13 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver  
Parts and Repair Services for Sluice Gate Valve Actuators, estimated cost  
$1,077,700.00  
Published and Filed  
Authority to Advertise  
Authority to advertise Contract 22-602-21, Underground Storage Tank  
Improvements at Various Locations, estimated cost between $1,197,000.00 and  
$1,449,000.00, Account 201-50000-645790, Requisition 1653283  
26-0119  
10  
Attachments: Contract 22-602-21 Project View  
Contract 22-602-21 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-006-11, Furnish and Deliver Janitorial  
Supplies to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost  
$181,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623170, 623660  
26-0123  
11  
Attachments: Contract 26-006-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Deleted by the Executive Director  
Issue Purchase Order  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Thermo LabSystems  
Inc. to conduct a redeployment of SampleManager for the Laboratory  
Information Management System to the most current version, in an amount not  
to exceed $634,628.22, Accounts 101-16000-612430, 612820, and 634820  
Requisition 1653824  
26-0122  
12  
Approved  
Award Contract  
Authority to award Contract 24-384-3D, Rehabilitation of Service Tunnel  
Expansion Joints and Replacement of Road E, Kirie Water Reclamation Plant  
(KWRP), to John Burns Construction Company, LLC, in an amount not to  
exceed $9,549,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an  
amount of $477,450.00, for a total amount not to exceed $10,026,450.00,  
Account 401-50000-645750, Requisition 1642951  
26-0120  
13  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-384-3D Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised  
Appendix D and Appendix V Report - John Burns Co.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 26-674-11, Furnish and Deliver Repair Parts and  
Services for Trucks and Trailers at Various Locations, to URT E&R Towing,  
Inc., in an amount not to exceed $482,700.00, Accounts  
26-0121  
14  
101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612860/623250, Requisitions 1638648,  
1639053, 1639420, and 1639431  
Attachments:  
Contract 26-674-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised  
Appendix D Report - URT E&R.pdf  
Approved  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
Authority to increase Contract 19-542-3MR Central Boiler Facility and Electrical  
26-0111  
15  
16  
17  
18  
Updates, Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, Rebid, to IHC Construction  
Companies, LLC in an amount of $39,217.43, from an amount of  
$14,478,975.88, to an amount not to exceed $14,518,193.31, Account  
401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000081  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000081.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 21-091-3P Phosphorus Removal Modifications to  
Battery D, O'Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies,  
LLC in an amount of $37,226.47, from an amount of $15,528,569.30, to an  
amount not to exceed $15,565,795.77, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase  
Order 4000099  
26-0112  
Attachments: Purchase Order 4000099 Change Order Log.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 22-614-11, Elevator Maintenance at Various  
Locations, Group A to Mid-American Elevator Company, Inc., in an amount of  
$161,000.00, from an amount of $540,780.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$701,780.00, Accounts 101-69000-612600/612680, Purchase Order 5001898  
(As Revised)  
26-0117  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001898.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 22-614-11, Elevator Maintenance at Various  
Locations, Groups B and C to Parkway Elevators, Inc., in an amount of  
$51,000.00, from an amount of $1,041,480.32, to an amount not to exceed  
$1,092,480.32, Accounts 101-67000/68000-612680, Purchase Order 5001896  
26-0118  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001896.pdf  
Approved  
Engineering Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to enter into an agreement with the City of Evanston to share  
Geographic Information System data for underground facilities  
26-0113  
19  
Approved  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
Authorization to amend the settlement and add extra expense to the Property  
Damage Claim of American Family Mutual Insurance Company on behalf of  
Makayla Boykin, Board Meeting of December 4, 2025, Agenda Item No 29, File  
No. 25-0918, in an amount of $624.58 from an amount of $13,496.42 for a total  
amount of $14,121.00, Account 901-30000-667220 (As Revised)  
26-0110  
20  
Attachments: Am Fam Legislation Details (With Text) (3) 12-4-2025  
Approved  
Authority to settle lawsuit in Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago v. Electronic Plating Co., Case No. 2025L006657, seeking an  
injunction to keep sewer plugged and to impose additional civil penalties for  
violations of a final Board order entered in prior Show Cause proceedings, and  
to collect other amounts owed by Electronic Plating pursuant to the District’s  
ordinances  
26-0134  
21  
Cameron Davis lifted his earlier deferral  
Approved  
Public Information & Education  
Authorization  
Authorization to allow participation in 2026 parades  
26-0105  
22  
Approved  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to grant a 25-year, approximately 63,078 sq. ft. non-exclusive  
26-0126  
23  
easement to Commonwealth Edison Company to install, construct, operate,  
maintain, repair, remove, and replace poles, electrical transmission lines, and  
related facilities over and across District property at the Cal-Sag Channel and  
Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 13.01, 13.03 and 13.04. Consideration shall be an  
initial annual fee of $39,740.00  
Attachments: RE - ComEd 25-year Easement Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to issue a 5-year permit to Ford Motor Company for the continued use  
of District real estate located at 122nd Street and Stony Island Avenue in  
Chicago, Illinois, known as the Stony Island Drying Beds, for the temporary  
storage of newly manufactured vehicles and related purposes. Consideration  
shall be a monthly permit fee of $111,430.00, subject to upward adjustments in  
accordance with the terms and conditions stated herein  
26-0129  
24  
Attachments: RE - Ford Motor Co. 5-year permit Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Consent to a partial assignment of lease from the Village of Crestwood, to the  
Village of Crestwood and 4Crestwood LLC as co-tenants, with respect to 1.01  
acres of the Village’s 7.61-acre leasehold located south of the Cal-Sag Channel  
and west of Cicero Avenue in Crestwood, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 11.04  
(eastern portion), and to allow for the sale and consumption of alcohol and video  
gaming on the 1.01 acres. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of  
$4,572.00  
26-0132  
25  
Attachments:  
RE - Partial Assignment of Lease - CSC 11.04 (Eastern Portion)  
Aerial.pdf  
Deferred by Kari K. Steele  
Authority to amend easement agreement dated May 8, 1958, between the  
District and Enterprise TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC on approximately  
3.59± acres of District real estate for a petroleum products pipeline in Forest  
View, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 37.05  
26-0133  
26  
Attachments: RE - Enterprise TE Easement Amendment Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners  
26-0136  
27  
celebrating the life of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (As Revised)  
Adopted  
Approval of the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items: 11 and 25  
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Beth McElroy  
Kirkwood, to Approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following  
roll call vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Kari K. Steele  
2 - Marcelino Garcia, Sharon Waller  
Absent:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Meeting Summary  
Speakers  
None  
Summary of Requests  
Study Session  
None  
None  
None  
Announcements  
Board Letter Submission Dates  
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for March 5, 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: February 20, 2026  
Date all agenda items are due to the Executive Director: 1:00 p.m., February 25,  
2026  
Adjournment  
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Precious  
Brady-Davis, that when the Board Adjourns, it adjourns to meet again on  
Thursday, March 5, 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  
7 -  
Aye:  
Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Kari K. Steele  
2 - Marcelino Garcia, Sharon Waller  
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 February 19, 2026, are hereby approved.  
APPROVED:  
/s/ Kari K. Steele  
President Board of Commissioners of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
February 19, 2026