Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, February 5, 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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26-0101  
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners  
celebrating the life of Dr. Cecil Lue Hing  
Ordinance - Industrial Waste  
IW26-001A  
Request Authority to Amend the Sewage and Waste Control Ordinance of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and Procedural  
Rules Governing All Administrative Proceedings Before Board-Appointed  
Hearing Officers Brought Pursuant to the Amended Ordinance  
Board Letter_Sewage Waste Control Ordinance-Rules.pdf  
Sewage Waste Control Ordinance_clean_1.27.26.pdf  
Sewage Waste Control Ordinance_Redline_1.27.26.pdf  
Sewage Waste Control Ordinance Admin Rules 2026.pdf  
Attachments:  
Ordinance  
O26-001  
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Ordinance O26-001 An Ordinance directing the County Clerk to reduce the levy  
of taxes on Capital Improvement Bonds for the levy year 2025  
Ordinance O26-001 BTL 2026-02-05.pdf  
Ord O26-001.pdf  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
26-0096  
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
February as Black History Month  
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26-0097  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
February as American Heart Month  
Finance Committee  
Authorization  
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26-0102  
Authority to remit Arbitrage Rebate payment of $543,069.84 to the Internal  
Revenue Service for Capital Improvement Bonds, Series of December 2021,  
under Section 148(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Account  
401-11000-430610  
Arb 2026 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
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26-0069  
26-0085  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, January 16, 2026  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, January 27, 2026  
Authority to Advertise  
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26-0065  
26-0066  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-634-11, Services to Inspect and Repair  
Cathodic Protection Systems, estimated cost $650,000.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612600, Requisitions 1640173, 1640174 and 1640175  
Contract 26-634-11 Revised Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
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Authority to advertise Contract 26-361-11 for public tender of bids a 10-year  
lease on approximately 860 sq. ft. of District real estate located at 100 E. Erie  
Street in Chicago, Illinois. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be  
established at $8,600.00  
Contract 26-361-11 Aerial View - 860 sq. ft of District real estate located at 100 E  
Attachments:  
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26-0068  
26-0070  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-362-11 for public tender of bids a 10-year  
lease on approximately 525 sq. ft. of District real estate located at 6001 W.  
Pershing Road in Cicero, Illinois. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be  
established at $5,000.00  
Contract 26-362-11 Aerial View - 525 sq. ft. of District real estate located at 6001  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-20, Procure and Implement a New  
Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), estimated cost  
$8,000,000.00, Accounts 101-69000-612430/612820, Requisition 1653383  
Contract 25-RFP-20 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Award Contract  
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26-0074  
Authority to award Contract 23-379-3E, Electrical Power Distribution and  
Phosphorus Removal Improvements, Kirie Water Reclamation Plant (KWRP),  
to Sollitt/Broadway Joint Venture, in an amount not to exceed $25,766,427.00,  
plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of  
$1,288,321.35, for a total amount not to exceed $27,054,748.35, Accounts  
401-50000-645650/645750, Requisition 1642737  
Contract 23-379-3E Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised Appendix D an  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
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26-0072  
Authority to decrease Contract 21-863-2C Master Plan for Salt Creek at  
Fullersburg Woods, to V3 Construction Group, LTD in a net credit amount of  
$162,951.12, from an amount of $9,476,846.72, to an amount not to exceed  
$9,313,895.60, Account 201-50000-612400, Purchase Order No. 4000104  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order No. 4000104  
Attachments:  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Authorization  
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26-0099  
Authorization to execute change orders to decrease purchase orders or  
carryforward FY2025 encumbrances to FY2026 (As Revised)  
FY2025_Purchase Orders  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
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26-0073  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions from October through  
December 2025 for Contract 11-187-3F Addison Creek Channel Improvements,  
SSA  
Attachment 1 CO Report for 11-187-3F October to December 2025.pdf  
Attachments:  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report for 11-187-3F October to December 2025 2.pdf  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
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26-0075  
Authority to issue a one (1) day permit to Friends of the Chicago River to  
access District real estate at 25 locations along the North Branch of the  
Chicago River, North Shore Channel, Main Channel, and Cal-Sag Channel in  
Cook County, Illinois for its annual Chicago River Day cleanup event on May 9,  
2026. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00  
RE - Friends of Chicago River Clean Up Day Permit 2026 Aerials.pdf  
Attachments:  
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26-0087  
Authority to 1) consolidate three existing public recreational leases with the  
Skokie Park District on approximately 58.4 acres located near the Terrence J.  
O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant in Skokie, Illinois, into one 50-year lease and  
2) add to the consolidated lease approximately 9 acres of District real estate  
located along the east bank of the North Shore Channel between Howard Street  
and Oakton Street in Skokie, Illinois, commonly known as NSC Parcels 6.01,  
6.06, 6.11, 6.14, and 6.20. Consideration shall be a one-time fee of $10.00 (As  
Revised)  
RE - Skokie Recreational Lease Consolidation Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
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26-0104  
Authority to issue a 9-month permit to Walsh Vinci Transit Community Partners  
working on behalf of the Chicago Transit Authority on a 23-acre portion of the  
District’s Calumet Water Reclamation Plant property in Chicago, Illinois for  
preacquisition and preconstruction activities for the Red Line Extension Project.  
Consideration shall be a permit fee of $5,000.00  
RE - Walsh Vinci for CTA Preconstruction Activities Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment