Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, May 7, 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  
9 -  
Present:  
Precious Brady-Davis; Yumeka Brown; Cameron Davis; Patricia Theresa Flynn;  
Marcelino Garcia; Beth McElroy Kirkwood; Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda; Sharon Waller;  
and Kari K. Steele  
Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes  
A motion was made by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, seconded by Patricia Theresa  
Flynn, that the minutes from the last meeting of April 16, 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 Beth McElroy Kirkwood, 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 Item: 15  
Item #15 was deleted by the Executive Director  
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 May 7, 2026 was adjourned at 11:25 a.m.  
Executive Session  
A motion was made by by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
that an executive session be held for the Committee on Judiciary to discuss one  
matter of pending litigation pursuant to Section 2(C)(11) of the Open Meetings  
Act. Motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
9 -  
Aye:  
Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Marcelino Garcia, Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon Waller,  
Kari K. Steele  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 11:50 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 celebrating Asian  
American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and honoring Don V. Villar  
26-0315  
26-0316  
26-0317  
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Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing May as  
Jewish American Heritage Month  
Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Chicago  
Water Week (As Revised)  
Adopted  
Finance Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to Transfer $5,000,000.00 from the Capital Improvements Bond Fund  
to the Stormwater Management Fund  
26-0321  
4
Approved  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, April 10, 2026  
26-0274  
26-0302  
26-0303  
26-0319  
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6
7
8
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 21, 2026  
Published and Filed  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, April 24, 2026  
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 28, 2026  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Authorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 26-360-11 Proposal  
to Lease approximately 2.5 acres of District real estate located at 15680 Canal  
Bank Road in Lemont, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 23.10, for a  
14-year term from DCC Propane, LLC in the amount of $152,003.00  
26-0301  
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Attachments:  
Contract 26-360-11 Aerial View - Main Channel Parcel 23.10, Lemont,  
IL.  
Approved  
Authority to Advertise  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-RFP-09 Claims Management Services for a  
three-year period, estimated cost $150,000.00, Account 901-30000-667220,  
Requisition 1656081  
26-0284  
10  
Attachments: Contract 26-RFP-09 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-936-11, Furnishing and Delivering Citric Acid,  
estimated cost $345,000.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1656819  
26-0289  
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12  
Attachments: Contract 26-936-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-673-11, Heavy Equipment Maintenance at  
Various Locations, estimated cost $802,200.00, Accounts  
26-0295  
101-67000/68000/69000-612760, Requisitions 1655274, 1655803, and 1655281  
Attachments: Contract 26-673-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-641-11, Furnishing and Delivering Liquid  
Carbon Dioxide to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost  
$1,975,200.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1656820  
26-0299  
13  
14  
Attachments: Contract 26-641-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-614-11, Elevator Maintenance at Various  
Locations, estimated cost $4,736,320.00, Accounts  
26-0300  
101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612680 and 201-50000-645780, Requisitions  
1653682, 1653693 and 1655519  
Attachments:  
Contract 26-614-11 Groups A, B, C, D, and E Affirmative Action Goals  
Report  
Contract 26-214-11 Project Views  
Contract 26-614-11 201 Project Fact Sheet  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-006-11, Furnish and Deliver Janitorial  
Supplies to Various Locations, estimated cost $181,000.00, Accounts  
101-20000-623170, 623660  
26-0324  
15  
Attachments: Contract 26-006-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Deleted by the Executive Director  
Issue Purchase Order  
Issue purchase order to Schneider Electric USA, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver  
One (1) Distributed Control System (DCS) Test Cabinet to the Calumet Water  
Reclamation Plant (CWRP), in an amount not to exceed $221,817.45, Account  
101-68000-634650, Requisition 1654520  
26-0275  
16  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Stevenson Crane Service, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver  
One (1) New 2026 Genie GS-3232 Electric Slab Scissor Lift and Two (2) New  
2026 Genie GS-1932 Electric Slab Scissor Lifts, to the Calumet Water  
Reclamation Plant (CWRP), under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing  
Contract No. 020923-TER, in an amount not to exceed $79,180.00, Account  
101-68000-634990, Requisition 1656715  
26-0276  
17  
Approved  
Issue purchase order for Contract, 26-709-11, Furnishing and Delivering  
Calcium Nitrate to the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant to Alexander Chemical  
Corporation in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00, Account  
101-66000-623560, Requisition 1648693  
26-0282  
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Attachments: Contract 26-709-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Issue purchase orders to Deere & Company, to furnish and deliver nine (9)  
2026 John Deere Gator all-terrain utility vehicles to the North, Calumet and  
Stickney Service Areas, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract  
No. 112624-DAC, in an amount not to exceed $178,443.70, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-634860, Requisitions 1656191, 1657016, and 1657141  
26-0283  
19  
Approved  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
Authority to increase purchase orders and amend agreement with Johnson  
26-0273  
20  
Controls Fire Protection LP, to Provide a Maintenance and Repair Services  
Agreement for Fire Detection Systems at the Stickney, Hanover Park, Kirie,  
Egan and O’Brien Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount of $88,590.54, from  
an amount of $1,057,507.98, to an amount not to exceed $1,146,098.52,  
Accounts 101-67000/69000-612780, Purchase Orders 3118316 and 3118317  
Attachments: Change Order Log - POs 3118316 and 3118317.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 19-159-3P Chemical Addition Backup System,  
Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C., in  
an amount of $10,376.96, from an amount of $8,938,574.56, to an amount not  
to exceed $8,948,951.52, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order  
4000085  
26-0296  
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Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000085  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 19-542-3MR Central Boiler Facility and Electrical  
Updates, Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, Rebid, to IHC Construction  
Companies, L.L.C., in an amount of $9,436.76, from an amount of  
$14,518,193.31, to an amount not to exceed $14,527,630.07, Account  
401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000081  
26-0297  
Attachments: Change Order Log- Purchase Order 4000081  
Approved  
Authority to decrease Contract 20-161-3S Salt Creek Intercepting Sewer No. 3  
Rehabilitation, SSA, to Inliner Solutions, LLC in an amount of $1,168,620.56,  
from an amount of $20,079,177.33, to an amount not to exceed $18,910,556.77,  
Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000120  
26-0298  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000120  
Approved  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Report  
Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the first quarter of 2026,  
ended March 31, 2026  
26-0314  
24  
Attachments: 2026 Q1 Budget Summary Report.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Engineering Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chicago  
26-0290  
25  
Transit Authority (CTA) for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise compliance  
under an Intergovernmental Agreement for the Red Line Extension  
Approved  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
26-0277  
26  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of Chaz Payne vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 24WC17726 and 24WC17729, Illinois Workers’  
Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $400,000.00, Account  
901-30000-601090  
Approved  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Jose Escobedo vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim Number 24WC026579, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $20,918.40, Account 901-30000-601090  
26-0293  
26-0294  
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Approved  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Donald Schufman vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 23WC26480, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $76,865.25, Account 901-30000-601090  
Approved  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee  
Authorization  
Request for advice and consent to the reappointment of Jose A. Lopez as  
26-0278  
29  
Commissioner on MWRD’s Ethics Commission for a two-year term pursuant to  
the Ethics Ordinance  
Approved  
Public Information & Education  
Authorization  
Authority to participate in 2026 WEFTEC Operations Challenge  
26-0291  
31  
Approved  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to approve, execute, and make payment to four property owners for  
26-0313  
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temporary easement extensions in connection with the Addison Creek Channel  
Improvements Project (Contract 11-187-3F). Consideration shall be a combined  
total amount of $23,889.89, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater  
Management Fund  
Approved  
Authorization to: (1) declare as surplus and not required for corporate purposes,  
and to sell to the Chicago Transit Authority, 14.29± acres of District real estate  
located at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in Chicago, Illinois; and (2)  
enter into permanent and temporary easement agreements with the Chicago  
Transit Authority in connection with Red Line Extension Project. Consideration  
shall be $4,490,000.00  
26-0318  
33  
Attachments: RE - CTA RLE Project Sale of Real Estate Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
26-0304  
26-0305  
26-0306  
26-0307  
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make payment to the Village of Dolton for the design, construction, operation,  
and maintenance of the Green Alley Project in Dolton (26-IGA-01), in an amount  
not to exceed $556,100.00  
Attachments: 26-IGA-01 Dolton IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of Forest Park for the design, construction,  
operation, and maintenance of the Green Alley Project 4 in Forest Park  
(26-IGA-02), in an amount not to exceed $224,300.00  
Attachments: 26-IGA-02 Forest Park IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of Maywood for the design, construction, operation,  
and maintenance of the Green Alley Project in Maywood (26-IGA-03), in an  
amount not to exceed $1,005,400.00  
Attachments: 26-IGA-03 Maywood IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of Norridge for the design, construction, operation,  
and maintenance of the Green Alley Project in Norridge (26-IGA-04), in an  
amount not to exceed $410,000.00  
Attachments: 26-IGA-04 Norridge IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the City of Northlake for the design, construction, operation,  
and maintenance of the Grant Park Recreation Center Permeable Parking Lots  
in Northlake (26-IGA-05), in an amount not to exceed $263,600.00  
26-0308  
26-0309  
26-0310  
26-0311  
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Attachments: 26-IGA-05 Northlake IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of River Forest for the design, construction,  
operation, and maintenance of the Village Hall Permeable Parking Lot 2 in River  
Forest (26-IGA-06), in an amount not to exceed $195,600.00  
Attachments: 26-IGA-06 River Forest IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of Riverdale for the design, construction, operation,  
and maintenance of the Green Alley Project in Riverdale (26-IGA-07), in an  
amount not to exceed $449,900.00  
Attachments: 26-IGA-07 Riverdale IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of Skokie for the design, construction, operation,  
and maintenance of the Green Alley Project 3 in Skokie (26-IGA-08), in an  
amount not to exceed $464,500.00  
Attachments: 26-IGA-08 Skokie IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Approved  
Approval of the Consent Agenda with the exception of Item: 15  
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Marcelino Garcia, to  
Approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
9 -  
Aye:  
Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Marcelino Garcia, Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon Waller,  
Kari K. Steele  
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 May 21, 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: May 8, 2026  
Date all agenda items are due to the Executive Director: 1:00 p.m., May 13, 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, May 21, 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  
9 -  
Aye:  
Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Marcelino Garcia, Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon Waller,  
Kari K. Steele  
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 May 7, 2026, are hereby approved.  
APPROVED:  
/s/ Kari K. Steele  
President Board of Commissioners of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
May 7, 2026