Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, June 20, 2024  
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 Daniel Pogorzelski, Commissioner Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda,  
Commissioner Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, 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; Daniel Pogorzelski; Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda; Mariyana T.  
Spyropoulos; and Kari K. Steele  
Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes  
A motion was made by Cameron Davis, seconded by Precious Brady-Davis, that  
the minutes from the last meeting of June 6, 2024 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 Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, 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 Consent Agenda  
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 June 20, 2024, was adjourned at 10:45  
a.m.  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 10:45 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 the  
contributions of the LGBTQ+ community and honoring esteemed  
representatives  
24-0542  
1
Adopted  
Finance Committee  
Report  
2
Report on the investment interest income during April 2024  
24-0506  
24-0507  
24-0508  
24-0509  
24-0536  
Attachments: Inv Int Inc 2024-04 att.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Report on investments purchased during April 2024  
3
4
5
6
Attachments: Inv Purch 2024-04 att.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Report on the investment interest income during May 2024  
Attachments: Inv Int Inc 2024-05 att.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Report on investments purchased during May 2024  
Attachments: Inv Purch 2024-05 att.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of May 2024, in the amount of  
$37,037,079.73  
Attachments: May 2024 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Published and Filed  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
Report on the acceptance of pricing for Contract 20-RFP-24, Supply of  
24-0499  
7
Electricity, with MP2 Energy NE LLC, for a One-Year Extension, starting  
December 2024 and ending December 31, 2025  
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 4, 2024  
24-0514  
24-0515  
24-0532  
8
Published and Filed  
Report on Receipt of Proposals of Friday, June 7, 2024  
9
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 11, 2024  
10  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Authorization for payment to Thomson Reuters West Publishing Corporation,  
for the Westlaw Proflex Subscription, in an amount not to exceed $12,416.54,  
Account 101-15000-612280  
24-0516  
11  
Approved  
Authority to Advertise  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-100-11 Preventative Maintenance for Steam  
Sterilizers, Labor, and Parts estimated cost $54,000.00, Account  
101-16000-612970, Requisition 1619436  
24-0503  
12  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 22-878-1S Condition Assessment of Local  
Sewers, estimated cost $1,645,900.00, Account 101-50000-612240,  
Requisition 1582398  
24-0519  
13  
Attachments: Contract 22-878-1S Project Fact Sheet  
Contract 22-878-1S Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 17-273-4P Furnish and Install Odor Control  
System at Thornton Reservoir, estimated cost between $3,693,496.00 and  
$4,471,074.00, Account 401-50000-645620, Requisition 1620315  
24-0539  
14  
Attachments: Contract 17-273-4P Project Fact Sheet  
Contract 17-273-4P Affirmative Action 98% Review Report  
Approved  
Issue Purchase Order  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 23-RFP-21 IT  
Project Management Office Consulting Services with SDI Presence LLC in an  
amount not to exceed $450,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition  
1608373  
24-0504  
15  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Vector Solutions LLC for license and software  
maintenance renewal for an Industrial Premium Library database, in an amount  
not to exceed $41,000.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1620046  
24-0511  
24-0530  
16  
17  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with IXOM Watercare Inc., to  
Provide an 18-Month Maintenance Service Program for Thirty (30) Solar  
Powered Mixers/Aerators (SolarBees) at the Thornton Composite Reservoir  
and the McCook Reservoir, in a total amount not to exceed $399,659.73,  
Account 101-66000-612620, Requisition 1614473  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Sunbelt Rentals Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Two (2)  
Rental Low-Temperature Chillers and Accessories to the Stickney Water  
Reclamation Plant for an approximately three-month period under Sourcewell  
(formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 062320-SNB, in an amount not to  
exceed $213,646.03, Account 101-69000-612330, Requisition 1620499  
24-0541  
24-0543  
18  
19  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Monroe Truck Equipment Inc., to Furnish and Deliver  
One (1) New 2024 Volvo VDH Upfit Package under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA)  
Purchasing Contract No. 062222-AEB, in an amount not to exceed  
$159,933.00, Account 101-69000-634860, Requisition 1618583  
Approved  
Award Contract  
Authority to award Contract 24-017-11, Furnish and Deliver Electrical Supplies,  
Wire, and Cable to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A, B,  
C, D, F, G and H to Helsel-Jepperson Electrical, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $339,302.41, and Group E to J.P. Simons & Co., in an amount not to  
exceed $14,753.48. Accounts 101-20000-623070, 623170, 623190, 623250,  
623680, 623850 (Deferred from the June 6, 2024 Board Meeting)  
24-0464  
20  
Attachments: Contract 24-017-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 24-053-11, Furnish and Deliver Lamps &  
Emergency Lighting to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Group A  
to Neher Electric Supply, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $34,020.00, and  
Group B to Helsel-Jepperson Electrical, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$27,006.50, Account 101-20000-623070, 623110  
24-0512  
21  
Attachments: Contract 24-053-11 Item Descriptions  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 24-083-11, Furnish and Deliver Sump Pumps to  
Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to Marco Supply Company, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $27,295.30, Accounts 101-20000-623090, 623270.  
24-0513  
24-0533  
22  
23  
Attachments: Contract 24-083-11 Item Descriptions.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 23-621-11, Rehabilitation of Raw Sewage Pump  
Rotating Assemblies at Various Locations, Groups A, B, and C, to Pumping  
Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $6,173,742.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612600, Requisitions 1603670, 1603671, and 1604766  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-621-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A,B, and  
C.pdf  
Approved  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
Authority to decrease Contract 21-692-11, Utilization and Transportation of Air  
24-0493  
24  
Dried Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, Groups A and B, to Synagro  
Central, LLC, in an amount of $37,718.52, from an amount of $2,791,299.46, to  
an amount not to exceed $2,753,580.94, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520,  
Purchase Order 5001805  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001805  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 21-699-12, Services of Heavy Equipment with  
Operators, to K.L.F. Enterprises, Inc., in an amount of $358,800.00, from an  
amount of $2,602,581.13, to an amount not to exceed $2,961,381.13, Accounts  
101-68000/69000-612520, Purchase Order 5001824  
24-0498  
25  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001824  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 22-644-12, Furnishing and Delivering Liquid  
Carbon Dioxide to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant (Re-Bid), to Linde,  
Inc., in an amount of $6,462.97, from an amount of $917,629.76, to an amount  
not to exceed $924,092.73, Account 101-69000-623560, Purchase Order  
3123204  
24-0500  
26  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3123204  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 18-254-3P Chemical Phosphorus Removal  
Facility, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies,  
LLC in an amount of $34,937.77, from an amount of $16,334,179.09, to an  
amount not to exceed $16,369,116.86, Account 201-50000-645650, Purchase  
Order 4000092  
24-0520  
27  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000092  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 19-159-3P, Chemical Addition Backup System,  
Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies LLC in an  
amount of $178,940.81, from an amount of $8,342,382.44, to an amount not to  
exceed $8,521,323.25, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000085  
24-0521  
28  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000085.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 21-262-3S Calumet 18E Relief Connecting  
Structure and Sewer Work, CSA, to Rausch Infrastructure, LLC, in an amount  
of $222,130.23, from an amount of $2,886,183.87, to an amount not to exceed  
$3,108,314.10, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order No. 4000095 (As  
Revised)  
24-0522  
29  
30  
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Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order No. 4000095  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 20-613-13 (Re-Bid), Scavenger Services at  
Various Service Areas, Groups A and B, to Independent Recycling Services,  
Inc., in an amount of $80,000.00, from an amount of $2,557,539.00, to an  
amount not to exceed $2,637,539.00, Accounts  
24-0523  
101/501-50000/68000/69000-612520, Purchase Order 5001819  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001819.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 21-616-11, Furnish and Deliver Chiller Parts and  
Services to Various Locations, to Autumn Construction Services, Inc., in an  
amount of $117,500.00, from an amount of $469,997.62 to an amount not to  
exceed $587,497.62, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-612680, 623070 and  
623270, Purchase Orders 5001850, 5001851, and 5001852  
24-0529  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Orders 5001850, 5001851, and  
5001852  
Approved  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of May 2024  
24-0524  
32  
Attachments: Attachment 1 CO Report May 2024 5% Contingency.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report May 2024.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Judiciary Committee  
Report  
Report on the Approval of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”) Minutes  
24-0534  
24-0535  
33  
34  
Published and Filed  
Report on the Semi-Annual Review of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”)  
Minutes  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Authority to settle tax rate objections for the years 2010 through 2014 for an  
estimated amount of $1,795,501.00 plus interest  
24-0497  
35  
36  
Approved  
24-0518  
24-0531  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Audrey Richardson vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 18WC28155, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $15,000.00 Account 901-30000-601090  
Approved  
Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of James  
McManamon vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 23WC022959 in the sum of  
$108,704.76, Account 901-30000-601090  
37  
Approved  
Labor & Industrial Relations Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to extend until August 31, 2024, the terms of the collective bargaining  
24-0517  
38  
agreements between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago and 1) SEIU Local 1, Firemen and Oilers Division; 2) the Building  
Trades Coalition; 3) International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 700; 4)  
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Electrical  
Instrumentation and Testing); 5) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,  
Local Union No. 9 (Electrical Operations); 6) International Brotherhood of  
Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Motor Vehicle Dispatcher Group); and 7)  
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 399  
Approved  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Reports  
Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of  
Maintenance and Operations during the month of May 2024  
24-0491  
39  
Attachments: R-98 Report May 2024.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Declaration of an emergency affecting public health and safety and ratification of  
Emergency Contract 24-600-01, Upper Des Plaines 11-H Sewer Repairs and  
Restoration to Airy’s Inc., in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00, Account  
901-66000-667220, Requisition 1620300  
24-0528  
40  
Approved  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to issue a 5-year permit to the United States Department of the  
24-0537  
41  
Interior, U.S. Geological Survey to continue to operate, maintain, and remove a  
streamflow gauging station and rain gauge on District property located on the  
north bank of the Calumet Union Drainage Ditch and east of Dixie Highway in  
Markham, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00  
Attachments: RE - USGS 5-Year Permit Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with and make payment  
24-0525  
42  
to the Village of Buffalo Grove for the acquisition of flood-prone properties in  
Buffalo Grove (24-IGA-03), in an amount not to exceed $2,100,000.00  
Attachments: Attachment 1 Flood Prone Properties to be Acquired for 24-IGA-03.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Sewer Service  
Agreement with the Village of Bartlett, Illinois to extend the restrictor  
replacement deadline to July 1, 2025  
24-0526  
43  
44  
Approved  
Authorization for public notification of intent to amend the Watershed  
24-0527  
Management Ordinance (As Revised)  
Attachments: Summary of Proposed Amendments 2024 (2).pdf  
Approved  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Precious  
Brady-Davis, 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, Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Mariyana T.  
Spyropoulos, Kari K. Steele  
Executive Session  
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Mariyana T.  
Spyropolous, that an executive session be held for the Committee on Labor and  
Industrial Relations to discuss collective negotiating matters between the District  
and its employees or their representatives pursuant to section 2(C)(2) of the Open  
Meeting Act. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: 9:0  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 12:00 p.m. President Kari K. Steele reconvened the regular board meeting to  
order  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Meeting Summary  
Speakers  
None  
Summary of Requests  
None  
Study Session  
None  
Announcements  
None  
Board Letter Submission Dates  
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for July 11, 2024, 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: June 21, 2024  
Date all agenda items are due to the Executive Director: 1:00 p.m., June 26, 2024  
Adjournment  
A motion was made by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, seconded by Precious  
Brady-Davis, that when the Board Adjourns, it adjourns to meet again on  
Thursday, July 11, 2024 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, Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Mariyana T.  
Spyropoulos, 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 June 20, 2024, are hereby approved.  
APPROVED:  
/s/ Kari K. Steele  
President Board of Commissioners of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
June 20, 2024