Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, May 1, 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.  
Call Meeting to Order  
President Kari K. Steele presiding, called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m.  
Roll Call  
9 - 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  
Present:  
Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes  
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Marcelino Garcia,  
that the minutes from the last meeting of April 17, 2025 be approved without  
having to read them into the record. The motion carried by acclamation. Chorus  
of ayes - No nays  
Public Comments  
Tessa Murray, Friends of the Chicago River, addressed the Board in support of Agenda  
Items 3 and 25, thanking the Board for its continued investment in green infrastructure,  
the Resolution recognizing Chicago Water Week and the Board's continued  
partnership.  
Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole  
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, 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  
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 May 1, 2025 was adjourned at 11:05 a.m.  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 11:05 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 May as  
Jewish American Heritage Month  
25-0339  
1
Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the  
Jewish Neighborhood Development Council  
25-0340  
25-0341  
25-0342  
2
3
4
Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Chicago  
Water Week  
Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Geoffrey  
Baer  
Adopted  
Finance Committee  
Authorization  
Request Authority to Dispose of District Records  
Records Disposal Certificate 5-1-2025.pdf  
Approved  
25-0335  
5
Attachments:  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 15, 2025  
25-0322  
6
Published and Filed  
Authority to Advertise  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-605-21, Lockport Powerhouse Tailrace  
Barrier, estimated cost $208,000.00, Account 201-50000-645620, Requisition  
1635910  
25-0319  
7
Attachments:  
Contract 25-605-21 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
25-605-21 Project Fact Sheet  
25-605-21 LPH Tailrace Barrier Exhibit.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-804-11, Furnish and Deliver Three  
Non-Restrained Flexible Pipe Couplings to the Calumet Water Reclamation  
Plant, estimated cost $114,900.00, Account 101-68000-623090, Requisition  
1633657  
25-0320  
8
Attachments:  
Contract 25-804-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Issue Purchase Order  
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 Approximate Three-Month Period, under Sourcewell  
(formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 062320-SNB, in an amount not to  
exceed $80,000.00, Account 101-69000-612330, Requisition 1636261  
25-0326  
9
Approved  
Issue purchase order for Contract 25-652-11, Furnish and Deliver Various  
Types of Manhole Covers, Frames, and Associated Miscellaneous Parts,  
Groups A and B, to EJ USA, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $109,833.16,  
Account 101-66000-623300, Requisition 1621388  
25-0327  
10  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-652-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Stantec Consulting  
Services, Inc., for professional engineering services to perform a study and  
develop a design for Project 22-376-3P (24-CON-04), Gloria Alitto Majewski  
Reservoir Rehabilitation, NSA in an amount not to exceed $4,996,290.00,  
Account 401-50000-612450, Requisition 1634640  
25-0331  
11  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-CON-04 (Project 22-376-3P) Affirmative Action Goals  
Report and Appendix A Report - Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.  
Contract 24-CON-04 (Project 22-376-3P) Appendix V Report -  
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.  
Approved  
Award Contract  
Authority to award Contract 24-638-22 (Re-Bid), HVAC Improvements at  
Various Locations, Group A to IHC Construction Companies, LLC, in an  
amount not to exceed $24,528,000.00 and Group B to Independent  
Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,296,000.00,  
Account 201-50000-645780, Requisitions 1620791 and 1620793  
25-0323  
12  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-638-22 (Group B), Affirmative Action Goals Report and  
Revised Appendix V Report - Independent Mechanical Industries,  
Inc..pdf  
Contract 24-638-22 (Group A), Affirmative Action Goals Report and  
Revised Appendix V Report - IHC Construction Companies, LLC  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 25-006-11 Furnish and Deliver Janitorial Supplies  
to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Groups A and B to Sid Tool Co.,  
D/B/A MSC Industrial Supply Co., Inc. in an amount not to exceed $61,537.71,  
Group C to Warehouse Direct, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $26,620.83  
and Group D to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Co., Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$59,299.03, Accounts 101-20000-623170, 623660  
25-0324  
13  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-006-11 Item Descriptions  
Contract 25-006-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 25-694-11, Truck Scale Maintenance at Various  
Locations, Groups A, B, and C, to Abest Scale Co., in an amount not to exceed  
$82,000.00, Account 101-68000, 69000-612650, 612680, 623270 Requisitions  
1629093, 1629246, 1629465  
25-0328  
14  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-694-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 25-073-11, Furnish and Deliver Lab Accessories to  
Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Taylor Distribution Group LLC,  
in an amount not to exceed $22,322.07, Account 101-20000-623570  
25-0337  
15  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-073-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Contract 25-073-11 Item Descriptions.pdf  
Approved  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
Authority to increase Contract 23-119-12 Taxonomic Algal Assessment of the  
25-0314  
16  
Upper North Shore Channel to EcoAnalysts, Inc., in an amount of $15,200.00,  
from an amount of $26,168.00, to an amount not to exceed $41,368.00, Account  
101-16000-612490, Purchase Order 3127867  
Approved  
Authority to increase purchase order with the law firm of Neal & Leroy, LLC, to  
represent the District in acquiring certain property rights in connection with the  
construction, operation, and maintenance of the Central Park Stormwater  
Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois  
(Contract 18-249-AF), in an amount of $175,000.00, from an amount of  
$700,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $875,000.00, Account  
501-50000-612430, Purchase Order 3124253  
25-0318  
17  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3124253  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 24-679-11, Roof Inspection Services at Various  
Locations, to Garland/DBS, Inc., in an amount of $40,000.00, from an amount  
of $88,999.00, to an amount not to exceed $128,999.00, Account  
101-69000-612240, Purchase Order 5002005  
25-0330  
18  
Approved  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Report  
Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the first quarter of 2025,  
25-0343  
19  
ended March 31, 2025  
Attachments:  
2025 Q1 Budget Summary Report.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Authority to transfer 2025 departmental appropriations in the amount of  
$861,500.00 in the Corporate Fund  
25-0344  
20  
Attachments:  
05.01.25 Board Transfer File ID 25-0344  
Approved  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions from January through  
25-0332  
21  
March 2025 for contract 11-187-3F Addison Creek Channel Improvements,  
SSA  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 CO Report for 11-187-3F January to March 2025.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Report for 11-187-3F January to March 2025.pdf  
Attachment 3 TE Report for 11-187-3F January to March 2025.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Jerry Pollard vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim Number 21 WC 17791 in the sum of $37,500.00, Account  
901-30000-601090  
25-0316  
22  
Approved  
Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims of Regina Peters  
vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 21WC021269 and 21WC021410 in the sum of  
$25,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090  
25-0317  
23  
Approved  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to pay final just compensation in the amount of $25,000.00 to acquire  
25-0336  
24  
the real estate commonly known as 13605 South Kedzie Avenue in Robbins,  
Illinois, through summary judgment in the eminent domain lawsuit entitled The  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Mable Hudson,  
et al., Case No. 2024L050220 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois,  
Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund  
Attachments:  
RE - Acquisition of 13605 Kedzie Ave Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Report  
Report on Green Infrastructure Partnership Project Submittals  
25-0333  
25  
Attachments:  
Board Report Attachment - Map of GI Projects 2025  
Board Report Attachment - Recommended GI Projects 2025  
Published and Filed  
Authority to settle claim of Lasonya Alexander v. Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, et al., Case No. 2023 L 4223 Account  
901-30000-667220  
25-0346  
26  
Approved  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
A motion was made by Precious Brady-Davis, seconded by Beth McElroy  
Kirkwood, to Approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following  
roll call vote:  
9 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Marcelino Garcia, Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon  
Waller, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
Executive Session  
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
that an executive session be held for the Committee on Judiciary to discuss  
minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act pursuant to  
Section 2.06(D) of the Open Meetings Act. Motion carried by the following roll  
call vote: 9:0  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 11:30 a.m. President Kari K. Steele reconvened the regular board meeting to  
order  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Meeting Summary  
Speakers  
Geoffrey Baer accepted the Resolution in his honor (Re: Resolution Item 4)  
Summary of Requests  
Procurement Committee Item #15  
Marcelino Garcia requested:  
1. List of contracts that are procured regularly  
2. Study showing contract pricing on a yearly basis vs. multi-year basis  
President Kari K. Steele requested that Marcelino Garcia send her an email with his  
requests  
Study Session  
None  
Announcements  
None  
Board Letter Submission Dates  
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for May 15, 2025. 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 2, 2025.  
Date all agenda items are due to the Acting Executive Director: 1:00 p.m., May 7,  
2025.  
Adjournment  
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Precious Brady-Davis, that  
when the Board Adjourns, it adjourns to meet again on Thursday, May 15, 2025,  
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 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Marcelino Garcia, Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon  
Waller, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
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 1, 2025, are hereby approved.  
APPROVED:  
/s/ Kari K. Steele  
President Board of Commissioners of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
May 1, 2025