Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, July 13, 2023  
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 Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, seconded by Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda, that the minutes from the last meeting of June 15, 2023 be approved  
without having to read them into the record. The motion carried by acclamation.  
Chorus of ayes - No nays  
Public Comments  
Dr. Rachael Haverlock, UIC Professor and Director of UIC Fresh Water lab, Krishna  
Reddy, UIC Professor of Civil and Environment Engineering, and Teresa Cordova, UIC  
Professor of Urban Planning and Policy and Director of UIC's Great Cities Institute,  
addressed the board regarding water reuse and effluent  
Gerado Nava, Rizoma Collective, addressed the board regarding concern for recent  
flooding  
Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole  
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda,  
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 with the exception of  
Items: 20, 39, 41, and 42  
Item #20 was deferred by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda  
A motion was made by Cameron Davis, seconded by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, to  
defer Agenda Item #39 to the Regular Board Meeting. The motion carried by the  
following roll call vote:  
Aye: 9 - 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  
A motion was made by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, seconded by Marcelino Garcia,  
to defer Agenda Item #41 to the Regular Board Meeting. The motion carried by  
the following roll call vote:  
Aye: 8 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown; Patricia Theresa Flynn; Marcelino  
Garcia; Daniel Pogorzelski; Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda; Mariyana T. Spyropoulos;  
and Kari K. Steele  
Absent: 1 - Cameron Davis  
A motion was made by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, seconded by Marcelino Garcia,  
to defer Agenda Item #42 to the Regular Board Meeting. The motion carried by  
the following roll call vote:  
Aye: 8 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown; Patricia Theresa Flynn; Marcelino  
Garcia; Daniel Pogorzelski; Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda; Mariyana T. Spyropoulos;  
and Kari K. Steele  
Absent: 1 - Cameron Davis  
President Kari K. Steele called for a motion to accept the agendas for each  
Standing Committee that was convened. Moved by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos,  
seconded by Patricia Theresa Flynn. President Kari K. Steele called for any  
objections. No objections were voiced. Motion carried.  
The Committee of the Whole meeting of July 13, 2023 was adjourned at 12:00  
p.m.  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 12:10 p.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 Urban  
Rivers  
23-0646  
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2
Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the  
100th anniversary of Saint George Greek Orthodox Church  
23-0678  
Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners reaffirming the  
District’s commitment to affirmative action and diversity, equity and inclusion  
23-0700  
3
Adopted  
Finance Committee  
Report  
Report on designation of authority to affix signature of Chairman of the  
Committee on Finance  
23-0625  
4
Attachments:  
FIN - Chairman of Finance, Garcia - Authority to Affix Signatures -  
Attachment.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Report on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due  
on July 1, 2023  
23-0626  
23-0696  
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Attachments: DS 2023-07 att.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of June 2023, in the amount of  
$33,678,691.77  
Attachments: June 2023 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Published and Filed  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 13, 2023  
23-0633  
23-0639  
23-0677  
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8
9
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 20, 2023  
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 27, 2023  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Authorization for payment to the Lower Des Plaines Watershed Group for Fiscal  
Year 2023 Membership Dues in an amount not to exceed $125,903.69, Account  
101-15000-612280  
23-0627  
10  
Approved  
Authority to Advertise  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-013-11 Furnish and Deliver Calibration Gases  
to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $33,000.00,  
Account 101-20000-623840  
23-0629  
11  
Attachments: Contract 23-013-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-030-11 Furnish and Deliver Lubricants to  
Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $303,000.00, Account  
101-20000-623860  
23-0630  
12  
Attachments: Contract 23-030-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-009-11 Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper  
Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period,  
estimated cost $90,000.00, Account 101-20000-623660  
23-0634  
23-0636  
13  
14  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-029-11 Furnish and Deliver Safety Apparel  
and Equipment and Welding Apparel to Various Locations for a One-Year  
Period, estimated cost $121,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623680, 623570,  
623700, 623780  
Attachments: Contract 23-029-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-032-11 Furnish and Deliver Coveralls,  
Rainwear & Boots to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated  
cost $41,000.00, Account 101-20000-623700  
23-0637  
23-0640  
23-0654  
15  
16  
17  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-026-11 Furnish and Deliver PVC Pipe,  
Valves, and Fittings to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost  
$50,000.00, Account 101-20000-623090  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-036-11 Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium  
Chloride to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost  
$45,000.00, Account 101-20000-623130  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-051-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous  
Hand Tools to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost  
$108,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623110, 623680  
23-0655  
18  
19  
Attachments: Contract 23-051-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 18-148-3P Digester Rehabilitation and Gas  
Piping Replacement Phase II, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated  
cost between $34,156,300.00 and $41,347,100.00, Account 401-50000-645750,  
Requisition 1602023  
23-0665  
Attachments: Contract 18-148-3P Project Fact Sheet  
Contract 18-148-3P Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-07 Small Business Program, estimated  
cost $75,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisition 1596936  
23-0688  
20  
Deferred by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda  
Issue Purchase Order  
Issue a purchase order to Brown Bear Corporation, to Furnish and Deliver  
Planetary Gearbox Replacement Parts at the Stickney Water Reclamation  
Plant, in an amount not to exceed $25,371.71, Account 101-69000-623270,  
Requisition 1601409  
23-0631  
21  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Midway Industrial Equipment, Inc., to Furnish and  
Deliver One (1) Hyundai Electric Forklift to the Egan Water Reclamation Plant,  
under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 091520-HCE, in the  
amount not-to-exceed $36,424.15, Account 101-67000-634860. Requisition  
1601852  
23-0632  
22  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with AVO Training Institute,  
Inc., to provide electrical maintenance training to the North Service Area, in an  
amount not to exceed $15,313.00, Account 101-67000-601100, Requisition  
1597695  
23-0638  
23-0641  
23  
24  
Approved  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-114-11, Analysis of Per- and  
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Wastewater Samples, to Environmental  
Monitoring and Technologies, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $39,200.00,  
Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1598046  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to AVI-SPL LLC for Avaya Equipment and Maintenance, in  
an amount not to exceed $339,247.02, Accounts 101-27000-612430, 623850,  
634840, Requisition 1602115  
23-0645  
25  
Attachments: Affirmative Action Goals Report - AVI-SPL, LLC  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Workiva Inc., to provide  
Software Hosting and Support for a three-year period, in an amount not to  
exceed $392,332.56, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1602117  
23-0652  
23-0659  
26  
27  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Sutton Ford, Inc., to furnish and deliver ten 2023 Ford  
Edge sport utility vehicles under the City of Chicago Purchasing Contract  
101191, in an amount not to exceed $362,403.40, Account 101-15000-634860,  
Requisition 1600678  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Workforce Software,  
LLC to provide Continuous Care Services Hours Package for the Time  
Management System in an amount not to exceed $11,750.00 Account  
101-40000-612430, Requisition 1602118  
23-0660  
28  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Biotage, LLC to furnish and deliver two (2) Turbovap® II  
Evaporation Systems in an amount not to exceed $27,754.00, Account  
101-16000-634970, Requisition 1601264  
23-0663  
23-0664  
29  
30  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 22-RFP-20  
Conduct a Full-Scale Trial of Additives to Reduce Odor and Solids at the  
Thornton Composite Reservoir, with OptimaBiome LLC in an amount not to  
exceed $936,400.00, Account 101-16000-612430, Requisition 1587946  
Attachments:  
Contract 22-RFP-20 Affirmative Action Appendix A Report -  
OptimaBiome, LLC  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Center for Personal  
Protection and Safety, Inc., for Contract 22-RFP-21 Active Shooter and  
Workplace Violence Training On-Line Course with Customization, in an amount  
not to exceed $61,350.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1592231  
23-0671  
31  
Attachments: Contract 22-RFP-21 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-822-11, Furnish and Deliver One Large  
Swing Lathe to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Luxe Business  
Partners, Inc. dba Iverson & Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$363,537.88, Account 101-68000-634650, Requisition 1595047  
23-0674  
32  
Attachments: Contract 23-822-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-907-11, Furnish and Deliver a CNC  
Vertical Bed Milling Machine to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to  
Greenway & Associates, Ltd., in an amount not to exceed $64,900.00, Account  
101-69000-634990, Requisition 1595166  
23-0675  
23-0676  
33  
34  
Approved  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-824-11, Furnish and Deliver One  
Horizontal Wheel Press to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Savage  
Engineering and Sales, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $262,000.00, Account  
101-68000-634990, Requisition 1595271  
Attachments: Contract 23-824-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hach Company, to  
provide maintenance, calibration, and repair services of various Hach  
equipment located in the North Service Area, in an amount not to exceed  
$28,776.00, Account 101-67000-612650, Requisition 1599059  
23-0681  
23-0682  
23-0683  
35  
36  
37  
Approved  
Issue purchase orders to Superior Industrial Equipment LLC, to provide  
Worthington pump parts to the Calumet and Kirie Water Reclamation Plants, in  
a total amount not to exceed $323,050.20, Accounts 101-67000, 68000-623270,  
Requisitions 1595810, 1595811, 1599849  
Approved  
Issue purchase orders and enter into an agreement with Enterprise Fleet  
Management, Inc., Enterprise FM Trust and WEX Bank, to provide fleet vehicle  
services under Sourcewell Contract 030122-EFM, in an amount not to exceed  
$5,760,800.00, Accounts 101-15000-612080/612330/612860, Requisitions  
1602131, 1602338.  
Approved  
Award Contract  
Authority to award Contract 23-666-11, Security Services at the Prairie Plan Site  
in Fulton County, Illinois, to Gamma Team Security, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $162,000.00, Account 101-69000-612490, Requisition 1580719  
23-0673  
38  
Attachments: Contract 23-666-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel Improvements,  
SSA to Judlau Contracting, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $77,297,500.00,  
plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of  
$3,864,875.00, for a total amount not to exceed $81,162,375.00, Account  
401-50000-645620 and 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1583426  
23-0699  
39  
Attachments:  
Contract 11-187-3F Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D  
and Appendix V Reports - Judlau Contracting, Inc.  
A motion was made by Cameron Davis, seconded by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, to lift his  
earlier deferral of this Agenda Item. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
Aye: 9 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Marcelino Garcia, Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos,  
Kari K. Steele  
Approved  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
Authority to increase purchase order to Lifting Gear Hire Corp., in an amount of  
23-0647  
40  
$15,235.00 from an amount of $9,765.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$25,000.00, Account 101-67000-612330, Purchase Order 3124191  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3124191  
Approved  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend agreement with Interpersonal  
Frequency LLC, for Contract 21-RFP-07, Enhancements to the District’s New  
Website in an amount of $100,150.00, from an amount of $299,950.00 to an  
amount not to exceed $400,100.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase  
Order 3119613  
23-0651  
41  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3119613  
Deferred by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda  
Authority to increase purchase order to LoadSpring Solutions, Inc. for Web  
Hosting and Support of Oracle Primavera Software, in an amount of $8,889.00,  
from an amount of $78,225.00, to an amount not to exceed $87,114.00, Account  
101-27000-612820, Purchase Order 3108943  
23-0657  
42  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3108943  
Deferred by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda  
Authority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with V3IT  
Consulting, Inc. for Contract 19-RFP-23 SAP Consulting Services, in an amount  
of $89,000.00, from an amount of $230,150.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$141,150.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3112546  
23-0658  
43  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3112546  
Approved  
Authority to decrease Contract 22-107-21 Installation of a New Air Diffuser  
System in the North Aeration Basin and Associated Work at the Egan Water  
Reclamation Plant to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc. in an amount of  
$78,180.00, from an amount of $2,425,156.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$2,346,976.00, Account 201-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001882  
23-0661  
44  
45  
46  
47  
48  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001882  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 14-111-5FR Flood Control Project on 1st Avenue  
from Roosevelt Road to Cermak Road, SSA to Rausch Infrastructure, LLC. in  
an amount of $490,613.56, from an amount of $9,597,186.01, to an amount not  
to exceed $10,087,799.57, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order  
4000090  
23-0666  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000090.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with SEECO  
Consultants, Inc., for professional engineering services for Contract 18-851-3C,  
Geotechnical Analysis and Sub-Surface Investigation for Construction Projects  
in an amount of $140,000.00, from an amount of $372,101.53, to an amount not  
to exceed $512,101.53, Account 201-50000-612240, Purchase Order 3100988  
23-0667  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3100988.PDF  
Approved  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Flood  
Testing Laboratories, Inc., for professional engineering services for Contract  
18-852-3C, Testing and Inspection of Concrete and Construction Materials, in  
an amount of $60,000.00, from an amount of $198,000.00, to an amount not to  
exceed $258,000.00, Account 201-50000-612240, Purchase Order 3100708  
23-0668  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3100708.PDF  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 07-027-3SR North Side Sludge Pipeline  
Replacement - Section 1, North Service Area, to Joel Kennedy Construction  
Corporation in an amount of $350,000.00, from an amount of $27,200,638.47, to  
an amount not to exceed $27,550,638.47, Account 401-50000-645750,  
Purchase Order 4000091  
23-0690  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000091  
Approved  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Accurate  
Employment Screening, LLC for Contract 19-RFP-02 Pre-employment  
Background Checks and Related Services, in an amount of $2,000.00, from an  
amount of $26,789.95, to an amount not to exceed $28,789.95,  
101-25000-612430, Purchase Order 3107192  
23-0693  
49  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3107192  
Approved  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to transfer 2023 departmental appropriations in the amount of  
$320,600.00 in the Corporate Fund  
23-0691  
50  
Attachments: 07.13.23 Board Transfer BF5 #1.pdf  
07.13.23 Board Transfer BF5 #2.pdf  
Approved  
Judiciary Committee  
Report  
Report on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous  
Claims under $10,000.00  
23-0695  
51  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Authority to settle Show Cause proceedings in Metropolitan Water Reclamation  
District of Greater Chicago v. Cody Metal Finishing, Inc., Case No. 23B-002,  
and approve the Agreed Order of Settlement entered by the Board-appointed  
Hearing Officer  
23-0694  
52  
Attachments: Cody Metal Finishing - Agreed Order of Settlement (SIGNED)  
Approved  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee  
Report  
Report on the 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Metropolitan  
Water Reclamation District Retirement Fund  
23-0701  
53  
Attachments: 2022 ACFR SUMMARY PRESENTATION  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Requesting the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners to the  
appointment of Thaddeus J. Kosowski as the Director of Human Resources for  
the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (Deferred from  
the June 15, 2023 Board Meeting)  
23-0619  
54  
Attachments: Kosowski Thaddeus - Resume.pdf  
Approved  
Requesting the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners to the  
appointment of Sean T. Kelly as the Director of Information Technology for the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
23-0687  
55  
Attachments: Kelly Sean_Resume.pdf  
Approved  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to grant Comcast of Chicago, Inc. a 25-year, approximately 2,912± sq.  
23-0642  
56  
ft. non-exclusive easement to continue to operate an underground vault and  
cable lines on District real estate located east of the North Shore Channel and  
south of Devon Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; North Shore Channel Parcels 8.04  
and 8.07. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $14,960.00  
Attachments: RE - Easement to Comcast NSCP 8.04 and 8.07 - Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to grant Comcast of Illinois IV, Inc. a 25-year, approximately 15,391±  
sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to continue to operate a ½” diameter aerially  
23-0644  
57  
suspended fiber optic cable and appurtenances thereto on District real estate  
located south of 114th Street and north of 117th Street in Cook County, Illinois;  
Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 8.04 and 8.09. Consideration shall be an initial annual  
fee of $13,082.00  
Attachments:  
RE - Easement to Comcast CSCP 8.04 and 8.09, Cook County -  
Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to grant Comcast of Illinois IV, Inc. a 25-year, approximately 10’ x 534’  
non-exclusive easement to continue to operate an aerially suspended cable  
transmission line and appurtenances thereto on District real estate located east  
of McCormick Boulevard and west of Kedzie Avenue in Lincolnwood, Illinois;  
North Shore Channel Parcels 7.06 and 7.07. Consideration shall be an initial  
annual fee of $5,000.00  
23-0656  
58  
Attachments:  
RE - Easment to Comcast NSCP 7.06 and 7.07 Lincolnwood -  
Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to issue a one-year permit extension to Peoples Gas Light and Coke  
Company to continue to use 0.939± total acres of Cal-Sag Channel Parcels  
8.01, 8.04 and 8.09 in Palos Township, Illinois as construction staging areas  
and to dewater a utility tunnel. Consideration shall be a permit fee of $5,000.00  
23-0679  
59  
Attachments:  
RE - Peoples Gas Permit Extention CSCP 8.01, 8.04 and 8.09  
Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
23-0692  
60  
make payment to the Village of Glencoe for the design, construction,  
operation,and maintenance of the South Green Bay Road Stormwater  
Improvement Plan in Glencoe (23-IGA-32), in an amount not to exceed  
$1,000,000.00  
Attachments:  
Village of Glencoe - South Green Bay Road Drainage Basin  
Exhibit.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment  
to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the IDOT 55th Street  
Relief Sewer (23-IGA-34), in an amount not to exceed $1,430,600.00  
23-0697  
23-0698  
23-0702  
61  
62  
63  
Approved  
Authority to negotiate and enter into a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program  
Subrecipient Agreement with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for  
funding for the Addison Creek Channel Improvements Project (11-187-3F)  
Approved  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners supporting the  
efforts of communities in Cook County to make financial disaster assistance  
available to their residents  
Adopted  
Approval of the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items: 20, 41, 42, 64, and 65  
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Patricia Theresa Flynn, 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  
MOTION to appoint Commissioner Yumeka Brown to serve as a Member of the  
Cook County Pharmaceutical Disposal Advisory Committee  
23-0703  
64  
A motion was made by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, seconded by Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda, that this Motion be Adopted. 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  
MOTION to appoint President Kari K. Steele as Trustee of the Metropolitan  
Water Reclamation District’s Retirement Fund  
23-0704  
65  
A motion was made by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, seconded by Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda, that this Motion be Adopted. 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 Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, seconded by Cameron Davis,  
that an executive session be held for the Committee on Pension, Human  
Resources, and Civil Service to discuss the employment, compensation, and  
performance of specific employees. Motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
9:0  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 1:40 p.m. President Kari K. Steele reconvened the regular board meeting to  
order  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Meeting Summary  
Speakers  
James Mohler, Executive Director of the Retirement Fund, gave a presentation to the  
Board on the results of the 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the MWRD  
Retirement Fund  
Summary of Requests  
Public Comment  
1. Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda requested a study session to discuss the UIC water reuse  
study  
Procurement Committee Item #10  
1.Marcelino Garcia requested a report on the highlights for each meeting and an  
additional report on flooding issues and possible ideas  
Procurement Committee Item #20  
1. Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda requested a memo detailing the deliverables and plan on  
advertising  
Procurement Committee Item #30  
1. Mariyana T. Spyropoulos requested a memo on possible impact to air quality  
Procurement Committee Item #31  
1. Mariyana T. Spyropoulos requested an in-person component be added  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee Item #55  
1. Kari K. Steele requested text messages be sent when there are overflow action days  
Study Session  
A Study Session will be held on Thursday, August 10, 2023, immediately following the  
Regular Board Meeting in the Board Room, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois. The  
purpose of the Study Session is to discuss current Procurement practices and  
procedures.  
Announcements  
None  
Board Letter Submission Dates  
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for August 10, 2023, 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: July 28, 2023  
Date all agenda items are due to the Executive Director: 1:00 p.m., August 2, 2023  
Adjournment  
A motion was made by Yumeka Brown, seconded by Patricia Theresa Flynn, that  
when the Board Adjourns, it adjourns to meet again on Thursday, August 10, 2023  
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 July 13, 2023, are hereby approved.  
APPROVED:  
/s/ Kari K. Steele  
President Board of Commissioners of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
July 13, 2023