Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, April 17, 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.  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
STANDING COMMITTEES  
Chairperson  
Vice Chairperson  
Affirmative Action  
Steele  
Garcia  
Budget & Employment  
Engineering  
Ethics  
Flynn  
Waller  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Brady-Davis  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Flynn  
Federal Legislation  
Steele  
Finance  
Garcia  
Brown  
Industrial Waste & Water Pollution  
Information Technology  
Judiciary  
Davis  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Garcia  
Flynn  
Brady-Davis  
Davis  
Labor & Industrial Relations  
Maintenance & Operations  
Monitoring & Research  
Municipalities  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service  
Public Health & Welfare  
Public Information & Education  
Procurement  
Flynn  
Steele  
Waller  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Brown  
Brown  
Waller  
McElroy Kirkwood  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Waller  
Garcia  
Davis  
Brown  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Davis  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Brady-Davis  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Garcia  
Real Estate Development  
State Legislation & Rules  
Stormwater Management  
Brown  
2025 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE  
January  
February  
March  
9
23  
20  
20  
17  
15  
26  
6
6
April  
3
May  
1
June  
5
July  
17  
14  
4
August  
September  
October  
November  
18  
16  
20  
2
6
December  
December  
2 (Annual Meeting)  
18  
4
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  
Finance Committee  
Report  
1
2
3
4
25-0301  
25-0302  
25-0304  
25-0305  
Report on the investment interest income during March 2025  
Attachments:  
Inv Int Inc 2025-03 att.pdf  
Report on investments purchased during March 2025  
Attachments:  
Inv Purch 2025-03 att.pdf  
Report on investment inventory statistics at March 31, 2025  
Attachments:  
Inv Stat 2025 Q1 att.pdf  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of March 2025, in the amount of  
$24,353,829.96  
Attachments:  
March 2025 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Authorization  
25-0309  
5
Authority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of  
Commissioners and the Executive Director in the amount of $3,807.79,  
Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030, and 101-15000-612010, 612030  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
6
25-0299  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 1, 2025  
7
8
25-0312  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 8, 2025  
Authorization  
25-0281  
Authorization to amend Board Order of July 11, 2024 regarding Issue  
purchase order and enter into an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.  
to conduct an assessment of District’s current production Laboratory  
Information Management System (LIMS), in an amount not to exceed  
$20,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1619343 (As Revised),  
Agenda Item No. 28, File No. 24-0585  
Attachments:  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of July 11, 2024 - File # 24-0585.pdf  
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25-0283  
25-0288  
25-0293  
Authorization for payment to the Lower Des Plaines Watershed Group for  
Fiscal Year 2025 Membership Dues, in an amount not to exceed $136,190.17,  
Account 101-15000-612280  
10  
11  
Authorization to amend the agreement for Contract 23-RFP-23 Deferred  
Compensation Plan Administrator, with the Variable Annuity Life Insurance  
Company, effective January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029  
Authorization to increase payment to Explico Inc. for Biomechanical Expert  
Consulting Services in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 from an amount of  
$60,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $90,000.00, Account  
901-30000-667220  
Authority to Advertise  
12  
25-0282  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-656-11, Services to Repair Allen Bradley  
Computer Systems and Equipment at Various Locations, in an amount not to  
exceed $835,000.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612650/623070 Requisitions 1634172,  
1634173, 1635105  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-656-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
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14  
15  
25-0285  
25-0286  
25-0290  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-624-21, Sludge Pump Improvements at  
Various Locations, estimated cost $6,910,000.00, Account 201-50000-645780  
Requisition 1626921  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-624-21 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-722-11, High Temperature Epoxy Pipe  
Coating at the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $80,000.00,  
Account 101-67000-612650, Requisition 1634044  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-722-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-17, Scanning Services, estimated total  
cost not to exceed $715,500.00, Account 101-15000-612090, Requisition  
1637006 (As Revised)  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-RFP-17 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
16  
25-0291  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-622-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous  
Electrical & Mechanical Equipment to Various Locations, estimated cost  
$1,034,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623070/623270/634650  
Requisitions 1622439, 1622440, 1628546, 1634174, 1635092, 1635093, and  
1636982  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-622-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
17  
18  
25-0292  
25-0294  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-350-11, Hazardous Waste Disposal from  
Various Locations, estimated cost $210,000.00, Account 101-30000-612520,  
Requisition 1633659  
Attachments:  
PMM - 25-350-11 Goal Review - No Goals.pdf  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-053-11, Furnish and Deliver Lamps &  
Emergency Lighting to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated  
cost $100,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623070, 623110  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-053-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Issue Purchase Order  
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20  
25-0298  
Issue purchase order to Deere & Company, to Furnish and Deliver Six (6)  
2025 John Deere Gator All-Terrain Utility Vehicles to the North Service Area,  
under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 112624-DAC, in  
an amount not to exceed $132,531.21, Account 101-67000-634860,  
Requisitions 1636536.  
25-0300  
Issue purchase order to West Side Tractor Sales Co., to furnish and deliver  
one (1) 2025 John Deere 844 P Loader to the Stickney Water Reclamation  
Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No.  
011723-JDC, in an amount not to exceed $512,000.00, Account  
101-69000-634760, Requisitions 1636525.  
Award Contract  
21  
22  
25-0295  
Authority to award Contract 25-408-11, Janitorial Services for the Main Office  
Building Complex, to Apache Service and Supply Co. (Apache), in an amount  
not to exceed $2,798,541.40, Accounts 101-15000-612370/612390,  
Requisition 1637761 (As Revised)  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-408-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised Appendix D Re  
25-0296  
Authority to award Contract 25-672-11, Furnishing and Delivering Tires for  
Heavy Equipment to Various Locations, Groups A and B, to Chicago Tire, Inc.,  
in an amount not to exceed $78,902.88, Accounts 101-68000/69000-623250,  
Requisitions 1629100 and 1629091 (As Revised)  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-672-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
23  
25-0306  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of March 2025  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 CO Report March 2025 5% Contingency-FINAL.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report March 2025 - FINAL.pdf  
Attachment 3 CO Report March 2025 5% Contingency.pdf  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
24  
25-0289  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of James Radomski vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 23WC018401, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $275,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Reports  
25-0280  
25  
Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of  
Maintenance and Operations during the month of March 2025  
Attachments:  
R-98 Report March 2025.pdf  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee  
Authorization  
26  
25-0303  
Request for advice and consent to the reappointment of Kevin L. Hopkins and  
Trisha M. Rich as Commissioners on MWRD’s Ethics Commission for two-year  
terms pursuant to the Ethics Ordinance  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
27  
25-0310  
Authority to amend lease agreement dated April 1, 1993, with the Forest  
Preserve District of DuPage County on approximately 266.67 acres of District  
real estate located between the Des Plaines River and the Main Channel in  
DuPage County, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcels 24.04, 25.03, 26.07,  
27.03, and 27.04, to add an approximately 30’ x 1,628’ strip of land on the  
western boundary of the leasehold. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of  
$10.00  
Attachments:  
RE - DuPage County Lease Amendment Aerial.pdf  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Report  
29  
25-0308  
Report on Voluntary Flood-Prone Property Acquisition Program Submittals  
Attachments:  
25.04.17 Voluntary FPPA Submttal Exhibit.pdf  
25.04.17 Voluntary FPPA Prioritization List.pdf  
Authorization  
25-0307  
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Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of La Grange Park for the design, construction,  
operation, and maintenance of the Central Area Sewer Separation Project in  
La Grange Park (25-IGA-03), in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000.00  
Attachments:  
25-IGA-03 La Grange Park IGA Exhibit_rev  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment