Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of

Greater Chicago

100 East Erie Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final

Thursday, January 9, 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

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

Motions, Ordinances and Resolutions

Motion

MOTION to nominate _________________________ as President of the

Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of

Greater Chicago

MOTION to nominate _________________________ as Vice President of the

Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of

Greater Chicago

MOTION to nominate _________________________ as Chairman of the

Committee on Finance of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan

Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

MOTION to suspend Article III, Section 3.2 (A) of the Rules of the Board of

Commissioners of the MWRDGC and move the appointment of the

Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of each standing Committee to the next

Regular Board Meeting

Ordinance

O25-001

Authority to amend the Watershed Management Ordinance (As Revised)

Attachments:

BTL 01-09-25 Authority to Amend WMO

_2025 01 09 Watershed Management Ordinance

_2025 01 09 Watershed Management Ordinance Redline

Resolution

24-1160

25-0044

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the

legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners

celebrating the life of the 39th President of the United States President Jimmy

Carter

25-0046

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the

125th anniversary of the reversal of the Chicago River

Finance Committee

Report

Report on the investment interest income during October 2024

Attachments:

Inv Int Inc 2024-10 att.pdf

Report on the investment interest income during November 2024

Attachments:

Inv Int Inc 2024-11 att.pdf

Report on investments purchased during October 2024

Attachments:

Inv Purch 2024-10 att.pdf

Report on investments purchased during November 2024

Attachments:

Inv Purch 2024-11 att.pdf

Report on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due

on January 1, 2025

Attachments:

DS 2025-1 att.pdf

Procurement Committee

Report

25-0026

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Authorization

25-0004

Authorization to amend Board Order of December 5, 2024, regarding Issue

purchase order to Accurate Background, LLC to provide pre-employment

background screening services to the District under the OMNIA Partners

(formerly U.S. Communities) Purchasing Co-operative Contract Number

R240501, in an amount not to exceed $32,700.00, Account

101-25000-612430, Requisition 1628711, Agenda Item No. 16, File No.

24-1083

Attachments:

Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of December 5, 2024 - Agenda Item No. 16

25-0005

Authorization to amend Board Order of November 7, 2024 regarding issue

purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 23-RFP-08 On-Site

Training Services: Odor Recognition in Wastewater Treatment to RK &

Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00, Account

101-25000-601100, Requisition 1609828, Agenda Item No. 16, File No.

24-0979 (As Revised)

Attachments:

Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of November 7, 2024 - Agenda Item No. 16

25-0013

25-0039

Authorization for payment to Isle Inc., for the annual membership in the Isle -

Technology Approval Group, in an amount not to exceed $21,962.00, Account

101-15000-612280 (As Revised)

Authorization to exercise an option to extend and amend agreement or

administer a reverse auction to procure electricity and renewable energy

credits (RECs) under Contract 20-RFP-24 for years 2026 and 2027, subject to

obtaining pricing that is favorable to the District

Authority to Advertise

25-0017

Authority to advertise Contract 24-279-5F, Suburban Green Schoolyard Pilot

Project 1 in Burnham, estimated cost between $1,805,000.00 and

$2,185,000.00, Account 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1628550

Attachments:

Contract 24-279-5F Project View

Contract 24-279-5F Affirmative Action Goals Report - Revised

25-0024

25-0029

Authority to advertise Contract 25-012-11 Furnish and Deliver Paint, Brushes,

Solvents and Stains to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated

cost $52,000.00, Account 101-20000-623190

Attachments:

Contract 25-012-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-01 Medicare Advantage Plan, for a

three-year period, effective January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028, Account

101-25000-601250

Attachments:

Contract 25-RFP-01 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Issue Purchase Order

25-0030

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with MTS IntegraTRAK for

Contract 23-RFP-05 Telecom Call Accounting Platform in an amount not to

exceed $84,200.00, Accounts 101-27000-612430 and 623800, Requisition

1601168 (As Revised)

25-0031

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with V3 Companies, Ltd. for

Contract 24-CON-03, Professional Engineering Services for Project

21-166-5F, 71st Street Ditch Regional Flood Mitigation in the Vicinity of

Bedford Park, in an amount not to exceed $4,347,847.00. Account

501-50000-612450, Requisition 1630833

Attachments:

Contract 21-166-5F - Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix A Report - V3 Com

25-0032

25-0037

Issue purchase order to Zonatherm Products, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver

One (1) New Generac 150kW Emergency Generator to the Kirie Water

Reclamation Plant (WRP), under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing

Contract No. 092222-GNR, in an amount not to exceed $48,839.09, Account

101-67000-623070, Requisition 1629471

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Environmental

Resource Associates, Inc. to furnish and deliver proficiency testing standards,

in an amount not to exceed $21,077.40, Account 101-16000-623570,

Requisition 1626319

Award Contract

25-0027

Authority to award Contract 23-169-1S, McCook Reservoir Stage 1 Sediment

Removal, to K.L.F. Enterprises, Inc. (K.L.F.), in an amount not to exceed

$9,197,183.95, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an

amount of $459,859.20, for a total amount not to exceed $9,657,043.15,

Account 101-50000-612620, Requisition 1622008

Attachments:

Contract 23-169-1S Affirmative Action Goals Report (K.L.F. Enterprises, Inc. (K.

25-0038

Authority to award Contract 24-665-12 (Re-Bid), Landscape Maintenance at

Various Service Areas, Group D, to Lizzette Medina & Co. (Lizzette), in an

amount not to exceed $196,500.00, Account 101-69000-612420, Requisition

1577294

Attachments:

Contract 24-665-12, Group D, Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D

Increase Purchase Order/Change Order

24-1163

Authority to increase Contract 23-685-51, Furnishing, Delivering and

Administration of Rain Barrels, to Greenlane Environmental & Recycling

Services Inc., in an amount of $44,209.50, from an amount of $450,000.00, to

an amount not to exceed $494,209.50, Account 501-50000-623990, Purchase

Order 3122945

25-0020

Authority to increase Contract 10-047-3S North Shore 1 Rehabilitation, NSA, to

Inliner Solutions, LLC, in an amount of $433,264.07, from an amount of

$44,990,757.04, to an amount not to exceed $45,424,021.11, Account

401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000108

Attachments:

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000108

25-0023

25-0025

Authority to increase purchase order to Provide Specialized Vegetation Control

along MWRD Railroad Facilities, to DeAngelo Contracting Services, LLC, in an

amount of $14,662.50, from an amount of $9,900.00, to an amount not to

exceed $24,562.50, Account 101-69000-612420, Purchase Order 8010600

Authority to increase Contract 21-262-3S Calumet 18E Relief Connecting

Structure and Sewer Work, CSA, to Rausch Infrastructure, LLC, in an amount

of $9,192.69, from an amount of $3,108,314.10, to an amount not to exceed

$3,117,506.79, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order No. 4000095

Attachments:

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000095

Judiciary Committee

Report

25-0002

Report on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and

Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00

Authorization

25-0001

Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Matthew Dillon

vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 23WC025664 in the sum of $25,929.21,

Account 901-30000-601090

Labor & Industrial Relations Committee

Authorization

25-0041

Authority to Approve the Agreement Between the Metropolitan Water

Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the International Union of

Operating Engineers, Local 399 (AFL-CIO)

Attachments:

Local 399 Agreement 2024-2027.pdf

Real Estate Development Committee

Authorization

25-0006

Authorization to declare as surplus and not required for corporate purposes,

and to sell to the Illinois Department of Transportation, approximately 0.028±

acres of District land located on the east bank of the Des Plaines River, a

portion of Main Channel Parcel 9.03, in Joliet, Illinois. Consideration shall be a

fee of $2,440.00

Attachments:

RE - IDOT - IMT leasehold MCP 9.03 (portion) Joliet I-80 bridge - Aerial.pdf

25-0007

Authority to pay relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $74,000.00 to

Rose B. Smith, the owner of the real estate commonly known as 15321 Myrtle

Avenue in Harvey, Illinois, for the construction of the Central Park Stormwater

Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois

(Contract 18-249-AF) Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management

Fund

Attachments:

RE - Increase relocation cost for 15321 Myrtle Avenue in Harvey - Parcel 22 - A

25-0008

Authority to pay relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $24,200.00 to

Armando Aguilar, the tenant of the real estate commonly known as 15332

Myrtle Avenue in Harvey, Illinois, for the Central Park Stormwater Detention

Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois (Contract

18-249-AF), Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund

Attachments:

RE - RE - Increase relocation cost for 15332 Myrtle Avenue in Harvey - Parcel 1

Stormwater Management Committee

Authorization

25-0028

Authorization to amend Board Order of December 19, 2024, regarding

Request Authority to Review the Proposed Amended Watershed Management

Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago,

Agenda Item No. 39, File No. 24-1134

Attachments:

December 19, 2024 Board Transmittal Letter - File No. 24-1134.pdf

Miscellaneous and New Business

Additional Agenda Items

25-0047

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

(The above item was submitted after the agenda packet distribution)

Adjournment