Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, November 6, 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 Sharon Waller, that  
the minutes from the last meeting of October 16, 2025, be approved without  
having to read them into the record. The motion carried by acclamation. Chorus  
of ayes - No nays  
Public Comments  
Dennis White, Jessica Jackson, and George Blakemore, concerned citizens, addressed  
the board regarding various concerns  
Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole  
A motion was made by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, seconded by Precious  
Brady-Davis, 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 Marcelino Garcia. President Kari K. Steele called for any objections.  
No objections were voiced. Motion carried.  
The Committee of the Whole meeting of November 6, 2025 was adjourned at  
11:35 a.m.  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 11:40 a.m. President Kari K. Steele reconvened the regular board meeting to  
order  
Motions, Ordinances and Resolutions  
Ordinance - User charge  
Request Authority to Review the Proposed Amended User Charge Ordinance  
of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (As  
Revised)  
UC25-001  
1
Attachments:  
Board Letter - 2026 User Charge Ordinance - Review 11.6.25  
Mtg..pdf  
Ordinance - User Charge 2025 (Clean)  
Ordinance - User Charge 2025 (Redline)  
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Yumeka Brown, that this  
User Charge Ordinance be Adopted. The motion carried by the following roll call  
vote:  
8 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,  
Marcelino Garcia, Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Sharon Waller, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
1 - Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda  
Absent:  
Resolution  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring  
Greencorps Chicago for providing valuable paid job training for individuals with  
barriers to employment  
25-0802  
2
Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
November as National Native American Heritage Month (As Revised)  
25-0822  
3
4
Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
Veterans Day  
25-0823  
Adopted  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, October 14, 2025  
25-0795  
25-0801  
25-0811  
6
7
8
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, October 21, 2025  
Published and Filed  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 25-654-12 (Re-Bid), Furnish and  
Deliver Parts and Repair Services for Sluice Gate Valve Actuators, estimated  
cost $1,077,700.00 (As Revised)  
Published and Filed  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 25-721-21, Restoration of Egan WRP  
Permeable Paver Parking Lot, estimated cost between $142,500.00 and  
$172,500.00  
25-0820  
25-0825  
9
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, October 28, 2025  
10  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Authorization to rescind Board Order to issue purchase order and enter into an  
agreement with A360 Enterprises, LLC dba Allyant Corp., for Contract  
25-RFP-10, Accessibility Audit and ADA Compliance Plan for Digital Platforms,  
in an amount not to exceed $38,670.00, Account 101-15000-612430,  
Requisition 1632665, Agenda Item No. 38, File No. 25-0619  
25-0786  
11  
Approved  
Authorization for payment to WateReuse Association for 2026 membership  
dues, in the amount of $20,383.80, Account 101-15000-612280  
25-0807  
25-0814  
12  
13  
Approved  
Authorization to amend Board Order of March 20, 2025, regarding Authority to  
advertise Contract 25-654-11, Furnish and Deliver Parts and Repair Services  
for Sluice Gate Valve Actuators, estimated cost $1,077,700.00, Accounts  
101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612600/623070/623270, Requisitions  
1628821, 1632615, 1632616, and 1632617, Agenda Item No. 12, File No.  
25-0192  
Attachments:  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of March 11, 2025, Agenda  
Item No. 12, File No. 25-0192  
Contract 25-654-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authorization to amend Board Order of July 17, 2025, regarding Authority to  
advertise Contract 25-721-21, Restoration of Egan WRP Permeable Paver  
Parking Lot, estimated cost between $142,500.00 and $172,500.00, Account  
201-50000-645780, Requisition 1638047, Agenda Item No. 22, File No.  
25-0510  
25-0832  
14  
Attachments:  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of July 17, 2025, Agenda Item  
No. 22, File No. 25-0510.pdf  
Contract 25-721-21 - Affirmative Action Goals Report 10-29-2025  
Approved  
Authority to Advertise  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-100-11 Preventive Maintenance for  
Laboratory Balances and Meters, estimated cost $66,000.00, Account  
101-16000-612970, Requisition 1647089  
25-0798  
15  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-21 Rebuild of Dewatering Facility,  
CWRP, estimated cost between $67,925,000.00 and $82,225,000.00,  
Accounts 401-50000-612450, 645650, and 645750, Requisition 1647436  
25-0826  
16  
17  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-RFP-21, Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-23, Technical Assistance Program,  
estimated cost $900,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisitions  
1647434 and 1647435  
25-0835  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-RFP-23 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Issue Purchase Order  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 25-RFP-10  
Accessibility Audit and ADA Compliance Plan for Digital Platforms, with  
QualityLogic, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $38,459.00, Account  
101-15000-612430, Requisition 1632665  
25-0785  
18  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC for licensing and maintenance  
of the SolarWinds ITSM system for a one-year period, in an amount not to  
exceed $66,111.80, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1646933  
25-0790  
25-0794  
19  
20  
Approved  
Issue purchase orders to Graybar Electric Company, Inc., to Furnish and  
Deliver Electrical Catalog Products, under OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S.  
Communities) Contract #EV2370, for a one-year period, in an amount not to  
exceed $108,000.00, Accounts 101-15000, 66000, 67000, 68000,  
69000-623070, Requisitions 1644792, 1644901, 1615152, and 1645567  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 25-RFP-15  
Deferred Compensation Plan Investment Consulting Services with Innovest  
Portfolio Solutions, LLC in an amount not to exceed $146,818.00, Account  
101-25000-612430, Requisition 1638161  
25-0796  
21  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-RFP-15 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Fisher Scientific Company L.L.C., to Furnish and  
Deliver Lab Supplies, Glassware and Chemicals to Various Locations under  
the OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S. Communities) Purchasing Co-operative  
Contract Number 2021002889, in an amount not to exceed $64,250.00,  
Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1645201  
25-0800  
22  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Bradford Systems  
Corporation for Contract 25-RFP-17, Scanning Services, in an amount not to  
exceed $470,773.62, Account 101-15000-612090, Requisition 1637006  
25-0803  
23  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-RFP-17 Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix A  
Report - Bradford Systems Corporation  
Approved  
Issue Purchase Order to Thermo LabSystems, Inc., for Renewal Licenses and  
Software Upgrades for the Laboratory Information Management System, in an  
amount not to exceed $149,526.36, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition  
1647367  
25-0804  
24  
25  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc. to Furnish  
Property Insurance Coverage for the District in an amount not to exceed  
$2,880,000.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1646145  
25-0806  
Attachments:  
Contract 22-RFP-12 Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix A  
Report - Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc.  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with enfoTech & Consulting,  
Inc. for iPacs Software Maintenance Support Services, in an amount not to  
exceed $654,805.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1644193  
25-0808  
25-0815  
26  
27  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with IXOM Watercare Inc.,  
to Provide a 24-Month Maintenance Service Program for Twenty-Eight (28)  
Solar Powered Mixers/Aerators (SolarBees) at the Thornton Composite  
Reservoir and the McCook Reservoir, in a total amount not to exceed  
$400,000.00, Account 101-66000-612620, Requisition 1645544  
Approved  
Issue purchase orders to Flow-Technics, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Xylem  
Flygt A-C, Sulzer ABS, ITT Gould and Netzsch pumps and replacement parts,  
to various locations, in a total amount not to exceed $1,450,000.00, Accounts  
101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623070, 623090, 623110, 623270, 623990,  
634600 and 634650  
25-0816  
28  
Approved  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
Authority to decrease Contract 22-408-12, Janitorial Services for the Main  
25-0793  
29  
Office Building Complex (Re-Bid), with Eco-Clean Maintenance, Inc., in an  
amount of $86,331.46, from an amount of $2,753,424.84, to an amount not to  
exceed $2,667,093.38, Accounts 101-15000-612370 and 612390, Purchase  
Order 5001868  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - PO 5001868  
Approved  
Authority to decrease 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 of $459,400.00, from an amount of  
$936,400.00, to an amount not to exceed $477,000.00, Account  
101-16000-612430, Purchase Order 3125998  
25-0797  
30  
Approved  
Authority to decrease the purchase order with ITSavvy LLC, to furnish and  
deliver miscellaneous computer-related hardware and equipment in an amount  
of $19,212.16, from an amount of $23,500.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$4,287.84, Account 101-27000-623810, Purchase Order 8010907  
25-0805  
25-0810  
31  
32  
Approved  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with HP Inc. in  
an amount of $58,000.00 from an amount of $464,363.25, to an amount not to  
exceed $522,363.25, Account 101-27000-623810, Purchase Order 3131541  
(As Revised)  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3131541  
Approved  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Report  
Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the third quarter of 2025,  
25-0838  
34  
ended September 30, 2025  
Attachments:  
2025 Q3 Budget Summary Report.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
25-0827  
35  
Director of Engineering during the month of September 2025  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 CO Report September 2025 5% Contingency -  
Final.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report September 2025 Revised -  
FINAL.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Judiciary Committee  
Report  
Report on a Miscellaneous Claim under $10,000.00  
25-0821  
36  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims of Cheritha Ellis  
vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 22WC032781, 22WC032782, 23WC003692,  
23WC031216, and 24WC004810 in the sum of $45,000.00, Account  
901-30000-601090  
25-0813  
37  
Approved  
Authority to settle Show Cause Complaint filed in Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. M.B.T. Transport, Inc., et al., Case  
No. 19 WMO 0001  
25-0818  
38  
Attachments:  
JUD - Authority to Settle MWRD v. MBT Transport Inc.  
SETTLEMENT.pdf  
Approved  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to commence statutory procedures to lease approximately 2.5 acres  
25-0792  
39  
of District real estate located at 15680 Canal Bank Road in Lemont, Illinois;  
Main Channel Parcel 23.10 (portion)  
Attachments:  
RE - Commence Statutory Procedures MCP 23.10 Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Debra  
Shore and Alfred Saucedo for their commitment to public service  
25-0841  
40  
Adopted  
Approval of the Consent Agenda with the exception of Item: 1  
A motion was made by Yumeka Brown, seconded by Patricia Theresa Flynn, 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 Yumeka Brown, seconded by Patricia Theresa Flynn, that  
an executive session be held for the Committee on Pension, Human Resources &  
Civil Service to discuss one matter involving the appointment, employment,  
compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees  
pursuant to Section 2 (C)(1) of the Open Meetings Act. 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:  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 12:50 p.m. President Kari K. Steele reconvened the regular board meeting to  
order  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Meeting Summary  
Speakers  
Henry Johnson, Greencorps Program Director, accepted the resolution honoring  
Greencorps Chicago for providing valuable paid job training for individuals with barriers  
to employment. (Re: Resolution Item 2)  
Debra Shore, Former MWRD Commissioner, and Alfred Saucedo, accepted the  
resolution honoring their commitment to public service. (Re: Resolution Item 40)  
Summary of Requests  
Study Session  
None  
None  
None  
Announcements  
Board Letter Submission Dates  
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for November 20, 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: November 7, 2025  
Date all agenda items are due to the Acting Executive Director: 1:00 p.m.,  
November 12, 2025  
Adjournment  
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Cameron Davis, that  
when the Board Adjourns, it adjourns to meet again on Thursday, November 20,  
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  
7 - Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn, Beth McElroy Kirkwood,  
Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Sharon Waller, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
2 - Precious Brady-Davis, Marcelino Garcia  
Absent:  
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 November 6, 2025, are hereby approved.  
APPROVED:  
/s/ Kari K. Steele  
President Board of Commissioners of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
November 6, 2025