Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, October 5, 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 Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Marcelino Garcia,  
that the minutes from the last meeting of September 21, 2023 be approved  
without having to read them into the record. The motion carried by acclamation.  
Chorus of ayes - No nays  
Public Comments  
Iyana Simba, representing the Illinois Environmental Council as City Programs Director,  
addressed the board in support of agenda item #1  
Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole  
A motion was made by Yumeka Brown, seconded by Marcelino Garcia, 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: 14, 17, 21 and 41  
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Patricia Theresa Flynn, to  
defer Agenda Item # 1. The motion failed. The motion carried by the following  
roll call vote:  
Aye: 4 - Patricia Theresa Flynn; Marcelino Garcia; Daniel Pogorzelski; and Kari  
K. Steele  
Nay: 5 - Precious Brady-Davis; Yumeka Brown; Cameron Davis; Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda; and Mariyana T. Spyropoulos  
Item # 14 was deferred by Cameron Davis  
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Yumeka Brown, to defer  
Agenda Item # 17. 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  
Item # 21 was deferred by Marcelino Garcia  
Item # 41 was deferred by Marcelino Garcia  
President Kari K. Steele called for a motion to accept the agendas for each  
Standing Committee that was convened. Moved by Marcelino Garcia, seconded  
by Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda. President Kari K. Steele called for any objections.  
No objections were voiced. Motion carried.  
The Committee of the Whole meeting of October 5, 2023 was adjourned at 12:00  
p.m.  
Executive Session  
None  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 12:05 p.m. President Kari K. Steele reconvened the regular board meeting to  
order  
Motions, Ordinances and Resolutions  
Motion  
MOTION to recommend the establishment of a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and  
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Justice Department for consideration as part of the District’s forthcoming State  
of Illinois 2024 Legislative Program. (Deferred from the September 21, 2023  
Board Meeting)  
A motion was made by Cameron Davis, seconded by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos,  
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 approve dates and time for the Regular Board Meetings of The  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to be held in the  
year 2024  
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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  
Resolution  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing October  
as Polish American Heritage Month  
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Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing National  
Breast Cancer Awareness Month  
23-0967  
23-0973  
23-0974  
Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing German  
American Heritage Month and honoring the German Day Association  
Adopted  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month and honoring the Joint Civic  
Committee of Italian Americans  
Adopted  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
Report of Request for Proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, September 15, 2023  
23-0909  
23-0924  
23-0941  
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Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, September 19, 2023  
Published and Filed  
Report on Rejection of bids for Contract 23-665-13 (Re-Bid), Landscape  
Maintenance at Various Service Areas, estimated cost $1,338,000.00  
Published and Filed  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 23-682-11, Chemical Grouting Services,  
estimated cost $90,000.00  
23-0942  
10  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Authorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 23-365-11 Proposal  
to Lease 25.86± acres of District real estate located at 6800 Canal Bank Road  
in Forest View, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 37.05, for a 39-year term  
from Prime Master Xpress, Inc. in the amount of $660,000.00  
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Attachments: Contract 23-365-11, Aerial View MC 37.05  
Contract 23-365-11, Letter of Support from Village of Forest View re.  
Parcel MC 37.05  
Approved  
Authorization to amend Board Order of September 7, 2023, for Authority to  
advertise Contract 23-621-11, Rehabilitation of Raw Sewage Pump Rotating  
Assemblies at Various Locations, Estimated cost $7,194,300.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612600, Requisitions 1603670, 1603671 and 1604766,  
Agenda Item No. 27, File No. 23-0830  
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Attachments:  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of September 7, 20223 - Agenda  
Item No. 27, File No. 23-0830  
Approved  
Authorization to amend Board Order of August 10, 2023, for Authority to  
increase Contract 20-690-11, Large Electric Motor Overhaul at Various  
Locations, Groups A, B, and C, to L & S Electric, Inc., in an amount of  
$100,000.00, from an amount of $867,832.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$967,832.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612650, Purchase Order  
5001762, Agenda Item No. 61, File No. 23-0743  
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Attachments:  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of August 10, 2023 - Agenda  
Item No. 61, File No. 23-0743  
Approved  
Authorization for payment to National Association of Clean Water Agencies  
(NACWA) for 2023/2024 membership dues in the amount of $99,045.00,  
Account 101-15000-612280  
23-0957  
23-0965  
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15  
Deferred by Cameron Davis  
Authorization to make payment to Current Innovation, NFP (Current) for the  
2023 annual membership dues, in the amount of $100,000.00, Account  
101-15000-612280  
Approved  
Authorization to amend Board Order of July 13, 2023, regarding 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 of $11,750.00, from an amount of $11,750.00, to an amount not to  
exceed $23,500.00, Account 101-40000-612430, Requisition 1602118, Agenda  
Item No. 28, File No. 23-0660  
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Attachments:  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of July 13, 2023 - Agenda Item  
No. 28, File No. 23-0660  
Approved  
Authority to Advertise  
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Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-19, Professional Engineering Services  
for the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant Biosolids Management Strategy,  
estimated cost $1,500,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition  
1604172 (Deferred from the September 21, 2023 Board Meeting)  
Attachments: Contract 23-RFP-19 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Yumeka Brown, that this  
Agenda Item be Deferred. 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  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-063-11 Furnish and Deliver V-Belts, Conveyor  
Belts and Bearings to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated  
cost $82,000.00, Account 101-20000-623270  
23-0925  
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19  
Attachments: Contract 24-063-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to Advertise Contract 23-RFP-18 Remote Storage of District Records  
for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, estimated cost $165,000.00, Account  
101-15000-612490, Requisition 1606526  
23-0956  
Attachments: Contract 23-RFP-18 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Issue Purchase Order  
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 $55,220.00, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 623800, Requisition 1606165  
23-0933  
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Approved  
Issue purchase order to Early Morning Software, Inc. for EMS PRISM  
Compliance Software License Renewal and Stage Infrastructure, in an amount  
not to exceed $57,560.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1606164  
23-0934  
21  
Deferred by Marcelino Garcia  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for FileMaker Pro Software  
License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $48,195.00, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1606167  
23-0935  
23-0936  
22  
23  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 23-RFP-03,  
Court Reporting Services for a Three-year period with Veritext, LLC in an  
amount not to exceed $333,000.00, Accounts 101-25000-612250,  
101-30000-612250, 101-40000-612250, and 501-50000-612250, Requisition  
1598944, 1599066, 1598945 and 1595419 (As Revised)  
Attachments: Contract 23-RFP-03 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 $55,000.00, Account  
101-16000-623570, Requisition 1606158  
23-0939  
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Approved  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-117-11, Identification of Benthic  
Macroinvertebrates, to GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$10,800.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1599759  
23-0940  
23-0947  
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26  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Sirius Automation Group  
Inc. for preventive maintenance, technical support, repair, and parts for three  
Sirius automated weighing robotic systems at various locations for three years,  
in an amount not to exceed $116,935.00, Account 101-16000-612970,  
Requisition 1605824  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Ceiling Tiles  
and Accessories for the Cecil Lue-Hing Complex at the Stickney Water  
Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract  
Number: 091422-WWG, in an amount not to exceed $96,436.68, Account  
101-16000-623990, Requisition 1606137  
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23-0950  
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28  
Approved  
Issue purchase orders to W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver  
Maintenance, Repair and Operating Catalog Products, under the Sourcewell,  
formerly National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), Cooperative Purchasing  
Contract #091422-WWG, in an amount not to exceed $354,100.00, Accounts  
101, 501-15000, 16000, 20000, 25000, 27000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000,  
69000-623030, 623070, 623090, 623110, 623130, 623190, 623270, 623570,  
623660, 623680, 623780, 623810, 623860 and 623990, Requisitions 1604872,  
1604873,1604888, 1605011, 1606022, 1606383, 1606384, 1606386, 1606431  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to SAGIN, LLC., pursuant to the terms of Master  
Agreement 20-RFP-11, to provide customer service training in 2023, in an  
amount not to exceed $45,250.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition  
1604303  
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Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with LoadSpring Solutions,  
Inc. for Web Hosting and Support of Oracle Primavera Software, in an amount  
of $8,889.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1606543  
23-0959  
23-0961  
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31  
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 $95,000.00, Accounts 101-15000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623070,  
Requisitions 1604874, 1605471, 1605800, and 1606432  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Foster & Foster  
Consulting Actuaries, Inc., for Actuarial Service for preparation of Governmental  
Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 68, Financial Statement Disclosure  
Information, in an amount not to exceed $15,140.00, Account  
101-40000-612430, Requisition 1606430.  
23-0963  
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Approved  
Award Contract  
Authority to award Contract 23-013-11, Furnish and Deliver Calibration Gases to  
Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to 24 HR Safety LLC, in an amount  
not to exceed $30,139.36, Account 101-20000-623840  
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Attachments: Contract 23-013-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 23-026-11, Furnish and Deliver PVC Pipe, Valves,  
and Fittings to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to Bushnell,  
Incorporated, in an amount not to exceed $42,875.65, Account  
101-20000-623090.  
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Attachments: Contract 23-026-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 23-030-11, Furnish and Deliver Lubricants to  
Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 to  
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $22,002.44; Items 6, 8,  
10, 11, 15, 17,18, 19, 21, and 22 to Valdes, LLC in an amount not to exceed  
$82,853.82; Item 9 to Quimex, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $8,905.95;  
Items 12, 13, 14, 16, and 23 to Petroleum Service Company, in an amount not  
to exceed $44,062.55; and Item 20 to Al Warren Oil Company, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $2,376.00, Account 101-20000-623860  
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Attachments: Contract 23-030-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Contract 23-030-11 Item Descriptions - Items 1 through 23.pdf  
Contract 23-030-11 Tabulation of Bids Received  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 23-029-11 Furnish and Deliver Safety Apparel and  
Equipment and Welding Apparel to Various Locations for a One-Year Period,  
Groups A, B, D and E to Cicero Mfg & Supply Company, Inc., in an amount not  
to exceed $87,026.74, and Group C to Saf-T-Gard International, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $6,772.20, Accounts 101-20000-623570, 623680,  
623700, 623780  
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Attachments:  
Contract 23-029-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A  
through E  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 23-032-11, Furnish and Deliver Coveralls, Rainwear  
& Boots to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A, B and C to  
U.S. Compliance Centers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $36,321.10,  
Account 101-20000-623700  
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Attachments:  
Contract 23-032-11 Affirmative Action Goals Reports - Groups A, B  
and C  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 23-009-11, Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper  
Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups  
A, B and C to U.S. Compliance Centers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$76,646.38, and Group D to The Standard Companies, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $4,346.00, Account 101-20000-623660  
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Attachments: Contract 23-009-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 23-051-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Hand  
Tools to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A, B, C, D, and E  
to Root Brothers Mfg. & Supply Co., in an amount not to exceed $101,292.39,  
Account 101-20000-623110, 623680  
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Attachments: 23051 Group A Item Descriptions.pdf  
23051 Group B Item Descriptions.pdf  
23051 Group C Item Descriptions.pdf  
23051 Group D Item Descriptions.pdf  
23051 Group E Item Descriptions.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 23-036-11, Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium  
Chloride to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to Russo Hardware, Inc.,  
in an amount not to exceed $40,844.29, Account 101-20000-623130  
23-0968  
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Attachments: Contract 23-036-11 Item Descriptions  
Approved  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
Authority to decrease Contract 19-665-11, Landscape Maintenance at Various  
23-0913  
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42  
43  
Service Areas, Groups A, B, and D to Lizzette Medina & Company, in an  
amount of $24,586.25, from an amount of $739,250.84, to an amount not to  
exceed $714,664.59, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612420, Purchase Orders  
5001719 and 5001720  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Orders 5001719 and 5001720  
Deferred by Marcelino Garcia  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with  
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. for Contract 20-RFP-02 Deliver and  
Implement Laboratory Information Management System, in an amount of  
$158,075.72, from an amount of $600,607.34, to an amount not to exceed  
$758,683.06, Account 101-16000-634820, Purchase Order 3113428  
23-0946  
Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3113428  
Approved  
Authority to increase purchase order to Cincinnati Incorporated, in an amount of  
$87.96 from an amount of $9,995.00 to an amount not to exceed $10,082.96,  
Account 101-68000-612650, Purchase Order 3124855  
23-0954  
Approved  
Approval of the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items: 1, 2, 14, 17, 21, and 41  
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Marcelino Garcia, 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  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Meeting Summary  
Speakers  
None  
Summary of Requests  
Miscellaneous and New Business Item #1  
1. Kari K. Steele requested a study session be scheduled before the next board meeting  
to further discuss this item and for each department head to provide their input  
Procurement Committee Item #9  
1. Marcelino Garcia requested additional information be provided on this item  
Procurement Committee Item #40  
1. Mariyana T. Spyropoulos requested the response be resent to her  
Study Session  
A Study Session will be held on Monday, October 16, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. in the Board  
Room, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of the Study Session is to  
discuss the legislative agenda relating to the establishment of a Diversity, Equity,  
Inclusion and Justice Department.  
Announcements  
None  
Board Letter Submission Dates  
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for October 19, 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: October 6, 2023 Date all agenda  
items are due to the Executive Director: 1:00 p.m., October 11, 2023  
Adjournment  
A motion was made by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, seconded by Precious  
Brady-Davis, that when the Board Adjourns, it adjourns to meet again on  
Thursday, October 19, 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 October 5, 2023, are hereby approved.  
APPROVED:  
/s/ Kari K. Steele  
President Board of Commissioners of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
October 5, 2023