Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, November 2, 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.  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
STANDING COMMITTEES  
Chairperson  
Vice Chairperson  
Affirmative Action  
Steele  
Garcia  
Budget & Employment  
Engineering  
Ethics  
Spyropoulos  
Pogorzelski  
Flynn  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Steele  
Federal Legislation  
Finance  
Garcia  
Flynn  
Pogorzelski  
Spyropoulos  
Flynn  
Spyropoulos  
Steele  
Flynn  
Industrial Waste & Water Pollution  
Information Technology  
Judiciary  
Labor & Industrial Relations  
Maintenance & Operations  
Monitoring & Research  
Municipalities  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service  
Public Health & Welfare  
Public Information & Education  
Procurement  
Garcia  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Pogorzelski  
Pogorzelski  
Brown  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Spyropoulos  
Davis  
Brown  
Garcia  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Flynn  
Real Estate Development  
State Legislation & Rules  
Stormwater Management  
Brown  
Garcia  
Garcia  
Brown  
Davis  
2023 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE  
January  
February  
March  
5
19  
16  
16  
20  
18  
15  
2
2
April  
6
May  
4
June  
1
July  
13  
10  
7
August  
September  
October  
November  
21  
19  
16  
5
2
December  
December  
5 (Annual Meeting)  
21  
7
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  
Ordinance - User charge  
1
UC23-001  
Request Authority to Review the Proposed Amended User Charge Ordinance  
of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
Attachments:  
Board Letter - 2024 User Charge Ordinance - Review.pdf  
User Charge Ordinance - Clean- 2024.pdf  
User Charge Ordinance - Redline - 2024.pdf  
Resolution  
23-1047  
2
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating  
employees that have retired in the last year  
Attachments:  
MISC NB - Retiree Resolution 2023 Retiree List  
3
4
23-1059  
23-1072  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
Veterans Day  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
November as National American Indian Heritage Month  
Finance Committee  
Report  
5
23-1056  
Report on investments purchased during September 2023  
Attachments:  
Inv Purch 2023-09 att.pdf  
6
7
23-1057  
23-1058  
Report on the investment interest income during September 2023  
Attachments:  
Inv Int Inc 2023-09 att.pdf  
Report on investment inventory statistics at September 30, 2023  
Attachments:  
Inv Stat 2023 Q3 att.pdf  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
8
9
23-1051  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, October 17, 2023  
23-1065  
Report of Request for Proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, October 20, 2023  
Authorization  
10  
11  
23-0985  
Authorization for payment to WateReuse Association for 2024 membership  
dues, in the amount of $19,230.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (Deferred from  
the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)  
Legislative History  
10/19/23  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
23-1011  
Authorization for payment to Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies  
(IAWA) for 2023/2024 membership dues in the amount of $14,120.00, Account  
101-15000-612280 (Deferred from the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)  
Legislative History  
10/19/23  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
12  
13  
23-1031  
23-1068  
Authorization for payment to the Water and Wastewater Leadership Center  
for tuition fees for one (1) participant to attend 10-day residential  
leadership development program in an amount not to exceed $14,275.00,  
Account 101-25000-601100  
a
Authorization to rescind Contract 23-646-53 (Re-Bid), to Thornton Equipment  
Services, Inc. (Thornton Equipment), for Small Streams Maintenance in Cook  
County, Illinois (Group B), in an amount not to exceed $2,492,823.00, Account  
501-50000-612620, Requisition 1580501  
Authority to Advertise  
14  
23-0982  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-690-11, Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids from  
LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $12,380,000.00, Accounts  
101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1606394 and 1606557 (Deferred from  
the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-690-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A and B  
Legislative History  
10/19/23  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
15  
23-0995  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-692-11, Utilization and Transportation of Air  
Dried Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $3,826,800.00,  
Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1600061 and 1601426  
(Deferred from the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-692-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A and B  
Legislative History  
10/19/23  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
16  
23-1002  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-691-11, Truck Hauling of Processed Solids  
for LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $5,464,000.00, Accounts  
101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1606396 and 1606558 (Deferred from  
the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-691-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A and B  
Legislative History  
10/19/23  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
17  
18  
23-1028  
23-1033  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-684-11, Mosquito and Midge Fly Abatement  
Services at Various Locations, estimated cost $76,000.00, Accounts  
101-66000/69000-612420, Requisition 1605023  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-684-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-22 SAP Software Maintenance,  
estimated cost $660,000.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1606727  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-RFP-22 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
19  
20  
23-1037  
23-1041  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-102-11 Maintenance, Repairs, and Parts for  
Boats, Outboard Motors, and Trailers, estimated cost $25,000.00, Account  
101-16000-612790, Requisition 1607444  
Authority to advertise Contract 01-103-AS, 39th Street Conduit Rehabilitation -  
Phase II, SSA, estimated cost between $27,930,000.00 and $33,810,000.00,  
Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1607772  
Attachments:  
Contract 01-103-AS Fact Sheet  
Contract 01-103-AS.Affirmative Action Goals 98% Review Report  
21  
23-1043  
Authority to Advertise Contract 23-RFP-17 Micro Market & Vending Services to  
Provide Vending Machines at Various District Locations and Install a Micro  
Market at the Main Office Building and the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant,  
estimated cost $60,000.00, Account 101-15000-612490, Requisition 1608365  
Issue Purchase Order  
22  
23-1034  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for Adobe Software License  
Subscription Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $101,459.70, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1608223  
23  
24  
25  
26  
23-1035  
23-1036  
23-1038  
23-1039  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC to Furnish and Deliver Label  
Printers, Barcode Scanners, and Accessories, under Purchasing Contract  
Number 33232-105081, in an amount not to exceed $93,689.04, Account  
101-16000-623810, Requisition 1607927  
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 $18,000.00, Account 101-16000-623570,  
Requisition 1607066  
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 $137,856.56, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition  
1607456  
Issue purchase order to Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc. for Furnishing  
Marine Liability and Hull Insurance for District marine vessels in an amount not  
to exceed $36,617.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1608345  
Attachments:  
Contract 22-RFP-22 Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix A Report - Mesirow  
27  
28  
23-1044  
23-1049  
Issue purchase order to Verizon Connect NWF Inc., DBA Verizon Connect  
Fleet USA LLC, for the maintenance of a Vehicle Location System under the  
Sourcewell Purchasing Contract No. 020221-NWF in an amount not to exceed  
$53,439.00, Account 101-15000-612860, Requisition 1607472  
Issue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Schneider Electric  
Systems USA, Inc. to Provide Hardware, Software and the Associated  
Engineering Services to the Thornton Valve Shaft and North Rim of the  
Calumet Service Area, in an amount not to exceed $178,919.00, Account  
101-68000-612650, Requisition 1602110  
29  
23-1050  
Issue purchase order to United Rentals North America Inc., to Furnish and  
Deliver One (1) Used 2014 JLG 600AJ Articulating Boom Lift to the Stickney  
Water Reclamation Plant under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing  
Contract No. 062320-URI, in an amount not to exceed $74,000.00, Account  
101-69000-634990, Requisition 1606536  
Award Contract  
30  
23-1048  
Authority to award Contract 23-055-11 Furnish and Deliver Pipe Covering &  
Insulation to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to Indi Enterprise, Inc.,  
in an amount not to exceed $45,404.67, Accounts 101-20000-623170  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-055-11 Item Descriptions.pdf  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
31  
23-1046  
Authority to increase purchase order with Lease Plan USA, Inc., for Contract  
17-RFP-28R Fleet Vehicle Maintenance Management Services, in an amount  
of $54,000.00, from an amount of $1,726,723.03, to an amount not to exceed  
$1,780,723.03, Accounts 101-15000-612080 and 612860, Purchase Order  
3102446  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3102446  
32  
23-1055  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend agreement for an additional  
twelve (12) month period for Contract 17-RFP-10 Commercial Banking and  
Investment Custody Services with The Northern Trust Corporation formally  
known as The Northern Trust Company for investment custody services, in an  
amount of $45,000.00, from an amount of $200,444.44 to an amount not to  
exceed $245,444.44, Account 101-11000-612430, Purchase Order 3104902  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3104902  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Report  
33  
23-1070  
Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the third quarter of 2023,  
ended September 30, 2023  
Attachments:  
2023 Budget Summary Report_Q3.pdf  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
34  
35  
36  
23-1042  
23-1052  
23-1062  
Authority to settle Show Cause Complaint filed in Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. American Kitchen Delights, Inc. and  
City of Harvey, Case No. 23B-001  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Daniel Gierut vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 21WC005494, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $83,250.21, Account 901-30000-601090  
Authority to settle a bid bond dispute entitled Copenhaver Construction, Inc. v.  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Case No, 22 CH  
02981 in the amount of $115,288.00  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
37  
23-1060  
Authority to issue a 5-year permit to Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt, LLC  
to use the Summit boat launch located on Main Channel Parcel 34.03 in  
Summit, Illinois, to launch and retrieve boats and booming equipment.  
Consideration shall be an annual fee of $5,000.00  
Attachments:  
RE - Owens Corning Request for permit MC 34.03 Aerial.pdf  
38  
23-1071  
Authority to issue a 6-month soil boring permit to the Chicago Transit Authority  
on a portion of the District’s Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in Chicago,  
Illinois to locate District facilities for corrosion protection purposes.  
Consideration shall be a fee of $5,000.00.  
Attachments:  
RE - CTA corrosion scope permit - Aerial  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment