Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, January 23, 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  
Finance Committee  
Report  
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25-0056  
25-0066  
Report to the Board of Commissioners on payment of restricted interest  
earnings in the amount of $806,433.81 for the 2024 calendar year, pursuant to  
the terms of a Project Partnership Agreement with the United States Army  
Corps of Engineers approved by the Board on January 24, 2019  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of December 2024, in the  
amount of $51,248,502.05  
December 2024 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Attachments:  
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25-0073  
25-0074  
25-0075  
Report on the investment interest income during December 2024  
Inv Int Inc 2024-12 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on investments purchased during December 2024  
Inv Purch 2024-12 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on investment inventory statistics at December 31, 2024  
Inv Stat 2024 Q4 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authorization  
25-0053  
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Authority to Transfer up to $324,500,000.00 from the Corporate Working Cash  
Fund to Finance Corporate Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2025,  
Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9b  
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25-0054  
25-0055  
Authority to Transfer up to $6,650,000.00 from the Construction Working Cash  
Fund to Finance Construction Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2025,  
Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9c  
Authority to Transfer up to $59,375,000.00 from the Stormwater Management  
Working Cash Fund to Finance Stormwater Management Fund Operations of  
the District in the Year 2025, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9e  
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25-0057  
25-0079  
Authority to Transfer $5,000,000.00 from the Corporate Fund to the Metropolitan  
Water Reclamation District Retiree Health Care Trust (101-25000-601250)  
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Authority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of  
Commissioners and the Executive Director in the amount of $20,399.53,  
Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030, and 101-15000-612010, 612030, 612080  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
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25-0070  
25-0071  
25-0072  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, January 7, 2025  
Report of Request for Proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, January 10, 2025  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 24-695-21, Truck Scale Replacement at  
Various Locations, Groups A, B, and C, estimated cost $850,000.00 (Group A  
$390,000.00, Group B $180,000.00, and Group C $280,000.00)  
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25-0080  
25-0081  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, January 14, 2025  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 25-100-12 (Re-Bid), Preventative  
Maintenance for Steam Sterilizers, Labor, and Parts, estimated cost $54,000.00  
Authorization  
25-0062  
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Authorization to donate an obsolete Jordan Spreader to the Illinois Railway  
Museum  
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 (Deferred  
from the January 9, 2025 Board Meeting)  
Contract 24-279-5F Project View  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-279-5F Affirmative Action Goals Report - Revised  
Legislative History  
1/9/25  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
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25-0051  
25-0052  
25-0058  
25-0067  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-602-11, Furnishing and Delivering Chains and  
Appurtenances to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost  
$212,000.00, Account 101-69000-623270, Requisition 1629466.  
Contract 25-602-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-672-11, Furnishing and Delivering Tires for  
Heavy Equipment to Various Locations, estimated cost $100,000.00, Accounts  
101-68000/69000-623250, Requisitions 1629100 and 1629091  
Contract 25-672-11 (Groups A and B) Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-02 Health Plan Administrator, for a  
three-year period, effective January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028, Account  
101-25000-601250  
Contract 25-RFP-02 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-10 Accessibility Audit and ADA  
Compliance Plan for Digital Platforms, estimated cost $75,000.00, Account  
101-15000-612430, Requisition 1632665  
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25-0068  
25-0069  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-027-11 Furnish and Deliver Glass and Plastic  
Labware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost  
$288,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-028-11 Furnish and Deliver Paper Filters,  
Crucibles, and Petri Dishes to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period,  
estimated cost $202,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570  
Issue Purchase Order  
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25-0063  
Issue purchase order to 101 Erie Hotel LLC for maintenance and operation of  
the common areas of the 101-111 East Erie Street Building for the period of  
January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed  
$71,053.50, Account 101-15000-612390, Requisition 1632621  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
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25-0048  
Authority to decrease Contract 24-630-11, Group A, Furnishing and Delivering  
Chemical Coagulants, to Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., in an amount of  
$1,162,938.48, from an amount of $7,327,618.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$6,164,679.52, Accounts 101-68000/69000-623560, Purchase Orders 3127611  
and 3127612  
25-0050  
Authority to increase Contract 22-100-11 Preventative Maintenance for Steam  
Sterilizers, Labor, and Parts to Scientific Services Plus, LLC in an amount of  
$8,800.00, from an amount of $36,178.11, to an amount not to exceed  
$44,978.11, Account 101-16000-612970, Purchase Order 3116917  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3116917  
Attachments:  
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25-0064  
Authority to increase purchase order for 101 Erie Hotel LLC for maintenance  
and operation of the common areas of the 101-111 East Erie Street Building for  
the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 in an amount not to  
exceed $57,346.50, from an amount of $71,053.50, to an amount not to exceed  
$128,400.00, Account 101-15000-612390, Purchase Order 3128849  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
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25-0078  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of December 2024  
Attachment 1 CO Report December 2024 5% Contingency - Final.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report December 2024 - Final.pdf  
Attachments:  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
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25-0076  
Request for Order approving and adopting the Hearing Officer’s Report  
consisting of a Memorandum and Order in the administrative appeal of  
Nutripack, LLC v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago,  
Appeal No. 23B-008  
JUD - Nutripack Hearing Officer Report Approval - Memo and Order.pdf  
Attachments:  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee  
Report  
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25-0059  
2024 Annual Report of the Civil Service Board  
MWRD CSB Annual Report Signed 2024.pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Additional Agenda Items  
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25-0083  
25-0084  
MOTION to appoint Yumeka Brown as trustee of the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District’s Retirement Fund  
MOTION to accept the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson Assignments for the  
2025-2026 Standing Committees  
(The above items were submitted after the agenda packet distribution)  
Adjournment