Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, December 21, 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  
Motion  
1
2
23-1250  
Authority to Amend the Adopted 2024 Budget  
2024 Consolidated BF-21 Packet  
Attachments:  
23-1251  
MOTION to amend the 2024 budget of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation  
District of Greater Chicago as adopted December 14, 2023, consistent with  
motions adopted this date  
3
O23-002A  
Adopt Ordinance O23-002A, Amending the Annual Appropriation Ordinance of  
the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, effective for  
the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024,  
adopted on December 14, 2023  
Ordinance O23-002A Annual Appropriation Ordinance BTL.pdf  
Ordinance O23-002A Appropriation Ordinance.pdf  
O23-002A Approp Ord Attachment Part 1  
Attachments:  
O23-002A Approp Ord Attachment Part 2  
O23-002A Approp Ord Attachment Part 3  
4
23-1252  
MOTION to reconsider the December 14, 2023 vote Adopting Ordinance  
O23-003, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for  
the levy of taxes for 2024 to provide revenues for the Retirement Fund and  
Corporate Fund, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024, and  
ending December 31, 2024  
Ordinance O23-003 Retirement Corporate Tax Levy.pdf  
Attachments:  
5
6
7
8
23-1253  
23-1254  
23-1255  
23-1256  
23-1257  
MOTION to reconsider the December 14, 2023 vote Adopting Ordinance  
O23-004, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for  
the levy of taxes for 2024 to provide revenues for the Construction Fund,  
effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December  
31, 2024  
Ordinance O23-004 ConstructionFundLevyPTELL.pdf  
Attachments:  
MOTION to reconsider the December 14, 2023 vote Adopting Ordinance  
O23-005, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for  
the levy of taxes for 2024 to pay the interest on outstanding bonds and to  
discharge the principal thereof, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1,  
2024, and ending December 31, 2024  
Ordinance O23-005 B&I ORD.pdf  
Attachments:  
MOTION to reconsider the December 14, 2023 vote Adopting Ordinance  
O23-006, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for  
the levy of taxes for 2024 to provide revenues for the Reserve Claim Fund,  
effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December  
31, 2024  
Ordinance O23-006 Reserve Claim Tax Levy.pdf  
Attachments:  
MOTION to reconsider the December 14, 2023 vote Adopting Ordinance  
O23-007, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for  
the levy of taxes for 2024 to provide revenues for the Stormwater Management  
Fund, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024, and ending  
December 31, 2024  
Ordinance O23-007 Stormwater Levy Ordinance.pdf  
Attachments:  
9
MOTION to reconsider the vote on the 2024 budget as amended  
Finance Committee  
Report  
10  
23-1205  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of November 2023, in the amount  
of $31,878,728.22  
November 2023 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Attachments:  
11  
12  
13  
23-1234  
23-1235  
23-1236  
Report on the investment interest income during October 2023  
Inv Int Inc 2023-10 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on investments purchased during October 2023  
Inv Purch 2023-10 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on the investment interest income during November 2023  
Inv Int Inc 2023-11 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
14  
23-1237  
Report on investments purchased during November 2023  
Inv Purch 2023-11 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
15  
16  
17  
23-1224  
23-1240  
23-1243  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, December 5, 2023  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, December 12, 2023  
Report on rejection of proposals for Contract 21-RFP-25, Vendor Portal for  
Onboarding/Self-Service and Contract Development Software for a three-year  
period, estimated cost $300,000.00  
Authorization  
23-1201  
18  
19  
Authorization for payment to Isle Inc., for the annual membership in the Isle -  
Technology Approval Group, in an amount not to exceed $19,965.00, Account  
101-15000-612280  
23-1220  
Authorization to participate in the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative (SPC)  
Joint Purchasing Program  
Authority to Advertise  
20  
21  
22  
23  
23-1178  
23-1179  
23-1215  
23-1216  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-624-11, Main Street Bridge Expansion Joint  
Replacement, estimated cost $200,000.00, Account 101-66000-612620,  
Requisition 1610257  
Contract 24-624-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-665-11, Landscape Maintenance at Various  
Service Areas, estimated cost $2,101,100.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612420, Requisitions 1609292, 1580835 and 1577294  
Contract 24-665-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A, B, C, and D  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-027-11 Furnish and Deliver Glass and Plastic  
Labware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost  
$285,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570  
Contract 24-027-11 Affirmative Action Goal Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-028-11 Furnish and Deliver Paper Filters,  
Crucibles, and Petri Dishes to Various Locations for a One-Year Period,  
estimated cost $270,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570  
Issue Purchase Order  
24  
25  
26  
27  
28  
23-1175  
23-1196  
23-1197  
23-1198  
23-1203  
Issue purchase order to Dell Marketing LP, to Furnish and Deliver Microsoft  
Azure Cloud Services, in an amount not to exceed $78,146.13 Account  
101-27000-623800, Requisition 1610006  
Issue purchase order to Dell Marketing LP, to Furnish and Deliver Microsoft  
Power BI Premium, in an amount not to exceed $40,447.07 Account  
101-27000-623800, Requisition 1610755  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with AT&T Corp. for  
Switched Ethernet Services in an amount not to exceed $2,505,136.68,  
Account 101-27000-612210, Requisition 1608362  
Issue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with AT&T Corp. for  
Managed Internet and SIP Services in an amount not to exceed $583,861.25,  
Account 101-27000-612210, Requisition 1609836  
Issue purchase orders and enter into an agreement with Baxter &  
Woodman/Boller Construction, LLC, for Contract 20-RFP-28R Biogas  
Combined Heat and Power System, EWRP, in an amount not to exceed  
$14,591,109.00, plus a five percent allowance for change orders allotted to the  
installation and construction task only in an amount of $529,790.00, for a total  
amount not to exceed $15,120,899.00, Accounts 101-50000-612490,  
201-50000-612450 and 645650, Requisitions 1549345, 1577629 and1577630  
Contract 20-RFP-28R Affirmative Action and Appendix A Reports - Baxter & Wo  
Attachments:  
29  
30  
31  
23-1206  
23-1210  
23-1221  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with AT&T Corp. for  
Telemetry Services in an amount not to exceed $1,621,261.98, Account  
101-27000-612210, Requisition 1610754  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with TierPoint, LLC, for  
Co-Location Services for District Infrastructure, in an amount not to exceed  
$21,356.00, Account 101-27000-612330, Requisition 1610946  
Issue purchase order to Altorfer Industries Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One New  
Caterpillar Model #980 Medium Wheel Loader to the Lawndale Avenue Solids  
Management Area (LASMA), under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing  
Contract No. 011723-CAT, in an amount not to exceed $574,960.00, Account  
101-69000-634760, Requisition 1610583  
32  
33  
23-1223  
23-1241  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-819-11, Furnish and Deliver HVAC  
Condensing Units to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Windy City  
Representatives, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $72,714.00, Account  
101-68000-623270, Requisition 1602324  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with J.B. Systems Inc., to  
Provide Telephone Support and District-Wide, Onsite, Software Training for the  
Mainsaver Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), in an  
amount not to exceed $259,047.64, Accounts 101-69000-601100, 612430,  
Requisition 1602026  
Award Contract  
34  
35  
36  
23-1217  
23-1218  
23-1219  
Authority to award Contract 24-063-11, Furnish and Deliver V-Belts, Conveyor  
Belts, and Bearings to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Group A to  
Root Brothers Mfg. & Supply Co., in an amount not to exceed $8,318.87; and  
Groups B and C to Accent Bearings Co., Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$49,243.66, Account 101-20000-623270  
Contract 24-063-11 Item Descriptions - Groups A, B and C  
Attachments:  
Authority to award Contract 21-168-3S, Westchester Pumping Station Relief  
Sewer, SSA, to Rausch Infrastructure, LLC, in an amount not to exceed  
$6,775,766.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an  
amount of $338,788.30, for a total amount not to exceed $7,114,554.30,  
Account 401-50000-645600, Requisition 1603455  
Contract 21-168-3S Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D Report -R  
Attachments:  
Authority to award Contract 23-684-22 (Re-Bid) Equipment Painting &  
Rehabilitation at Various Locations, Groups A, B, and C, to Capital Industrial  
Coatings LLC, in an amount not to exceed $3,323,680.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612650, Requisitions 1595831, 1595832, 1595833  
Contract 23-684-22 Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D-Reports (  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
37  
23-1200  
Authority to increase Contract 20-RFP-02 Deliver and Implement Laboratory  
Information Management System, to Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc.,  
in an amount of $45,000.00, from an amount of $758,683.06, to an amount not  
to exceed $803,683.06, Accounts 101-16000-634820, 101-27000-612820,  
Purchase Order 3113428  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3113428  
Attachments:  
38  
23-1202  
Authority to increase Contract 14-111-5FR Flood Control Project on 1st Avenue  
from Roosevelt Road to Cermak Road, SSA to Rausch Infrastructure, LLC. in  
an amount of $107,526.52, from an amount of $10,087,799.57, to an amount  
not to exceed $10,195,326.09, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order  
4000090  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000090.pdf  
Attachments:  
39  
40  
23-1207  
23-1208  
Authority to increase and extend the agreement with SLG Innovation, Inc. for  
Contract 19-RFP-24, IT Project Management Office Consulting, in an amount of  
$25,000.00, from an amount of $450,000.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$475,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3111940  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3111940  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase and extend the agreement with LoadSpring Solutions, Inc.  
for Web Hosting and Support of Oracle Primavera Software, in an amount of  
$8,889.00, from an amount of $8,889.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$17,778.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Purchase Order 3126591  
41  
23-1209  
Authority to increase Contract 21-970-12, Janitorial Services at Various  
Locations, Groups A, B and D to Eco-Clean Maintenance, Inc., in an amount of  
$99,100.00, from an amount of $677,091.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$776,191.00, Account 101-69000-612490, Purchase Order 5001865  
42  
43  
23-1212  
23-1247  
Authority to increase purchase order to Tompkins Printing Equipment Co, in an  
amount of $6,000.00 from an amount of $9,900.00 to an amount not to exceed  
$15,900.00, Account 101-15000-623520, Purchase Order 8010468  
Authority to increase purchase order to AT&T Corporation, to Furnish and  
Deliver Point to Point Switched Ethernet Service in an amount of $18,893.00,  
from an amount of $1,021,128.19, to an amount not to exceed $1,040,021.19,  
Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase Orders 3112515 and 3112516  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3112515  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3112516  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
44  
23-1233  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of November 2023  
Attachment 1 CO Report November 2023 5% Contingency.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report November 2023.pdf  
Attachments:  
Judiciary Committee  
Report  
45  
46  
23-1213  
23-1214  
Report on the Approval of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”) Minutes  
Report on the Semi-Annual Review of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”)  
Minutes  
Authorization  
23-1238  
47  
48  
Authority to settle the Property Damage Claim of Andrew Frierson # AP 1541, in  
the sum of $15,431.54 arising from a September 7, 2023, auto liability accident,  
Account 901-30000-667220  
23-1248  
Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of James Keeley  
vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 23WC030460 in the sum of $18,500.00, Account  
901-30000-601090  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Reports  
49  
23-1185  
Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of  
Maintenance and Operations during the month of November 2023  
R-98 Report November 2023.pdf  
Attachments:  
Public Health & Welfare Committee  
Authorization  
50  
23-1242  
Authority to amend the Intergovernmental Agreement with the Cook County  
Sheriff’s Office to continue supporting its Prescription Drug Take-Back Program  
by extending the IGA for another year and to make payment to the CCSO in an  
amount not to exceed $80,000.00, Account 101-15000-612490  
IGA 2018 CCSO-MWRD Executed.pdf  
Attachments:  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
51  
52  
53  
23-1199  
23-1211  
23-1239  
Authority to enter into a 50-year lease with the Village of Schaumburg for the  
continued use of 4.99± acres of District real estate located at 645 Meacham  
Road in Schaumburg, Illinois for public recreational use. Consideration shall be  
a one-time fee of $10.00, plus 25% of annual net revenues derived from the  
premises  
RE - Schaumburg 50-year lease Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to issue a one-year permit to Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company  
to use approximately 0.39 acres of Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 8.01, 8.04 and  
8.09 in Palos Township, Illinois to stage inspection and maintenance work on a  
42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline. Consideration shall be a permit fee of  
$5,000.00  
RE - Peoples Gas 1 year staging permit CSC Parcels 8.01 8.04 8.09 - Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to issue a 5-year permit to the Chicago Park District for continued use  
of an approximately 0.13-acre portion of North Shore Channel Parcel 7.02  
located west of Kedzie Avenue and north of Devon Avenue in Lincolnwood,  
Illinois, to install, maintain, replace, and remove a sculpture. Consideration  
shall be a nominal fee of $10.00  
RE - CPD 5-year permit NSC Parcel 7.02 Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment