Call Meeting to Order
President Kari K. Steele presiding, called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m.
Roll Call
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Present:
Precious Brady-Davis; Cameron Davis; Patricia Theresa Flynn; Marcelino Garcia;
Beth McElroy Kirkwood; Sharon Waller; and Kari K. Steele
2 - Yumeka Brown; and Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda
Absent:
Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes
A motion was made by Marcelino Garcia, seconded by Beth McElroy Kirkwood,
that the minutes from the last meeting of June 18, 2026 be approved without
having to read them into the record. The motion carried by acclamation. Chorus
of ayes - No nays
Recess and Convene in Public Hearing
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Marcelino Garcia, to
recess and convene in the public hearing. The motion carried by acclamation.
Chorus of ayes - No nays
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (the “District”) will
hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. on the 16th day of July 2026, in the Board
Room at the Administrative Offices of the District, 100 East Erie Street,
Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of the hearing will be to receive public comments
on the intention of the Board of Commissioners of the District to issue not to
exceed $550,000,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds of the
District to provide funds required for the replacing, remodeling, completing,
altering, constructing and enlarging of sewage treatment works, administrative
buildings, water quality improvement projects, or flood control facilities, and
additions therefor, including, but not limited to, the construction of pumping
stations, tunnels, conduits, intercepting sewers and outlet sewers, together with
the equipment, including air pollution equipment, and appurtenances thereto, to
acquire property, real, personal or mixed, necessary for said purposes, and for
costs and expenses for the acquisition of the sites and rights-of-way necessary
thereto, and for engineering expenses for designing and supervising the
construction of such works and other related and incidental expenses.
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By order of Kari K. Steele, the President of the Board of Commissioners of the
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Dated the 22nd day of June 2026.
/s/ Jacqueline Torres
Clerk of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Marcelino Garcia,
that this Report be Published and Filed. The motion carried by acclamation.
Chorus of ayes - No nays
