Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, August 8, 2024  
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 10:35 a.m.  
Roll Call  
7 - Cameron Davis; Patricia Theresa Flynn; Marcelino Garcia; Daniel Pogorzelski;  
Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda; Mariyana T. Spyropoulos; and Kari K. Steele  
Present:  
2 - Precious Brady-Davis; and Yumeka Brown  
Absent:  
Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes  
A motion was made by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, seconded by Patricia Theresa  
Flynn, that the minutes from the last meeting of July 11, 2024, be approved  
without having to read them into the record. The motion carried by acclamation.  
Chorus of ayes - No nays  
Public Comments  
Tessa Murray, Friends of the Chicago River, addressed the board regarding the  
Watershed Management Ordinance  
Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole  
A motion was made by Cameron Davis, seconded by Patricia Theresa Flynn, 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  
Item: 41  
Item # 41 was deferred by Marcelino Garcia  
A motion was made by Cameron Davis, seconded by Marcelino Garcia, to move  
Agenda Item 45 to the Regular Board Meeting. The motion carried by the  
following roll call vote:  
Aye: 7 - Cameron Davis; Patricia Theresa Flynn; Marcelino Garcia; Daniel  
Pogorzelski; Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda; Mariyana T. Spyropoulos; and Kari K.  
Steele  
Absent: 2 - Precious Brady-Davis and Yumeka Brown  
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 Patricia Theresa Flynn. President Kari K. Steele called for any objections. No  
objections were voiced. Motion carried.  
The Committee of the Whole meeting of August 8, 2024 was adjourned at 11:45  
a.m.  
Executive Session  
None  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
At 11:55 a.m. President Kari K. Steele reconvened the regular board meeting to  
order  
Motions, Ordinances and Resolutions  
Motion  
MOTION to appoint Steven J. Lux to the Other Post Employment Benefits  
24-0639  
1
(OPEB) Trust Executive Committee of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation  
District of Greater Chicago  
A motion was made by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, seconded by Patricia Theresa  
Flynn, that this Motion be Adopted. The motion carried by the following roll call  
vote:  
6 - Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn, Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
3 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Marcelino Garcia  
Absent:  
Ordinance - Industrial Waste  
Request Authority to Review the Proposed Amended Chemical Toilet Waste  
IW24-001  
2
Disposal Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago  
Attachments:  
Board Letter - 2024 CTWD Ordinance - Review.pdf  
Chemical Toilet Waste Disposal Ordinance - CLEAN COPY.pdf  
Chemical Toilet Waste Disposal Ordinance - REDLINE.pdf  
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda, that this Industrial Waste Ordinance be Adopted. The motion carried  
by the following roll call vote:  
6 - Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn, Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
3 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Marcelino Garcia  
Absent:  
Ordinance  
Ordinance O24-006 providing for the transfer of an amount not to exceed  
$75,000,000 from the 459 Capital Improvements Bond (“CIB”) Revenue  
Sub-Fund to the 46A Limited Revenue Sub-Fund of the CIB Fund to pay for  
certain non-Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (“TARP”) related expenditures, to be  
reimbursed from proceeds of General Obligation Capital Improvements Bonds  
to be issued by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago  
O24-006  
3
Attachments:  
O24-006 BTL.pdf  
O24-006 ORD Final.pdf  
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Daniel Pogorzelski,  
that this Ordinance be Adopted. The motion carried by the following roll call  
vote:  
6 - Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn, Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
3 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Marcelino Garcia  
Absent:  
Ordinance O24-007 providing for the transfer of an amount not to exceed  
$25,000,000 from the 459 Capital Improvements Bond (“CIB”) Revenue  
Sub-Fund to the 46B Unlimited Revenue Sub-Fund of the CIB Fund to pay for  
certain Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (“TARP”) related expenditures, to be  
reimbursed from proceeds of General Obligation Capital Improvements Bonds  
to be issued by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago  
O24-007  
4
Attachments:  
O24-007 BTL.pdf  
O24-007 ORD Final.pdf  
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Daniel Pogorzelski,  
that this Ordinance be Adopted. The motion carried by the following roll call  
vote:  
6 - Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn, Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
3 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Marcelino Garcia  
Absent:  
Resolution  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 95th  
celebration of the Bud Billiken Parade  
24-0673  
5
Adopted  
Finance Committee  
Report  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of June 2024, in the amount of  
$33,582,420.21  
24-0615  
6
Attachments:  
June 2024 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Published and Filed  
Report on the investment interest income during June 2024  
Inv Int Inc 2024-06 att.pdf  
24-0685  
7
8
Attachments:  
Published and Filed  
Report on investments purchased during June 2024  
Inv Purch 2024-06 att.pdf  
24-0686  
Attachments:  
Published and Filed  
Report on investment inventory statistics at June 30, 2024  
Inv Stat 2024 Q2 att.pdf  
24-0687  
9
Attachments:  
Published and Filed  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
Report on the results of reverse auction to procure natural gas under Contract  
24-0619  
10  
23-RFP-02, Procurement of Natural Gas Services  
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 9, 2024  
24-0620  
24-0624  
24-0647  
24-0703  
11  
12  
13  
14  
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 16, 2024  
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 23, 2024  
Published and Filed  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 30, 2024  
Published and Filed  
Authorization  
Authorization to make payment to American Society for Testing and Materials  
International (ASTM) for 2024/2025 subscription fees, in the amount of  
$11,873.00, Account 101-15000-612280  
24-0636  
15  
Approved  
Authorization to accept annual rental bid for Contract 24-360-11 Proposal for a  
Permit on 19.67± acres of District real estate located north of I-294 and south  
of LaGrange Road, between the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary &  
Ship Canal in Willow Springs, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 31.01, for  
a five (5) year term from AAA Lease, LLC, in the amount of $797,500.00  
24-0637  
16  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-360-11 - AAA Lease LLC. Permit on MCP 31.01 Aerial  
View  
Contract 24-360-11 - AAA Lease LLC. Permit on MCP 31.01 Letter  
of Support.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to Advertise  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-032-11, Furnish and Deliver Coveralls,  
Rainwear & Boots to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated  
cost $53,000.00, Account 101-20000-623700  
24-0622  
17  
18  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-032-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-029-11, Furnish and Deliver Safety Apparel  
and Equipment and Welding Apparel to Various Locations for a One-Year  
Period, estimated cost $122,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623570, 623680,  
623700, 623780  
24-0623  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-029-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-673-11, Heavy Equipment Maintenance at  
Various Locations, estimated cost $650,000.00, Accounts  
101-68000/69000-612760, Requisitions 1620029 and 1620010  
24-0632  
19  
20  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-673-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-611-11, Repairs and Alterations to Various  
Water Reclamation Facilities, estimated cost $20,779,560.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612650, Requisitions 1614216, 1614474, and  
1614568  
24-0634  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-611-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
24-0640  
21  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-987-11, Specialty Railroad Track Services in  
the Stickney Service Area, estimated cost $1,900,000.00, Account  
101-69000-612670, Requisition 1597409  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-987-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-111-11 Flow Measurements for South Park  
Intercepting Sewers, estimated cost $62,500.00, Account 101-16000-612430,  
Requisition 1621276  
24-0646  
24-0654  
22  
23  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-416-2S, Kirie - Egan Solids Pipeline  
Rehabilitation Section No.1, NSA, estimated cost between $4,560,000.00 and  
$5,520,000.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1621718  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-416-2S Project Fact Sheet.pdf  
Contract 23-416-2S Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-169-1S McCook Reservoir Stage 1  
Sediment Removal, estimated cost between $9,262,500.00 and  
$11,212,500.00, Account 101-50000-612620, Requisition 1622008  
24-0655  
24  
25  
26  
27  
28  
29  
30  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-169-1S Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-RFP-07 Agreements for Professional  
Development Program for Engineers and Scientists for Years 2025 - 2027,  
Account 101-25000-601100  
24-0662  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-RFP-07 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-RFP-10 Agreements for Professional  
Development Program for Management Development and Information  
Technology for Years 2025 - 2027, Account 101-25000- 601100  
24-0667  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-RFP-10 Affirmative Aciton Goals Report - Revised  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-009-11, Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper  
Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period,  
estimated cost $100,000.00, Account 101-20000-623660  
24-0670  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-009-11 Affirmative Actions Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-026-11 Furnish and Deliver PVC Pipe,  
Valves, and Fittings to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated  
cost $50,000.00, Account 101-20000-623090  
24-0674  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-026-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-036-11 Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium  
Chloride to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost  
$54,000.00, Account 101-20000-623130  
24-0675  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-036-11 Affirmative Action Goals Reportpdf  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-051-11 Furnish and Deliver Hand Tools to  
Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $121,000.00,  
Account 101-20000-623110, 623680  
24-0678  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-051-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-699-11, Services of Heavy Equipment with  
Operators, estimated cost $3,462,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520,  
Requisitions 1610008 and 1610249  
24-0679  
31  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-699-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group A  
Contract 25-699-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group B  
Approved  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-030-11 Furnish and Deliver Lubricants to  
Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $168,500.00, Account  
101-20000-623860  
24-0696  
32  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-030-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Issue Purchase Order  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hach Company for  
Maintenance, Calibration, and Repair Services for a Three-Year Period, at the  
O’Brien, Egan, Kirie and Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plants, in a Total  
Amount not to Exceed $105,301.81, Account 101-67000-612650, Requisition  
1618488  
24-0625  
33  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Insight Public Sector, Inc. for Steelray Delay Analyzer  
and Steelray Analyzer for P6 subscriptions, in an amount not to exceed  
$14,861.13, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1621290  
24-0628  
24-0633  
24-0643  
34  
35  
36  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Carahsoft Technology Corporation for Annual Acquia  
Software Maintenance Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $40,193.53,  
Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1620992  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with AVI-SPL LLC for Avaya  
Equipment, Maintenance, and Installation Support in an amount not to exceed  
$309,002.16, Accounts 101-27000-612430, 623850, 634840, Requisition  
1619815  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Cisco  
Firewalls, FirePower Services and SmartNet Support, in an amount not to  
exceed $175,637.60, Accounts101-27000-612820, 612840, 634810,  
Requisition 1618729  
24-0644  
37  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc. to Furnish Cyber  
Insurance Coverage for the District in an amount not to exceed $119,984.00,  
Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1622040  
24-0657  
24-0663  
24-0677  
38  
39  
40  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Safety io LLC (An MSA Company) for a one-year  
subscription to Fleet Manager software in an amount not to exceed  
$18,960.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1620756  
Approved  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 24-RFP-04,  
Lease One Digital, High-Speed Color Production Printing System and One  
Digital, High-Speed Monochrome Production Printing System with a Five-Year  
Repair, Supply and Maintenance Agreement with Konica Minolta Business  
Solutions U.S.A., Inc. in an amount not to exceed $438,544.80, Accounts  
101-15000-612330 and 612800, Requisition 1616073 (As Revised)  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-RFP-04 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Early Morning Software, Inc. for EMS PRISM  
Compliance Management Software License Renewal in an amount not to  
exceed $13,990.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1621833  
24-0690  
24-0691  
41  
42  
Deferred by Marcelino Garcia  
Issue purchase order for Contract 24-650-11, Group C, Portable Toilets at  
Various Locations, to Service Sanitation, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$27,190.00, Accounts 101/501-50000/66000-612330/612680, Requisition  
1615576  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-650-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group C  
Approved  
Issue purchase orders for Contract 24-604-11, Furnishing and Delivering  
Plumbing Supplies to Various Locations, to Production Distribution Companies,  
Inc., in an amount not to exceed $207,000.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-623090, Requisitions 1610947, 1605016, and  
1608903  
24-0692  
43  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-604-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Issue purchase order to Deere & Company, to Furnish and Deliver Four (4)  
2024 John Deere Gator All-Terrain Utility Vehicles to the North Service Area,  
under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 031121-DAC, in an  
amount not to exceed $88,658.72, Account 101-67000-634860, Requisitions  
1621827  
24-0698  
44  
Approved  
Award Contract  
Authority to award Contract 24-665-11, Landscape Maintenance at Various  
Service Areas, Groups A, B, and C, to Lizzette Medina & Company, in an  
amount not to exceed $1,904,600.00, Accounts  
24-0604  
45  
101-67000/68000/69000-612420, Requisitions 1609292, 1580835, and  
1577294 (Deferred from the July 11, 2024 Board Meeting)  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-665-11 Affirmative Action Goals (Group A - Revised)  
and Revised Appendix D and Appendix V Reports - Lizzette Medina  
& Company  
Contract 24-665-11 Affirmative Action Goals (Group B - Revised)  
and Revised Appendix D and Appendix V Reports - Lizzette Medina  
& Company  
Contract 24-665-11 Affirmative Action Goals (Group C - Revised)  
and Revised Appendix D and Appendix V Reports - Lizzette Medina  
& Company  
A motion was made by Cameron Davis, seconded by Marcelino Garcia, that this  
Agenda Item be Approved. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
6 - Patricia Theresa Flynn, Marcelino Garcia, Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
1 - Cameron Davis  
Abstain:  
Absent:  
2 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown  
Authority to award Contract 24-653-11, Underground Infrastructure Cleaning at  
Various Locations, to Pipe View, LLC dba Pipe View America (Pipe View), in  
an amount not to exceed $2,682,000.00, Account 101-66000-612600,  
Requisition 1613812  
24-0635  
46  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-653-11 AA Goals and Revised Appendix D and  
Appendix V Reports - Pipe View LLC, dba Pipe View.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 14-259-5F, Flood Control Project in the Vicinity of  
131st Street and Cypress Lane in Palos Heights, to Meru Corporation, in an  
amount not to exceed $697,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for  
change orders in an amount of $34,850.00, for a total amount not to exceed  
$731,850.00, Account 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1599293  
24-0648  
47  
Attachments:  
Contract 14-259-5F Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised  
Appendix D and Appendix V Reports - Meru COrporation  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 24-618-12 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver HVAC  
and Refrigeration Parts and Services to Various Locations, Groups A, B, and  
C, to Autumn Construction Services, Inc. (Autumn), in an amount not to exceed  
$984,155.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612680/623270, Requisitions  
1605437, 1605438, and 1605439  
24-0649  
48  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-618-12 (Re-Bid) AA Goals and Revised Appendix D  
Reports (Groups A, B and C) - Autumn Construction Services, Inc.  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 24-689-11, Test and Repair Underground Storage  
Tanks at Various Locations, to Stenstrom Petroleum Services Group, in an  
amount not to exceed $318,900.00, Accounts  
24-0650  
49  
101-67000/68000/69000-612240/612490, Requisitions 1616202, 1616206, and  
1616208  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-689-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to award Contract 24-025-11, Furnish and Deliver Plumbing Pipe,  
Fittings and Valves to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Groups A, C,  
D, F, H, I, L, M, N, and O to Marco Supply Company, Inc., d.b.a. Johnson Pipe  
& Supply Corp., Inc. in an amount not to exceed $381,634.48, and Groups B,  
E, G, and K to Ferguson Enterprises, LLC D/B/A/ Columbia Pipe & Supply, in  
an amount not to exceed $82,599.49, Account 101-20000-623090, 623170,  
623270, and 623570  
24-0683  
50  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-025-11 Item Descriptions Groups A through O  
Contract 24-025-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Approved  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
Authority to increase purchase order with PMA Management Corp., for  
24-0642  
51  
Contract 23-RFP-13 Third Party Claims Administrator Services, in an amount  
of $90,000.00, from an amount of $825,000.00 to an amount not to exceed  
$915,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090, Purchase Order 3128895  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 21-863-2C, Master Plan for Salt Creek at  
Fullersburg Woods, to V3 Construction Group, LTD., in an amount of  
$156,269.51, from an amount of $9,341,706.36, to an amount not to exceed  
$9,497,975.87, Account 201-50000-612400, Purchase Order 4000104  
24-0651  
52  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000104.pdf  
Approved  
24-0656  
53  
Authority to increase agreement with Gasvoda & Associates, Inc., to Provide  
Pumps, Replacement Parts, and Equipment at Various Locations, for a  
three-year period, in an amount of $200,000.00, from an amount of  
$1,169,900.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,369,900.00, Accounts  
101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623070, 623090, 623270, Agreement  
7002007  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Outline Agreement 7002007.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 18-142-3H Six Access Shafts Infiltration  
Mitigation, MSPS, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of  
$84,430.69 from an amount of $2,067,907.54, to an amount not to exceed  
$2,152,338.23 Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 5001792  
24-0659  
54  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001792.PDF  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 17-134-3MR Odor Control Facilities at Sludge  
Concentration, Southwest Coarse Screen, Overhead Weir, and  
Post-Centrifuge Building, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Rebid, to IHC  
Construction Companies, L.L.C. in an amount of $63,469.46, from an amount  
of $17,245,502.76, to an amount not to exceed $17,308,972.22, Account  
401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000071  
24-0664  
55  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log-Purchase Order 4000071.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 15-069-3D, Rehabilitation of Steel Spandrel  
Beams of Pump and Blower House, O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC  
Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $500,000.00, from an amount  
of $21,824,317.98, to an amount not to exceed $22,324,317.98, Account  
401-50000-645780, Purchase Order 4000087  
24-0668  
56  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log-Purchase Order 4000087  
Approved  
Authority to decrease Contract 20-627-11, Repairs to Air Compressors and Air  
Dryers at Various Locations, to Anchor Mechanical, Inc., in an amount of  
$50,521.70, from an amount of $109,680.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$59,158.30, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612650, Purchase  
Orders 5001780, 5001781, and 5001782  
24-0681  
57  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Orders 5001780, 5001781, and  
5001782.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to increase purchase order with Accurate Employment Screening,  
LLC via the OMNIA Partnership Contract #R191301, for background screening  
services, in an amount of $3,500.00, from an amount of $9,000.00, to an  
amount not to exceed $12,500.00, 101-25000-612430, Purchase Order  
3126577  
24-0693  
58  
Attachments:  
Change Log - Purchase Order 3126577  
Approved  
Authority to increase Contract 21-416-11, Operating Engineering Services to  
the Main Office Building Complex for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, to The  
Stone Group, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00, from an amount of  
$2,859,176.25, to an amount not to exceed $2,949,176.25, Account  
101-15000-612370 and 612390, Purchase Order 5001841  
24-0697  
59  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001841  
Approved  
Authority to increase purchase order with CohnReznick, LLP, Contract  
21-RFP-23, Professional Real Estate Appraisal Services for a three-year  
period, in an amount of $40,102.50, from an amount of $109,897.50, to an  
amount not to exceed $150,000.00, Account 101-30000-612430, Purchase  
Order 3116890  
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Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Contract 21-RFP-23  
Approved  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Report  
Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the second quarter of  
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2024, ended June 30, 2024  
Attachments:  
2024 Q2 Budget Summary Report.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
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Director of Engineering during the month of June 2024  
Attachment 1 CO Report June 2024 5% Contingency.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report June 2024.pdf  
Attachments:  
Attachment 3 CO Report June 2024 5% Contingency Revised  
07.22.24.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions from April through  
June 2024 for Contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel Improvements,  
SSA  
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Attachments:  
Attachment 1 CO Report for 11-187-3F April to June 2024.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report for 11-187-3F April to June 2024.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Industrial Waste & Water Pollution Committee  
Authorization  
Request Authority to Disband the Blue Ribbon Panel and Form an Industrial  
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Engagement Panel  
Attachments:  
Board Letter - 8.8.24 Board Meeting - Disband Blue Ribbon  
Panel.pdf  
ATT 1 BRP Formation Memo.pdf  
ATT 2 BRP Ordinance Notes.pdf  
ATT 3 BRP End Notes.pdf  
Approved  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Hector Acosta vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number W003764128, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $28,207.01, Account 901-30000-601090  
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66  
Approved  
Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Miguel Negron II  
vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number W003827418 in the sum of $59,881.20 Account  
901-30000-601090  
Approved  
Labor & Industrial Relations Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to extend until September 30, 2024, the terms of the collective  
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bargaining agreements between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago and 1) SEIU Local 1, Firemen and Oilers Division; 2) the  
Building Trades Coalition; 3) International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local  
700; 4) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9  
(Electrical Instrumentation and Testing); 5) International Brotherhood of  
Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Electrical Operations); 6) International  
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Motor Vehicle  
Dispatcher Group); and 7) International Union of Operating Engineers, Local  
Union No. 399  
Approved  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Reports  
Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of  
Maintenance and Operations during the month of June 2024  
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Attachments:  
R-98 Report June 2024.pdf  
Published and Filed  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee  
Report  
Report on the 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the  
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement Fund  
Attachments:  
2023 ACFR SUMMARY PRESENTATION  
Published and Filed  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
Consent to the assignment of lease agreement dated April 7, 1994, between  
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71  
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the District and Valvoline Inc. and Valvoline LLC on 26,414 sq. ft. of District  
real estate located along the northwesterly bank of the Main Channel, east of  
Willow Springs Road, in Willow Springs, Illinois, known as Main Channel  
Parcel 30.05 to VGP Holdings, LLC. Consideration shall be a document  
preparation fee of $5,000.00  
Attachments:  
RE - Valvoline Lease Reassignment MCP 30.05 Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to grant Northern Illinois Gas Company, d/b/a Nicor Gas Company, a  
25-year, approximately 10’ x 845’ non-exclusive easement to continue to  
install, operate, maintain, repair, rehabilitate and remove a 16-inch natural gas  
main located on District real estate south of Oakton Street and west of  
McCormick Boulevard, traversing North Shore Channel Parcels 6.12 and 6.19,  
in Skokie, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $12,810.00  
24-0661  
Attachments:  
RE - Nicor Easement Renewal NSC 6.12 and 6.19 Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Consent to sublease between Skokie Motor Sales, Inc. and Amazon.com  
Service, LLC, for approximately 6.6± acres of District real estate located at  
3615 Oakton Street in Skokie, Illinois, known as North Shore Channel Parcels  
5.01, 5.02, and 5.03. Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of  
$5,000.00  
24-0704  
Attachments:  
RE - Skokie Motor Sublease to Amazon NCP 5.01, 5.02, 5.03  
Aerial.pdf  
Approved  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Authorization  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
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make payment to the Illinois Department of Transportation for the design,  
construction, operation, and maintenance of the I-290 Frontage Road Sewer  
and Outfall in Maywood (24-IGA-23), in an amount not to exceed  
$5,707,000.00  
Attachments:  
24-IGA-23 IDOT I-290 BL Exhibit.pdf  
Approved  
Authority to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with and make  
payment to the Village of South Holland for the Thorn Ditch Flood Mitigation  
Project in South Holland (24-IGA-05), in an amount not to exceed  
$5,860,000.00  
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Attachments:  
Exhibit - Project Conceptual Drawing South Holland Thorn Ditch.pdf  
Approved  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
Polished Pebbles Girls Mentoring Program  
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Adopted  
Approval of the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items: 1, 2, 3, 4, 41 and 45  
A motion was made by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, seconded by Patricia Theresa  
Flynn, to Approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following roll  
call vote:  
7 - Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn, Marcelino Garcia, Daniel Pogorzelski,  
Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
2 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown  
Absent:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Meeting Summary  
Speakers  
James Mohler, Executive Director of the Retirement Fund, gave a presentation to the  
Board on the results of the 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the MWRD  
Retirement Fund  
Summary of Requests  
Procurement Committee Item #10  
1. Mariyana T. Spyropoulos requested a memo with the number of companies invited  
and the breakdown on pricing  
Procurement Committee Item #19  
1. Mariyana T. Spyropoulos requested more context on the use of the heavy equipment  
Procurement Committee Item #29  
1. Mariyana T. Spyropoulos requested information on the amount of product leftover  
from last year  
Procurement Committee Item #40  
1. Mariyana T. Spyropoulos requested a list of companies that responded  
Procurement Committee Item #41  
1. Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda requested a memo on Marcelino Garcia's questions and the  
responses and also requested that the Prism software discussion be included in the  
procurement study session  
2. Kari K. Steele requested past memos regarding Prism and similar software used by  
other agencies be provided to the board  
Procurement Committee Item #45  
1. Marcelino Garcia requested a work group be formed to compile the Board's  
recommended changes to Appendix D  
2. Kari K. Steele requested a memo explaining why the process is the way it is and the  
Executive Director's opinion on the suggested changes  
Procurement Committee Item #51  
1. Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda requested further context to be included in the board letter  
regarding unforeseen circumstances  
Engineering Committee Item #62  
1. Mariyana T. Spyropoulos requested the estimated completion date suggested be  
reviewed and updated if necessary  
Study Session  
None  
Announcements  
None  
Board Letter Submission Dates  
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for September 5, 2024, 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: August 23, 2024  
Date all agenda items are due to the Executive Director: 1:00 p.m., August 28,  
2024  
Adjournment  
A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Marcelino Garcia,  
that when the Board Adjourns, it adjourns to meet again on Thursday, September  
5, 2024 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  
7 - Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn, Marcelino Garcia, Daniel Pogorzelski,  
Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Kari K. Steele  
Aye:  
2 - Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown  
Absent:  
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 August 8, 2024, are hereby approved.  
APPROVED:  
/s/ Kari K. Steele  
President Board of Commissioners of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
August 8, 2024