Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, May 15, 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.  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
STANDING COMMITTEES  
Chairperson  
Vice Chairperson  
Affirmative Action  
Steele  
Garcia  
Budget & Employment  
Engineering  
Ethics  
Flynn  
Waller  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Brady-Davis  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Flynn  
Federal Legislation  
Steele  
Finance  
Garcia  
Brown  
Industrial Waste & Water Pollution  
Information Technology  
Judiciary  
Davis  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Garcia  
Flynn  
Brady-Davis  
Davis  
Labor & Industrial Relations  
Maintenance & Operations  
Monitoring & Research  
Municipalities  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service  
Public Health & Welfare  
Public Information & Education  
Procurement  
Flynn  
Steele  
Waller  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Brown  
Brown  
Waller  
McElroy Kirkwood  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Waller  
Garcia  
Davis  
Brown  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Davis  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Brady-Davis  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Garcia  
Real Estate Development  
State Legislation & Rules  
Stormwater Management  
Brown  
2025 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE  
January  
February  
March  
9
23  
20  
20  
17  
15  
26  
6
6
April  
3
May  
1
June  
5
July  
17  
14  
4
August  
September  
October  
November  
18  
16  
20  
2
6
December  
December  
2 (Annual Meeting)  
18  
4
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  
Memorial Resolution  
1
25-0391  
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners  
celebrating the life of Dr. Cheryl Green  
Resolution  
25-0390  
2
3
4
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Emilia  
DiMenco  
25-0392  
25-0399  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating Asian  
American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and honoring Ernest C. Wong  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing May  
26th as Memorial Day  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
5
6
25-0352  
25-0396  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 22, 2025  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, May 6, 2025  
Authority to Advertise  
7
8
9
25-0354  
25-0359  
25-0370  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-15 Deferred Compensation Plan  
Investment Consulting Services, for a three-year period, effective January 1,  
2026 to December 31, 2028, estimated cost $165,000.00, Account  
101-25000-612430, Requisition 1638161  
Contract 25-RFP-15 Affirmatice Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-360-11 for public tender of bids a 25-year  
lease on 21.70± acres of District real estate located east of the Egan Water  
Reclamation Plant in Cook County, Illinois. The minimum initial annual rental bid  
shall be established at $19,000.00  
Contract 25-360-11, Aerial View of 21.70± acres of District real estate east of the  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-404-21 Remove and Replace One 23XL  
Chiller for the Main Office Building, estimated cost $700,000.00, Accounts  
201-50000-645680, Requisition 1638641  
Contract 25-404-21 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
10  
11  
25-0338  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver  
Microsoft Azure Cloud Services, in an amount not to exceed $140,000.08,  
Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1637760  
25-0349  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with the law firm of Liston &  
Tsantilis, P.C. to represent the District in acquiring certain property rights in  
connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Flood  
Control Project on Prairie Creek in Maine Township and Park Ridge, Illinois  
(Contract 12-056-5F), in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00, Account  
501-50000-612430, Requisition 1637775  
PMM - Issue PO to Liston & Tsantilis, P.C. (Requisition 1637775).pdf  
Attachments:  
12  
25-0351  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with the law firm of Burke,  
Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. to represent the District in acquiring certain  
property rights in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance  
of the Flood Control Project on Calumet-Sag Tributary C in Midlothian and  
Crestwood, Illinois (Contract 21-IGA-18), in an amount not to exceed  
$250,000.00, Account 501-50000-612430, Requisition 1637759  
PMM - Issue PO to Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. (Requisition 16377  
Attachments:  
13  
14  
25-0358  
25-0368  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver  
Microsoft Data Integrations and Application Licensing, in an amount not to  
exceed $103,686.30, Account 101-27000-623800, Requisition 1638656  
Issue purchase order to Air Blower Services Inc., to Furnish and Deliver a  
Blower to the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, for the Webster Instream  
Aeration Station, in an amount not to exceed $77,090.00, Account  
101-67000-623270, Requisition 1638018  
15  
16  
25-0369  
25-0395  
Issue purchase order to Joe Johnson Equipment LLC d/b/a Standard  
Equipment, to Furnish and Deliver One (1) 2025 Vactor Ramjet Trailer Jetter to  
the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA)  
Purchasing Contract No. 101221-VTR, in an amount not to exceed  
$140,000.00, Account 101-69000-634990, Requisition 1636282  
Issue purchase order for Contract 25-602-11, Furnishing and Delivering Chain,  
and Appurtenances to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Fairfield  
Service Company of Indiana, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $249,422.00,  
Account 101-69000-623270, Requisition 1629466  
Contract No. 25-602-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report (Revised).pdf  
Attachments:  
Award Contract  
17  
25-0367  
Authority to award Contract 25-655-11, Manhole and Infrastructure Repairs, to  
Sumit Construction Co., Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000.00,  
Account 101-66000-612600, Requisition 1621389  
Contract 25-655-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised Appendix D an  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
18  
25-0357  
Authority to increase Contract 21-603-31, Sludge Pumping Improvements at  
Various Locations to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount of  
$284,804.00, from an amount of $8,594,678.00 to an amount not to exceed  
$8,879,482.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001867  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001867.pdf  
Attachments:  
19  
20  
25-0360  
25-0361  
Authority to increase Contract 22-614-11, Elevator Maintenance at Various  
Locations, Group A, to Mid-American Elevator Company, Inc., in an amount of  
$112,500.00, from an amount of $428,280.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$540,780.00, Accounts 101-69000-612600/612680, Purchase Order 5001898  
Authority to increase Contract 22-614-11, Elevator Maintenance at Various  
Locations, Groups B and C, to Parkway Elevators, Inc, in an amount of  
$245,000.00, from an amount of $796,480.32, to an amount not to exceed  
$1,041,480.32, Accounts 101-67000/68000-612680, Purchase Orders 5001896  
and 5001897  
21  
25-0371  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Donohue  
and Associates, Inc., for professional engineering post-award services for  
Contract 14-253-5F Flood Control Project on Midlothian Creek in Robbins,  
Illinois in an amount of $245,218.00, from an amount of $692,197.00, to an  
amount not to exceed $937,415.00, Account 501-50000-612450, Purchase  
Order 3119002  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
22  
25-0372  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of April 2025  
Attachment 1 CO Report April 2025 5% Contingency Revised 1-FINAL.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report April 2025 - FINAL.pdf  
Attachments:  
Attachment 3 CO Report April 2025 5% Contingency-FINAL.pdf  
Judiciary Committee  
Report  
23  
24  
25-0363  
25-0364  
Report on the Approval of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”) Minutes  
Report on the Semi-Annual Review of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”)  
Minutes  
Authorization  
25-0345  
25  
26  
Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Alvin Eastman  
vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 23WC011617 in the sum of $31,310.00, Account  
901-30000-601090  
25-0348  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Michael Ryan vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 24WC11900, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $96,558.44, Account 901-30000-601090  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
27  
28  
25-0362  
25-0365  
Authority to pay 2024 real estate taxes in the amount of $482,459.70 for the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s real estate  
located in Will County, Illinois. Account 101-30000-667130  
Authority to issue a temporary, non-exclusive license to Bally’s Chicago  
Operating Company, LLC to perform preliminary investigation activity and  
construction near the District’s sewer infrastructure located at 777 W. Chicago  
Avenue in Chicago, Illinois  
RE - Ballys License Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
29  
25-0393  
Authority to pay 2024 real estate taxes in the amount of $208,242.78 for the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s real estate  
located in Fulton County, Illinois. Account 101-30000-667130  
30  
25-0394  
Authority to issue a 2-year permit to Inliner Solutions, LLC, to use 2.31± acres of  
District real estate located along the North Shore Channel between Oakton  
Street and the CTA Yellow Line tracks, known as North Shore Channel Parcel  
6.06, for staging, equipment storage and other purposes related to District  
Contract 10-047-3S North Shore Rehabilitation, NSA. Consideration shall be an  
annual permit fee of $46,426.00.  
RE - Inliner 2-year Permit Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
31  
32  
25-0397  
25-0398  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the  
Chicago Transit Authority for the Red Line Extension Project  
RE - Authority to Negotiate & Enter into IGA with CTA Aerial  
Attachments:  
Consent to the assignment of lease agreement dated October 7, 2021,  
between the District and Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC on 9.3± acres of  
District real estate located south of the Main Channel and west of Central  
Avenue in Forest View, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 38.13, to  
Chicago ORA, LLC. Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of  
$5,000.00  
RE - LRS Lease Reassignment to Chicago Ora Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Authorization  
33  
25-0400  
Declaration of an emergency affecting public health and safety and ratification  
of Emergency Contract 25-800-01, Emergency Work to Rehabilitate the  
Calumet WRP Digester Facility Main Switchgear to Jamerson & Bauwens  
Electrical Contractors, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00, Account  
201-50000-645750, Requisition 1638636  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Authorization  
34  
35  
25-0373  
Authority to amend the intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Lyons  
for the acquisition of flood-prone properties in Lyons, SSA (21-IGA-24) and  
increase the purchase order in an amount of $2,500,000.00, from an amount of  
$3,000,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $5,500,000.00, Account  
501-50000-612400, Purchase Order 3121353  
25-0374  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of Arlington Heights for the design, construction,  
operation, and maintenance of the Wilshire-Carlyle Green Alley in Arlington  
Heights (25-IGA-04), in an amount not to exceed $172,000.00  
25-IGA-04 Arlington Heights IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
36  
37  
38  
39  
40  
41  
42  
43  
25-0375  
25-0376  
25-0377  
25-0378  
25-0379  
25-0380  
25-0381  
25-0382  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the City of Berwyn for the design, construction, operation, and  
maintenance of the 34th Street Rehabilitation Project in Berwyn (25-IGA-05), in  
an amount not to exceed $383,500.00  
25-IGA-05 Berwyn IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the City of Calumet City for the design, construction,  
operation, and maintenance of the Green Alleys Project 3 in Calumet City  
(25-IGA-06), in an amount not to exceed $399,500.00  
25-IGA-06 Calumet City IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Town of Cicero for the design, construction, operation,  
and maintenance of the Green Alley Paving in Cicero (25-IGA-07), in an amount  
not to exceed $486,000.00  
25-IGA-07 Cicero IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the City of Countryside for the design, construction, operation,  
and maintenance of the 5th Avenue Cutoff Park in Countryside (25-IGA-08), in  
an amount not to exceed $70,500.00  
25-IGA-08 Countryside IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of Forest Park for the design, construction,  
operation, and maintenance of the Green Alley Project 3 in Forest Park  
(25-IGA-09), in an amount not to exceed $336,700.00  
25-IGA-09 Forest Park IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of Glenview for the design, construction, operation,  
and maintenance of the Village Hall Green Parking Lot Improvements in  
Glenview (25-IGA-10), in an amount not to exceed $499,000.00  
25-IGA-10 Glenview IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of La Grange Park for the design, construction,  
operation, and maintenance of the North Village Hall Green Parking Lot in La  
Grange Park (24-IGA-11), in an amount not to exceed $79,800.00  
25-IGA-11 La Grange Park IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Board of Education of School District 103 and the Village  
of Lyons for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the School  
District 103 Green Infrastructure Project in Lyons (25-IGA-12), in an amount not  
to exceed $386,100.00  
25-IGA-12 Lyons-SD103 IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
44  
45  
46  
47  
48  
49  
50  
25-0383  
25-0384  
25-0385  
25-0386  
25-0387  
25-0388  
25-0389  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the City of Markham for the design, construction, operation,  
and maintenance of the Green Alley Program 2 in Markham (25-IGA-13), in an  
amount not to exceed $391,500.00  
25-IGA-13 Markham IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of Maywood for the design, construction, operation,  
and maintenance of the Green Infrastructure Alley Improvements 3 in Maywood  
(25-IGA-14), in an amount not to exceed $440,000.00  
25-IGA-14 Maywood IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of Oak Park for the design, construction, operation,  
and maintenance of the Green Alleys Project in Oak Park (25-IGA-15), in an  
amount not to exceed $450,000.00  
25-IGA-15 Oak Park IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of River Forest for the design, construction,  
operation, and maintenance of the Village Hall Permeable Parking Lot in River  
Forest (25-IGA-16), in an amount not to exceed $160,000.00  
25-IGA-16 River Forest IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of River Grove for the design, construction,  
operation, and maintenance of the Village Hall Green Parking Lot in River Grove  
(25-IGA-17), in an amount not to exceed $568,400.00  
25-IGA-17 River Grove IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of Westchester for the design, construction,  
operation, and maintenance of the Green Alley Reconstruction Project 3 in  
Westchester (25-IGA-18), in an amount not to exceed $392,700.00  
25-IGA-18 Westchester IGA Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to amend the Intergovernmental Agreement with the Forest Preserve  
District of Cook County for land acquisition, concept planning, and preliminary  
engineering for a multi-benefit flood control project located in southeast Cook  
County  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment