Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of

Greater Chicago

100 East Erie Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Regular Board Meeting Minutes

Thursday, April 4, 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

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Present:

Precious Brady-Davis; Yumeka Brown; Cameron Davis; Patricia Theresa Flynn;

Marcelino Garcia; Daniel Pogorzelski; Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda; Mariyana T.

Spyropoulos; and Kari K. Steele

Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes

A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Precious

Brady-Davis, that the minutes from the last meeting of March 21, 2024 be

approved without having to read them into the record. The motion carried by

acclamation. Chorus of ayes - No nays

Public Comments

None

Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole

A motion was made by Patricia Theresa Flynn, seconded by Cameron Davis, 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

Items: 14

Item # 14 was deferred by Cameron Davis

President Kari K. Steele called for a motion to accept the agendas for each

Standing Committee that was convened. Moved by Yumeka Brown, seconded by

Precious Brady-Davis. President Kari K. Steele called for any objections. No

objections were voiced. Motion carried.

The Committee of the Whole meeting of April 4, 2024 was adjourned at 10:45

a.m.

Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners

At 10:50 a.m. President Kari K. Steele reconvened the regular board meeting to

order

Procurement Committee

Report

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, March 19, 2024

24-0250

Published and Filed

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

24-0256

Published and Filed

Authority to Advertise

Authority to advertise Contract 24-360-11 for public tender of bids a 5-year

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. The

minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $493,000.00

24-0233

Attachments: Contract 24-360-11 Main Channel Parcel 31.01 Aerial View

Letter of Support from Village of Willow Springs

Approved

Authority to advertise Contract 24-107-11 Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl

Substances in Wastewater Samples, estimated cost $98,000.00, Account

101-16000-612490, Requisition 1615585

24-0236

24-0243

Approved

Authority to advertise Contract 24-936-11, Furnishing and Delivering Citric Acid,

estimated cost $248,200.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1615493

Attachments: Contract 24-936-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Approved

Authority to advertise Contract 24-053-11, Furnish and Deliver Lamps &

Emergency Lighting to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated

cost $70,000.00, Account 101-20000-623070, 623110

24-0248

Approved

Issue Purchase Order

Issue purchase order to Carahsoft Technology Corporation for Smartsheet

Software License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $23,442.40, Account

101-27000-612820, Requisition 1616800

24-0228

24-0229

24-0230

Approved

Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for License Renewal of

Bluebeam Software, in an amount not to exceed $11,147.44, Account

101-27000-612820, Requisition 1616549

Approved

Issue purchase order to DLT Solutions, LLC for Oracle Primavera Software

License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $36,003.35, Account

101-27000-612820, Requisition 1616550

Approved

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with McCrometer, Inc. for

Preventive Maintenance, Service, and Parts for the Hach FL1500 Series

Flowmeters in an amount not to exceed $20,360.00, Accounts

101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition 1616201

24-0234

Approved

Issue purchase order to Interpersonal Frequency LLC for post-website go-live

support services in an amount not to exceed $12,790.00, Account

101-27000-612430, Requisition 1616898

24-0235

24-0240

Approved

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Tungsten Automation

Corporation (formerly Kofax, Inc) to provide services to upgrade the existing

Tungsten ReadSoft Solution in an amount not to exceed $65,443.00, Account

101-40000-612430, Requisition 1614825

Approved

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 23-RFP-18,

Remote Storage of District Records for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period with R4

Services LLC in an amount not to exceed $213,876.00, Account

101-15000-612490, Requisition 1606526 (As Revised)

24-0241

Attachments: Contract 23-RFP-18 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Approved

Issue Purchase Order and amend the Intergovernmental Agreement with Cook

County authorizing Cook County’s Office of the Independent Inspector General

to serve as the District's Inspector General for an additional one-year period in

an amount not to exceed $600,000.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Requisition

1614941 (As Revised)(Deferred from the April 4, 2024 Board Meeting)

24-0244

24-0254

Deferred by Cameron Davis

Issue purchase orders for Contract 24-622-11 Furnish and Deliver

Miscellaneous Electrical and Mechanical Equipment to Various Locations, to

Integrated Power System, LLC (Items 1,2,6,7,8, and 9), in an amount not to

exceed $658,507.00; to Affiliated Steam Equipment Co. dba Affiliated Steam

and Hot Water (Items 5,11,12, and 14), in an amount not to exceed

$203,176.38; to Industrial Electric Supply, Inc. (Item 10), in an amount not to

exceed $166,099.20; and to Gunn & Pegelow, Inc. (Item 13) in an amount not to

exceed $64,300.00, Accounts

101-67000/68000/69000-623270/634650/623070/623090, Requisitions

1603038, 1602122, 1601847, 1603221, 1603222, 1603297, 1605032, and

1605026 (As Revised)

Attachments: Contract 24-622-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf

Contract 24-622-11 Tabulation of Bids Received

Approved

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with the law firm of Hinshaw

& Culbertson LLP to represent the District before the Civil Service Board and

any related litigation, in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00. Account

101-30000-612430, Requisition 1616900

24-0257

Approved

Award Contract

Authority to award Contract 24-625-11, Diving Services at Various Locations, to

Global Infrastructure LLC dba Chicago Underwater, in an amount not to exceed

$190,000.00, Account 101-66000-612490, Requisition 1607771

24-0249

Attachments: Contract 24-625-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf

Approved

Authority to award Contract 24-697-11, Services of Tractors with Rotavators

and Sludge Pumps with Operators, Groups A and B, to Stewart Spreading, Inc.,

in an amount not to exceed $1,797,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520,

Requisitions 1610007, 1610579

24-0252

Attachments: Contract 24-697-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf

Approved

Increase Purchase Order/Change Order

Authority to increase purchase order and extend the agreement with SLG

24-0231

Innovation, Inc. for Contract 19-RFP-24, IT Project Management Office

Consulting, in an amount of $55,000.00, from an amount of $475,000.00, to an

amount not to exceed $530,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase

Order 3111940

Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3111940

Approved

Authority to decrease purchase order to Graybar Electric Company, Inc., to

Furnish and Deliver Four Digital Power Meters to the Stickney Water

Reclamation Plant, in an amount of $19,479.96, from an amount of $19,479.96,

to an amount not to exceed $0.00, Account 101-69000-623070, Purchase Order

3122356

24-0242

24-0247

Approved

Authority to increase Contract 21-617-11, Furnishing and Delivering

Refurbished Low Voltage AC and DC Motors to Various Locations, to L&S

Electric, Inc., in an amount of $35,481.60, from an amount of $197,120.00, to an

amount not to exceed $232,601.60, Accounts 101-67000, 68000,

69000-612650, Purchase Order 3114918

Attachments: Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3114918

Approved

Budget & Employment Committee

Report

Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the year ended December

31, 2023

24-0251

Attachments: 2023 Q4 Budget Summary Report.pdf

Published and Filed

Judiciary Committee

Authorization

Authority to settle Show Cause Complaint filed in Metropolitan Water

Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. City of Blue Island, Decker Bros.

Construction, Inc., and Heritage County Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee

under Trust #1562, Case No. 23B-003

24-0246

Approved

Real Estate Development Committee

Authorization

Authority to extend the easement agreement dated February 7, 2002, between

24-0245

the District and the United States Army Corps of Engineers for two additional

years to allow the continued use of District land located east and west of the

Main Channel near Romeo Road/135th Street in Will County, Illinois, known as

Main Channel Parcels 18.03, 19.01, 19.02 and 19.04, for operation and

maintenance of aquatic nuisance species barriers. Consideration shall be a

nominal fee of $10.00

Attachments: RE - US Army Corps 2-year Easement Extension Aerial.pdf

Approved

Approval of the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items: 14, 25, and 26

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:

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Aye:

Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,

Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Kari K.

Steele

1 - Marcelino Garcia

Absent:

Motions, Ordinances and Resolutions

MOTION to suspend Article III, Section 3.2(A) of the Rules of the Board of

Commissioners of the MWRDGC to allow a motion to amend and accept the

Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson Assignments for the remainder of 2024

calendar year Standing Committees

24-0184

A motion was made by Yumeka Brown, seconded by Patricia Theresa Flynn, that

this Motion be Adopted. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:

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Aye:

Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,

Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Kari K.

Steele

1 - Marcelino Garcia

Absent:

MOTION to amend the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson Assignments for the

remainder 2024 calendar year Standing Committees

24-0182

A motion was made by Yumeka Brown, seconded by Patricia Theresa Flynn, that

this Motion be Adopted. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:

8 -

Aye:

Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,

Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Kari K.

Steele

1 - Marcelino Garcia

Absent:

Executive Session

A motion was made by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, seconded by Patricia Theresa

Flynn, that an executive session be held for the Committee on Pension, Human

Resources, and Civil Service to discuss two matters involving the appointment,

employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific

employees pursuant to section 2(c)(1) of the Open Meetings Act. The motion

carried by the following roll call vote: 8:0

Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners

At 3:05 p.m. President Kari K. Steele reconvened the regular board meeting to

order

Miscellaneous and New Business

Meeting Summary

Speakers

None

Summary of Requests

None

Study Session

None

Announcements

None

Board Letter Submission Dates

The next regular board meeting is scheduled for April 18, 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: April 5, 2024

Date all agenda items are due to the Executive Director: 1:00 p.m., April 10, 2024

Adjournment

A motion was made by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, seconded by Precious

Brady-Davis, that when the Board Adjourns, it adjourns to meet again on

Thursday, April 18, 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

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Aye:

Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Patricia Theresa Flynn,

Marcelino Garcia, Daniel Pogorzelski, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Mariyana T.

Spyropoulos, Kari K. Steele

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 April 4, 2024, are hereby approved.

APPROVED:

/s/ Kari K. Steele

President Board of Commissioners of the

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

April 4, 2024