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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Committee of the Whole met August 3.

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Committee of the Whole met Aug. 3.

Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:

President Mariyana T. Spyropoulos presiding, called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m.

Roll Call

Present: 9 - Frank Avila; Timothy Bradford; Martin J. Durkan; Barbara J. McGowan; Josina Morita; Debra Shore; Kari K. Steele; David J. Walsh; and Mariyana T. Spyropoulos

Finance Committee

Report

1 17-0751 Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of June 2017, in the amount of $38,987,435.84

2 17-0791 Report on the investment interest income during April 2017

3 17-0792 Report on the investment interest income during May 2017

4 17-0793 Report on investments purchased during April 2017

5 17-0794 Report on investments purchased during May 2017

Recommended

Authorization

6 17-0765 Authority to add Project 17-712-21 Furnish and Deliver Two Submersible Pumps to the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to the Construction Fund, estimated cost of the project is $80,000.00

Recommended

Procurement Committee

Report

7 17-0758 Report on advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-34 Master

Agreement for Professional Development Courses for a Three-Year Period, Account 101-25000-601100

Recommended

8 17-0783 Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Recommended

9 17-0784 Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Recommended

10 17-0799 Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Recommended

Authorization

11 17-0737 Authorization to further amend and revise File No. 17-0411 (Agenda Item No. 12) Authority to advertise Contract 13-370-3F, Buffalo Creek Reservoir Expansion, estimated cost between, $20,074,055.75 and $24,300,172.75, Accounts 401-50000-645620 and 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1461806 (As Revised) (Deferred from the April 20, 2017 Board Meeting) “ADOPTED AS AMENDED REFER TO FILE ID #17-0411A” (Deferred from the July 6, 2017 Board Meeting)

MPLA Agreement for LAKE County attachment.PDF Attachments:

Recommended

12 17-0800 Authorization to amend Board Order of July 6, 2017, regarding Authority to issue purchase orders to Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions Inc., to provide Emerson Ovation Distributed Control System (DCS) and ControlWave Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Parts to Various Locations, in a total amount not to exceed $1,013,000.00, Agenda Item No. 30, File No. 17-0702

Recommended

Authority to Advertise

13 17-0760

Authority to advertise Contract 16-805-21, Furnish, Deliver, and Install a Boiler for the Equipment Garage at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $240,000.00, Account 201-50000-645680, Requisition 1457241

Recommended

14 17-0761 Authority to advertise Contract 17-705-21, Rehabilitate One Raw Sewage Pump Rotating Assembly at the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, Estimated cost $200,000.00, Account 201-50000-645600, Requisition 1456115

Recommended

15 17-0762 Authority to advertise Contract 17-712-21 Furnish and Deliver Two Submersible Pumps to the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $80,000.00, Account 201-50000-634650, Requisition 1469141

Recommended

16 17-0763 Authority to advertise Contract 17-935-11 Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hydroxide, estimated cost $1,790,000.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1460504

Deleted by the Executive Director

17 17-0775 Authority to advertise Contract 17-698-11 Sale of Composted Biosolids

Recommended

18 17-0785 Authority to advertise Contract 17-030-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Lubricants to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $220,700.00, Account 101-20000-623860

Recommended

Issue Purchase Order

19 17-0753 Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Microsoft Azure StorSimple Storage Server, in an amount not to exceed $61,815.00, Account 201-50000-634810, Requisition 1467946

Recommended

3, 2017 20 17-0754 Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Cisco SmartNet Support for Cisco Routers and Switches, in an amount not to exceed $154,294.09, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1468977

Recommended

21 17-0755 Issue purchase order to SHI International Corporation to Furnish and Deliver Adobe Creative Cloud for Teams Software License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $10,659.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1465768

A motion was made by Debra Shore, seconded by Martin J. Durkan, that this Agenda Item be Recommended. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Aye: 8 - Frank Avila, Timothy Bradford, Martin J. Durkan, Barbara J. McGowan, Josina Morita, Kari K. Steele, David J. Walsh, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos Abstain: 1 - Debra Shore

22 17-0756 Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with enfoTech & Consulting,

Inc. for iPacs Software Maintenance Support Services, in an amount not to exceed $980,298.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1469935

Recommended

23 17-0757 Issue a purchase order to the Illinois Institute of Technology, pursuant to the Terms of Master Agreement 14-RFP-21R, to conduct Harassment and Diversity Awareness Training for the entire employee population, in a total amount not to exceed $59,959.00, Account 101-25000-601100. Requisition 1467004

Recommended

24 17-0766 Issue purchase order to 72 Hour LLC, DBA National Auto Fleet Group, to Furnish and Deliver eight 2018 Ford Escapes, two 2018 Ford Transit Vans, and one 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, under the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 120716-NAF, in an amount not to exceed $284,115.51, Account 201-50000-634860, Requisition 1469424

Deferred by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos

25 17-0769 Issue purchase order and enter into a joint funding agreement with the United States Department of the Interior - U.S. Geological Survey for the maintenance and operation of seven streamflow gaging stations and two rain gages within Cook County, Illinois in an amount not to exceed $98,150.00 Account 501-50000-612490, Requisition 1469603

Recommended

3, 2017 26 17-0780 Issue purchase order to 72 Hour LLC, DBA National Auto Fleet Group, to Furnish and Deliver one 2017 Ford F-350 with snow plow and one 2017 Ford F-550 with stake bed and lift gate under the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 120716-NAF, in an amount not to exceed $108,361.00, Account 201-50000-634860, Requisition 1470087

Recommended

Award Contract

27 17-0795 Authority to award Contract 16-077-3E, Devon IAS Switchgear Replacement and Wilmette PS Conduit Replacement, NSA, to M.G. Electric Service Company, in an amount not to exceed $600,400.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $30,020.00, for a total amount not to exceed $630,420.00, Account 401-50000-645720, Requisition 1459453

Recommended

28 17-0796 Authority to award Contract 17-847-11, Truck Hauling of Liquid Sludge from the Lemont Water Reclamation Plant, to Synagro Central, LLC in an amount not to exceed $270,455.16, Account 101-68000-612520, Requisition 1441334

Recommended

29 17-0797 Authority to award Contract 17-667-91, Petroleum Remediation and Wetland Restoration - Main Channel Atlas Parcel 15.04, to The Lane Construction Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,047,725.00, Account 901-30000-667220, Requisition 1424444

30 17-0801 Authority to award Contract 17-033-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Air Filters to Various Locations, for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Brookaire Company, LLC., in an amount not to exceed $45,973.33, Groups B & D to T & N Chicago Inc., in an amount not to exceed $23,449.59, and Group C to Root Brothers Mfg. & Supply Co., in an amount not to exceed $2,190.00 Account 101-20000-623270

31 17-0802 Authority to award Contract 17-674-11, Furnish and Deliver Repair Parts and Services for Trucks and Trailers at Various Locations, to B & W Truck Repair Inc., in an amount not to exceed $460,849.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-612860, 623250, Requisitions 1459150, 1459151, 1459152, and 1459153 (As Revised)

Deferred by Debra Shore to the afternoon session

Increase Purchase Order/Change Order

32 17-0767 Authority to increase Contract 06-494-3P Centrifuge Building and Sludge Loading System Upgrades at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant and the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, North Service Area, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $22,466.10, from an amount of $9,265,783.40, to an amount not to exceed $9,288,249.50, Accounts 201-50000-645650, 401-50000-645650 and 645750, Purchase Order 5001400

Recommended

33 17-0768 Authority to increase Contract 06-212-3M Calumet TARP Pump Station Improvements, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Sollit/Sachi/Alworth JV in an amount of $484,657.00, from an amount of $35,748,709.93, to an amount not to exceed $36,233,366.93, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order 5001404

Recommended

34 17-0777 Authority to increase Contract 14-824-3DR Rehabilitation of Bridges, NSA on the North Shore Channel, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $20,954.19, from an amount of $2,239,297.11, to an amount not to exceed $2,260,251.30, Account 401-50000-645720, Purchase Order 4000040

Recommended

35 17-0781 Authority to decrease purchase order for contract 15-RFP-23, On-site Physical

Therapy, to Work Injury Management Solutions, LLC in an amount of $43,317.00, from an amount of $46,386.00 to an amount not to exceed $3,069.00. Account 901-30000-601090, Purchase Order 3089317

Recommended

Budget & Employment Committee

Report

36 17-0790 Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the second quarter of 2017, ended June 30, 2017

Second Quarter attachment.pdf Attachments:

Recommended

Engineering Committee

Authorization

37 17-0771 Authority to amend extraterritorial service agreement with the City of Chicago to add an additional 98.70 acres of land located in DuPage County at O’Hare International Airport, outside the territorial limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Recommended

38 17-0772 Authorization to enter into a License Agreement with the City of Chicago for a period of twelve years for the District to Construct and Maintain a Security Fence along the North End of the Collateral Channel, Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $1.00

Recommended

39 17-0773 Request for authority to set initial price for the sale of effluent water produced by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

Deferred by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos

Judiciary Committee

Report

40 17-0745 Report on the Semi-Annual Review of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”)

Recommended

41 17-0746 Report on the Approval of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”) Minutes

Authorization

3, 2017 42 17-0759 Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims of Ronald Hultgren vs. MWRDGC, Cases 11 WC 08158, 12 WC 44377 in the sum of $60,339.08, Account 901-30000-601090

Recommended

43 17-0778 Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of John Eaton vs. MWRDGC, Case 13 WC 35594 in the sum of $59,837.08, Account 901-30000-601090

Recommended

44 17-0779 Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Martin Kaiser vs. MWRDGC, Claim 11 WC 38208, in the sum of $123,500.00, Account 901-30000-601090

Recommended

Labor & Industrial Relations Committee

Authorization

45 17-0735 Authority to revise Board Order of May 18, 2017 authorizing the District to enter into a new Multi-Project Labor Agreement with the Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council, and as appropriate, the Teamsters Joint Council No. 25, or their union affiliates that become signatories to attach the current MPLA (Deferred from the July 6, 2017 Board Meeting) "Adopted As Amended Refer To File ID #17-0735A"

7.6.17 MPLA 6 23 17.pdf A motion was made by Martin J. Durkan, seconded by Frank Avila, that this Agenda Item be Recommended. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Aye: 6 - Frank Avila, Martin J. Durkan, Josina Morita, Debra Shore, Kari K. Steele, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos Nay: 2 - Barbara J. McGowan, David J. Walsh Abstain: 1 - Timothy Bradford

46 17-0739 Authority to enter into a Multi-Project Labor Agreement with the Lake County Building and Construction Trades Council, or its union affiliates that become signatories (Deferred from the July 6, 2017 Board Meeting) "Adopted As Amended Refer To File ID #17-0739A"

MPLA Agreement for LAKE County attachment.PDF A motion was made by Martin J. Durkan, seconded by Frank Avila, that this Agenda Item be Recommended. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Aye: 6 - Frank Avila, Martin J. Durkan, Josina Morita, Debra Shore, Kari K. Steele, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos Nay: Barbara J. McGowan, David J. Walsh 2 - Abstain: Timothy Bradford 1 -

47 17-0774 Authority to extend until September 30, 2017, the terms of the collective 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.

Recommended

Maintenance & Operations Committee

Report

48 17-0764 Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of June 2017

Recommended

Real Estate Development Committee

Authorization

49 17-0782 Authority to issue lease to co-lessees Mr. John M. Markley and Mr. Tim Hackett, to farm District land located in Fulton County, Illinois, for approximately 49 acres of pasture, at a rent of $500.00

Recommended

50 17-0798 Consent to a license agreement between the Village of Hanover Park and Cricket Council IL LLC to construct, maintain, and utilize cricket fields on 23 acres of District real estate located south of Sycamore Avenue and north of Walnut Avenue within the District’s Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant premises in Hanover Park, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00

Aerial Map.Hanover Park.pdf Attachments:

Stormwater Management Committee

Report

51 17-0776 Report on Green Infrastructure, Detention, and Compensatory Storage Volumes Required by the Watershed Management Ordinance

Recommended

Authorization

52 17-0788 Authority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement and make payment to the Village of Hillside, to collaborate on a master plan to identify opportunities to alleviate flooding (17-IGA-01), in an amount not to exceed $77,312.02, Account 501-50000-612400, Requisition 1469946

Recommended

Miscellaneous & New Business

Memorial Resolution

53 17-0808 MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Cook County Commissioner Robert B. Steele

Recommended

Resolution

54 17-0804 RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the University of Illinois at Chicago’s CHANCE Program (As Revised)

A motion was made by Debra Shore, seconded by Kari K. Steele, that this Resolution be Recommended. The motion carried by acclamation. Chorus of ayes - No nays

55 17-0805 RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 125th Anniversary of the Village of Franklin Park, Illinois

Recommended

Approval of the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items: 16, 21, 24, 31, 39, 45, 46, 54, and 56

President Mariyana T. Spyropoulos called for a motion to accept the agendas for each Standing Committee that was convened. Moved by Martin J. Durkan, seconded by Barbara J. McGowan. President Mariyana T. Spyropoulos called for any objections. No objections were voiced. Motion carried.

3, 2017 56 17-0809 RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Team MWRD’s Outstanding Performance in the Active Transportation Alliance’s 2017 Bike Commuter Challenge

A motion was made by Debra Shore, seconded by Martin J. Durkan, that this Resolution be Recommended. The motion carried by acclamation. Chorus of ayes - No nays

17-0735A MOTION to amend File No. 17-0735 (Agenda Item No. 45) Authority to revise Board Order of May 18, 2017 authorizing the District to enter into a new Multi-Project Labor Agreement with the Chicago and Cook Bounty Building and Construction Trades Council, and as appropriate, the Teamsters Joint Council No. 25, or their union affiliates that become signatories to attach the current MPLA (Deferred from the July 6, 2017 Board Meeting) (As Amended)

A motion was made by Martin J. Durkan, seconded by Josina Morita, that this Motion be Recommended. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Aye: 6 - Frank Avila, Martin J. Durkan, Josina Morita, Debra Shore, Kari K. Steele, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos Nay: 2 - Barbara J. McGowan, David J. Walsh Abstain: 1 - Timothy Bradford

17-0739A MOTION to amend File No. 17-0739 (Agenda Item No. 46) Authority to enter into a Multi-Project Labor Agreement with the Lake County Building and Construction Trades Council, or its union affiliates that become signatories (Deferred from the July 6, 2017 Board Meeting) (As Amended)

A motion was made by Martin J. Durkan, seconded by Frank Avila, that this Motion be Recommended. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Aye: 6 - Frank Avila, Martin J. Durkan, Josina Morita, Debra Shore, Kari K. Steele, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos Nay: 2 - Barbara J. McGowan, David J. Walsh Abstain: 1 - Timothy Bradford Executive Session

A motion was made by David J. Walsh, seconded by Martin J. Durkan, that an executive session be held for the Committee on Judiciary to discuss one matter of filed and pending litigation. Motion carried by roll call 9:0

A motion was made by Timothy Bradford, seconded by Kari K. Steele, that an executive session be held for the Committee on Pension, Human Resources, and Civil service to discuss disciplinary, performance, or dismissal of a specific employee. Motion carried by roll call 9:0

Adjournment

The Committee of the Whole meeting of [Enter Date] was adjourned at 12:50 p.m. s/ Jacqueline Torres Clerk

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