Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Board Meeting
July 14, 2022 James Mohler, President of the MWRD Retirement Fund, had good news for the MWRD Board on the status of the Retirement Fund at the end of 2021:
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Observer: Priscilla Mims
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board Meeting
June 16, 2022 All items on the agenda were approved. Items of note are as follows:
Procurement Item Discussed: The Commissioners spent most of the meeting discussing this item. (Agenda Item#25, 22-0539) Commissioner Cam Davis stated that he had questions about responsible bidders. Commissioner Davis is concerned as to whether this company can be a responsible bidder after the accusations from the City of Chicago of fraudulent billing and other issues. Commissioner Davis questioned Inspector General Patrick Blanchard on responsible bidders and whether there was justification for finding the contractor not a responsible bidder. Inspector General Blanchard stated that they did a thorough investigation, and it was determined that the Contractor was not a responsible bidder for City of Chicago. Commissioner Davis wanted to know if the Contractor could be a responsible bidder for MWRD but was told MWRD would have to determine this. Blanchard recognized that this was a difficult task. Commissioner Garcia as did other commissioners, wanted to be reassured that the bidding process was a fair and good process. He asked the Dir. Of Procurement, Legal Counsel and Dir. Of Engineering to answer. They stated that there are criteria that needs to be followed to procure a contract. They also reassured the Board that with all contracts they carefully follow the procedure before awarding contracts. Kennedy Contractors were the lowest bidder, and it was a fair and legitimate bid. The following were suggestions by Commissioners:
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Observer: Nancy Marcus Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board Meeting
June 2, 2022 MWRD Commissioners had questions on several procurement items on the agenda which led Commissioner Morita to opine that a study session needed to be held on Procurement, adding to the study sessions already identified as being needed for Affirmative Action Policy/Disparity Study (scheduled for July 14), Land Use Policy, and Climate Change. Commissioner Morita and President Steel again urged that the Commissioners find times on their calendars for these study sessions. All items on the agenda, including the extension of the existing MWRD Affirmative Action Policy from June 30 to December 31, 2022, were approved, except for Item 27, 22-0539, which was deferred and is described immediately below. Procurement Items Discussed:
Stormwater Management Items
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Observer: Priscilla Mims Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Board Meeting
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Observed by Michele Niccolai Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Board Meeting
May 5, 2022 Commission McGowan opened the meeting by calling for the deletion of the proposed amendment to the Affirmative Action Ordinance without discussion until the Board holds a Study Session on the recent Disparity Report. No date has been set. All nine commissioners voted to delete without discussion. Agenda Item #1 022-006.) Only two other items were pulled for discussion. Both because the market rate for chemicals, in this case Sodium Hypochlorite and Magnesium Chloride, is widely fluctuating and the vendors do not want to commit to more than a year’s rate. Hence, they will have the opportunity to rebid the rate for year two of the contract. After an explanation that during each contract year, the rate would remain the same regardless of market conditions, the items were returned to the agenda. (Agenda Items #13 22-0397 and #17 22-0425.) All agenda items were approved with the exception of Item #1 above and two others that were deleted by the Executive Director without discussion. There were no Stormwater Management contracts on the agenda. No Executive Session was held and no New Business was offered Observer: Diane Edmundson Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Board Meeting
April 21, 2022 At the prior meeting, Commissioners said a study session on a comprehensive study on the MWRD’s land use is needed in order to evaluate some proposals for leasing MWRD parcels. At this meeting, the need for a study session on and a supplement to the Disparity Study was highlighted, and a proposed amendment to the Affirmative Action Ordinance was deferred. President Steele ended the meeting urging Commissioners to coordinate their calendars so separate study sessions on each could be held very soon. Proposed amendment to the Affirmative Action Ordinance to revise Appendix D to prohibit a prime contractor from utilizing its status as a Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE), Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE), or Small Business Enterprise (SBE) toward fulfillment of participation goals. (Item 1, O22-006)
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