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)
Deferred or deleted items:
Also discussed:
Stormwater Management Items passed:
Observer: Priscilla Mims
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METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT BOARD MEETING January 20, 2022 - 10:30 a.m. The Board meeting was routine, with little discussion. Items of interest involved stormwater and flood control, contract settlements and public comments centering on the ongoing claim of an injured MWRD employee. Agenda Items:
Stormwater Management:
New Business:
Meeting was adjourned unanimously by a roll call vote at 12:08 p.m. Note: Placement of Executive Session remained unchanged between the Committee of the Whole and the business meeting. There was no executive session at the Jan. 20 meeting. Observer: Georgia Gebhardt Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Board Meeting
January 6, 2022 Board Action: The MWRD Board singled out four items for discussion:
2022 Legislative Program: (Agenda Item #21-22-0013)
Translation Expenses (Agenda Item #18-22-0015)
Storm Water Management: IGA with the Village of Glenview for flood abatement: (Agenda Item #22-22-0007)
Deferred or deleted items: None New business:
Observer - Georgia Gebhardt Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Board Meeting
December 2, 2021 Board Action:
Stormwater Management
New Business
Board Requests
After Meeting Public Hearing on the 2022 Budget
Observer: Diane Edmundson Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Board Meeting
November 4, 2021 The majority of the one hour board meeting was devoted to the Commissioners asking Staff questions about what criteria is used to award inter-government agreements to assist local municipalities and other governmental organizations with green infrastructure projects. Commissioners learned that the staff is now ranking requests based on the amount of water captured, the median income of the area covered, and the structures protected to determine the most productive contracts. The board then gave staff the authority to negotiate these agreements. Stormwater Mgmt. 21-1034. Board Action:
Stormwater Management
Special requests
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Board Meeting
October 21, 2021 Commissioner Debra Shore said good-bye to fellow commissioners, staff and the public, thanking them for their work and support, and noting she and her colleagues strove to improve the quality of lives for all residents. Saying that as an environmental activist, her landing on the MWRD Board was “improbable” and that it was equally improbable “to be leaving here as I am.” President Biden appointed Ms. Shore as Regional Administrator for Region 5 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where she has already begun work. Ms. Shore quoted from President John F. Kennedy’s “Strategy of Peace” Commencement Address to American University in 1963: “If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” Public Comment Diane Edmundson, League of Women Voters of Cook County Board Member, addressed the board, requesting the Agency restructure its Board Meetings so executive sessions are held at the end of the board meeting prior to adjournment. Ms. Edmundson said this change would allow more efficient use of staff and observer time, and generally help the Public.
Board Action
Stormwater Management
Special requests
Observed by Laurie Morse |
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