MWRD Board Meeting Showcased Pride Month and Puerto Rican Pride Day

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD)
​Board Meeting
June 5, 2025

Agenda Items: 

• #1 (25-0416) The text of the Pride Month statement was read into the record. Commissioner Precious-Brady Davis spoke recalling the history of Stone Wall and thanked the Chicago Parks Foundation for the installation of an AIDS Garden. Commissioner Garcia added his thanks to the director of the Chicago Parks Foundation. 
• #3-(25-0442) Commissioner Garcia spoke to the celebration of Puerto Rican Pride Day and reminded the audience that there are 250,000 Puerto Ricans in Chicago. 
• #5(25-0404)  Results of the 2024 Annual Comprehensive financial Report of the MWRD of Greater Chicago and of the MWRD Retiree HealthCare Trust audits were presented by Adelfia. The financial information was deemed reliable and no issues arose in the process. 
• #24-(25-0440) Commissioner Flynn questioned why there was an annual $5000 fee for the Blue Island Fire Department’s use of one acre of land for training purposes. It is currently a parking lot. Answer: public access is the key. The use will no longer allow public access and thus, a fee must be assessed.
• #27-(25-0445) Resolution:  Commissioner Davis stated that building the ecological health of waterways is not just for recreation. We need a clean river from the bottom up. He thanked the Friends of Chicago River and many other organizations involved in advancing Chicago Area Waterway System Ecological Health.

New Business:

• Commissioner Waller: reported that HB2516 (PFAS ban on certain products including personal care) was passed in the General Assembly.

Executive Session: None                   Meeting length: 77 minutes
Observer: Georgia Gebhardt