735 Randolph Street  
Detroit, Michigan 48226  
glwater.legistar.com  
Great Lakes Water Authority  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Legal Committee  
Thursday, November 20, 2025  
12:00 PM  
Zoom Telephonic Meeting  
1. Call To Order  
Acting Chairperson Hendrix called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m.  
2. Quorum Call  
2 - Director Freman Hendrix, and Director Mark Miller  
1 - Chairperson Jaye Quadrozzi  
Present:  
Excused:  
3. Approval of Agenda  
Acting Chairperson Hendrix requested a Motion to Approve the Agenda.  
Motion By: Mark Miller  
Support By: Freman Hendrix  
Action: Approved  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
4. Approval of Minutes  
2025-334  
A.  
September 24, 2025 Legal Committee Meeting Minutes (Draft)  
Rechanda Willis  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: Minutes - September 24, 2025 Legal Committee Meeting  
Acting Chairperson Hendrix requested a Motion to Approve the September 24,  
2025 Legal Committee Meeting Minutes.  
Motion By: Mark Miller  
Support By: Freman Hendrix  
Action: Approved  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
5. Public Comment  
6. Communications  
Charles Blackwell addressed the Committee regarding employment of David  
Jones as GLWA's General Counsel.  
2025-332  
A.  
Receipt of Correspondence  
Attachments: Communication from Charles Blackwell  
Motion By: Mark Miller  
Support By: Freman Hendrix  
Action: Received and Filed  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
7. Old Business  
8. New Business  
None  
2025-333  
A.  
Monthly Review of Legal Bills and Pending Litigation  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
No Action Taken - Review Only  
2025-355  
B.  
Proposed Amendment No. 11 to Legal Services Contract  
GLWA-LS-140 (Dykema Gossett PLLC)  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Motion By: Mark Miller  
Support By: Freman Hendrix  
Action: Recommended for Approval to the Board of Directors Workshop Meeting  
Agenda of November 20, 2025  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
2025-367  
C.  
Second Amendment to Lease between GLWA and St. Clair County  
of Parcel ID 74200041004000 located in the Township of Fort Gratiot,  
St. Clair County, Michigan  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Motion By: Mark Miller  
Support By: Freman Hendrix  
Action: Recommended for Approval to the Board of Directors Workshop Meeting  
Agenda of November 20, 2025  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
2025-379  
D.  
Purchase of Property located at 325 and 411 S. Fort St. in Detroit, MI  
Necessary for the NOCSOS Project to construct and install a relief  
sewer tunnel connecting the Northwest Interceptor to the Oakwood  
CSO Control Facility  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Motion By: Mark Miller  
Support By: Freman Hendrix  
Action: Recommended for Approval to the Board of Directors Workshop Meeting  
Agenda of November 20, 2025  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
2025-380  
E.  
Purchase of Property located at 24 Mile Road in Shelby Township  
Necessary for the 96-Inch Water Transmission Main (WTM)  
Relocation Project  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Motion By: Mark Miller  
Support By: Freman Hendrix  
Action: Recommended for Approval to the Board of Directors Workshop Meeting  
Agenda of November 20, 2025  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
9. Reports  
None  
10. Look Ahead  
The next Legal Committee Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 18,  
2025, at 1:00 p.m.  
11. Information  
12. Other Matters  
13. Adjournment  
None  
There were no other matters.  
There being no further business, Acting Chairperson Hendrix adjourned the  
meeting at 12:15 p.m.