735 Randolph Street  
Detroit, Michigan 48226  
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Great Lakes Water Authority  
Meeting Agenda  
Board of Directors Workshop Meeting  
Thursday, November 20, 2025  
1:00 PM  
Water Board Building 5th Floor  
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1. Call to Order  
2. Quorum Call  
3. Consent Matters  
A. Approval of Minutes (Item for Consent)  
i.  
2025-363  
October 22, 2025 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes (Draft)  
Sponsors:  
Rechanda Willis  
Attachments:  
Minutes - October 22, 2025 Board of Directors Meeting  
B. Communications (Item for Consent)  
i.  
2025-362  
Receipt of Correspondence  
Attachments:  
Communications from Charles Blackwell  
C. New Business (Items for Consent)  
i.  
2025-364  
Proposed Amendment No. 2  
Contract No. 2204670/SCN-0000223  
Water Testing Supplies  
O&M  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Cheryl Porter  
Water Operations  
Legislative History  
11/12/25  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
ii.  
2025-341  
Proposed Change Order No. 1  
Contract No. 1902908/SCN-0000316  
Baby Creek CSO Effluent Conduit Access and Sedimentation  
Mitigation  
CIP # 277001/BCE: 80.10  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Navid Mehram  
Wastewater Operations  
Legislative History  
11/12/25  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
iii.  
2025-356  
Requisition No. REQ-0006337 and Various Others  
Sodium Hypochlorite  
O&M  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Navid Mehram  
Wastewater Operations  
Attachments:  
REQ-0006337 Procurement Board Report  
REQ-0006337 Cost Tabulation - Notice of Respondents  
Legislative History  
11/12/25  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
iv.  
2025-357  
Requisition No. REQ-0006909  
Incineration Ash Land Application  
O&M  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Navid Mehram  
Wastewater Operations  
Attachments:  
REQ-0006909. Procurement Board Report  
Legislative History  
11/12/25  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
v.  
2025-358  
Proposed Amendment No. 3  
Contract No. 2304128/SCN-0000513  
Boiler Operation and Maintenance Services at the Water Resource  
Recovery Facility  
O&M  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Navid Mehram  
Wastewater Operations  
Legislative History  
11/12/25  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
vi.  
2025-359  
Proposed Amendment No. 2  
Contract No. GLWA-CS-272/SCN-0000359  
Capital Improvement Program Delivery  
O&M  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Jody Caldwell  
Planning Services  
Legislative History  
11/12/25  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
4. Approval of Agenda  
5. Approval of Consent Matters (Items 3Ai., 3Bi., and 3C. i - vi.)  
6. Public Comment  
Public Comment (3 minutes per speaker)  
7. Old Business  
None  
8. New Business (Items for Discussion)  
A.  
B.  
2025-385  
Presentation: Corrosion Control Updates  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Cheryl Porter  
Water Operations  
Attachments:  
2025.11.20 CC - Board Update  
2025-386  
Presentation: Water Transmission Incident Review & Response -  
Review of the 36", 42", and 54" Water Main Breaks  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Cheryl Porter  
Water Operations  
Attachments:  
GLWA Water Transmission Main Overview 11-20-2025  
C.  
2025-338  
Resolution for Approval of Series Ordinance Authorizing Issuance  
and Sale of Sewage Disposal System Revenue Bonds in an  
Aggregate Amount Not to Exceed $115,427,477 (Ordinance 2025-05)  
for FY 2026 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Project  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Nicolette Bateson  
Finance  
Attachments:  
7A1 AC Memo - Approval of Series Ordinance 2026-SRF-1 GLWA SFE Pump S  
7A2a Attachment 1 - Table 1.pdf  
7A2b Attachment 2 - Table 1.pdf  
7A3 Series Ordinance 2026-SRF-1 GLWA SFE Pump Station (CIP 216008 SRF  
7A4 Resolution Approving 2026-SRF-1 GLWA SFE Pump Station (CIP 216008 S  
Legislative History  
10/24/25  
Audit Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
D.  
E.  
2025-376  
Update of Annual Conflict of Interest Disclosure  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
William Wolfson and Nicolette Bateson  
Administration & Compliance; Finance  
2025-355  
Proposed Amendment No. 11 to Legal Services Contract  
GLWA-LS-140 (Dykema Gossett PLLC)  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
F.  
2025-367  
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  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
G.  
2025-379  
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  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
H.  
2025-380  
Purchase of Property located at 24 Mile Road in Shelby Township  
Necessary for the 96-Inch Water Transmission Main (WTM)  
Relocation Project  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
The Board will also discuss such other matters.  
9. Reports  
10. Remarks  
A. Chairperson's Remarks  
B. Board Members' Remarks  
11. CEO's Report  
A.  
2025-387  
CEO Report - November 20, 2025  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Suzanne Coffey  
Office of the Executive  
Attachments:  
CEO Report - November 20, 2025 with Attachment  
12. Other Matters  
13. Closed Session  
A.  
2025-368  
Closed Session Request - Attorney-Client Communication(s)  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
14. Adjournment