735 Randolph Street  
Detroit, Michigan 48226  
glwater.legistar.com  
Great Lakes Water Authority  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Operations and Resources Committee  
Wednesday, November 12, 2025  
11:00 AM  
Zoom Telephonic Meeting  
1. Call To Order  
2. Quorum Call  
Acting Chairperson Baker called the meeting to order at 11:02 a.m.  
2 - Director Brian Baker, and Director John J. Zech  
1 - Chairperson Freman Hendrix  
Present:  
Excused:  
3. Approval of Agenda  
Acting Chairperson Baker requested a Motion to Approve the Agenda.  
Motion By: John J. Zech  
Support By: Brian Baker  
Action: Approved  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
4. Approval of Minutes  
2025-361  
A.  
October 8, 2025 Operations and Resources Committee Meeting  
Minutes (Draft)  
Rechanda Willis  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
Minutes - October 8, 2025 Operations and Resources Committee  
Meeting  
Acting Chairperson Baker requested a Motion to Approve the October 8, 2025  
Operations and Resources Committee Meeting Minutes.  
Motion By: John J. Zech  
Support By: Brian Baker  
Action: Approved  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
5. Public Comment  
6. Communications  
There were no public comments.  
2025-360  
A.  
Receipt of Correspondence  
No Action Taken  
7. Old Business  
8. New Business  
None  
2025-364  
A.  
Proposed Amendment No. 2  
Contract No. 2204670/SCN-0000223  
Water Testing Supplies  
O&M  
Cheryl Porter  
Sponsors:  
Water Operations  
Indexes:  
Motion By: John J. Zech  
Support By: Brian Baker  
Action: Recommended for Approval to the Board of Directors Workshop Meeting  
Agenda of November 20, 2025  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
2025-341  
B.  
Proposed Change Order No. 1  
Contract No. 1902908/SCN-0000316  
Baby Creek CSO Effluent Conduit Access and Sedimentation  
Mitigation  
CIP # 277001/BCE: 80.10  
Navid Mehram  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Wastewater Operations  
Motion By: John J. Zech  
Support By: Brian Baker  
Action: Recommended for Approval to the Board of Directors Workshop Meeting  
Agenda of November 20, 2025  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
2025-356  
C.  
Requisition No. REQ-0006337 and Various Others  
Sodium Hypochlorite  
O&M  
Navid Mehram  
Sponsors:  
Wastewater Operations  
Indexes:  
Attachments: REQ-0006337 Procurement Board Report  
REQ-0006337 Cost Tabulation - Notice of Respondents  
Motion By: John J. Zech  
Support By: Brian Baker  
Action: Recommended for Approval to the Board of Directors Workshop Meeting  
Agenda of November 20, 2025  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
2025-357  
D.  
Requisition No. REQ-0006909  
Incineration Ash Land Application  
O&M  
Navid Mehram  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Wastewater Operations  
Attachments: REQ-0006909. Procurement Board Report  
Motion By: John J. Zech  
Support By: Brian Baker  
Action: Recommended for Approval to the Board of Directors Workshop Meeting  
Agenda of November 20, 2025  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
2025-358  
E.  
Proposed Amendment No. 3  
Contract No. 2304128/SCN-0000513  
Boiler Operation and Maintenance Services at the Water Resource  
Recovery Facility  
O&M  
Navid Mehram  
Sponsors:  
Wastewater Operations  
Indexes:  
Motion By: John J. Zech  
Support By: Brian Baker  
Action: Recommended for Approval to the Board of Directors Workshop Meeting  
Agenda of November 20, 2025  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
2025-359  
F.  
Proposed Amendment No. 2  
Contract No. GLWA-CS-272/SCN-0000359  
Capital Improvement Program Delivery  
O&M  
Jody Caldwell  
Sponsors:  
Planning Services  
Indexes:  
Motion By: John J. Zech  
Support By: Brian Baker  
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 Operations and Resources Committee Meeting is scheduled for  
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.  
11. Information  
12. Other Matters  
13. Adjournment  
None  
There were no other matters.  
Acting Chairperson Baker requested a Motion to Adjourn.  
Motion By: John J. Zech  
Support By: Brian Baker  
Action: Approved  
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a.m.