735 Randolph Street  
Detroit, Michigan 48226  
glwater.legistar.com  
Great Lakes Water Authority  
Meeting Agenda  
Board of Directors Workshop Meeting  
Thursday, November 16, 2023  
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.  
2023-418  
October 25, 2023 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes (Draft)  
Sponsors:  
Rechanda Willis  
Attachments:  
Minutes - October 25, 2023 Board of Directors Meeting  
B. Communications (Items for Consent)  
i.  
2023-429  
Receipt of Correspondence  
Attachments:  
23 11 PO Line-Item Shift - Conner Creek PS CS-120 Contract - Board Memo wm  
ii.  
2023-417  
Response to Bid Protest  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
Attachments:  
2204058 Bid Protest Response  
Formal Protest RFD-2204058-Grounds Maintenance Services  
PGA Cease and desist  
PGA Correspondence Bid tabulation error  
Resolution 2023-355.Contract No. 2204058  
2204058 Procurement Board Report  
2204058 Cost Tabulation Notice of Respondents  
2204-58 Vendor Response Follow-up  
C. New Business (Items for Consent)  
i.  
2023-355  
Contract No. 2204058  
Grounds Maintenance Services  
O&M  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Cheryl Porter  
Water Operations  
Attachments:  
2204058 Procurement Board Report  
2204058 Cost Tabulation Notice of Respondents  
2204058 Vendor Response Follow-up  
Legislative History  
10/11/23  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors  
ii.  
2023-412  
Proposed Amendment No. 2  
Contract No. 1803705  
Comprehensive Corrosion Control Optimization Study  
O&M  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Cheryl Porter  
Water Operations  
Legislative History  
11/8/23  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
iii.  
2023-413  
Proposed Change Order No. 3  
Contract No. 1900516  
Energy Management: Freeze Protection Pump Installation at Imlay  
Pump Station  
CIP #132007 / BCE Score: 35.1  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Cheryl Porter  
Water Operations  
Legislative History  
11/8/23  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
iv.  
2023-414  
Proposed Amendment No. 2  
Contract No. 2100998  
East Avon Early Works Pipe Material Procurement for the 96-Inch  
Water Transmission Main Relocation Project  
CIP #122004 / BCE Score: 77.5  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Cheryl Porter  
Water Operations  
Legislative History  
11/8/23  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
v.  
2023-394  
Proposed Amendment No. 3  
Contract No. 1802543  
Rehabilitation of Ferric Chloride Feed System at PS-1 and  
Complex B Sludge Lines  
CIP # 211008 / BCE Score: 78.3  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Navid Mehram and Christopher Nastally  
Wastewater Operations  
Legislative History  
11/8/23  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
vi.  
2023-395  
Proposed Change Order No. 1  
Contract No. 2101610  
Magnetic Flow Meter Replacement for Circular Primary Clarifiers  
O&M  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Navid Mehram and Christopher Nastally  
Wastewater Operations  
Legislative History  
11/8/23  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
vii.  
2023-409  
Contract No. 2300394  
Replacing and Rehabbing Select Roofs at the WRRF  
CIP #260802 / BCE Score: 77.9  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Navid Mehram and Christopher Nastally  
Wastewater Operations  
Attachments:  
2300394.ProcurementBoardReport  
2300394.CostTabulation  
2300394.VendorResponseFollow-up  
Legislative History  
11/8/23  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
viii.  
2023-410  
Proposed Change Order No. 2  
Contract No. 2002190  
Rehabilitation of Ferric Chloride Feed System and Sludge Lines  
CIP #211008 / BCE Score: 78.3  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Navid Mehram and Christopher Nastally  
Wastewater Operations  
Legislative History  
11/8/23  
Operations and Resources  
Committee  
Recommended for Approval to the Board of  
Directors Workshop Meeting  
4. Approval of Agenda  
5. Approval of Consent Matters (Items 3A.i., 3B. i. - ii., and 3C. i. - viii.)  
6. Public Comment  
Public Comment (3 minutes per speaker)  
7. Old Business  
None  
8. New Business (Items for Discussion)  
A.  
B.  
2023-422  
Easement Agreement between GLWA and D Mahaba Investments  
LLC, Property Owner of 40988 Dequindre Road, Shelby Township,  
Michigan 48317  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
2023-408  
Resolution Regarding Water Affordability Bills  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
William Wolfson  
Board of Directors; General Counsel  
Attachments:  
RESOLUTION REGARDING WATER AFFORDABILTY Bills.docx  
Note: New Business (Items for Discussion) Will Continue After Item 12. Closed Session  
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.  
2023-431  
CEO Report - November 16, 2023  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Suzanne Coffey  
Office of the Executive  
12. Other Matters  
13. Closed Session  
A.  
2023-425  
Closed Session Request - Pending Litigation - DWSD v HIGHLAND  
PARK, WCCC No. 14-001974-CK; GLWA V HIGHLAND PARK,  
WCCC No. 20-011589-CB  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
B.  
2023-426  
Closed Session Request - Attorney-Client Communication(s)  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
William Wolfson  
General Counsel  
8. New Business (Items for Discussion) Continued  
C.  
2023-430  
Update Regarding GLWA Bond Financing  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Nicolette Bateson  
Finance  
D.  
2023-427  
Resolution Regarding Approval of Schedule of Member Partner Bad  
Debt Recovery Credits #2023-2 Totaling $20,026,500 With  
Conditions Precedent Utilizing the Highland Park Bad Debt  
Recovery Credits Methodology  
Sponsors:  
Indexes:  
Nicolette Bateson  
Finance  
Attachments:  
7B2.1 Board Letter Attachment Bad Debt Recovery 2023-427  
7B3 Fully Executed Term Sheet by HP, GLWA, and SOM  
7B4 Draft HP Bad Debt Credit Calculations 102323  
7B5 CWW Resolution GLWA Highland Park 2023 with signature  
14. Adjournment