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<br /> . <br /> .. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> . MEM:>RANDT.lM <br /> . DATE: December 21, 1994 <br /> - <br /> . TO: Mayor & Council <br /> rnGf: @ <br /> Terrance Post, Acting City Administrator <br /> . <br /> SUBJECT : Official City Newscaoer <br /> . TWo l=al newspapers have indicated an interest in being narred the <br /> City's official newspaper for 1995. Bid quotes for one inch, one <br /> colurrm width, legal publication services (minutes, advertiserrent for <br /> . bids, other notices) are as follows: <br /> One-time Subsequent <br /> . Publication Insertions <br /> 1. Focus News $5.94 $3.30 <br /> .- 2. Lillie Suburban <br /> (Shoreview/Arden Hills <br /> . Bulletin) $5.20 $3.49 <br /> . Thus far in 1994, the City has expended $1172 with the Focus News for <br /> appraxirrately 209 colurrm inches of legal notices publication. The 1994 <br /> rates from this vendor we...re $5.61 per colLUm inch. The 1995 Focus <br /> . quote represents a 5. 9% price increase over 1994 rates. This would <br /> equate to an approxirrate $160 higher cost then the Lillie Suburban <br /> quote. <br /> . Other factors influencing this decision include ac=acy of published <br /> . notice information, distribution availability to all residents, <br /> coverage of cOilllcil meeting activity and general coverage of other <br /> items of corrmunity interest. <br /> . RecO!lTl\Pndation <br /> . Staff recommends the reaptXlintrrent of the Focus News as the official <br /> city newspaper for 1995. If council agrees with this reccmrendation <br /> .- they should consider approving the item under consent at the January <br /> 3, 1995 council meeting. <br /> . <br />