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CR 98-03 Designate Offical NewspaperOverview Supporting Documents • Copies of bids December 30, 1997 Council Report 98 -03 DESIGNATE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER Staff recommends approval of the following motion: move to designate the Sun Sailor as the City's official newspaper. Every year the City Council designates a newspaper to print all legal notices. Bids were received from the Lakeshore Weekly News and the Sun Sailor. The Sun Sailor is the most cost effective and probably the most wide read. For these reasons, staff is recommending the Sun Sailor. L.alcesh ©re 1V Weal ews December 8, 1997 City Council City of Hopkins 1010 First Street South Hopkins, MN 55343 Dear City Council Members: Thank you for the opportunity to bid 1998 legal notices for the City of Hopkins. Legal rates for 1998: $1.25 per line, first insertion .70 per line on ads that require more than one insertion We will automatically deduct 10% from your lineage cost if you mail us a computer disk of the "legal" notices you wish to have published. (Almost any format, your disk will be returned.) Invoices can be sent weekly, or as some communities choose, on a monthly basis. Two notarized affidavits of each notice of publication will accompany your statement. Lakeshore Weekly News will publish your legal notices on Thursday the same week as executed by the City Council if we receive your notice by Tuesday at 5 P.M. (up to three pages). I appreciate your thoughtful consideration of our bid. Sincerely, f Community Journal of the West Suburban Lakes Area Peter H. May Publisher 18178 Minnetonka Boulevard Wayzata, Minnesota 55391 612 - 473 -0890 Fax: 612-473-0895 PUBLICATIONS Surr Current Sun•Post Sun•Seror December 15, 1997 City of Hopkins Attention: Terry Obermaier 1010 First Street South Hopkins, MN 55343 Dear Mr. Obermaier: The Sun - Sailor would like to be considered for designation as the legal newspaper for the City of Hopkins for the year 1998. Communicating with the people of your community is the primary factor for a city when selecting a legal publication. In a survey conducted this year, it was found that 90% of our readers read the Sun - Sailor regularly. Combined with the highest penetration of households and the source of local news for Hopkins we offer the best vehicle to reach your community. The rate structure for legals effective January 1, 1998 will be: 1 column width Sincerely, Doug Dance Publisher *Source: Pulse Research, Inc. April 1997. $ 1.24 per line for first insertion $ .60 per line for subsequent insertions Discounts are available depending on format sent. Notarized affidavits on each of your publications will be provided with no additional charge. The deadline for regular length notices is 2 p.m. the Wednesday prior to publication. For notices that are six pages or more in length, the deadline is an extra 24 hours in advance. Please notify us of your decision and we will send you details on deadlines, discounts and transmission specifications. If you require more information to make your decision, please contact me or Meridel Hedblom, our Legal Representative, at 896 -4809. We appreciate your considering the Sun - Sailor as the official newspaper for Hopkins in 1998. It has been a pleasure serving you and we looking forward to working together in reaching your community in this coming year. 7831 East Bush Lake Road • Bloomington, MN 55439 • (612) 896 -4700