ADMINISTRATION - Ben Hayle, Communications Coordinator
Title
ACCEPT QUOTE FOR 2019 CITY NEWSLETTER AND RECREATION CONNECTION PRINTING
Background
As part of the city’s upgraded communications program the city newsletter, the Blaine City Connect, has been reformatted into a more modern newspaper style print piece. The city solicited quotes for the printing of the city newsletter as well as the parks and recreation programming guide, the Recreation Connection, for the year 2019.
In an effort to increase communication regarding parks and recreation programming, staff solicited quotes to print and mail all three issues of the Recreation Connection in 2019. Since 2013 only the summer issue has been printed and mailed other issues have been available online and printed in house by request.
The quotes will be shared with the Council at the February 7 City Council meeting with a recommendation of the quote to accept.
Funding for the city newsletter comes from cable franchise fees received by the city, which are dedicated to communications purposes, and not from the city’s general fund.
Funding for the Recreation Connection comes from the park and recreation department budget.
Recommendation
After reviewing quotes staff recommends accepting the quote from Nystrom Publishing Company Inc. in the amount of $80,752.63.