ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS - Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk
Title
DESIGNATE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR 2021
Background
State Law and City Code require that City Council designate a single newspaper as its official newspaper:
CHAPTER 12. - MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
Sec. 12.01. - Official publications.
The council shall annually designate a legal newspaper of general circulation in the city as its official newspaper in which shall be published ordinances and other matters required by law to be so published as well as such other matters as the council may deem it in the public interest to have published in this manner.
Minnesota Statute 331A.02, Subd. 1 defines the qualifications for a publication to be designated as an official newspaper. Below is a summary of the two bids received which meets Statute:
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Blaine/Spring Lake Park Life (unchanged from 2020) |
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Publication cost |
$10.75/column inch |
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Manual typeset |
$20/notice (if needed) |
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Frequency |
1 day/week- Fridays |
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Deadline |
Wednesday @ 10AM |
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Primary distribution |
Home delivery |
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Average circulation |
8,913 |
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Blaine/ Spring Lake Park Life content |
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is front of paywall and requires no subscription |
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Monthly pageviews |
184,812/month |
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Unique monthly pageviews |
136,700 |
Star Tribune
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Publication cost$14.85/column inch |
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Manual typeset |
N/A |
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Frequency |
7 days per week |
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Deadline |
Wednesday @ 10AM |
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Primary distribution |
Home delivery |
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Average circulation |
134,000 (280,000 Sundays) |
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Star Tribune content is front of paywall |
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and requires no subscription |
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Desktop rolling average |
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- Pageviews |
38M/month |
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- Unique monthly visitors |
2M/month |
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Mobile rolling average |
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- Pageviews |
19M/month |
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- Unique monthly visitors |
4M/month |
Public notices are also posted at City Hall, on the City’s website and distributed through the CivicPlus NotifyMe communication tool.
Recommendation
By motion, staff recommends Council designate Blaine/Spring Lake Park Life as the official newspaper for 2021.