HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.b. Rosemount Newspaper - Publication AgreementCITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MARCH 5, 1991
AGENDA ITEM:
AGENDA SECTION:
Rosemount Newspaper - Publication Agreement
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PREPARED BY:
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Dean Johnson, Community Development Director
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ATTACHMENTS:
APP R ED Y:
Agreement
Attached is a final agreement between the City of Rosemount and
Heikkila Publications, Inc., establishing a weekly Rosemount
newspaper. Mr. Heikkila has received copies for signatures and
will present them to the City Council at the March 5, 1991
Regular Meeting. He will be available to answer any remaining
questions the Council may have, including a "contest" to name the
newspaper.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
MOTION to approve the agreement with Heikkila Publications, Inc.,
for the establishment of a Rosemount Newspaper.
MOTION to declare Farmington Independent the City of Rosemount
Official Newspaper, effective with the publication of the first
edition of the Rosemount Newspaper.
COUNCIL ACTION:
Approved agreement and declared Farmington Independent the City's
official newspaper.
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AGREEMENT made this
AGREEMENT
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day of March, 1991, by and between
the CITY OF ROSEMOUNT, a Minnesota municipal corporation ("City"),
and HEIKKILA PUBLICATIONS, INC., a Minnesota corporation
("Publisher").
1. Legal Notices. The Publisher shall publish all City legal
notices in the Farmington Independent Newspaper.
2. Newspaper Office. The Publisher shall establish a
secondary office, as defined in Minn. Stat. 1990 § 331A.02, in the
City of Rosemount. The office shall be staffed with a reporter
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
public holidays. When the office is not staffed, calls shall be
automatically forwarded to the Publisher's main office.
3. Newspapers. The Publisher shall publish, print, and
distribute a weekly newspaper. The paper size, print type, and
layout shall generally be similar to the Farmington Independent.
The Publisher shall distribute the newspaper by mail or direct
delivery and without charge to all addresses in the City of
Rosemount. Free copies of the newspaper shall also be made
available at retail outlets throughout the City of Rosemount. The
newspaper shall include, but not be limited to the following
content:
* minimum one-half page available for "Rosemount City
News" column, the content of which shall be furnished by
the City
* quarterly publication of park and recreation brochure
* quarterly publication of recycling promotions and
educational info ,,ation
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* publication of all City legal notices
* publication of all City Council and Planning Commission
agendas and minutes
* coverage of all City Council, Economic Development
Authority, and Planning Commission meetings
* coverage of school sporting events in the City of
Rosemount
4. Term. The term of this contract shall commence with the
first publication of the newspaper on April 19, 1991, and shall end
with the last publication on April 23, 1992.
S. Payment. The City shall pay the Publisher $1.00 per
column inch for all legal notices published in the Farmington
Independent. Payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of
receipt of an invoice from the Publisher. The City shall also pay
the Publisher $26,000 for writing, publishing, printing,
distributing, and the like, the newspaper described in paragraph 3
of this Agreement. The breakdown of the cost includes: $2,000
quarterly recycling promotion, $4,000 quarterly park and recreation
promotion, and $20,000 weekly newspaper and balance of services.
Payment shall be made as follows: $6,500.00 within ten (10) days
after this Agreement has been signed by both parties, $1,625.00 per
month thereafter for the term of this contract.
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
BY:
Vernon J. Napper, Mayor
AND
Susan Johnson, Clerk
HEIKKILA PUBLICATIONS, INC.
BY: _
Todd Heikkila, President
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