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DATE: June 18, 2013
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
STAFF REPORT
Office of the City Clerk
FROM: Dominic Lazzaretto, City Manager
By: Lisa Mussenden, Chief Deputy City Clerk/Records Manager
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT WITH BEACON MEDIA, INC. FOR LEGAL ADVERTISING
SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 -14 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $8,000.
Recommended Action: Approve
SUMMARY
The City currently contracts with Beacon Media, Inc. for legal advertising services.
According to the City Charter Section 420, prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the
City is required to solicit bids and enter into an agreement for the publication of all legal
notices or other matters required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation
in the City. The Purchasing Officer solicited bids from the three locally- adjudicated
newspapers, the Pasadena Star News, Beacon Media, Inc. (publisher or Arcadia
Weekly), and Mid Valley News. The only bid received was from Beacon Media, Inc.
The bid was reviewed by the Purchasing Officer and the Chief Deputy City
Clerk /Records Manager, who recommend the City enter into an agreement with Beacon
Media, Inc. for legal advertising services. Beacon Media, Inc. has provided excellent
service and their rates have been very competitive with the other local options.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact to the General Fund is approximately $8,000, which is budgeted in the
City Clerk's operating budget for Fiscal Year 2013 -14. Special projects such as capital
improvement projects are paid directly from that specific project fund.
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June 18, 2013
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council authorize and direct the City Manager to
execute an agreement with Beacon Media, Inc. for legal advertising services for Fiscal
Year 2013 -14 in an amount not to exceed $8,000.
Approved.
Dorrrinio Lazzare�t�
City Manager