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Date: Item No.
DESIGNATION OF LEGAL NEWSPAPER FOR 2020
Proposed Action
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move to designate Sun Thisweek as
Lakeville’s official legal newspaper for 2020.
Overview
Minnesota Statute 412.831 requires annual designation of an Official Newspaper: “The council
shall, annually at its first meeting of the year, designate a legal newspaper of general circulation in
the city as its official newspaper, in which shall be published such ordinances and other matters
as are required by law to be so published and such other matters as the council may deem it
advisable and in the public interest to have published in this manner.”
As required, each year the City designates a newspaper to be used for its legal notices. We have
designated both the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Sun Thisweek newspapers in the past. Due to the
local nature of the newspaper and free online access (for legal notices only), staff is
recommending that we opt for Sun Thisweek. This paper currently qualifies for designation as a
legal newspaper. It is delivered via USPS to 6,716 people.
Primary Issues to Consider
• Deadlines
• Online Circulation
• Cost
(See attached analysis of primary issues.)
Supporting Information
• Sun Thisweek bid
• St. Paul Pioneer Press bid
• Star Tribune bid
Financial Impact: $ Budgeted: Y☒ N☐ Source:
Related Documents: (CIP, ERP, etc.):
Envision Lakeville Community Values: Good Value for Public Services
Report Completed by: Tierney Helmers, Communications Manager
3000.00 City Clerk
January 6, 2020
Sun Thisweek, St. Paul Pioneer Press and Star Tribune bid
Analysis of Primary Issues
Cost, circulation and deadlines
St. Paul Pioneer
Press Star Tribune Sun Thisweek
Deadlines Noon the day before
publication, Friday
Noon for Sat-Mon
4 p.m. two days before
publication date
4 p.m. Tuesday for
Friday publication
Circulation 170,663 141,000-179,000;
Sun 400,000
6,716
Cost per column
inch
6.00 n/a 5.50
Cost per line 0.43 1.43 0.61
Paywall?
(online viewing)
5-page views in 30
days
Removed n/a
Rate History
2017 2018 2019 2020 (est)
Pioneer Press - 2,764.31 - -
Sun Thisweek 4,910.25 - 2175.00 3000.00
December 4, 2019
City of Lakeville
City Council
20195 Holyoke Avenue
Lakeville, MN 55044
Dear City Council Members:
Please accept the following bid from the Lakeville Sun Thisweek for legal newspaper
designation for the City of Lakeville. This newspaper is qualified by the State of Minnesota as a
legal newspaper under Minnesota Statutes Section 331A.02, Subd. 1.
The following rate structure for legals is effective January 1, 20 20:
Per column inch rate: $5.50
Characters per inch: 320
Lines per inch: 9
A notarized affidavit will be provided for each notice published. Additional affidavits are $2.50
each. A $20.00 charge will be assessed on legal notices that require typing. All published legal
notices are posted on the Sun Thisweek website at no additional charge.
The Sun Thisweek is published weekly on Fridays. The deadline is 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday for
publication on Friday of the same week. Please email legal notices to publicnotice@ecm-
inc.com.
Thank you for considering the Sun Thisweek as the official newspaper for the City of Lakeville
for the upcoming year. We appreciate the opportunity to serve the needs of your community.
Sincerely,
Steve Gall
Advertising Director
15322 Galaxie Avenue #219 Apple Valley, MN 55124 • 952-894-1111 • SUNTHISWEEK.COM
Tierney Helmers
City of Lakeville
20195 Holyoke Ave
Lakeville, MN 55044
Dear Tierney Helmers:
Thank you for your considering the Star Tribune as the official newspaper for the City of Lakeville’s
public notice publishing in 2020.
Star Tribune is the largest newspaper in the State of MN with its main office located in Minneapolis
MN. We have been keeping Minnesotans aware of both international and local news for over 150
years. Star Tribune is published daily and is delivered to over 250,000 people throughout the week
and over 400,000 people on Sundays. Star Tribune is also available to over 75,000 Minnesotans on
racks around the state of MN.
Each public notice will be published on www.Star Tribune.com at no additional charge, which has the
highest traffic of any local site in MN.
We base on rates on lines rather than column inches to ensure that you only pay for the space you
use. The rate structure as of Jan 1, 2020 is as follows: $1.31 per line per publication date.
Affidavits for each notice will be sent 24-48 business hours after the last publication date. We ask
that all notices should be emailed to Placeads@startribune.com.
Thank you for your consideration and please let us know if you have any questions or require any
more information regarding our public notice publishing practices. All inquiries can be sent to
Daniel.Weicker@Startribune.com. We look forward to being a partner of the City of Lakeville
in 2020.
Sincerely,
DANIEL WEICKER | ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE | STAR TRIBUNE
612-673-4231 | c 612-499-4197 | Daniel.Weicker@startribune.com
650 3rd Ave S | Minneapolis, MN | 55488