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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMREQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />July 14, 2014July 14, 2014AppropriationAppropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested:Agenda Date Requested: <br />N/A N/A <br />Traci Leach Traci Leach Source of Funds:Source of Funds: <br />Requested By: <br />Account Number:Account Number: <br />Administration Administration <br />Department: <br />Amount Budgeted:Amount Budgeted: <br />Report:Resolution:Resolution:Ordinance:Ordinance: <br />Amount Requested:Amount Requested: <br />Other: <br />Budgeted Item:Budgeted Item:YESYESNONO <br />Attachments :Attachments : <br />1. Bid Tabulation1. Bid Tabulation <br />2. Observer Postal Notification2. Observer Postal Notification <br />3. Repealing Ordinance3. Repealing Ordinance <br />4. Original Ordinance4. Original Ordinance <br />5. Supporting Documentation5. Supporting Documentation <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONSSUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONS <br />  <br />rdrd <br />This item was tabled at the June 23This item was tabled at the June 23 City Council meeting after questions were raised regarding the City Council meeting after questions were raised <br />regarding the <br />circulation data originally submitted.  The Bay Area Observer has supplied additional information to circulation data originally submitted.  The Bay Area Observer has supplied additional <br />information to <br />    <br />verify the circulation data.verify the circulation data. <br />  <br />  <br />Agenda Request as Submitted at the June 23, 2014 Council meeting:Agenda Request as Submitted at the June 23, 2014 Council meeting: <br />  <br />The City currently uses the Houston Chronicle as the official newspaper for legal advertisements.  Since the The City currently uses the Houston Chronicle as the official newspaper for <br />legal advertisements.  Since the <br />closing of the Bayshore Sun, the City has not had a local paper that met the requirements to be designated as an closing of the Bayshore Sun, the City has not had a local paper that <br />met the requirements to be designated as an <br />official paper for the purposes of legal advertisements.  official paper for the purposes of legal advertisements.  <br />  <br /> However, that situation has now changed.  The Bay Area Observer has officially met all of the requirements to However, that situation has now changed.  The Bay Area Observer has officially <br />met all of the requirements to <br />be designated as the Citybe designated as the City’’s official paper.  The requirements are:s official paper.  The requirements are: <br />  <br />Published at least once per week; and Published at least once per week; and <br />Possession of a second class postal classification; and Possession of a second class postal classification; and <br />Devote not less than 25% of total column lineage to general interest items; and Devote not less than 25% of total column lineage to general interest items; and <br />Published continuously for 12 months Published continuously for 12 months <br />  <br /> Quotes were solicited through the CityQuotes were solicited through the City’’s Purchasing Department and two responses were receiveds Purchasing Department and two responses were received--one <br />from the one from the <br /> <br />