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<br /> / <br /> 6F <br /> .... ./ <br />pLEASANTONe City Council <br /> Staff Report <br /> October 4, 2005 <br /> City Clerk <br />SUBJECT REVIEW OF BIDS AND AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR LEGAL <br /> PUBLICATIONS <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Staff recommends the City Council: <br /> 1. Award an Agreement to publish the City's legal notices for the 2005-06 <br /> fiscal year to "The Valley Times". <br /> 2. Approve Option 4 amending the City's current practice of publishing <br /> meeting notices. <br />SUMMARY: The City utilizes local newspapers for publishing legal notices and general <br /> notices related to various types of City business including notification of <br /> public meetings. While State law requires publication of certain legal <br /> notifications, others are at the discretion of the City. This report <br /> recommends approval of an agreement for publishing legal notices and <br /> modifications to the current practice of publishing general notices. <br />Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: <br />BACKGROUND <br />Legal Notices <br />Section 20169 of the California Public Contracts Code requires cities with more than one <br />newspaper of general circulation to solicit bids annually to publish its legal notices. Most <br />commonly these notices are required for public works construction bids and public hearing <br />notices. A notice soliciting proposals was duly advertised and the bids were opened and <br />reviewed on July 8, 2005. In addition to requesting bids for required public hearing notices, the <br />City bid requested pricing for various sized display ads that are used for a range of meeting and <br />informational notices. A summary of the bid responses is as follows: <br />SR:05:190 Page 1 <br />