08-22-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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81788.2 �s .V G N J TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Marx Bernhardson, City T.dministrato DATE: August 17, 1998 SUBJECT: Public Information - Marketing/Evaluation Mayor's Newsletter Attachment: A. Public Information Dated 8/17/87 ISSUE - See attached. IN_TR_O_D_U_C_T_ION - For the past seventeen months the City has on a fairly regular basis (generally monthly) had an article published in one of the local papers. The articles when submitted to the Pioneer have always been published in the Pioneer however, we have not always had the same success with the Wayzata Weekly News because of space limitations. In addition the City has since approximately the first of the year on a regular hasis published the preliminary agenda for the upcoming Council meeting. DISCUSSION - While perhaps not as regular as it .3hould be, the format_is one that is fairly easy to work with and c.in generate information to the community in straight forward inexpensive manner. It is estimated that if the City were to go to a newsletter format that the cost would be substant,'.ally more and probably done on a once every quarter basis ard provide substantially more time commitment by t'-e staff to have that done. ALTERNATIVES - 1. Continue with the monthly format. 2. Table awaiting further input from the community on the articles. 3. Undertake to budget for a more formal news!-tter format. 4. Table discussion. 5. Cease doing newspaper articles. RECOMMENDATION - It is recommended that the ,nunciI table the issue until the September 26, 1988 meeting -.ee if members of the community find it to be of assistance 1,r,: if so, recommend that we continue in this mariner. PROPOSED MOTION - "loved by , seconded by at Council table the issue until September 26, 1988 to of ermine from the community if they find the new articles of tance. Ayes Nays 1