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Jerry Fuchs, Vice President of Sales of the Times Tribune and Redwood City Tribune, stated that all th~tfJÎc,~i,j!ß~;tÌJ1f"the Redwood City Tribune area use it for legals, but not exclusively. . In ~nswer to Council questions, Mr. Fuchs stated the pending sale of the Peninsula Times Tribune will affect the future of the Redwood City Tribune, and they are looking forward to local ownership or ownership by a smaller community oriented company. In answer to Council questions, Mr. Fuchs advised that advertising and not paid circulation is the most important revenue, and that if it is a good newspaper people will read it. Mr. Fuchs advised legal advertising has a very specialized audience, and those people interested in the legal business of the City will seek out the official newspaper. Mr. Fuchs advised the Redwood City Tribune is a community oriented newspaper and it can save the City money. Mr. Fuchs advised he would like to work with the City Manager on a program discussed earlier, informing the people of Redwood City on ¡ local government. Mr. Eliah stated that the bid submitted was very competitive to show how much the Redwood City Tribune wanted to work with the City, and advised that the Redwood City Tribune had recently proposed a plan to publish the City's newsletter on a quarterly basis which is under review by the City Manager's office which would save thousands of dollars. Joe Steinfeld, 850 Main Street, Redwood City, asked Council to designate the the Redwood City Tribune as the official newspaper based on their low bid and not the paid circulation. Mr. Steinfeld advised that two of the Councilmembers had received campaign contributions from the Redwood City Almanac, and asked if this presented a conflict of interest. City Attorney Schricker advised there was no conflict of interest. In response to Council questions, City Attorney Schricker summarized his legal opinion advising Council that the Charter states "Contracts for advertising shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. If there are two or more lowest bids for advertising, the Council shall award the contract to the newspaper having the largest paid circulation." Mr. Schricker advised Council that first they must determine if there is one, or if there are two, "lowest responsible bidder(s)." If council determines bids are close enough to qualify both as lowest, then the Charter requires the bidder with the highest circulation be designated as the official newspaper, and Council should also determine if the lowest bidder is qual ified. Nita Spangler, Edgewood Road, Redwood City, reminded everyone that if one wishes to determine editorial comment in a newspaper one needs to start his or her own paper, and advised that there is a high degree of interest in legal advertising, albeit by a limited audience. Mrs. Spangler advised that legal advertising should be in a dependable publication with regular distribution. In response to Council questions, City Attorney Schricker advised that the wording in the Charter did pose a problem of interpretation, but the intent was clear: to give the Council discretion, not lock Council into the lowest Regular Meeting Minutes December 21, 1992 MINUTE BOOK NO. 51 Page 6 Page No. 277 T .,.. ..--.. T -.