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1 WHEREAS, Issue Ivledia Group (IMG) is a Michigan-based media company that has created an
2 innovative and comprehensive weekly online magazine that focuses on all that is new and progressive
3 related to lifestyle, cities and economies desi�ed to promote assets and �owth in a lively, engaging
4 format while working with a coalirion of community stakeholders in a coordinated effort to attract new
5 talent, business investment and spur innovation; and
7 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (the "City"), acting by and through its Director of
8 Marketing and Convention planning, wishes to retain the professional services of IMG to do among other
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• organize editorial efforts around key City neighborhoods and initiatives including up to
eight (8) custom tag pages in support of specific City initiatives/goals, to be determined by
the City;
• development of neighborhood specific content will include but not be limited to: feature
Stories, photogaphy, video, introductory narrative, insider profiles, development of
news/archives, innovation newslarchives and lifestyle pieces;
• customize content feeds to the City's Web site. IMG will work with BIS to provide
publication content in support of the City's marketing / branding efforts; and
19 WHEREAS, the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative wishes to conriibute $20,000.00 to the City to
20 defray the costs of the above-described professional services; and
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WHEREAS, the City wishes to procure the above-described professional services and related services for
the total cost of $32,000.00, funded by the Collaborative's $20,000 contribution in addition to $i2,000 of
City funds included in the 2010 adopted budget; and
WHEREAS, all other terms of the agreement shall be the same as those contained in the standard
Professional Services Agreement used by the City; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the City Charter, does certify that upon acceptance
of the foregoing contribution there are funds of $20,000 available for appropriation in excess of those
estimated in the 2010 budget; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor recommends the following changes to the 2010 Budget:
General Fund Current Bud¢et Chan es Amended Budget
Financing Plan - Marketing
001-01020-6905 Contributions/Donations 2Q OQQ 2Q,000
Total Changes to Financing - 20,000 20,000
Spending Plan - Marketing
001-01020-0219 Professional Services
All Other Activity Spending
Total Changes to Spending
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135,666
20,000 20,000
135,666
20,000 155,666
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44 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council hereby approves and authorizes:
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1) The execution of a Professional Services A�eement as described above, and the Mayar and the
Director of the Office of Financial Services are hereby authorized and directed to execute the
Professional Services Agreement on behalf of the City. The City's Director of Mazketing and
Convention Planning is hereby authorized to negotiate and agree to any amendments, deletions or
revisions to the Professional Services Agreement which do not adversely change the rights or
obligarions of the City provided that such amendments aze acceptable in form and substance to the
Saint Paul City Attorney.
2) The acceptance of a contriburion of $20,000.00 from the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative to
help pay for the costs of the professional services described in the above-referenced Professional
Services Agreement; and
57 FINALLY RESOLVED that the City Council approves these changes to the 2010 Budget and authorizes
58 the appropriate City Officials to pay for the costs associated with this project.
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Action Requested:
The Saint Paul City Council does hereby approve and authorize the execurion of a Professional Services Agreement with Issue Media
Group (IMG) and the Central Conidor Funders Collabornrive will contribute $3Q000 to the City of Saint paul to defray the costs of
the professional services and the city will use an additional $12,000 from the general funds to be included in the 2010 adopted budget
Recommentlations. Approve (A) or Reject (R): Personal Service Contrects Must Answer the Following Questions:
Planning Commission 1. Has fhis personJfirm ever worked under a contrect for tfiis depar[ment?
CIB Committee Yes No
Civil Service Commission 2. Has fhis personlfirm ever been a city empfoyee?
Yes No
3. Does this personlfirm possess a skiif not �ormally possessed by any
curtent city employee?
Yes No
Explain ali yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet.
Initiating Problem, Issues, OppoRunity (iNho, What, When, Where, Why):
None.
Advantages If Approved:
IMG will organize editorial efforts azound key city neighborhoods and initiatives including up to 8 custom tag pages in support of
specific city initia6ves/goals, to be determined by the city; it will also costomize content feeds to the city's web site. IMG will work
with BIS to provide publication content in support of [he city's mazketing/branding efforts. '
DisadvanWges If Approved:
Disadvantages If Not Approved:
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City of Saint Paul
Memorandum
To: Mazgaret Kelly, Director
From: Susan Melchionne, Budaet Analyst
Subject: GS# 3107736
Date: 4/27/10
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Attached is a resolution approving a professional services agreement between the city and Issue Media
Group (IMG). The resolution recognizes a$2Q000 contribution from the Central Corridor Funders
Collaborative, and identifies $12,000 of city money. The resolution gives the City's Director of
Mazketing and Convention Planning the autharization to negotiate and execute the contract and to
oversee the program.
Erin Dady has confirmed that city funds have been identified, and there is budget authority in the two
activities she identified to cover these costs.
OK to sign.
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