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Finance and Management Services <br />www.santa-ana.org/finance <br />Item # 15 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />December 17, 2024 <br />TOPIC: Legal Notices, Public Awareness Advertising, and Publishing Services <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Citywide Purchase Order to Daily Journal Corporation for Legal Notices, Public <br />Awareness Advertising and Publishing Services (Specification No. 24-119) (General <br />Fund and Non -General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Award Citywide Purchase Order to Daily Journal Corporation for legal notices, public <br />awareness advertising, and publishing services for a term beginning on December 18, <br />2024 as part of the County agreement, and expiring September 14, 2028, in an amount <br />not to exceed $1,000,000 based on the term and pricing. <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Purchasing Division establishes annual Citywide Purchase Orders with vendors that <br />provide services and materials required by City Agencies on a recurring basis. The City <br />is currently required to post legal notices in newspapers locally adjudicated for the City of <br />Santa Ana for various types of postings. Postings requiring legal notice include Notices <br />of Public Hearing for the Santa Ana Planning Commission, Publication of approved as <br />well as upcoming City Council Ordinances, Boards and Commissions Vacancies or <br />Applications Notices, Election -Related Notices, Notices related to the Annual Budget and <br />ACFR, and Requests for Proposals for certain Public Works Projects. <br />Santa Ana City Ordinance No. NS-3041 authorizes the City to purchase against contracts <br />from any public agency utilizing a competitive bid process. County of Orange, a <br />cooperative government purchasing agency, awarded a contract to Daily Journal <br />Corporation (RCA-017-23010049) as a result of open, competitive bidding on behalf of <br />its members, which includes government agencies. <br />Purchasing Staff researched available procurement options and determined that Daily <br />Journal Corporation meets the City's specifications and can consistently provide the legal <br />notices, public awareness advertising, and publishing services to be utilized by the City <br />at contracted pricing. For un-contracted entities, Daily Journal Corporation is raising <br />