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Park board selects Minnesota Tees as banner vendor for ball fields
Summary
The Brainerd Park Board approved Minnesota Tees to supply and design banners for ball fields, with a $150 handling/design baseline plus banner cost; board discussed storage vs. returning banners to customers at season end.
The Brainerd Park Board on April 22 approved Minnesota Tees as the city vendor to produce and (optionally) design field banners for the season, with staff and board agreeing to review the vendor after one season.
Staff presented a vendor comparison that included price, design fee and locality of the vendor. JD, a board member who provided a written recommendation, said Minnesota Tees offers design at no additional charge and is locally based. Minnesota Tees’ combination of design and printing at the low price point led the board to select them for the initial year.
Board members discussed logistics for end-of-season banner handling. Staff proposed either returning banners to customers at season end (board members said doing so lets businesses inspect quality before reordering) or storing banners for customers and offering an upsell the following year. The board asked staff to examine storage logistics and the labor required if staff were to return banners to owners each year.
Motion and vote: A board member moved to approve the Minnesota Tees quote and the motion passed by voice vote. Staff said the fee structure is $150 plus the cost of the banner, and recommended trying the vendor for a single season and reviewing quality and logistics next year.
The board directed staff to document the returning-or-storage policy in the permit forms so customers understand responsibility for damaged banners and end-of-season disposition.
