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<br />WS – Item 8 <br />WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />Work Session Item No. 8 <br /> <br /> <br />Date: May 7, 2018 <br /> <br />To: City Council <br /> <br />From: Jeff Karlson, City Administrator <br /> <br />Re: Technology Upgrades <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Domain Name Change <br />Councilmember Stoesz brought up the idea changing the City’s domain name to <br />something like linolakes.us or linolakes.com. Checking the availability of domain <br />names, linolakes.com and linolakes.org are both taken. <br /> <br />Metro INET manages this process for nearly all the cities in the group. They manage 40+ <br />domain names. Metro INET registers the domain names through Network Solutions, one <br />of many domain name registrars to choose from. Their prices are not cutthroat like <br />GoDaddy, but they have been around the longest, and Metro INET has access to all the <br />city domain names in one place to effectively manage the process. <br /> <br />Upgrade to Responsive Website Design <br />Staff has entered into an agreement with GovOffice to convert the City’s website to <br />Responsive Website Design package, which includes the following upgrades: <br /> <br />• Unlimited bandwidth & website hosting up to 2 GB of uploads <br />• Unlimited toll-free technical support for staff <br />• On training and re-training of Content Management System software <br />• Unlimited administrative users <br />• Secure SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) administrative website <br />• Upgrade of Content Management System that will enhance editing capabilities <br />• GovOffice Mobile for optimal website display on Smartphones <br />• Image slider <br />• Advanced notifications banner <br />• Local weather integration <br />• Complete navigation analysis and restructure <br />• Homepage setup <br /> <br />Requested Council Direction <br /> <br />Consider initiating the process for changing the City’s domain name.