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<br />Item No: 6 <br />Meeting Date: May 2, 2016 <br />Type of Business: Work Session <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: James Ericson, City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Discuss the 2017 Website Update <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The City Council has discussed budgeting for the possibility of updating the City’s current <br />website in 2017. In preparation of 2017 budgets, staff will need to start the process of <br />researching costs and desired features for the new website. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />Business Development Coordinator Brian Beeman has met with a few website hosting <br />companies to gather preliminary ideas. <br /> <br />Civic Plus: Civic Plus can provide the most current modern looking website with responsive <br />display technology. Meaning, the website will morph and “right size” to any sized screen <br />whether using a handheld device or large computer screen or anything in between. They <br />have additional features like on-line meeting agenda packets, newsletters, applicant <br />tracking, and an activities calendar. They are the company that upgraded the City of Elk <br />River’s website for around $86,000. That process took about two years to complete with <br />training for one member from each of the departments. <br /> <br />The company would like to know the purpose and strategy for getting a new website. They <br />are interested in the RFP threshold and the next steps. They will provide a completely new <br />design with responsive display and a very modern look. They will also provide training & <br />customer service. Examples of other websites they have upgraded can be found by visiting <br />the following links. <br /> <br /> http://www.ci.victoria.mn.us <br />http://www.ci.roseville.mn.us <br /> http://www.elkrivermn.gov <br /> <br />Prime Advertising & Design: They presented at the Mounds View Business Council <br />meeting March 2016. They will build a completely new website with the most modern look, <br />add the responsive display feature, make it easier to navigate the site, and customize it to <br />fit Mounds View’s needs, as well as provide training to staff and customer service. They <br />also design and publish quarterly newsletters for cities and chambers of commerce, etc. <br />The company is ready to provide their proposal and presentation as soon as a website <br />committee is formed. For more information please go to: http://www.primeadvertising.com/. <br />Prime designed the City of Maple Grove’s website: http://www.maplegrovemn.gov/.