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<br /> Item No: 10B(2) <br />Meeting Date: May 8, 2017 <br />Type of Business: Reports <br />Administrator Review: ____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Brian Beeman, Business Development Coordinator <br />Item Title/Subject: City Website Update <br /> <br />Background: <br />In mid-2016, a Website Task Force was set up with participation from staff, a local resident, and a <br />representative from the business community to provide a recommendation to the City Council on which <br />web design & hosting company to contract with. On December 12, 2016, the City Council passed <br />Resolution 8679 Approving a Five Year Agreement with Revize for Web Design and Hosting Services. <br />After the resolution was passed, another website group was set up consisting exclusively of City staff to <br />initiate the design phase of the project. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />City staff has been diligently working with Revize to set up a web portal where all project data and <br />correspondence associated with the project is stored and organized. This includes providing <br />information from the design discovery survey, supporting forms, uploading content, providing feedback, <br />and assigning individual tasks in order to meet established deadlines throughout the design phase. <br /> <br />Staff has met to discuss the overall project by comparing and contrasting other websites in likes and <br />dislikes regarding design, look, colors, place of content, pictures, theme, vision, etc. All information <br />required for the initial design phase has been submitted to Revize who has designed the content into a <br />custom look, feel, and usability as it relates to Mounds View. <br /> <br />The initial design concept has been revealed and staff has met to discuss the configuration of the <br />sitemap, content migration, and color changes. Revize is updating the information based upon staff’s <br />comments and feedback. <br /> <br />Once the final sitemap and all content migration has been completed, and after staff signs off on the <br />approved design, the final phase will consist of the content editor and web administrator training as well <br />as any final content changes before going live. Staff will have a better idea of the live launch date once <br />the final design and staff training has been completed. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />No recommendation needed, the information is being provided for update purposes only. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> ______________________________ <br />Brian Beeman <br />Business Development Coordinator