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� <br />EN HILLS <br />�u u�::►� u� <br />DATE: September 26, 2011 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and Cauncilmembers <br />FROM: JiII Hutmack�ex, Co�riununity Develop�nent Director,7� <br />SUBJECT: Website Redesign Project <br />Back�round <br />The City Council has directed staff to proceed with a redesign of the existing City website. The <br />existing City website was developed in 2006 by GovOff ce. While the website has served its <br />purpose �or tl�e past sevexal yea�rs, webszte desigrz and �eatures have evolved and �lie City website <br />is looking dated. In addiiion, the ever-increasing aznount of in�o�atzan on the website �as made <br />it difficult for users to navigate and find information quickly. The software that supparts the <br />City's website allows Iittle flexibility on the design and appearance of individual pages, and <br />updati�g #he site can be cutnberso�ne. <br />Several large upcoming proj�cts inciuding the Hamline/Highway 5l. �raject, the grade sepaz�ation <br />af Highways 10 and 9b, and the potential redevelopment of ihe TCAAP site will require <br />extensive communications with residents and businesses. Also, the nature of these projects may <br />require significant use of gra�hics on the City's websiie. The current website does not easily <br />allow graphics to be integrated within text or utiIized insiead of text. <br />Electronic communications may be funded thro�xgh the City's Cabl� Fund which had a <br />Dece�nber 31, 2010, fund balax�ce of $277,280, budgeted 2011 expendiiures of $98,671, and <br />anticipated 201 � rev�nue of $83,000. The revenue projection� are conservative; actual revenue <br />in 2010 vcras $91,079. Also, capital expenditures are �igher in 2011 than in previous years due to <br />needed equipment upgrades in the Council Chambers. <br />Needs Analvsis <br />Staff has spent th� last f�w months analyzing technical, design, and project management needs. <br />Staff has met wi�h ather cc��nrr�unities that recently worked on their websites, and has discussed <br />City ofArder� Hills <br />City Council Meeting September 2b, 2011 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />