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• Graphic buttons defined. These are links to the most-requested pages. They will be <br />designed to look like buttons with some sort of graphic image that visually depicts the <br />topic. For example, the Parks & Recreation button may have a picture of a tree. The <br />graphic buttons include Parks & Recreation, Agendas & Minutes, Notify Me, Bill Pay, <br />and, possibly, Community Video Tour. <br />• Wire-frame mock-up of home pa�e drafted. The ad hoc committee has used the mock-up <br />home page to visualize the layout of the front page and communicate City goals to <br />CivicPlus. <br />• Wire-frame mock-u� of department pages drafted. The ad hoc committee has used the <br />mock-up department page to communicate with City staff regarding the layout of <br />department information. <br />• Basic navigation structure established. The ad hoc committee and City departments have <br />identified the second-level, third-level, etc., links under the global navigation. All pages <br />may be accessed through global navigation and most pages will have at least two paths <br />with which to access the pages so that users can easily find information. If information is <br />provided in two different parts of the website (for example, one may be able to find <br />Election information under both Government and the Administration Department), the <br />information will be linked so that information must only be updated on one page. <br />• Staff and Communications Committee assigned content and deadlines. All pages have <br />been assigned to either appropriate City departments or to the Communications <br />Committee. Deadlines have been assigned to ensure that the City meets the website <br />development schedule. <br />Photographer hired. In recent years, City staff and the Communications Committee have <br />struggled to find appropriate photographs for the newsletter and other communication <br />tools. Parallel to the website project, a photographer has been hired to create a photo <br />library that can be used for website development and for future City communication <br />needs. The photographer contract is an eligible cable fund expenditure as a <br />communications tooL <br />Website Proiect Schedule <br />Following is the website project schedule identified by the ad hoc committee and CivicPlus. If <br />the City misses any deadline, the "go live" date (the date on which the website becomes active <br />and is available to the public) is delayed by at least three months due to the schedules of other <br />projects in CivicPlus' pipeline. Therefore, the ad hoc committee has been careful to schedule <br />adequate time for each phase of the project so that the ga live date is secure. <br />May — Aug City staff and the Communications Committee draft content for individual pages. <br />June Ad hoc committee begins design discussions. <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting May 29, 2012 <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />