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Vision Internet offered all the key features identified, Jesse James Creative met most of the key 121 features and CivicPlus only offered one of the key features. 122 Each company was scored using this formula: RFP review (40%) + Pricing (30%) + Interview 123 (30%). The rating scale was: 1 = below average, 5 = average and 9 = above average. The 124 compiled scores were: 125 Vision Internet 6.8 126 CivicPlus 6.29 127 Jesse James Creative 5.61 128 The committee affirms its top ranking of Vision Internet and recommends contracting with them 129 for website redesign. However, the committee also found all of the proposals for website 130 redesign lacked robust civic engagement components, and would find Vision Internet most 131 engaging while being used with additional services that were reviewed. 132 Additional Services Reviewed 133 Civic Engagement 134 The Request for Proposals stated that a goal of this project is to enhance civic engagement 135 through electronic communications. Proposers offered several methods to do this, but these 136 methods were not very robust. The committee thought programs from third party service 137 providers were much more likely to engage residents. These programs included mobile request 138 for service platforms and email communications programs – which will be discussed later. 139 During interviews with vendors the committee became aware of additional firms that offer more 140 broad based civic engagement services. For instance, Peak Democracy offers Open Town Hall, 141 an online public comment platform (used by St. Paul) where staff posts specific proposals or 142 topics and invites residents to comment. A similar platform is offered by MindMixer. 143 GovDelivery offers a more robust version, that even includes group workspaces, called 144 Collaborative Community Engagement. 145 The Civic Engagement Task Force specifically mentioned the Civic Ideas program from 146 Granicus that is used by the City of Edina. This program is designed to have residents generate 147 ideas and comment on them. Granicus did not submit a proposal, but did give a presentation to 148 committee members. The cost of the Civic Ideas program is $700 a month. 149 All of these civic engagement programs would require an estimated 4 hours a week minimum of 150 staff time to administer. The City of Edina staff members report that public participation in their 151 Page 5 of 10