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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 14,2014 Page 20 started right away in setting their priorities and the website applications they want to review, allowing sufficient time for them to do so based on available monies and integration of them; with the potential for another RFP after one year if this site was vendor couldn't meet those needs with an upgraded platform. Etten moved, McGehee seconded, approval of entering into a contract with Civ- icPlus for redesigning the City's website; at a cost not to exceed $13,760.00; sub- ject to City Attorney review. Councilmember Etten agreed with the sentiments expressed by Councilmember Laliberte; reiterating that his intent when arriving at tonight's meeting was to not approve the recommended action. With the additional components available as separate add-ons, no matter which vendor is selected, Councilmember Etten opined that his initial concerns no longer held sway after Mr. Bowman's presen- tation and clarification of those components following his extensive review; and allow the process to move forward at this time. Councilmember Etten opined that this would allow drawing back a team who helped staff with their great expertise and redevelopment of design elements. Councilmember Willmus advised that he would vote in opposition to the motion; not because he necessarily disagreed with Councilmember Etten; but based on his desire for the CEC to have a thirty-day period to review the direction of the City's electronic communication efforts and to have a more unified voice available. Councilmember Laliberte advised that she would also be voting in opposition to the motion, based on her belief that the CEC is just getting started and should be able to make comments beyond the design they were hit with tonight. Just as much as she preferred not to cut off their ability to provide input, Councilmember Laliberte stated that it was important for the CEC not to get stuck in the weeds, recognizing that many other things they were charged with in the ordinance. Councilmember Laliberte opined that it would be easy to get stuck in this issue and not move on, and if it does move forward tonight, she would prefer some pa- rameters be established so when it came back, the CEC would return to discuss other issues as well. For a number of reasons stated by Councilmember Laliberte in her intent for vot- ing in opposition, Mayor Roe stated his intent to vote in support of the motion for those similar reasons. Mayor Roe stated that he didn't want the CEC to spin their wheels on this process, but to focus on the 30,000 foot items. Mayor Roe echoed comments that the CivicPlus approach would get the City beyond where it was currently; and while it may be found further down the road that a change was needed, if that recommendation ultimately comes, it will then have significant in- put from the CEC. Mayor Roe stated that he was comfortable moving forward at this point; and assured CEC members that they would not e shut out of the action based on their input received tonight.