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<br />Mayor Ramsey asked if there was a consensus to go with this proposal. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jeffrey was in agreement for at least a year. <br /> <br />Mayor Ramsey added that if it's not working out and then we take it over the second <br />year, that's not really right either. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dehen suggested it should be put out for an RFP the second year. He <br />did not want to tell Mr. Robinson that he will be the exclusive person. He really felt that <br />after a year it should be put out for an RFP. <br /> <br />Councilmember Look stated he did not feel we are signing an exclusivity contract - we <br />have reservations - we have expectations. If we start getting calls or complaints, we have <br />to respond to them. <br /> <br />Mr. Ulrich stated staff would draft a contract with a termination clause. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Nelson asked if Council was interested in redesigning the <br />newsletter. <br /> <br />Discussion ensued relating to the design. Councilmember Look suggested introducing <br />limited changes at this point. Mayor Ramsey suggested maybe we should invest a little <br />bit of money to get this laid out. Councilmember Dehen stated that there are two rivers <br />within the City and we should exploit them; he is not in favor of the cattails and weeds <br />logo and thought it would make sense to have some redesign of the artwork. It was <br />suggested to ask for two to three different graphic designs and let staff pick what they <br />like.. Councilmember Look stated he is not in favor of paying for anything until we get it. <br />Mayor Ramsey asked what we would be willing to pay. Discussion ensued relating to <br />what we need - templates, headers, possibly seasonal headers, and area artists and that it <br />could be done as a contest. <br /> <br />Ms. Nelson stated that there has also been a desire to redesign the City's website and staff <br />has been looking at some options. She showed the current site and talked about making <br />the site more business-like. Discussion ensued relating to getting ownership to the City <br />of Ramsey.org and the City of Ramsey.com etc. We would talk about changing the name <br />of the web site but to keep the login name in place so we do not have to change all the <br />business cards, etc. <br /> <br />Mayor Ramsey felt this is a redesign that needs to get done. Ms. Nelson presented some <br />costs and stated that she thought we would spend about $5,000 to get it done. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jeffrey talked about the web site redesign for the college and if Ms. <br />Nelson can get it done for $5,000, that's a great price. <br /> <br />Councilmember Look inquired as to what the funding source would be to which Ms. <br />Nelson stated we would flush that out and bring it back to Council. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session - June 2, 2009 <br />Page 11 of 13 <br />