Agenda - Council Work Session - 01/09/2018

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CC Work Session 2. 3. Meeting Date: 01/09/2018 Information Title: New City Website Project Update - Structural Elements Purpose/Background: City staff are bringing back some new mockups for the Council to view and discuss. The purpose of the discussion is to decide on the general placement of the website's structural elements. Staff would like to prioritize discussion on the placement of the top menu, the search bar, the picture banner, and the logo. Please note, that while colors, pictures, sizes, fonts, and other content are important pieces in the website's overall look and feel, these items can and will continue to be developed as we begin building the site. Since the structural elements are drastically harder to modify, it is a must to decide on the location of these elements in order to begin the site building process. Our next steps include building a working model of our site to develop, moving content, and continuing to develop the look and feel by gathering feedback. UPDATES Since the previous work session update, we have addressed concerns the Council brought forth. We have chosen a different banner picture, which better represents our Ramsey community. We have removed the Employment button from the site, as well as identified others that may be useful to citizens. Concerning font and logo size, we are aware that this issue is important. While the mockups may look too small or be hard to read, we would encourage the use of some example websites to better illustrate readability, functionality, and the general look and feel of our future site. Also, please note, the site will not be "locked" into a font size. This can be changed. EXAMPLE WEBSITES The following websites of McKinney, Texas and Saratoga Springs, Utah, are live, and are an example of how the future Ramsey website will function and feel upon launch. These examples are attached in the examples PDF. It is worth reiterating, that Ramsey's new website doesn't exist in any form today. Staff only have received mockups, or visual blueprints at this point in time. Knowing this, Council should know that exact size of text, size of some elements, and the exact dimensions of the page may appear slightly odd, too small, cluttered, or too spread out, especially on some devices. Again it is better to refer to the example websites provided. Timeframe: The structural elements are to be finalized by the 23rd of January. Provided we meet this deadline, content migration will begin on the 9th of February. From this point forward, city staff will maintain both websites until our Go -Live date. Funding Source: General Fund - Budgeted Item Responsible Party(ies): IT Staff CivicPlus Web Admins (Various Departments) Outcome: