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Councilmember Riley asked if a vocal minority has been a driving force. Community Development Director Gladhill noted that staff has done a great job with the Steering Committee and to increase community engagement and participation to ensure that there is not a vocal minority driving conversation and input. He acknowledged that there may be a minority of population not participating in the process but noted that staff will continue, through implementation, to continue to reach out to ensure all portions of the City are represented throughout the process. 2.03: New City Website Project Update Assistant City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Brama reviewed the staff report. Councilmember Kuzma stated that he does not like the website design. He stated that the type is too small to easily read, although acknowledging that he could zoom in. He believed that the type font could be increased. Mayor Strommen agreed that the font size could be increased, noting that this appears to be a mobile layout that could be zoomed in. She stated that this is too stripped down for the homepage, noting that the four items are not applicable to residents. She stated that most of the items that a resident would contact City Hall for are not easily findable on the homepage. Councilmember Kuzma stated that the consultant was selected because of their experience with municipalities but noted that perhaps this was the wrong choice. Councilmember Shryock acknowledged that the intent is to be able to transition to mobile use but noted that the main site layout should not be just mobile looking in appearance. She noted that the residents that will use the site vary in age from young to old and therefore the site should be easy to use for all residents. Mayor Strommen stated that people often look for information on the website rather than calling the City and this is not obvious as to where you would find the information. She stated that while she would agree the intent is not to clutter the site, this seems to go to the extreme in being simple. She stated that the majority of the homepage is a picture of a flower, and that does not make sense. Information Technology Manager Fredrickson stated that because this is a still image, the font size is not to scale of what it will be, noting that the font size and type will be different as this is just a mock up. He stated that it would be helpful to have information on the design. He noted that the recommended number of selections for the main button options would be five and asked for input, noting that e-permits is already an option. Assistant City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Brama stated that staff made similar comments on the text font and size, noting that there is difficulty in shrinking everything down to show on a presentation of this nature. He noted that many websites are going in this direction to have the dropdown menus that appear when you move the cursor over the text. He City Council Work Session / December 12, 2017 Page 5 of 8