02-13-06 Community & Economic Development

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~n~or aeon and onnlo otn m no 2~)(k4 soi~tl~ ]3c~3ti Com~~~an C'otif~ci~ The. i ebruar}f 13, 2006 meeting o~ the Information and Technology Cc~~nrnittee was called tee ~~~-der by its Chairperson, Council Me~ril~er David. ~Iarr~er at 3:40 p.~n. ire the ~®uncil l~~lonnal. Meeting EZooin. Persons in attendance included Council Me~nl~ers Puzzello, Kuspa, Douse, l~ar~~er, Pfeifer, Kelly, Write, Kirsits and Dieter; City Cs~ntroller ~_ C°atherine Far~ello, City Clerk John Voorde, ~artl~a Lewis, Mr. ICopola, ~'itizen Me~riber 5t:ephen. M. Mayes, Martin ~olfso~~, .la~nie l;oo of the ~S`~~~rt7~ i~c~c~ Ti°r~i~~~c~. at~d Kathleen Cekanski-~arrand, Coul~cid Attoxr~ev. Dr, Varner n®ted that the C-omn~ittee 1vleEni_~ers i~~clude C'ot.~ncil Men~l~c:rs Pfeifer; Kirsits, Dieter and hi~nsel l` #3r. }larner then introduced new citizen n~ernber 5tephe~~ M. #=layer, noting that he brings much technology e~perierflce ar~d insights to the C`o~~n~~~ittee. Dr. ~Iarner provided. a handout to the Committee which consisted of a memo prepared Icy the Council Attorney' outlining the preliminary changes made to the Council's website which hacl l~ee~~ i-ecluested and completed, along with an attach~nen.t of a sample page from the wcl~site {cop_y attached}. Dr, }tanner noted, that the City's ~rel~site has ifl-r~proved aesthetically, anal that tune will tell whether ~~€~ore changes are needed eleetro:n.ieally axed mechanically. City Controller M. Catherine Fanello noted. that she net with. Brent Cu~n~nins, and that he worked with the Cottnc;il Attorney and the City Clerk's staff on the requested changes to the t.:c~utlcii's wet~site. She noted tkaat all. of the requested changes could not lie axaade lac#ore the new city ~~lehsite goes live this e~.~ening, and ?-hat it will not 17e "1 fl{)°/4 perfeet". Dr. Vara~er notr:d that lie voiced concern. ~,vit11 regaa°d to the five ~5~ lead stories ~~=hich the ~;ity weMite would l~iglalight, ar~d that a lead. story in the at-u could. lie gone by the pin. He noted that protocals on this topic will lie needed to ~~~hich the City Controller agreid. Council Mc;~~l~er White inquired wl~o was going tc~ maintain the; Council's wehsite and ~~=loo would lie n~on~toreng accountal~~l~ty- l~r, arrser noted that currently there are tevo (2} staff .~.a.~einl~ers in the Office of the ~'itv Clerk's ~ftice who have heGn trained, ansl that discussirar~s are, continuing. 1~,~1s. F~rnello stats;d that each departn~e~~at will he e~.pected. to iEpd.atc tl~eix o~vn site. Editors for the ~`©u~~cil should 13e For~~~ally set up evith Brent. ~:ouncil ~Iesnlier Puzzello noted that vre :have had ongoing discussions o#` tl~e Coui~eil and the Mayor worizing t©gether ern ~~~aki~~g South lend a world-class ? l st centtt~}~ city. In light of infa~~n~atia~i aa~c3 Teci~~u~k~gy ~'o€ninit~ee Nteeei~t~ of ~'ebr~aary 1 _,, ?(~06 -t'~ge 1 of ~-