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7. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST A. San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA) presentation regarding "Permit Streamlining;" Mayor Howard announced that a SAMCEDA representative could not attend the meeting and therefore this item would be postponed to afuture Council meeting. MEMO 4/7/98 B. Discussion of the City's Web Site - Council Member Ian Bain; (205) Council Member Bain showed slides and accessed the Internet to show the City's Web Site. He said he believed "The Web Site is a major communications tool that we are not taking full advantage of. We can use our Web Site to project an image of the City and we can (include items) of real value to the Site that our citizens would really appreciate." Council Member Bain showed the City's Web Site and other cities' Sites, and said Redwood City's Site does not project a coherent look. He recommended that the Redwood City Home Page show the new City Hall and archway, and the whole Site be what is called a "frame space site which would have a navigation bar on the left side, with categories and... the City's logo remaining visible at all times." He suggested that valuable information would attract more visitors to the Site, such as "Where do my tax dollars go?" Council Member Bain suggested that the Site contain the status of City projects, Code violations, and other information that is now only available at City Hall. He showed the Web Sites of the Cities of San Mateo and Mountain View which have pictures and information about Council Members and how people can contact them. He then showed what Redwood City's Site could look like. Council Member Bain showed a "Site Map" with many categories, and recommended that the Council focus on two areas, "The first one is community" which would list all the churches in the community, organizations, such as Downtown Merchants, Service Clubs such as Lions, Kiwanis, Optimists, Redwood City 2000, Redwood City International, Neighborhood Associations, Chamber of Commerce, and links to other important Sites, such as the School District and other non-profits. He said many non-profits could not afford their own sites, and the City could help them by giving them space on our Site. Council Member Bain said that the Government category could become a very valuable site. He said Council agendas are already posted and recommended that the Council Minutes be posted so people could really know what happened at the meeting. He also suggested that historical material about the City and the Council be posted, as well as REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 APRIL 6, 1998 MINUTES Page No. 368 PAGE 8