ADOPTED - OCTOBER 13, 2009

Agenda Item No. 23

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH

 THE ARTEMIS WEB AGENCY FOR A REDESIGN OF THE POTTER PARK ZOO WEBSITE AND HOSTING SERVICES FOR THE SITE

RESOLUTION #09-331

WHEREAS, the Potter Park Zoo staff evaluated the current Potter Park Zoo web presence in comparison to other zoos around the globe and discovered the current site lacked any level of dynamic content found on similar websites and that staff’s capability to update and manage content was hindered by a dated product; and

WHEREAS, it was determined that to reach the level of content creation and control that is needed in order to host and maintain a highly interactive website, Potter Park Zoo needs to rebuild its website from the ground up to not only accommodate the needs of today, but for the needs of the coming years; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Purchasing Department solicited Requests for Proposals (RFP) inviting proposals from qualified individuals and companies pursuant to County guidelines; and

WHEREAS, the bids were reviewed by the Ingham County Purchasing Department, Management Information Systems (MIS), Parks, Zoo, and Zoological Society staff and all were in agreement that the Artemis Web Agency met all specifications and requirements; and

WHEREAS, the Purchasing Department recommends the proposal submitted by the Artemis Web Agency of East Lansing , Michigan be accepted; and

WHEREAS, the Zoo Board and Parks & Recreation Commission supported this redesign concept by the passage of resolutions at their September meetings; and

WHEREAS, funds have been identified within the Potter Park Zoo Millage funds.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes entering into a contract with the Artemis Web Agency for the Potter Park Website Redesign and website hosting, in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for the redesign and $5,364 for three years of website hosting ($1,788 per year).

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board Chairperson and County Clerk are authorized to sign any contract documents consistent with this resolution after approval as to form by the County Attorney.

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Celentino, Koenig, Holman, Copedge, Grebner, Vickers

 Nays:  None          Absent:  None           Approved 10/6/09

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Bahar-Cook, Davis, Dougan

     Nays:  None              Absent:  Nolan, Tennis         Approved 10/7/09