HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2010-04-12 #E AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: April 12, 2010
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU: David Carmany, City Manager
FROM: Robbeyn Bird, Director of Administrative Services /City Treasurer
SUBJECT: REGISTRATION OF A NEW WEBSITE DOMAIN NAME
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
A request to authorize the Mayor to submit a letter to the General Service
Administration to register a new website domain name for the City and to
authorize the City Manager to take any additional actions necessary to register
the new domain name.
BACKGROUND:
In September 2009, the City Council approved a contract with Sensis for the
redesign of the City's website. Sensis has since conducted a usability study,
which determined that the most common complaint about the City's website was
that its long complicated domain name (www.ci.seal - beach.ca.us) was difficult to
remember. Staff would therefore live to simplify the domain name to
www.sealbeachca.gov.
The ".gov" domain name suffix is administered by the General Services
Administration (GSA), which is an independent agency of the United States
federal government. The GSA requires entities wishing to register a ".gov" suffix
to submit an authorization letter signed by the City's highest- ranking elected
official. Registration also requires payment of a $125 annual fee.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is an annual cost of $125 for the domain name fee. Additionally, the City
will also have to reissue business cards to correct their respective email
addresses. These costs will be absorbed by the various departments and do not
require a budget amendment.
Agenda Item E
Page 2
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 5979, authorizing
the Mayor to submit a letter to the General Services Administration requesting
registration of a new website domain name for the City and authorizing the City
Manager to take any additional actions necessary to register the new domain
name.
SUBMITTED BY: NOTED AND APPROVED:
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Robbeyn Bird, CPA David Carman
Director of Administrative Services City Manager
Attachments:
A. Resolution No. 5979
B. Authorization Letter
RESOLUTION NUMBER 5979
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO REGISTER A NEW WEBSITE
DOMAIN NAME ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY ADDITIONAL ACTIONS
NECESSARY TO REGISTER A NEW DOMAIN NAME
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE:
Section 1: The City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to submit a letter to
the General Services Administration requesting registration of a new website
domain name for the City.
Section 2: The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager or
his designee to do any and all things, and to take any and all actions, and
execute and deliver any and all documents that he or his designee deems
necessary or advisable to register a new website domain name on behalf of the
City.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach on the 12th day of April , 2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members
NOES: Council Members
ABSENT: Council Members
ABSTAIN: Council Members
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 5979 on file in
the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at
a regular meeting held on the 12th day of April , 2010.
City Clerk
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DotGov Domain Registration
10304 Eaton Place '
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
ATTENTION: QTDC, 2E08
Dear Domain Manager:
As Mayor of the City of Seal Beach, California, I formally request that authority over the
sealbeachca.gov second -level domain name be delegated to the City of Seal Beach,
California.
I attest that I am the highest - ranking elected official for the City of Seal Beach,
California. By requesting this domain name, I acknowledge that the City will be
responsible for payment of the annual $125.00 .GOV domain name fee. In addition, I
will ensure that the website content of the requested domain name conforms to the .GOV
website content policy.
Sealbeachca.gov will provide public access to the City of Seal Beach website, which acts
as a portal for citizen access to City government information, as well as a means to
facilitate interaction between the public and City government.
The use of this domain is consistent with the City of Seal Beach's Internet policy.
Robbeyn Bird will be the Administrative Point of Contact (POC) for sealbeachca.gov. If
there are any questions, please contact her at (562) 431 -2527, ext. 1311 or via email at
rbird@ci.seal- beach.ca.us.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
David Sloan
Mayor
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