We'll have some major bond projects coming on line: three parks, three fire stations and two libraries, including the main library. Then for the year starting in September, we'll have to deal with the full impact of those facilities, plus the new history museum and the zoo expansion, which will be getting into full swing.

That's definitely the council's priority for 2006.

We'll be bringing in a consultant from the outside to help us because we don't have the capacity to do it along with everything else. Given the enormity of the change we're looking for, it's probably better to have someone who is an expert in New Urbanism to help us do it on an expedited basis with community input.

They're totally committed to each other.