Dear Council Members; Based on the active email discussion prior to Thanksgiving, I have taken the liberty of creating a new draft version of the Council's required report to the Board on its plans for transitioning to the new bicameral Council structure by June 2009. I addition to using some specific text recommendations by Philip Sheppard and Chuck Gomes in the introductory section, I am hopeful that I have gotten close to capturing the spirit of the Council's discussion on this matter to date. There are a number of notable changes to which I draw your attention: 1. I added a section suggested by Philip that highlights "fundamental community principles to be followed." 2. I added a section suggested by Chuck that highlights "Council implementation priorities." 3. I streamlined the "Calendar/Deadlines" section but did not combine/integrate that section with the "Inventory of Key Processes and Implementation Decisions" section, pending a final resolution of that list and a decision by the Council on the order of priority. Consistent with your discussion during the last Council meeting, I hope this draft version will make it possible for all interested parties to edit, comment and move toward a Council agreement on the list so that a status report can be submitted to the Board by early next week. Best regards, Rob Hoggarth