To address equality, Becker said his administration will present to the City Council during his first day in office a nondiscrimination ordinance that goes beyond the city's current one, calling for no discrimination in housing and realty, employment, public accommodation and city activities.

Also on his first day as mayor, Becker said he will submit a request to the City Council calling for the creation of a domestic partner registry, making sure all employee benefits are extended to domestic partners.

Plans for engaging the community, he said, include getting residents involved in solving the problems in their communities, as well as strengthening neighborhood safety by providing additional police officers at the neighborhood level.

Excitement in the city also is important, Becker said, particularly downtown.

"We are right on the cusp of transforming our downtown into that lively, vibrant center that it can be and once was," Becker said.

Becker's full 180-Day Action Plan can be viewed at www.ralphbecker.com/180days.

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