Expected in the speech are goals and a vision for the coming year, along with highlights of what the mayor and City Council have accomplished in their first year.

Based on the 2005 City of El Paso Annual Report, Cook is expected to talk about last year's Regional Economic Summit, which focused on the military, manufacturing, medical field, tourism, transportation, the city's first balanced budget in 10 years, capitol improvements and, most of all, helping more than 1,000 Hurricane Katrina and Rita evacuees.

Based on the 2005 City of El Paso Annual Report, Cook is expected to talk about last year's Regional Economic Summit, which focused on the military, manufacturing, medical field, tourism, transportation, the city's first balanced budget in 10 years, capitol improvements and, most of all, helping more than 1,000 Hurricane Katrina and Rita evacuees.

Based on the 2005 City of El Paso Annual Report, Cook is expected to talk about last year's Regional Economic Summit, which focused on the military, manufacturing, medical field, tourism, transportation, the city's first balanced budget in 10 years, capitol improvements and, most of all, helping more than 1,000 Hurricane Katrina and Rita evacuees.