Tugged in one direction by Arroyo Seco neighbors who complain about traffic and noise associated with the concerts, games and occasional dirt bike extravaganzas at the Rose Bowl, and in another by the pressing need to pay off $47 million in debt associated with recent improvements at the venerable stadium, the debate will be anything but easy.

Compounding the issue is the Arroyo Seco itself, with separate battles already brewing over the reconfiguration of Hahamongna Watershed Park and whether the Kidspace museum will move into Brookside Park.