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_ were displayed before the Commission. He noted that of the four amateur submittals, three were designed by geometry classes at Foothill High School. Mr. Rasmussen noted that detailed and thoughtful public input on the plans had been received from the Civic Arts Commission as well as from the Youth Commission. He described the remainder of the competition process. He noted that if the City Council did not like the design selected by the jury, they would pick their own. The five finalists would receive $7,500 for preparing the next level of plans; the finalist would either receive $10,000, or, if picked by the City Council as well, the rights to negotiate a future contract with the City to assist staff in developing the design elements of the Specific Plan. If the Council picks the same winner as the jury, there would be no $10,000 prize. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox, Mr. Rasmussen noted that the jury's selection was made two weeks ago purely from a professional perspective, not a community perspective. He added that the jury's comments were also included in the staff report. Commissioner Fox believed that if the public's choice was eliminated in the first round, it should be included in the final round. Mr. Rasmussen noted that the strengths of the other plans may be incorporated into the final plans and that they may be incorporated into the second round of plans. - Mr. Rasmussen invited the Commissioners to examine and comment on the five finalist designs. Mr. Rasmussen described the following designs: Submittal #2 - M.D. Fotherin¢ham, Landscape Architects, Inc. This concept is characterized by the manner in which the sports fields and civic arts center aze disbursed throughout the area east of the freeway within a system of open space, meadows, and agriculture. Primary uses include ten sports fields disbursed within the Central Area, lazge civic arts center straddling both sides of Valley Avenue, trails, lake, agricultural club, teen center, wildlife refuge educational center, and Park-N-Ride lot. Submittal #9 -Interstice Architects, San Francisco. CA This concept emphasizes open space and the recreation of wildlife habitat organized azound a curvilinear lakefront system and mounding in the Central Area. Land on both sides of I-680 are linked by a series of tunnels under the freeway. Primary uses include eight sports fields clustered in the northeast corner of the site, civic arts center in the middle of the Central Area, train station north of Valley Avenue, trails, agricultural club, farmers' market, Park-N-Ride lot, child care, religious facility, teen center, dog area, nature education azea, and community garden. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES June 9, 2004 Page 11 of 19