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William Liskamm, consultant, provided professional background information and <br />described the recon-anended two-stage competition for the Bemal property. <br /> <br /> Mr. Campbell pointed out that there are two aspects to this competition: a <br />professional and an amateur competition. He asked Mr. Liskamm to address this matter. <br /> <br /> Not knowing all of the details of the amateur competition, Mr. Liskamm believed <br />the amateur competition could be integrated, and run parallel paths, with the professional <br />design competition, and when the exhibit is featured, both the professional and amateur <br />competitions could be shown. He indicated that this type of structure for design <br />competitions has often been conducted with the schools. <br /> <br /> Mayor Pico noted that Council's direction was to have one design that is <br />mandatory, which includes at least a part, if not all, of the proposed sports community <br />park. He asked how this could be factored into the competition? He explained that <br />Council has spent many years and has put effort in designing Phase I, which was a <br />community sports park. He also mentioned that there is significant interest in the <br />community to not delay the construction of some of the fields. Council has basically <br />directed that anyone competing in this contest has to submit a plan, which adds, at a <br />minimum, at least a piece of that sports park (the fields) that the City believes it can fund <br />and build immediately. He pointed out that there are some restrictions and limitations <br />already placed on the design competitors, and beyond that, the design competitors would <br />have the ability to submit a second plan that is unconstrained. He asked how the five <br />finalists would be picked given that scenario? <br /> <br /> Mr. Liskamm indicated that it is not unusual to have constraints placed on design <br />competitions, which can either be ownership constraints, open space constraints, <br />gcotechnical constraints, etc. He believed this design competition could be conducted <br />two different ways. One option would be to separate it off, and it be a given that the 45 <br />acres are sacred and out of bounds, but access has to be provided that works with the <br />design. The second way, which he believed would be much richer, would be to include <br />the 45 acres into the total acreage of the Bernal property, but give the design competitors <br />all of the requirements as directed by Council to meet the needs and timing for the sports <br />park. <br /> <br /> Mayor Pico did not believe Council was in agreement with that type of design <br />competition. <br /> <br /> Mr. Liskamm indicated that the design competition could be conducted either <br />way. He believed it would be richer to include the 45 acres into the total 318 acres of the <br />Bernal property for the designers, but it could be separated and shown as a given. <br /> <br /> From his perspective, Mayor Pico indicated that a large block of the community is <br />sports oriented families that have a significant desire to see some fields constructed, and <br />constructed sooner rather than later. Ultimately, he believed it is the desire of the Council <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 31 02/03/04 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />