On December 9th, Councilmembers Mai, Go, Liu, and Treseder voted against building a Veterans Wall of Honor & Columbarium within the grounds of the Veterans Memorial Park & Gardens at the Great Park.

In voting NO, the four Councilmembers said that it would be “culturally insensitive" for community members and "traumatic" for Irvine children to see a columbarium.

However, on January 13th, Councilmember Mai — supported by Councilmember Treseder — introduced a motion for City staff to study sites for a public columbarium. Mai & Treseder suggested the Cultural Terrace in the Great Park as one of their preferred sites, even though millions of community members and children will visit the Cultural Terrace every year.