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That's why veteran cemetery advocates are seeking a state cemetery. There are three state cemeteries open or in the works all in Northern and Central California, including Fort Ord cemetery in Monterey that has been slow to launch because of a requirement to set up an endowment to cover operations and burials costs. Councilwoman Christina Shea had misgivings though about sending a signal that the city could offer 100 acres of Great Park land, citing contractual agreements the city has with its private development partner FivePoint Communities and legal restrictions on the land. "I can't make a promise tonight that the Great Park will be the exact site," she said. Her proposal to instead support the Assembly bill but call for a study looking at the costs and land opportunities at the Great Park failed by a vote of 2 -3 with just Mayor Steven Choi agreeing. While she spoke, a couple members of the crowd shouted back or loudly coughed. And when she was done, there was silence - unlike the raucous applause after other city council members spoke in support of the cemetery resolution. Councilman Larry Agran who proposed the city's resolution of support Tuesday, said it was possible to work with FivePoint and said they needed to move "very, very quickly" to seize the moment at hand. "I think this bill is going to sail through the Assembly," Agran said later. A veterans' cemetery at the Great Park is far from a certainty. A public cemetery had been included in early Great Park plans and would have been on property owned by developer Heritage Fields - now FivePoint Communities. But in an amended agreement with the developer, the cemetery was removed from its obligations. The developer also settled a lawsuit with Forest Lawn after it nixed its cemetery plan. A feng shui consultant the developer hired to assist in its home and residential neighborhood design has said that a nearby cemetery could pose a problem for Asian buyers. In a letter to the Council, Brian Myers with FivePoint Communities reminded the city's leaders of land -use restrictions relative to its development agreement and pointed out that there had been no study of how a veteran cemetery would impact the park's plan before Tuesday's meeting. "However, we are willing to engage in a study process with the city for potential sites in the city and the surrounding areas of the county," he wrote. The bill would still need to make it first through the Committee on Veterans Affairs chaired by Quirk - Silva, Committee on Appropriations, then the full Assembly and then the Senate 55D -14