Title
Adopt Resolution to:
Authorize and approve the dissolving of the Fort Ord Veterans' Cemetery Citizens' Advisory Committee.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to:
Authorize and approve the dissolving of the Fort Ord Veterans' Cemetery Citizens' Advisory Committee.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In February of 2007, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors established the Fort Ord Veterans' Cemetery Citizens' Advisory Committee (CCAC) to take action to assist in developing a Business Plan and Implementation Program for the development of the proposed Central Coast Veterans' Cemetery (CCVC) to be located on the former Fort Ord. The Committee's bylaws included eight (8) specific areas of effort to liaison with stake holders and secure adequate funding.
The California Central Coast Veterans' Cemetery opened on Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 at 2900 Parker Flats Road on land provided by the County and the City of Seaside on old Fort Ord. CCAC secured Phase 1 funding in the amount of $9.4M. The Phase 1 development included an administration building, public information center, maintenance complex, a committal service shelter, assembly area and memorial walk as well as a columbarium for 5,000 veterans. In September of 2019, CCAC's efforts secured additional Phase 2 funding through a $6.4M grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration. Phase 2 is currently in progress with the construction of 1,912 pre-placed crypts, and 1,079 in-ground sites, 80 memorial wall plaques, a roadway, landscaping, and supporting infrastructure. The completed project will provide a final resting place for 84,400 veterans and their eligible family members.
CCAC successfully accomplished the primary purpose of assisting in developing the Business Plan and Implementation Plan for the CCVC and completed each of the eight (8) specific areas of effort. Their members and ex-officio members are encouraged to joi...
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