IRVINE, Calif.—City council voted unanimously to construct a 100-acre botanical garden in the Great Park on Sept. 28. The request to consider the garden was brought forward by Councilmembers Tammy Kim and Mike Carroll in late July. Tuesday night, council was joined by the Great Park Garden Coalition to discuss the project. “One of my big goals is to have a botanical garden at the Great Park here in Irvine,” Kim said in a Sept. 28 Tweet. “We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create something beautiful and awe-inspiring that can be appreciated by current and future generations.” Residents of Irvine stood in support of the garden’s development, informing the council of the benefits it will bring to the community. “Having a botanic garden at the Great Park will certainly allow us to see and learn about the wide diversity of plant life,” Irvine resident Chris Lovell said at the council …