COUNCIL FILE NO. {) g~ t({p /){; COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 13

APPROVAL FOR ACCELERATED PROCESSING DIRECT TO CITY COUNCIL

The attached Council File may be processed directly to Council pursuant to the procedure approved June 26, 1990, (CF 83-1075-S1) without being referred to the Public Works Committee because the action on the file checked below is deemed to be routine and/or administrative in nature:

_} A. Future Street Acceptance. _} B. Quitclaim of Easement(s). _} C. Dedication of Easement(s). _} D. Release of Restriction(s). _x} E. Request for Star in Hollywood Walk of Fame. _} F. Brass Plaque(s) in San Pedro Sport Walk. _} G. Resolution to Vacate or Ordinance submitted in response to Council action. _} H. Approval of plans/specifications submitted by Los Angeles County Flood Control District.

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Send copy of adopted report to the Real Estate Section, Development Services Division, Bureau of Engineering (Mail Stop No. 515) for further processing. ----' Other:

PLEASE DO NOT DETACH THIS APPROVAL SHEET FROM THE COUNCIL FILE ACCELERATED REVIEW PROCESS - E

Office of the City Engineer

Los Angeles, California

To the Honorable Council SEP 2 4 2008 Of the City of Los Angeles

Honorable Members: C. D. No. 13

SUBJECT:

Hoilywood Boulevard and Vine Street- Walk of Fame Additional Name in Terrazzo Sidewalk­

RECOMMENDATIONS:

A. That the City Council designate the unnumbered location situated one sidewalk square northerly of and between numbered locations 39k and 39K as shown on Sheet 8 of Plan P-35375 for the Hoiiywood Walk of Fame for the instaiiation of the name of Tim Robbins at 6801 Hoilywood Boulevard.

B. Inform the Hoilywood Chamber of Commerce of the Council's action on this matter.

C. That this report be adopted prior to the date of the ceremony on October 10, 2008.

FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:

No General Fund Impact. Ail cost paid by permittee.

TRANSMITTALS:

1. Unnumbered communication dated September 5, 2008, from the Hoilywood Historic Trust of the Hoiiywood Chamber of Commerce, biographical information and excerpts from the minutes of the Chamber's meeting with recommendations. City Council -2- C. D. No.13

DISCUSSION:

The Walk of Fame Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has submitted a request for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame the name of Tim Robbins. The ceremony is scheduled for Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:30 a.m.

The communicant's request is in accordance with City Council action of October 18, 1978, under Council File No. 78-3949. Following the Council's action of approval, and upon proper application and payment of the required fee, an installation pehnit can be secured at 201 N. Figueroa Street, 3rd Floor, Counter 23.

Respectfully submitted, VJ~.n. ~ ~9- Lem~~, P.E. Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering

sm: Robbins.05 (213)482-7055 cc: Construction Services Center, Counter 23 Bnreau of Street Services Admiuistration ACCELERATED REVIEW PROCESS- E

Office of the City Engineer

Los Angeles, California

To the Honorable Council SEP 2 4 2008 Of the City of Los Angeles

Honorable Members: C. D. No. 13

SUBJECT:

Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street- Walk of Fame Additional Name in Terrazzo Sidewalk­ TIM ROBBINS

RECOMMENDATIONS:

A. That the City Council designate the unnumbered location situated one sidewalk square northerly of and between numbered locations 39k and 39K as shown on Sheet 8 of Plan P-35375 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Tim Robbins at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.

B. Inform the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce of the Council's action on this matter.

C. That this report be adopted prior to the date of the ceremony on October 10,2008.

FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:

No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee.

TRANSMITTALS:

1. Unnumbered communication dated September 5, 2008, from the Hollywood Historic Trust of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, biographical information and excerpts from the minutes of the Chamber's meeting with recommendations. City Council -2- C. D. No. 13

DISCUSSION:

The Walk of Fame Connnittee of the Hollywood Chamber ofConnnerce has submitted a request for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame the name of Tim Robbins. The ceremony is scheduled for Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11 :30 a.m.

The connnunicant's request is in accordance with City Council action of October 18, 1978, under Council File No. 78-3949. Following the Council's action of approval, and upon proper application and payment of the required fee, an installation permit can be secured at 201 N. Figueroa Street, 3rd Floor, Counter 23.

Respectfully submitted, VJp.n .. ~ ~t- Lem~~' P.E. Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering

sm: Robbins.05 (213)482-7055 cc: Construction Services Center, Counter 23 Bureau of Street Services Administration RECEIVED SEP 12 2008 CEI\!TflAL DISTRICT PERMIT COUNTER * ' .•* "~*.....,.,~,- * " .UOllVWOOD* WALK OF i=AME

September 5, 2008

Mr. Gary L. Moore Public Works Engineering Att: Lemuel Paco 201 N. Figueroa, 3'd Floor, M.S. 503 Los Angeles, CA 90012

Dear Mr. Moore:

The Walk of Fame Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has approved the below listed name for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame:

TIM ROBBINS(Category-MOTION PICTURES) Requested star location to be 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, north side of the street at Hollywood & Highland in front of the Kodak Theatre. The star for TIM ROBBINS will be placed in the second row next to to the East. The star is near the star in the original row of (3 9k) to the East and WHOOP! GOLDBERG (39K) to the West. According to sheet · 8 ofPian P-35375, the star for TIM ROBBINS has no number. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for Friday, October 10,2008, at 11:30 a.m .. Thank you for your cooperation in this request. I look forward to a response from your office soon.

The following materials are enclosed: TIM ROBBINS' bio, and the Board of Directors minutes.

Sincerely,

Ana Martinez-Holler Vice President, Media Relations

CC: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Sgt. Arminio Council President Garcetti Insp. Gladden Topher Best Sally Castro Top End Construction D. Chismire Leron Gubler Carmine Goglia Sandra McClellan Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Meeting of the Board of Directors

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Board Members Present: G. Abou-Daoud, C. Armstrong, J. Briggs, H. Cochran, M. Cooper, M. Costa, K. Diehl, S. Durante, B. Farrar, B. Folb, D. Gajda, L. Goldman, J. Grant, B. Folb, R. Inouye, M. Larson, E. Lestz, C. Massie, S. O'Rourke, M. Panatier, R. Pipes, P. Robertson, F. Rosenthal, M. Schultz, D. Scott, M. Shelton, T. Smith, S. Tronson

Board Members Absent: D. Gallagher, S. Kay, J. Kres~ek, E. Peterson, S. Smith Honorary Board Members Present: 0. Arslanian, C. Baumgart · Staff Present: L. Gubler, V. Kish, T. Lindgren, A. Martinez-Holler, E. McDonald, R. Silsbee Guests Present: Gilbert Smith, Nosotros Theatre

Call to 0 rder Briggs called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m . . .------·-···· Walk of Faine Report Grant read the list of recipients approved by the WOF Selection Committee for 2008. They are:

MOTION PICTURES: Angela Bassett, Gate Blanchett, Stan Lee, The Munchkins, Tim Robbins and The Westmores of Hollywood

TELEVISION: Bill Geist, Kate Linder, Howie Mandel, Sherwood. Schwartz, Vince McMahon, Susan St. James, and Brian Keith (Posthumous)

RECORDING: Christina Aguilera, Brooks and Dunn, Ricky Martin, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ge?rge Harrison (Posthumous)

LIVE THEATRE/LIVE PERFORMANCE- Stephen Schwartz

(MSP: Grant, Diehl) to approve the list of 2008 recipients.

Adjourn There being no further business, Briggs adjourned the meeting at 5:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by: Todd Lindgren Star ceremony also celebrates his 50th Birthday!

TIM ROBBINS

Biography

Born October 16, 1958 in West Covina, California and raised in 's , Tim Robbins has a long list of notable credits as an actor, director, writer and producer of films and theater. Key acting roles are in such films as 's , Isabel Croixet's The Secret Life of Words, Philip Noyce's Catch a Fire, 's The Player and ,. Frank Darabont' s The Shawsb,ank Redemption, The ' , 's War of the Worlds, 's Arlington Road, 's Code 46, Michel Gondry's Human Nature, Tony Bill's Five Comers, 's Jacob's Ladder and 's . Robbins has won numerous awards for his acting including an Oscar, Golden Globe and Award for Best Supporting Actor for Mystic River, Best Actor Award at the and the Golden Globe for Best Actor for The Player. He was nominated by the Golden Globes for Best Actor for and by the Screen Actors Guild for Best Actor for . As a director, Robbins distinguished himself with , which he also wrote and produced, winning Best Film and Best Director at the Sitges Film Festival in Barcelona and the National Board of Review Award for Special Achievement in Filmmaking in the . Dead Man W!ilking, which he also wrote and produced, won multiple awards including the Academy A ward for Best Actress for Susan Sarandon, the Christopher Award, the Humanitas Award and four awards at the Berlin Film Festival, as well as an 4 Oscar nominations including Best Director and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Screenplay. His first film, Bob Roberts, won the Bronze Award at the Tokyo International Festival and Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor at the Boston Film Festival. Robbins also serves as Artistic Director for the Actors' Gang, a theater company formed in 1982 that has over 80 productions and more than I 00 awards to their credit. As a playwright he has been produced in London, Paris, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland. His latest play, Embedded, played to sold out audiences for over four months at the Public Theater in New York before, playing the Riverside Studios in London and embarking on a National Tour in the U.S. Most recently he directed the Actors Gang in their shockingly relevant and wildly successful adaptation of 's 1984 which for the past two years has toured to over 40 states and to four continents. From 2006 until the present, Le Petit Theatre de Pain's production of Embedded has been touring France, most recently playing at the Theatre du Solei! in Paris. In the US, Embedded was revived recently in productions in Chicago and Tampa Bay. In addition, Robbins stage adaptation of Dead Man Walking has been performed in over 140 universities nationwide. Rights to perform the play are exclusive to educational institutions until2014. In order to obtain the rights for the play, universities must commit two departments other than theater arts to offer courses on the death penalty. Throughout the country and the world for the past four years, symposiums, lectures and debates have been held in conjunction with the theatrical productions leading to a substantial increase in the dialogue and education surrounding this important issue. Robbins is also very proud to sponsor educational programs with the Actors Gang that provide arts education to Elementary, Middle and High School students in the L.A. area. The Gang has also worked for the past three years providing theatrical workshops to incarcerated inmates in the L.A. prison system. Robbins lives in New York City with his partner, Susan Sarandon, and is the proud father of 3 mischievous young adults.

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