-- COUNCIL FILE No.lt~ o3?t:[- COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. \'~
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) _ __ i C. Dedication of Easement(s). } D. Release of Restriction(s). -;z} 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
APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL FOR ACCELERATED PROCESSING:
APPROVED DISAPPROVED*
Council Office of the District
Public Works Committee Chairperson
*DISAPPROVED FILES WILL BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.
- - Please return to Council Index Section, Room 395 City Hall
City Clerk Processing:
Date notice-and report copy mailed to interested parties advising of Council date for this item.
Date ---- scheduled in Council.
AFTER COUNCIL ACTION:
--.-J Send copy of adopted report to the Real Estate Section, Development Services Division, Bureau of Engineering (Mail Stop No. 515) for further processing. --.-J Other: Send copies of adopted report aA~ ORIGI~JAL RE!iiOUJTIO~J to Land Development Group. Attention: Jeff Moore (Mail Stop 901), and to Survey Division, Attention Jim Lantry (Mail Stop 904) for further processing
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
Of the City of Los Angeles
Honorable Members: C.D. No. 13 MAR0 3 2011 SUBJECT:
Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street - Walk of Fame Additional Name in Terrazzo Sidewalk- PENELOPE CRUZ
RECOMMENDATIONS:
A. That the City Council designate the unnumbered location situated one sidewalk square southerly of and between numbered locations 24J and 25j as shown on Sheet 18 of Plan D-13788 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Penelope Cruz at 6834 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 ofthe ceremony on March 28, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee.
TRANSMITTALS:
1. Uunumbered communication dated February 22,2011, from the Hollywood Historic Trust ofthe 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 Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has submitted a request for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame the name of Penelope Cruz. The ceremony is scheduled for Monday, March 28, 2011 at 2:00 p.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 permit can be secured at 201 N. Figueroa Street, 3rd Floor, Counter 23".
Respectfully submitted, w~~ ~,... Lemuel M. P~ P.E. Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering
ar:wof.02 (213) 482-7042 cc: Construction Services Center, Counter 23" Bureau of Street Services Administration .uOllVWOOI) WALK 01= I=AM~
February 22, 2011
Mr. Gary 1.Moore Public Works Engineering Att: Lemuel Paco 201 N. Figueroa, 3rd Floor, M.S. 503 Los Angeles, CA 90012
Dear Mr. Moore,
The Walk of Fame Committee of the Hollywood Chamber ofConnnerce has approved the below listed name for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame:
PENELOPE CRUZ - (Category -MOTION PICTURES) Requested star location to be 6834 Hollywood Blvd., south side of the street next to the El Capitan Theatre. The star for PENELOPE CRUZ will be located in the second row next to the star of MARK & KIM which is to the east and a square which has no number. The stars nearest to CRUZ's in the original row are RAY BOLGER (24J) to the East and LINDA EVANS (2Sj) to the West. According to sheet #18 plan 13788,PENELOPE CRUZ'S star has no designated number. The ceremony is scheduled for Monday, March 28, 2011 at 2 p.m.-PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL TIME
Thank you for your cooperation in this request. I look forward to a response from your office soon.
The following materials are enclosed: PENELOPE CRUZ'S bio and the Board of Director's Minutes.
Si~
~Jinez Vice President, Media Relations & Producer Walk of Fame HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES June 16, 2010
Board Members Attending: Sam Smith, Chair; Barton; Baumgart; Chong; Cooper; Druyen; Falzone; Farrar; Folb; Goldman; Gorelick; Jones; Kalantari; Kuo; Marrn; Massie; McNulty; Morris-Irvin; O'Rourke; Panatier; Shelton; Sundher;
Board Member Absent: Abou-Daoud; Ainsworth; Anthony; Baumberger; Cochran; Cohen; Hart; Moe; Mushin; Ouri; Rheinstein; Stephen; Taylor;Trynin
Honorary Board Members Present: Arslanian; Diehl; Silsbee
Staff Present: Gubler, Shahenian
Guests Present: Neelura Bell, CRA/LA; Captain Beatrice Girrnala, LAPD
I) Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 4:04 pm.
IV) Walk of Fame Recommendations
Walk of Fame: Chairman John Pavlik recommended the following stars for inclusion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
MOTION PICTURES: Penelope Cruz, Bruce Dem, Laura Dem, Diane Ladd, Ed Harris, The Muppets, Kenny Ortega, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ridley Scott, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon.
TELEVISION: Danny DeVito, Tina Fey, Simon Fuller, Neil Patrick Harris, John Langley, Ed O'Neill,John Wells, and Oprah Winfrey.
RECORDING: Melissa Etheridge, Los Tigres Del Norte, Rascal Platts, Go-Go's, Slash, Will i. Am, and Bebe & Cece Winans. Posthumous: Buddy Holly and Louis Prima
LIVE PERFORMANCE/THEATRE: Joe Mantegna
Motion by Goldman and seconded by Diehl to approve the recommendation. Motion Carried.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Nicole Shahenian 'pl)fi8l"rES-lz~~mBB~~ ON 5 T .'RA.N GE R T! DES
BIOGRAPHY
Academy Award=-wtnner PENELOPE CRUZ (Angelica) has proven herself to be one of the most versatile young actresses by playing a variety of compelling characters, and most recently, becoming the first actress from Spain to be nominated and win an Oscar".
First introduced to American audiences in the Spanish films "Jarnon, Jamon" and "Belle
Epoque," in 1998 she starred in her first English language film, "The Hi-Lo Country" for director
Stephen Frears opposite Woody Harrelson, Patricia Arquette and Billy Crudup. In 1999, Cruz won the Best Actress award at the 13th Annual Goya Awards given by the Spanish Academy of
Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for her role in Fernando Trueba's "The Girl of Your Dreams."
Confirming her status as Spain's hottest international actress, Cruz landed a series of coveted roles. She appeared in Billy Bob Thornton's "All the Pretty Horses," Fina Torres' "Woman on
Top," Alejandro Amenabar's "Open Your Eyes," Maria Ripoli's "Twice Upon a Yesterday" and
Nick Hamm's "Taik of Angels." Additionally, Cruz co-starred in Pedro Almodovar's "Live Fresh" and critically acclaimed "All About My Mother" which was awarded the Golden Globe" and
Oscar" for Best Foreign Film.
Next up for Cruz was a role opposite Johnny Depp in "Blow" for director Ted Demme and
"Captain Corelli's Mandolin" opposite Nicolas Cage. After that, Cruz starred opposite Tom
Cruise in Cameron Crowe's erotic thriller "Vanilla Sky." She then tackled "Masked &
Anonymous," "Fan Fan la Tulipe," which opened the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, and "Don't
Tempt Me." She received rave reviews for her performance in "Don't Move" ("Non ti
Muovere") in which she was honored with a David Di Donatello Award (Italian Oscar) and
European Film Award for Best Actress. To add to her already diverse choice of film credits, she starred in films including "Gothika,"
"Head in the Clouds," "Noel" and "Chromophobia." Cruz also co-starred with Matthew
McConaughey and William H. Macy as Dr. Eva Rojas in the action-packed film "Sahara."
In 2006, Cruz starred in "Volver," which again teamed her with director and dear friend Pedro
Almodovar. Critically acclaimed for her role as Raimunda, she won the Best Actress awards at the European Film Awards, the Spanish Goya Awards, the Cannes Film Festival, and received both Golden Globe" and Oscar" nominations.
Her recent credits include "Elegy" opposite Sir Ben Kingsley and Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina
Barcelona" opposite Javier Bardem and Scarlet Johansson. Cruz won an Oscar", a BAFTA, a New
York Film Critics Circle and a National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."
In 2009, Cruz and Almodovar were back in action for the fourth time with "Broken Embraces," for which she again received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Lena. Also that year, she teamed up with "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" director Rob Marshall for the first time and starred alongside Daniel Day Lewis, Nicole Kidman and Marion Cotillard in the film version of the musical "Nine." Her standout portrayal of Carla garnered Screen Actors Guild",
Golden Globe" and Academy Award? nominations. Her third Oscar" nomination made history as it marked only the third time in Oscar history where the winner of the Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actress was nominated for the same award again in the following year.
Most recently, Cruz appeared in "Sex and the City 2."