Resolution

June Lagmay

WHEREAS, June Lagmay possesses 32 years experience with the City of Los Angeles. For the majority of those years she worked on staff of three consecutive Los Angeles Mayors. She also has experience in the legislative branch of the City, having worked four years in a Council office and six years in the City Clerk's Office where she developed her skill in that department's functions as well as a comprehensive expertise in City policies and procedures; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Lagmay has served as Mayor's Legislative Coordinator under the Villaraigosa administration (2005 - 2013), the Hahn administration (2001- 2005), and the Riordan administration (1994 - 2001). Ms. Lagmay has held this standing position in the Mayor's Office for fifteen years, maintaining legislative order for the Mayor and his staff, managing all legislative records entering and leaving the Mayor's Office, and being personally responsible for all completed Council actions and ordinances submitted for Mayor's concurrence, in compliance with provisions of the City's Charter and Administrative Code; and

WHEREAS, Previously, Ms. Lagmay served six years in the City Clerk's Office as Budget and Finance Committee Legislative Assistant and as Acting Division Head for the Clerk's Council and Public Services Division, responsible for managing the entire division and its legislative operations. She coordinated work assignments, ensured timely completion and quality control of assignments, adjusted workloads, ensured that Council Rules and City policies were applied consistently, mobilized staff resources for emergency deadline projects, and negotiated conflicts arising in processing legislative requests. She created a comprehensive office-wide legislative database for tracking council files at the Committees level, and administered the division's duties pertaining to City elections; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Lagmay was appointed as City Clerk on May 9, 2009. Under her leadership, the Office of the City Clerk has moved forward into an era of productivity and technology. Three Municipal Elections and four Special Council District Elections were conducted and five citizen initiative petitions were processed. The Office of the City Clerk continue to perform its core functions of Elections, Council and Public Services, Records Management, Systems and Administrative Services despite tough economic times and a decline in available resources:

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that by the adoption of this resolution, The Los Angeles City Council does hereby commend June Lagmay for her many years of dedicated service to the city and to the people of Los Angeles. May you continue to prosper in all future endeavors.

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Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG)

WHEREAS, the Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) traces its origins back to 1942, when Dr. Sidney Garfield was asked by industrialist Henry Kaiser to establish a health care plan for workers of the Kaiser steel mill in Fontana. In 1945, enrollment in the health plan was opened to the public in the surrounding Fontana area; and

WHEREAS, in 1953, the 13 original physicians signed a partnership agreement that officially formed SCPMG. SCPMG is the physician partnership that, together with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, forms Kaiser Permanente in Southern California. Since its modest beginnings in 1953, SCPMG has grown to be the nation's second largest private multispecialty group practice; and

WHEREAS, in 1950, Kaiser Permanente brought its unique integrated model to the City of Los Angeles with the opening of a Medical Office in Harbor City. Since the establishment of Kaiser Permanente in the City of Los Angeles, the program has grown to care for more than 600,000 residents in the City of Los Angeles and there are now over 2,100 SCPMG physicians in the greater Los Angeles service area that provide care in 5 medical centers and several outpatient medical offices; and

WHEREAS, the physicians of the SCPMG playa vital role in the Los Angeles medical community. SCPMG physicians are leaders in preventive care and achieve superior clinical outcomes and help each member maximize their total health. SCPMG cares for patients who represent approximately 200 different ethnicities and speak 125 different languages, providing the medical group with unique opportunities for both practicing medicine and making valuable research contributions:

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that it is altogether fitting that the City of Los Angeles commend the Southern California Permanente Medical Group on their 60th anniversary and acknowledge their significant contributions to our city and the health of its citizens.

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RESOLUTION

Peter Falk

Posthumously

WHEREAS, film and television actor Peter Falk started his career on stage in 1955. From 1958 he enjoyed a modest success in such films as The tn-t.ews (1979) and in other various television dramas. He usually played urban typessuch as gangsters or working-class men, in which he employed his rough-hewn mannerisms to create a beloved character; and

WHEREAS, born Peter Michael Falk on September 16, 1927, in New York City, While he had many roles on stage and on the big screen, Peter Falk is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Lieutenant Columbo on television. He played the rumpled and quirky detective for more than 30 years in numerous television movies; and

WHEREAS, growing up in Ossining, New York, Falk lost his right eye to cancer at the age of three. He wore a glass eye in its place, which gave him his trademark squint. After high school and a brief stay at college, falk became a merchant marine, working as a cook. He later went back to school, eventually earning a master's degree from Syracuse University in public administration; and

WHEREAS, Falk discovered acting in his twenties while working in Hartford. At the age of 29, he abandoned public service for the stage. Falk moved to New York City and made his off-Broadway debut in 1956 in a production of Don Juan. In 1958, he made the leap to film, appearing in the drama Wind Across the Everglades with Christopher Plummer and Gypsy Rose Lee. Falk soon became a notable character actor, often playing shady criminals. In Murder Inc. (1960), for which he picked up an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of notorious thug Abe "Kid Twist" Reles. Falk received another Best Supporting Actor nomination the following year for Pocketful of Miracles for his comic turn as a mobster; and

WHEREAS, in 1967, Fa!k won his most famous part after Bing Crosby turned down the role. He first appeared as Lieutenant Columbo in the 1968 television movie Prescription: Murder. In 1971, Columbo became a regular feature on the NBC Sunday Mystery Movie. Falk received four Emmy® Awards for his work on the television movies. With his disheveled appearance and tattered trench coat, Columbo came across as the perennial underdog. "He looks !ike a flood victim," Falk once said. "You fee! sorry for him. He appears to be seeing nothing, but he's seeing everything."; and

WHEREAS, in addition to Columbo, Falk enjoyed success on the stage and in film. He starred on Broadway in Neil Simon's The Prisoner of Second Avenue in 1971. Working with director John Cassavetes, Falk played Gina Rowland's husband in the critically acclaimed A Woman Under the Influence (1976). He also appeared in several popular comedies, inc!uding Murder by Death (1977) and The In-Laws in 1981. One of his favorite on stage roles was opposite his long time friend Joe Mantegna in David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize winning play Glengarry Glen Ross in 1986; and

WHEREAS, Falk continued to work over the next two decades, often in small but memorable supporting roles, such as "grandpa" in The Princess Bride (1987). He made his last appearance as Columbo in a 2003 television movie Columbo: "Columbo Likes The Nightlife". Peter continued to work up to 2009 lending his voice to the animated Dreamworks film Shark Tale and staring films such as Three Days in Vegas with Rip Torn and George Segal and The Thing About my Folks written by Paul Rieser; and

WHEREAS, on June 23, 2011, Falk died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home, he was 83 years old; and

WHEREAS, Peter Falk, on Thursday, July 25, 2013, will be presented with the 2,503 star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame:

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that by the adoption of this resolution, the Los Angeles City Council does hereby commend and congratulate, PETER FALK on the occassion of being presented with his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Seconded by: All Members ADOPTED JUL .2 6 2013 JUl 26 2013 lOS ANGElES CITY COUNCIL CITY OF LOS ANGELES

RESOLUTION

Sharon Raphael & Mina Meyer

WHEREAS, Sharon Raphael, PhD, and Mina Meyer, MA, are two longtime Southern California advocates who have played key roles in the City's LGBT history; and

WHEREAS, Sharon and Mina first met as four and five year-old neighbors, and were childhood friends, in Ohio; and

WHEREAS, the two reconnected by chance-or fate-years later as adults in California; and,

WHEREAS, since moving to Southern California, Sharon and Mina have shown tremendous support in the fight against HIV/AIDS; and

WHEREAS, Sharon and Mina served on the AIDS Hospice Committee more than two decades ago and were involved in the creation of Chris Brownlie Hospice in Echo Park, the first licensed AIDS hospice in California, the forerunner of today's AIDS Healthcare Foundation; and

WHEREAS, while they were here, they fell in love more than four decades ago and were officially married in 2008; and

WHEREAS, these two women have been recognized by the American Society on Aging for being pioneers in the field of Lesbian and Gay Gerontology; and

WHEREAS, Mina Meyer is a founder of the National Association of Lesbian and Gay Gerontologists, and Sharon Raphael, is a distinguished professor emeritus of sociology at California State Dominguez Hills; and

WHEREAS, officially retired, they continue to tirelessly champion LGBT rights and equality, most recently speaking out publicly on the injustice and discrimination lesbians and gays face under the Defense of Marriage Act; and

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that by the adoption of this resolution, the City of Los Angeles wants to hereby recognize Sharon Raphael and Mina Meyer as true LGBT trailblazers as we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Heritage Month in the City of Los Angeles, in June of 2013.

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Seconded by: All JUL 2 6 2013 20' LOS ANGElES CITY COUNCil CITY OF LOS ANGELES

RESOLUTION

Bryan Cranston

WHEREAS, Bryan Cranston, born to a show business family and raised in Southern California, made his acting debut at the age of eight in a United Way commercial. It wasn't until he finished college that acting became a serious consideration. While on a cross- country motorcycle trip with his brother, he discovered community theater and began exploring every aspect of the stage. Soon, he was cast in a summer stock company; and

WHEREAS, Cranston returned to Los Angeles and quickly landed a role on the television movie Love Without End, which led to his being signed as an original cast member of ABC's Loving. He went on to appear in numerous television roles including a seven-year run as Halon FOX's Malcolm in the Middle, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe and three Emmy® awards; the recurring role of Dentist, Tim Whatley on Seinfeld; HBO's acclaimed miniseries, From the Earth to the Moon, as Buzz Aldrin, and the made-fer- television movie I Know My First Name is Steven, among others; and

WHEREAS, Cranston's additional feature film credits include: Contagion, John Carter of Mars, Larry Crowne, The Lincoln Lawyer, Little Miss Sunshine, Seeing Other People, Saving Private Ryan and That Thing You Do!; and

WHEREAS, Cranston was heard as the voice of "Vitality" in Madagascar 3 Europe's Most Wanted, which grossed over $730 million worldwide. He also starred in Len Wiseman's remake of Total Recall, Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages and Nicolas Winding Refn's critically acclaimed film, Drive, opposite Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan; and

WHEREAS, Cranston has won three consecutive Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Walter White on AMC's Breaking Bad. Cranston holds the honor of being the first actor in a cable series, and the second lead actor in the history of the Emmy® Awards to receive three consecutive wins. His performance has also earned him a fourth Emmy® nomination, a Television Critics Association award, two Golden Globe nominations and a Screen Actors Guild award.; and

WHEREAS, on the big screen, Cranston won a second Screen Actors Guild award for his co-starring role in the 2012 Oscar-winning Best Picture, Argo, essaying the role of CIA operative Jack O'Donnell opposite star-director Ben Affleck; and

WHEREAS, he is currently in production on Legendary Pictures' remake of Godzilla starring opposite Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen. He will also voice a character in DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda 3; and

WHEREAS, Cranston served as executive producer and star of an exclusive online series called The Handlers for Atom.com. The comedic short series followed Cranston as the character Jack Powers and his race to win a seat on the State Senate; and

WHEREAS, Cranston is also a dedicated screenwriter and director. He wrote the original romantic drama, Last Chance as a birthday gift for his wife, Robin Dearden, where he directed and starred in the film. Cranston has also directed several episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, the Comedy Central pilot Special Unit, Breaking Bad and recently an episode of Modern Family; and

WHEREAS, Cranston continues to pursue his love for theater whenever possible. Credits include: The God of Hell, Chapter Two, The TamIng of the Shrew, A Doll's House, Eastern Standard, Wrestlers, Barefoot in the Park and The Steven Weed Show, for which he won a Drama-Logue Award; and

WHEREAS, Cranston also produced an instructional DVD called KidSmartz, which is designed to educate families on how to stay safe from child abduction and internet predators. KidSmartz raises money for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children; and

WHEREAS, Cranston, on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, will be presented with the 2,502 star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame:

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that by the adoption of this resolution, the Los Angeles City Council does hereby commend and congratulate, BRYAN CRANSTON on the occasstcn of being presented with his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We wish him many years of continued success on an future endeavours.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council the City of Los Angeles at its meeting held 4, 2013. Presented by: -----

Seconded by:

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