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COUNCIL FILE NO. /)1- o2Q/: 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 83-1 075-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). i) E. Request for Star in . -~ 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 County Flood Control District.

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Offce of the City Engineer

Los Angeles California

To the Honorable Council

~~R 2 1 Z001 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--

RECOMMENDA nONS:

A. That the City Council designate Location No. 361 as shown on Sheet 20 of Plan D-13788

for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation ofthe name of Dick Wolf at 7040 Hollywood Boulevard.

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

C. That this report be adopted prior to the date of the ceremony on Mareh 29, 2007.

FISCAL IMP ACT STATEMENT:

No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee.

TRASMITTALS:

1. Unnumbered communication dated March 7, 2007, from the Hollywood Historic Trust of the Hollywood Chamber ofComrerce, 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 ofthe Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has submitted a request for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame the name of Dick Wolf. The ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, March 29,2007 at 11 :30 a.m.

The communicant's request is in accordanee 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, vJ~k Lemuel M~co, P.E. Central District Engineer

Bureau of Engineering

sm:wolf.Ol (213) 482-7055 cc: Constrction Services Center, Counter "23" Bureau of Street Services Administration ACCELERATED REVIEW PROCESS - E

Offce ofthe City Engineer

Los Angeles California

To the Honorable Council

Ofthe City of Los Angeles MAR 2 i 2007

Honorable Members: C. D. No. 13

SUBJECT:

Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street - Walk of Fame Additional Name in Terrazzo Sidewalk - DICK WOLF

RECOMMENDATIONS:

A. That the City Council designate Location No. 361 as shown on Sheet 20 of Plan D- 13788

for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Dick Wolf at 7040 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 29, 2007.

FISCAL IMP ACT STATEMENT:

No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee.

TRANS MITT ALS:

1. Unnumbered communication dated Mareh 7, 2007, 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. * -, "* " Y(

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March 7, 2007

Mr. Gary Lee Moore Public Works Engineering At!: Lemuel Paco 201 N. Figueroa Sl. 3" Floor, M.S. 503 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Fax 213 482-7007

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:

DICK WOLF- (Category - TELEVISION)- Requested star location to be 7040 Hollywood Blvd, South side of the street. The star for DICK WOLF will be situated next to the stars of JACK WEBB (36L), to the west and KATHLEEN WILLIAMS which is numbered (35L) to the east. According to sheet # 20 plan 13788, DICK WOLF'S star is numbered 361. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, March 29, 2007, at 11 :30 a.m.

Thank you for your cooperation in this request. I look forward to a response from your office soon. if you have questions call me at (323) 468-1376.

The following materials are enciosed: DiCK Wolf's bio, and the Board of Director's Minutes.

Sincerely,

Ana Martinez-Holler Vice President, Media Relations cc. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Johnny Grant Councilman Eric Garcetti Ralph Pipes Sally Castro Leron Gubler Sgt. Mike Arminio Top End Constructors Inspector Gladden Sandra McClellan T opher Best Carmine Goglia Pam Golum Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Meeting of the Board of Directors

Wednesday, June 21,2006

Board Members Present: C. Armstrong, K. Diehl, B. Farrar, B. Folb, D. Gallagher, J. Grant, R. Inouye, N. Jemjemian, D. Judd, J. Kreshek, M. Larsen, E. Lestz, C Massie, S. O'Rourke, L. Parker, E. Peterson, P. Robertson, F. Rosenthal, N. Salamone, D. Scott, M. Shelton, S Tronson, T. Smith Honorary Board Members Present: O. Arslanian, H. Hisserich Staff Present: R. Silsbee, L. Gubler, E. McDonald, T Lindgren Guests Present:

415p Call to Order...... Elizabeth Peterson, Sr. Vice-Chair . Introduction of New Board Member: Nor Jemjemian, Kaiser Permanente

Walk of Fame Update...... J. Grant J. Grant announced the complete Walk of Fame recipient list for 2007. This list inciudes the foliowing individuals in their respective performance category: Motion pictures: , Matt Damon, Lauren Shuler Donner, , John Goodman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Altman. Television: Walters, Erik Estrada, , Jerry Stiller, Oic:k.W6if,. Recordinq: Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Mariah Carey, , Crystal Gayle, Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Shania Twain. Live theater/performance: Sir Tim Rice, Lily Tomlin. Radio: Bingenheimer, Stu Nahan. MSP (N. Salamone, J. Grant)

5:50p Adjourn...... Peterson

Submitted by:

,.Æ~~ , ~V'-I ,..".. .."...... VP Government Affairs DICK WOLF Biography

Dick Wolf, one of television's most respected drama series creator/producers, is the architect of one of the most successful brands in the history of television -Law & Order. An Emmy Award winning producer, Wolf serves as creator and executive producer of the three Law & Order drama series from Wolf Films and NBC -- Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent n which air Fridays at 10:00 p.m., Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. and Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m., respectively, on NBC.

WoWs company also produced Twin Towers, the 2003 Academy Award winning Short Documentary about two brothers, one a policeman and the other a fireman, who lost their lives in the line of duty on September 11. Oscar and Emmy-winning director and Robert Port directed the fim, which was also screened at the prestigious in Januar 2003 and was released in October 2004 on DVD. Wolf and Guttentag arc also teaming on a documentary about rock legends The Doors.

In addition, Wolf and Tom Thayer arc executive producers of the highly-anticipated HBO original movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which tells the tragic and powerful story of the subjugation and cultural extermination of the Native American. Slated to air in May 2007, the film stars , Adam Beach and Aidan Quinn in a compelling adaptation based on the bestseller by Dec Brown.

WoWs Law & Order series continue to rewrite the annals oftclevision history. With over 350 episodes under its belt, Law & Order - entering its 17th season on NBC - is the longest-running current drama series on television. It has received eleven consecutive Outstanding Drama Series Emmy nominations - the record for most consecutive series Emmy nominations in the history of television (tied with "" and "M*A *S*H") - and won the coveted Emmy in that category in 1997. Law & Order is poised to become the longest-running police series and the second longest running drama series in the history oftelcvision, second only to . Law & Order's other accolades include: the highly-coveted Peabody Award; multiple Emmys; the Crystal Apple Award from the 's Mayor's omcc of Film, Theater and Broadcasting; the Writer's Guild Award for Television and numerous other high ranking tributes.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, in its eighth year on NBC, has been one of the network's top performers, and continually wins its Tuesday night time period, monopolizing audiences by a wide margin in ratings, share and demographics. Star ( who plays Detective ) has received three Emmy nominations for Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and , who plays Detective Eliott Stabler recently earned his first Emmy nomination in the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category). In 2005, won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Seties and the same year, Hargitay won the Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent, its sixth season, stars Vincent D'Onofrio, , and veteran stage and fim actor , are joined by who is reprising his role as Detective and as his partner, alternating as lead detectives on cases from the Major Case Squad.

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The Law & Order brand also includes Law & Order: Trial By Jury and the highly rated NBC telcfilm Exiled: A Luw & Order Movie (one of the top-rated telefilms for the 1997-98 season) in which Chris Noth reprised his role as Detective Mike Logan. In addition, the multi-media franchise includes and video games, Crime & Punishment, the "real life" Law & Order, which chronicled cases prosecuted by the District Attorney's office and aired for three summers on NBC, and Wolf's and offcial series photograph Jessica Burstein's Law & Order: Crime Scenes (Barnes & Noble publishing), a stunning, rivet-bound hardcover presenting more than I 00 black and white crime sccnc photographs from its most popular episodes.

Wolf has been a creative force in television for more than 25 years, with an illustrious career as a top advertising executivc and continuing as one of television's most prolific producer/writers with such series as Conviction, L.A. , Hil Street Blues, Vice, , Arrest & Trial, , Feds and Players. Among his feature fim credits are the screenplay for the hit Paramount release School Ties, writer and executive producer of Masquerade and writer and producer of No Man's Land.

His pcrsonal honors include such awards as: the prestigious Award of Excellence from the Banff Television Festival; the 2002 Creative Achievement Award from NA TPE; the Anti-Defamation League's Distinguished Entertainment Industry Award; the Leadership and Inspiration Award from the Entertainment Industries Council; the Governor's Award by the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences; the 1997 achievement award from the Caucus for Producers, Writers, and Directors, the 1998 Television Showman of the Year Award from the Publicist's Guild of America and the 2002 Tribute from thc Museum of Television and Radio. On March 29, 2007, Wolf is slated to receive a star on Hollywood's world-famous Walk of Famc.

Wolf is also an Honorary Consul of Monaco and is actively involved in the principality's prestigious annual television Festival, and is its primary liaison with the entertainment community.

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CONTACTS: Pam Golum Audrey Davis The Lippin Group/LA The Lippin GrouplNY (323) 965- 1 990 (212) 986-7080

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