COUNCIL FILE NO. II.., ~g 61 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 83-1 075-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). _10 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 615 City Hall City Clerk Processing: Date ____ notice and report copy mail ed to interested parties advising of Council date for th is item. Date ____ scheduled in Cou ncil. AFTER COUNCIL ACTION: Send copy of adopted report to the Real Estate Section, Development Services Division, Bureau of Engineering (Mai l 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 Of the City of Los Angeles MAY 18 1011 Honorable Members: C. D. No. 13 SUBJECT: Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street- Walk of Fame Additional Name in Terrazzo Sidewalk­ SHANIA TWAIN RECOMMENDATIONS: A. That the City Council designate the unnumbered location situated one sidewalk square southerly of and between numbered locations 81 a and 82A as shown on Sheets 10 & 11 of Plan D-13788 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Shania Twain at 6270 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 June 2, 2011. FISCAL IMP ACT STATEMENT: No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee. TRANSMITTALS: 1. Unnumbered communication dated May 11, 2011, 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 Committee ofthe Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has submitted a request for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame the name of Shania Twain. The ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, June 2, 2011 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 permit can be secured at 201 N. Figueroa Street, 3rd Floor, Counter 23". Respectfully submitted, wd n~ )rn;.:- Lem=M~,-P.E. Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering ar:wof02 (213) 482-7042 cc: Construction Services Center, Counter 23" Bureau of Street Services Administration Ci-JAMB~R or: COMM~RC~ May 11, 2011Amy Underwood Amy Underwood i'vir. Gat-y L Moore Public Works Engineering Att Lemuel Paco 201 N. Figueroa, 3•d FLoor, M.S. 503 Los Angeles, CA 90014 Dear Mr. Moore: The \Valk of Fame Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has approved the below listed name for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame: SHANIA TWAIN - (Category -RECORDING) Requested star location to be 6270 Hollywood Boulevard in front of TheW Hotel Hollywood and Delphine's Restaurant situated on the South side of the street The star for SHANIA TWAIN will be placed in the second row next to the original row closest to the property. TI1e stars situated in the original row where star is near are JO STAFFORD (8la) to the East, and CONSTANCE MOORE (82A) to the West. According to sheet # 10/11 plan 13788, SHANIA TWAIN'S stat is in the second row and has no designated number. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for THURSDAY,JUNE 2, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. Thank you for your cooperation in tlus request I look forward to a response from your office soon. The following materials are enclosed: SHANIA T\VAIN'S bio, the Board of Director's Minutes. ~'~Vice President, Media Relations, Producer Walk of Fame cc: Mayor Villaraigosa Leron Gubler Council Pres. Garcetti Ralph Pipes Sally Castto Top End Const. Sgt. Lamont Jerrett Carmine Goglia Darin Cohen 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: 0. Arslanian, H. Hisserich Staff Present: R. Silsbee, L. Gubler, E. McDonald, T. Lindgren Guests Present: 4: 15p 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 includes the following individuals in their respective performance category: Motion pictures: Michael Caine, Matt Damon, Lauren Shuler Donner, Jamie Foxx, John Goodman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Altman. Television: Walters, Erik Estrada, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry Stiller, Dick Wolff. Recording: Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Mariah Carey, the Doors, 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: {!/;~&~ ~oche!le Silsbee VP Government Affairs A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY SHANIA TWAIN GREATEST HITS BIOGRAPHY More than 41 million albums sold in the U.S.; the top selling female artist in history; multi-platinum album sales in 32 countries including Canada, Australia, the UK, Indonesia, Holland and Norway; the sixth-biggest selling album of all time and 17 top ten songs, half of which reached #1. Shania Twain is a phenomenon. Most amazing of all, Shania has reached beyond all feasible music boundaries with just three albums - all of which have received Diamond certification by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales of 10 million copies in the U.S. She is the only artist to have three consecutive albums sell more than 10 million copies. Behind all those statistics are millions of individuals who hear their own stories and feelings in her lyrics. Whether her songs are bursting with attitude or declaring her love in sweet and simple terms, they resonate with listeners. Now she's brought together all of the singles that fans have come to love on one record. Shania Twain Greatest Hits boasts 17 favorites, plus three new songs. One of the new songs, and the first single from the album, "Party for Two," is a flirty, fun duet with country artist Billy Currington that is receiving immediate kudos from critics bowing to its unabashed catchiness. There is also a second version of "Party for Two" with Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath. Entertainment Weekly deemed Shania Twain Greatest Hits one of the most anticipated albums of the fall/ noting, "Let the hoi polloi lust after her hits. To the bubblegum aficionados among us, Twain and husband/producer Mutt Lange are the Queen and King of Pop. That's why we're craving the new confections, which include the ballad "Don't" and "I Ain't No Quitter/' a country foot-stamper harking back to her twangier days." Though she released an album in the early 1990s with little fanfare, most people consider 1995's The Woman In Me to be the first true Shania Twain album. That's because, unlike her debut record, it contained songs that Twain herself wrote and delivered in her own distinctive way. Produced by husband Mutt Lange, The Woman In Me stunned the country music world, brilliantly bringing a catchy pop sensibility to the genre. "Mutt, as a producer, obviously gave country a sound that it never had before/' Twain said at the time. "That was a big bonus, it was a big risk too, but it turned out to be a bonus. Then you've got Mutt the co-writer who has done wonders for me as a songwriter, because so many of the titles or concepts for the songs on this album were things I had already written the year before for my first album and didn't get taken seriously the first time around. But I got together with Mutt and worked on those songs with him, and he was like, 'Wow, I can't believe this got overlooked. This is great!' He gave me a new confidence I had never had before, and that just opened up all kinds of doors. He contributed in a big way to my confidence, and that just made all the difference." "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under/' the first single from the album made an impression, but the brash and sassy "Any Man of Minefl really set the tone for Twain's impact on country music. A runaway hit, complemented by a video that showed Twain's star power off to dazzling perfection, the song became her first #1 followed by the equally attitude-filled "I'm Outta Here/' and the more low-key "No One Needs To Know." The Woman In Me went on to sell over 12 million copies in the U.S., replacing Patsy Clines Greatest Hits as the best-selling album by a female country artist, and earning Twain a Grammy in 1996 for "Best Country Album." She followed that remarkable success with Come On Over in 1997, which saw one single after the next hit the top of the charts.