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COUNCIL FILE NO. 07~ (J 9q7 COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 13 l/ 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). i) 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 /2. Public Works Committee Chairperson *D/SAPPROVED 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 mailed to interested parties advising of Council date for this item. Date scheduled in CounciL. AFTER COUNCIL ACTION: I Send copy of adopted report to the Real Estate Section. Development Services Division, Bureau of Engineering (Mail Stop No. 515) for further processing. I Other: PLEASE DO NOT DETACH THIS APPROVAL SHEET FROM THE COUNCIL FILE ACCELERATED REVIEW PROCESS - E Offce of the City Engineer Los Angeles, California To the Honorable Council Of the City of Los Angeles MAR 2 1 2007 Honorable Members: C. D. No. 13 ./ SUBJECT: Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street - Walk of Fame Additional Name in Terrazzo Sidewalk- HALLE BERRY RECOMMENDATIONS: A. That the City Council designate the unnumbered location situated one sidewalk square northerly of and between numbered locations 38K and 38k as shown on Sheet 8 of Plan P-35375 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Halle Berr 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 ofthe ceremony on April 3, 2007. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT: No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee. TRANSMITTALS: 1. Unnumbered communication dated March 7, 2007, from the Hollywood Historic Trust of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, biographical information and excerpts from the minutes ofthe 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 Halle Berry. The ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, April 3, 2007 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, w~~ Lemuel M~aco, P.E. ~ Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering sm:Berry.05 (213)482-7055 cc: Construction Services Center, Counter "23" Bureau of Street Services Admnistration ACCELERATED REVIEW PROCESS - E Office of the City Engineer Los Angeles, California To the Honorable Council Of the City of Los Angeles MAR 2 1 2007 Honorable Members: C. D. No. 13 SUBJECT: Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street - Walk of Fame Additional Name in Terrazzo Sidewalk- HALLE BERRY RECOMMENDATIONS: A. That the City Council designate the unnumbered location situated one sidewalk square northerly of and between numbered locations 38K and 38k as shown on Sheet 8 of Plan P-35375 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Halle Berr 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 April 3, 2007. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT: No Gcneral Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee. TRANSMITTALS: 1. Unnumbcrcd communication dated March 7, 2007, from the Hollywood Historic Trust of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, biographical information and cxcerpts from the minutes ofthe Chamber's mecting with recommendations. .k ' -: ~OLiVWOOri~l WALK Or: ¡:AME March 7, 2007 Mr. Gary L. Moore Public Works Enginecring At!: Lemuel Paco 20l N. Figueroa, 3" 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: HALLE BERRY (Category-MOTION PICTURES) Requested star location to he 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, north sidc of the street at Hollywood & Highland. The star for HALLE BERRY wil be placed in the second row. The star will be next to the star of STEVEN SPIELBERG which is numbered (38K) to the west and the star of NICOLE KIDMAN, which is numbered (38k) to the east. According to sheet 8 Plan P-35375, the star for HALLE BERRY has no numbcr. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at 11:30 a.il.. Thank you for your cooperation in this requcst. I look forward to a responsc from your office soon. The following materials are enclosed: HALLE BERRY'S bio, and the Board of Directors minutes. artinez-Holler Vice President, Media Relations CC: Q,,+ A..1-;'~;A. ~vfayûi Antonio Villaraigosa Johnny Grant ..öL. LUlllUllV Council President Garcetti Insp. Gladden Topher Bcst Sally Castro Top End Construction D. Chism ire Leron Gubler Carmine Goglia Kari Tejerian N ynlHfì Ctlh:He¡i¡ HALLE BERRY (BIOGRAPHY) Academy A ward-winning actress Halle Berr continues to break down barriers, working hard to achieve a career most actors dream of having. She stars in this Spring's thriler, "Perfect Stranger," opposite Bruce Wilis and stars next in Things We Lost in the Fire." The third installment of the "X Men" series, directed by Brett Ratner, in which Berry reprised her role of 'Storm,' continued the franchise's worldwide success. In 2006, she also received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her acting work in the Oprah Winfrey produced movie "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and as executive producer for the HBO telefim "Lackawanna Blues." Previously, Berry provided the voice of 'Cappy' in the 20'h Century Fox animated feature, "Robots," and she heated up theatres across the globe with her star tur in Warner Brothers' "Catwornan." She also starred in the psychological thriller "Gothika," which helped to cement her status as an international box offce draw. In 2002 Berry starred as 'Jinx' in the James Bond feature, ';Die Another Day," opposite Pierce Brosnan, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Bond franchise and becoming the largest-grossing Bond film to date. For her spectacular performance in Lionsgate Films' "Monster's Ball," she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as the SAG Award, the Berlin Silver Bear Award and was named Best Actress by the National Board of Review. No stranger to accolades, Berr earned the Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG and NAACP Image Award for her extraordinary, critically acclaimed performance in HBO's telcfilm, "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge," which she also produced. Critics and Iimgoers first took notice of Berry in her feature Iim debut, Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever." She went on to star opposite Warren Beatt in the socio-political comedy, "Bulworth." Otber film credits include "Losing Isaiah," opposite Jessica Lange: "Executive Decision" (for which she won a Blockbuster A ward for Best Actress in an Action Drama): the live-action version of "The Flintstones;" "The Last Boy Scout;" "Strictly Business;" Reginald Hudlin's "Boomerang" opposite Eddie Murphy and "Swordfish" with John Travolta and Hugb Jackman. (MORE) HALLE BERRY 810 / Page 2 Other television credits include starring in the highly-rated ABC mini-series, "Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding," directed by Charles Burnett, as well as the title role in Alex Haley's mini-series, "Queen." The highest rated sequel in television history, the latter performance earned Berr her first NAACP Image Award for Best Actress, as well as Best Newcomer Award from the Hollywood Women's Press Club. She also starred opposite Jimmy Smits in Showtime's original telefilm, "Solomon and Sheba." In recognition for her achievements as an actress, the Harvard foundation at Harvard University honored Berr as Cultural Artist of the Year. Currently, she serves as an International Spokesperson for Rcvlon and devotes considerable time and support to numerous charitable and humanitarian causes and organizations. # # # 2/07 CONTACT: Brad Cafarelli Bragman Nyman Cafarelli (BNC) (310) 854-4800 BCafarellj(abncpr.com Hollywood Chamber of Commerce BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wednesday, June 18, 2003 MINUTES Attcnding: Banks, Briggs, Burke, Diehl, Durante, Folb, Gallagher, Gomez, Grant, Hill, Joyner, Langer, Lestz, McCann, McClellan, Peterson, Robertson, Rosenberg, Ronze, Schwartz, Scott, Taylor, 'fromon, Van Cleve Honorary Directors: Arslanian, Dudas, Hemer, Kamensky, Morrison, Spero Directors Absent: Barnes, Bond, Dankberg, Green, Kaneko, Lamy, Malagon, Minzer, Papadaki, Smith, Swift, Turner Staff: French, Gubler, Lindgren Guests: Councilmcmber Wendy Greuel, Sharon Ddugach, representing Assemblymcmber .1 a(kie G oldbcrg Call to Ordcr Chairman Van Clcvc called the meetig to order at 4:13 p.m. Self introductions followed. Approval of Minutes from May 21. 2003 Briggs motioned to approve the minntes from May 21, 2003. Robertson secondcd and the motion passed (MSP). Discussion Items Wal of Fame Grant presented the WOF Committee's selections for 2004. They are: MOTION PICTURES: Halle Berry, Glenn Close, Kevin Costner, Patty Duke, Anthony Hopkins, Brooke Shields,.J ohn Singleton and Hans Zimmer TELEVISION: Steve Edwards, Mary Kate & Ashley Olscn, Ted Turner and Cindy Willams RECORDING: Jose Jose, Journey, Nancy Sinatra and Britney Speats LIVE THEATRE/LIVE PERFORMANCE- Mickey and)an Rooney RADIO- Pcpe Barreto POSTHUMOUS- ElizabethMontgomery (MP), Dr.
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