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COUNCIL FILE NO. Oq·~t3c2i 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). -20 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 mailed to interested parties advising of Council date for this item. Date scheduled in Council. AFTER COUNCIL ACTION: _~_--l} Send copy of adopted report to the Real Estate Section, Development Services Division, Bureau of Engineering (Mail Stop No. 515) for further processing. ___ --l}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 SEP 1 8 2009 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- CRYSTAL GAYLE RECOMMENDATIONS: A. That the City Council designate Location No. 39u as shown on Sheet 24 of Plan D-13788 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Crystal Gayle at 1515 N. Vine Street. 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 October 2,2009. FISCAL IMP ACT STATEMENT: No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee. TRANSMITTALS: 1. Unnumbered communication dated August 9, 2009, 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 of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has submitted a request for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame the name of Crystal Gayle. The ceremony is scheduled for Friday, October 2, 2009 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, VUgJ)"", ~~ ~p. Lem~l~: P.E. Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering sm:Gayle.Ol (213) 482-7055 cc: Construction Services Center, Counter 23" Bureau of Street Services Administration ACCELERATED REVIEW PROCESS - E Office of the City Engineer Los Angeles California To the Honorable Council SEP 18 2009 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- CRYSTAL GAYLE RECOMMENDATIONS: A. That the City Council designate Location No. 39u as shown on Sheet 24 of Plan D-13788 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Crystal Gayle at 1515 N. Vine Street. B. Inform the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce ofthe Council's action on this matter. C. That this report be adopted prior to the date of the ceremony on October 2, 2009. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT: No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee. TRANSMITTALS: 1. Unnumbered communication dated August 9, 2009, 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 of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has submitted a request for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame the name of Crystal Gayle. The ceremony is scheduled for Friday, October 2, 2009 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, VVJ11J"", ~~ ~(I. Lem~l~: P.E. Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering sm:Gayle.Ol (213) 482-7055 cc: Construction Services Center, Counter 23 n Bureau of Street Services Administration .uOllVWOOD WALK 01= I=AMt: August9,2009 Mr. Gary Lee Moore Public Works Engineering Atl: Lemuel Paco 201 N. Figueroa St. 3rd 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: CRYSTAL GAYLE (Category -RECORDlNG)- Requested star location to be 1515 Vine Street west side of the street, in front of GAME STOP. The star for CRYSTAL GAYLE will be situated between the stars of CARL SMITH (39U), to the south and LEO CARRILLO which is numbered (38U) to the north. According to sheet #24 plan 13788, CRYSTAL GAYLE'S star is numbered 39u.Special Note: Gayle's star is one star away from her sister Loretta Lynn. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for Friday, October 2, 2009 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 enclosed: CRYSTAL GAYLE's bio, and the Board of Director's Minutes. Ralph Pipes Leron Gubler Top End Constructors Sandra McClellan Carmine. Goglia Crystal Gayle • Selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - ceremony on October 2, 2009 • Major industry awards: • Most Promising Female Vocalist - Academy of Country Music • Country Music's Female Vocalist of the Year: • Academy of Country Music - three times • Country Music Association - two times • American Music Awards - three times • Grammy for "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" • Favorite Female Country Video Artist - American Music Awards • Most Played Country Artist on jukeboxes - American Music Operators Association • Recorded 22 number one country singles, 34 top ten singles • Recorded the international country and pop standard "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" • Honored in October, 1999, when "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" (composed by Richard Leigh) was recognized by ASCAP as one of the top ten most performed country songs of the century • "Talking In Your Sleep" was honored as BMI's most played country song in 1978 • Recorded 4 top twenty pop singles: "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," "Talking In Your Sleep," "Half the Way" and "You and I" (duet with Eddie Rabbit) • Recorded 25 albums: 3 platinum and 5 gold in the United States • The first female country artist to achieve platinum album sales (We Must Believe In Magic) • Most Performed Country Female Artist on radio for the len years from 1975-1985 • Hosted two prime time CBS television specials, an HBO special, and specials from Sweden and Finland • Most Performed Country Female Artist on radio for the ten years from 1975-1985 • Recorded soundtrack album with Tom Waits for the Francis Ford Coppola film "One From the Heart" • Recorded "Another World" (the hit duet with Gary Morris) as the theme song for the hit TV soap opera. Crystal guest starred on several episodes of "Another World" where she was stalked by a ruthless killer • Performed over 3,000 concerts throughout America and the world in front of over 10,000,000 fans • Inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame - 2008 • Inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame - 2009 • received the Waterford Crystal "Celebration of Light" award in 1988 in recognition of her many charitable activities • recorded the theme song for the Make-A-Wish Foundation • served for several years as co-host of the Arthritis Foundation Telethon Crystal Gayle ... "Before country was 'cool,' Crystal was 'class' ... n Never has one reviewer captured a platinum clad, Grammy Award winning career so beautifully in so few words. Crystal encapsulates everything the dazzling qualities of her name imply - although that name came to her in quite an unusual fashion. "Crystal" was suggested by Brenda Gail Webb's older sister, Loretta Lynn. Knowing there was already a 'Brenda Lee' currently successful in the music industry, Loretta selected the name 'Crystal' for her younger sibling when she began recording. Once re-named, Crystal's musical boundaries have since been seemingly limitless, as proven by her recent project "All My Tomorrows," a mood influenced collection of American standards. Songs such as "Cry Me a River," "Sentimental Journey," "It Had to Be You," and "Smile" somehow reach the heights their songwriters' must have dreamed of when piped through the beautiful chords of Crystal Gayle. "These are songs any artist loves to sing," said Crystal in a recent interview. "They've endured to become timeless classics." Strange to think of anyone as young and vibrant as the artist in question as a "timeless classic," but that indeed describes the course Crystal Gayle's career has taken.