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COUNCIL FILE NO. 03 CJZJ 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). _x} 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: Send copy of adopted report to the Real Estate Section, Development Services Division, Bureau of Engineering (Mail Stop No. 515) for further processing. _____.J 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 MAR 10 2011 Honorable Members: C. D. No. 13 SUBJECT: Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street- Walk of Fame Additional Name in Terrazzo Sidewalk BILL GEIST RECOMMENDATIONS: A. That the City Council designate the ummmbered location situated one sidewalk square northerly of and between numbered locations 33j and 34j as shown on Sheet 19 of Plan D-13788 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Bill Geist at 6850 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 15,2011. FISCAL IMP ACT STATEMENT: No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee. TRANSMITTALS: 1. Unnumbered communication dated March I, 2010, 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 Bill Geist. The ceremony is scheduled for Friday, Aprill5, 2010 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, vJ~~.n--~ (1:4- Lem~<tJ, P.E. Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering ar:wof.02 (213) 482-7042 cc: Constmction Services Center, Counter 23" Bureau of Street Services Administration * RECEIVED M/l.R o~ 2011 CENTRAL DISTRICT ~OllVWOOD PERMIT COUNTER Cf-JAMB[R Oi= COMM[RC[ March 1 , 2011 Mr. Gary L. Moore Public Works Engineering Att: Lemuel Paco 201 N. Figueroa, 3'' Floor, M.S. 503 Los Angeles,CA 90014 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: BILL GEIST - (Category-TELEVISION) Requested star location to be 6850 Hollywood Boulevard next to the El Capitan Theatre North side of the street. The star for BILL GEIST will be placed in the second row next to the original row closest to the property. The stars situated in the original row where star is near are JANE RUSSELL (33j) to the East, and PAUL ANKA (34j) to the West. According to sheet# 19 plan 13788, BILL GEIST'S star is next to the star of Ray Harryhausen (no designated number) and a BLANK square in the second row and has no designated number. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for Friday, April 15, 2011at 11:30 a.m. Thank you for your cooperation in this request. I look forward to a response from your office soon. The following materials are enclosed: BILL GEIST' bio, and the Board of Director's Minutes.· -""'""'""'"artinez Vice President, Media Relations, Producer Walk ·of Fame cc: Mayor Villaraigosa Leron Gubler Darin Cohen Council Pres. Garcetti Ralph Pipes B. Geist Sally Castro Top End Cons!. Sgt. Lamont JERRETI Carmine Goglia Martinez-Holler, Ana From: Geist, Bill [WEG@cbsnews_com] Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 1:49 PM To: Martinez-Holler, Ana -Subject: geist bio From: Geist, Bill Sent: Tuesday, March 01,2011 4:40PM To: Geist, Bill Subject: Emailing: geist bio BILL GEIST Correspondent and Commentator, CBS NEWS Bill Geist is an Emmy Award-winning correspondent for CBS News and a New York Times best-selling author. He has been a correspondent and commentator for CBS NEWS SUNDAY MORNING since he joined the network in 1987, traveling the country to chronicle the people, places, and events that make up the fabric of American life. He has contributed his humor, observations, and story-telling to many CBS News broadcasts, including "60 Minutes II", "The Evening News", and "48 Hours, as well as various CBS Sports productions, including several Olympic Garnes, World Series, and Super Bowls. He is the best-selling author of seven books: Fore! Play (it's about golf); The Big Five-Oh !: Facing, Fearing and Fighting 50; Monster Trucks and Hair In A Can, Who Says America Doesn't Make Anything Anymore?; Little League Confidential, an account of his experiences coaching his son and daughter in Little League baseball; The Zucchini Plague and Other Tales ofSuburbia; City Slickers and, most recently, Way Offthe Road, a compendium of stories from SUNDAY MORNING on the peculiar charms of small-town America. Geist has contributed innumerable articles to a wide spectrum of magazines, ranging from New York to Chicago, Rolling Stone to Forbes, and Vogue to Esquire-- as well as to internet sites such as The Daily Beast, Prior to joining CBS News, Geist was a reporter and columnist for The New York Times, where he wrote the "About New York" column and before that, at The Chicago Tribune He served as a combat photographer with the First Infantry Division in Vietnam. Geist has won many awards for his work as a humorist, commentator and reporter in television, newspapers and magazines, including two Emmys. He received the 2007 Marist College Lowell Thomas Award that recognizes individuals whose work reflects the imagination, courage, ambition and humanity of Thomas, the author, traveler and broadcaster. He has also been awarded honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Cincinnati and the University of Illinois, but seems most proud of placing third in the Illinois State Fair Bake-Off. He was born in Urbana, Ill. Geist was graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1968 with a degree in communications and from the University of Missouri in 1971 with a Master's 1 degree in communications. Geist lives in New York City with his wife, Jody. They have two children: Willie, who appears on MSNBC, and Libby, a Peabody Award-winning producer for ESPN films. # 2 Hollywood Chamber of Commerce '- Meeting of the Board of Directors Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Board Members Present: G. Abou-Daoud, C. Armstrong, J. Briggs, H. Cochran, M. Cooper, M. Costa, K. Diehl, S. Durante, B. Farrar, B. Folb, D. Gajda, L. Goldman, J. Grant, B. Folb, R. Inouye, M. Larson, E. Lestz, C. Massie, S. O'Rourke, M. Panatier, R. Pipes, P. Robertson, F. Rosenthal, M. Schultz, D. Scott, M. Shelton, T. Smith, S. Tronson Board Members Absent: D. Gallagher, S. Kay, J. Kreshek, E. Peterson, S. Smith Honorary Board Members Present: 0. Arslanian, C. Baumgart · Staff Present: L. Gubler, V. Kish, T. Lindgren, A. Martinez-Holler, E. McDonald, R. Silsbee Guests Present: Gilbert Smith, Nosotros Theatre Call to Order Briggs called the meeting to order at 4:04p.m. ' ,- -· --- ----- --···· Walk of FameReport Grant read the list of recipients approved by the WOF Selection Committee for 2008. They are: MOTION PICTURES: Angela Bassett, Gate Blanchett, Stan Lee, The Munchkins, Tim Robbins and The Westmores of Hollywood TELEVISION: Bill Geist, Kate Linder, Howie Mandel, Sherwood Schwartz, Vince McMahon, Susan St. James, and Brian Keith (Posthumous) RECORDING: Christina Aguilera, Brooks and Dunn, Ricky Martin, Red Hot Chili Peppers and George Harrison (Posthumous) LIVE THEATRE/LIVE PERFORMANCE- Stephen Schwartz (MSP: Grant, Diehl) to approve the iist of 2008 recipients. Adjourn There being no further business, Briggs adjourned the meeting at 5:30p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Todd Lindgren .

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