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COUNCIL FILE NO. 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). -1D E. Request for Star in 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 County Flood Control District.

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Office of the City Engineer

Los Angeles,

To the Honorable Council

Of the City of Los Angeles OCT 1 ·9 2009

Honorable Members: C. D. No. 13

SUBJECT:

Hollywood Boulevard and - Walk of Fame Additional Name in Terrazzo Sidewalk-

RECOMMENDATIONS:

A. That the City Council designate the unnumbered location situated one sidewalk square northerly of and between numbered locations 13H and 13h as shown on Sheet 16 of Plan D-13788 for the for the installation ofthe name of Peter Graves at 6667 .

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

C. That this report be adopted prior to the date ofthe ceremony on October 30,2009.

FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:

No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee.

TRANSMITTALS:

1. Unnumbered communication dated October 12, 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 ofthe Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has submitted a request for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame the name of Peter Graves. The ceremony is scheduled for Friday, October 30, 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, /AJ~ ~ Lemuel Pa 0, P.E. Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering

sm: Graves.02 (213)482-7055 cc: Construction Services Center, Counter 23 Bureau of Street Services Administration * ~OllVWOOD WALK OF ~AM!;

October 12, 2009

Mr. Gary Lee Moore Public Works Engineering Att: Lemuel Paco 201 N. Figueroa St. 3rdFloor, 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:

PETER GRAVES (Category -TEL.EVISION)- Requested star location to be 6667 Hollywood Blvd. north side of the street, in front of Musso & Frank Restaurant. The star for PETER GRAVES will be situated in the second row closest to the building near the stars of (13H) to the west and WILLIAM DEMAREST which is numbered (13h) to the east. Both stars are in the original row. According to sheet # 16 plan 13788, PETER GRAVES' star has no designated number. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for Friday, October 30, 2009, at 11:30 a.m.

Thank you for yourfooperation in this request. I look forward to a response from your office soon. If you have q estions call me at (323) 468-1376. 1\ The fol!eS,wingmate ials are enclosed: PETER GRAVES' bio, and the Board of Director's Minutes.

\~Si~.ge;~I)' . . ~. ~ ..... " i <, 1 Ana Martinez-Holler Vice President, Media Relations cc: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Council President Eric Garcetti Ralph Pipes Sally Castro Leron Gubler Sgt. Mike Arminio Top End Constructors Inspector Gladden Sandra McClellan Topher Best Carmine Goglia Sandy Brokaw Jeff Briggs ( Hollywood Chamber of Commerce BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

Wednesday, June 17,2009

Board Members Attending: Bill Farrar; Chair; Abou-Daoud; Ainsworth; Baumberger; Baumgart; Chong; Cochran; Cohen; Druyen; Falzone; Gajda; Gorelick; Kalantari; Larson; Massie; Moe; Panatier; Rheinstein; Schultz; Shelton; S. Smith; T. Smith; Suh; Taylor; Tronson; .

Board Memb~rs Absent: Anthony; Barton; Cooper; Costa; Goldman; Hart; Lestz; O'Rourke; Slrnltlan, T. Smith; Stephen; Sundher.Trynin

Staff Present: Gubler, Shahenian, Kiecker, French, Martinez-Holler

Guests Present: Jim O'Caliaghan, L.A. lnc.:

Chairman Bill Far~ar called the meeting to order at 4:08 p.m.

Walk of Fame RecorTU11endations . Ana Martinez-Holler, chamber VP of Media Relations, presented 28 names selected by . the Walk of Fame Selection Committee to be recipients of Walk of Fame stars in 2010. ~ (See Attached List). Sam Smith, Taylor (MSP)to approve the nominations. PETER GRAVES Biography

Peter Graves has combined an enormously successful -acting career - spanning the classic to the hilarious Airplane - with an equally rewarding TV career, encompassing more than a half-dozen series, several major mini-series and numerous movies-far-television. Mr. Graves hosted A&E's flagship series "Biography" from 1987 - 2002. "Biography" garnered some of the network's highest ratings. In 1997, Peter Graves was himself the subject of an A&E "Biography" hosted by co-host Jack Perkins. Signing on to head the "Misssion Impossible" force for six of the seven years the original series ran on CBS-TV (1966-73),firmly established Graves as a star of international importance, a status that continues Undiminished. When ABC-TV decided to bring "Mission Impossible" back to the home screen in 1989, they asked Mr. Graves to head the otherwise all-new cast. His other series credits include: Court-martial, Whiplash, Fury, and The Rebels; plus two Time-Life series of Discover: The World of Science. Additionally, he created the role of Palmer Kirby on ABC-TV's The Winds of War mini-series and reprised that role for War and Remembrance. Since his film debut in Ro.ugeRiver, Mr. G~aves has starred in a legion of leading roles in such motion pictures as Stalag 17, The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, A Rage to Live, The Raid, The Ballad of Josie, The Long Grey Line, Texas Across the River, Five Man Army, and others. Other motion pictures have included Spree, Number One with a Gun, Airplane ll, Savannah Smiles, Survival Run, Cruise Missile, Black Tuesda, and Fort Defiance. A departure from most of his dramatic roles Mr. Graves joined an ensemble cast that was a who's who of celebrity talent to play the airplane pilot, Captain Oveur, in Airplane! Considered to be one of the 10 funniest movies ever made by the American Peter Grave Biography - Page 2

Film Institute, Airplane! celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2006 with various special DVD releases.

Mr. Graves satirized his A&E hosting role in the successful movie Men in Black II. And, on the Disney DVD release of The Lion King 1-1/2 he narrates another mock- umentary of one of Lion King's characters in "Timon: Behind the Legend." Additional movies and mini-series for television have included Death on the Freeway, Death Flight, Underground Man, New Orleans Street Force, Where Have All the People Gone and The Memory of Eva Ryker. The -born Mr. Graves is also an accomplished musician, an affinity he developed early in his youth, when, in addition to athletics, he also found time to take on yet another interest: radio announcing. At the age of 16, he joined the announcing staff of radio WMIN in Minneapolis. Upon high school graduation, Peter enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he spent two years. In college at the University of , where he was a drama major, he also met his future wife, Joan Endress, to whom he has been married for over 50 years . . 2007 celebrates Mr. Graves' 56th year in show business and he is still going strong. He was a semi-regular playing the grandfather for an arc of the hit television series "Seventh Heaven." In the last year he has guest starred on FOX-TV' s "" and CBS-TV's "Cold Case." And of course, he now finds it hard to not be recognized in public due to the frequent airings of his tongue-in-cheek Geico Insurance television ad spot. # # # 5/07