COUNCIL FILE NO. /j-/'/tJt 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 83-1075-Si) 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). _2_} 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.

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Office ofthe City Engineer

Los Angeles, California

To the Honorable Council

Of the City of Los Angeles AUG 2 4.2011

Honorable Members: C. D. No. 13

SUBJECT:

Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street- Walk of Fame Additional Name in Terrazzo Sidewalk~ MELISSA ETHERIDGE

RECOMMENDATIONS:

A. That the City Council designate the unnumbered location situated one sidewalk square northerly of and between numbered locations 46k and 45K as shown on Sheet 8 of Plan P-35375 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Melissa Etheridge at 6901 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 September 27, 2011.

FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:

No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee.

TRANSMITTALS:

1. Unnumbered communication dated August 5, 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 of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has submitted a request for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame the name of Melissa Etheridge. The ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, 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 pe1mit can be secured at 201 N. Figueroa Street, 3rd Floor, Counter 23.

Respectfully submitted,

WoAL~::::_ LemuclM.<1WP~E. Central District Engineer Bureau ofEngineering

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Office of the City Engineer

Los Angeles, California

To the Honorable Council

Ofthe City of Los Angeles AUG 2 4 2011

Honorable Members: C. D. No. 13

SUBJECT:

Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street- Walk of Fame Additional Name in Terrazzo Sidewalk~ MELISSA ETHERIDGE

RECOMMENDATIONS:

A. That the City Council designate the unnumbered location situated one sidewalk square northerly of and between numbered locations 46k and 45K as shown on Sheet 8 of Plan P-35375 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Melissa Etheridge at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard.

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

C. That this repmt be adopted ptior to the date of the ceremony on September 27, 2011.

FISCAL IMP ACT STATEMENT:

No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee.

TRANSMITTALS:

1. Unnumbered communication dated August 5, 2011, from the Hollywood Historic Tmst of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, biographical infonnation and excerpts from the minutes of the Chamber's meeting with recommendations. City Council - 2 - C. D. No. 13

DISCUSSION:

The Walk ofFame Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has submitted a request for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame the name of Melissa Etheridge. The ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, 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 insta11ation permit can be secured at 201 N. Figueroa Street, 3rd Floor, Counter 23.

Respectfully submitted,

WnALh~ Lemucl~.~W;E. Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering

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August 5, 2011

Mr. Gary L. Moore Public Works Engineering Att: Lemuel Paco 201 N. Figueroa, 3rd 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:

MELISSA ETHERIDGE (Category-RECORDING) Requested star location to be 6901 Hollywood Boulevard, north side ofthe street in front of the Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood. The star for MELISSA ETHERIDGE will be placed in the second row and will be situated next to the star of Amy Grant in the second row. The star will be next to the star of WAYNE NEWTON which is numbered ( 46k) to the west and the star of BENIAMINO (JIGLI, which is numbered (45K) to the east. According to sheet #8 Plan P-35375, the star site for MELISSA ETHERIDGE has no number. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 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: MELISSA ETHERIDGE'S bio, and the Board of Directors minutes.

n Mmiinez Vtce President, Media Relations & Producer Walk of Fame

CC: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Sgt. Jerrett Council President Garcetti Darin Cohen J. Orsi Sally Castro Top End Construction D. Chismire Leron Gubler Carmine Goglia HOLL'¥WOOD CHAl\1BER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES June 16, 2010

Board Members Attending: Sam Smith, Chair; Barton; Baumgart; Chong; Cooper; Druyen; Falzone; Fanar; Folb; Goldman; Gorelick; Jones; Kalantari; Kuo; Mann; Massie; McNulty; Morris-Irvin; O'Rourke; Panatier; Shelton; Sundher;

Board Member Absent: Abou-Daoud; Ainsworth; Anthony; Baumberger; Cochran; Cohen; Hart; Moe; Mushin; Ouri; Rheinstein; Stephen; Taylor;Trynin

Honorary Board Members Present: Arslanian; Diehl; Silsbee

Staff Present: Gubler, Shahenian

Guests Present: Neelura Bell, CRA.. /LA; Captain Beatrice Girmala, LAPD

I) Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 4:04 pm.

IV) V\'alk of Fame Recommendations

\valk of Fame: Chairman John Pavhlc recommended the following stars for inclusion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

MOTION PICTURES: Penelope Cruz, Bruce Dern, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Ed Harris, The Muppets, Kenny Ortega, G-wyneth Paltrow, Ridley Scott, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon.

TELEVISION: Danny DeVito, Tina Fey, Simon Fuller, Neil Patrick Harris, John Langley, Ed O'Neill, John Wells, and Oprah Winfrey.

RECORDING: Melissa Etheridge, Los Tigtes Del Norte, Rascal Flatts, Go~Go's, Slash, Willi. Am, and Be be & C~Winans. Posthumous: Buddy Holly and Louis Prima

LIVE PERFOR1v.lANCE/THEATRE: Joe Mantegna

Motion by Goldman and seconded by Diehl to approve the recommendation. lAotian Carried.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:30 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Nicole Shahenian Melissa Etheridge

In February 2007, Melissa Etheridge celebrated a career milestone with a victory in the "Best Song" category at the Academy® Awards for "I Need to Wake Up," written for the AI Gore documentary on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth. Over the course of her more than two decades as a petiormer and songwriter, Etheridge has shown herself to be an artist who has never allowed "inconvenient truths" to keep her down. Earlier in her recording career, Etheridge acknowledged her sexual orientation when it was considered less than prudent to do so. And just two and a half years ago, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, a health battle that, with her typical tenacity, she won. Despite losing her hair from chemotherapy, Etheridge appeared on the 2005 Grammy® telecast to sing "Piece of My Heart" in tribute to Janis Joplin. By doing so she gave hope to many women afflicted with the disease.

Born in Leavenworth, Kansas, Melissa Etheridge picked up the guitar at the age of eight and began playing in local bands in her teens. After completing high school, Etheridge was accepted as a student at Boston's Berklee College of Music, but left after only one year to make her way as a performer in Los Angeles. Her bluesy vocal style and riveting stage presence began earning Etheridge a strong following. Legend has it that in a chance encounter at a small club in Long Beach with music industry legend and Island Records founder Chris Blackwell she was signed on the spot.

Melissa's first album, Melissa Etheridge (1988), was a critically-acclaimed debut that led to an invitation to sing on the 1989 Grammy® Awards broadcast. For several years, her popularity built around such memorable originals as "Bring Me Some Water," "No Souvenirs" and "Ain't It Heavy," for which she won a Grammy® in 1992. Etheridge hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes f Am (1993). The collection featured the massive hits, "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window," a searing song of longing that brought Etheridge her second Grammy® Award for Best Female Rock Performance. In 1995, Etheridge issued her highest charting album, Your Little Secret, which was distinguished by the hit single, "l Want to Come Over-" Her astounding success that year led to Etheridge receiving the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996.

Melissa continued to write, record, and tour throughout the '90s and into the new millennium, releasing Skin (2001) and the upbeat Lucky (2004) along with her DVDs Live And Alone (2002) and Lucky Live (2004). 2005 marked the release of Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled, which includes "l Run for Life," commissioned by Ford Cares as part of their cancer initiative in support of The Susan G. Kamen Race For The Cure. The album was recently re-released in an Eco-pak, to include Melissa's Oscar® winning song "I Need To Wake Up." In April 2007, Melissa Etheridge received the distinguished ASCAP Founders Award and released her ninth studio album, The Awakening, selected by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of their Top 50 Albums of 2007. In 2009 Melissa released her latest studio album, Fearless Love, to a Top 10 Billboard ) debut 2011 has been an exciting year of new projects for Melissa. She made her Broadway debut as St. Jimmy in Green Day's rock opera, American Idiot. When Melissa is not on tour, she records her syndicated Melissa Etheridge Radio Show for daily broadcast on stations throughout the US and Canada.