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National Electrical Contractors Association Los Angeles County Chapter

Whereas, The National Electrical Contractors Association was founded in 1901; and

Whereas, The Los Angeles County Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association represents contractors in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties; and

Whereas, The National Electrical Contractors Association is the leading representative of a segment of the construction market comprised of over 70,000 electrical firms; and

Whereas, The National Electrical Contractors Association employs over 650,000 electrical workers and produces an annual volume of over $95 billion; and

Whereas, The National Electrical Contractors Association includes 119 U.S. chapters in addition to others in countries around the world; and

Whereas, The National Electrical Contractors Association is dedicated to enhancing the industry through continuing education, labor relations, current information and promotional activities; and

Whereas, The National Electrical Contractors Association is the voice of the electrical contracting industry, working to promote higher standards, quality workmanship and training for a skilled workforce:

Now, therefore, be it resolved, that by the adoption of this resolution the Los Angeles City Council does hereby congratulate and commend the National Electrical Contractors Association n their 63rd Annual Inaugural Ball and for their efforts and support to the electrical workers in t ndust .

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IMMACULATE HEARTOF MARY I oothAnniversary

WHEREAS, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church celebrates its I oathAnniversary at a Centennial Mass, scheduled for Sunday, January 29, 20 I 2, at I I :00 AM, with Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, presiding, together with Bishop Edward Clark, Bishop Alexander Salazar, and Bishop Oscar Solis, Reverend Radel G. Balagtas, Pastor, Reverend Camilo Pacanza, Assistant Priest, and former pastors, Msgr. Carl Bell and Reverend Henry Hernando and other members of the clergy con-celebrating; and

WHEREAS, The Centennial theme is "Celebrating Our Faith Strengthening Our Relationships, Sharing Our Beliefs and Values as a Catholic Christian Community';. and

WHEREAS, on August I 2, 191 0, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church was established as a mission church in the Colgrove district, currently known as East Hollywood, at a meeting attended by Reverend Daniel J. Murphy, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church, Reverend William Forde and several parishioners of Blessed Sacrament, with the support of Bishop Thomas J. Conaty, Bishop of Monterey and Los Angeles ( 1903- I 9 I 5); and

WHEREAS, a church structure was completed in I 9 I I with a seating capacity for 300 people and in I 922, a parochial school was built, staffed with the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; and

WHEREAS, Bishop Thomas J. Conaty named Reverend Stephen E. Cain ( 1912- I 922), as the founding pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, succeeded by Reverend James A. Martin ( 1922-1938), Reverend John O'Donnell ( 1938-1968), Reverend Monsignor George Cranham ( 1968-1973, Reverend Charles W. Harmon ( 1973-1984), Reverend Monsignor Carl Bell ( 1984-1995); Reverend Henry Hernando ( 1995-2002), and Reverend Redel G. Balagatas, D.Min. {2002-Present); and

WHEREAS, in 1940, a new gothic-style church was constructed to accommodate the rapidly growing parish community with a seating capacity of 700, at a cost of $7 5,000, and was dedicated on February 2 I, 1941, by Archbishop John J. Cantwell; and

WHEREAS, in 1954, a new parochial school was constructed and on June 14, 1957, the twin spires were constructed onto the church's roof in dedication to the Blessed Mother; and

WHEREAS, in 2 008, the parish embarked on a capital campaign program to renovate and restore the church, since its reconstruction in 1941, with a goal of$ I. 9 million; and

WHEREAS, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church located in East Hollywood, also known as inner-city Los Angeles, is surrounded by multi-ethnic communities with approximately 2,000 families and 60 active ministries, celebrating eight Masses on Sundays (4-English, 3 Spanish, and I Filipino) and two Masses Monday through Friday, and a Novena Mass honoring Our Mother of Perpetual Help every Wednesday evening; and

WHEREAS, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church is a vibrant, active parish, strong in faith, in serving God's people, through various social outreach programs in collaboration with the City of Los Angeles - Council District I 3, Hollywood Housing Corporation, and OneLA; and

WHEREAS, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church is able to provide a food pantry serving approximately I 00 families per week and to provide resource assistance concerning issues on tenant rights, affordable housing, immigration, safety and security, and health care; and

WHEREAS, through the pastorate of Reverend G. Balagtas, D.Min, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church has become a vibrant and Leading church in the Los Angeles/Hollywood area:

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Los Angeles congratulates Immaculate Heart of Mary Church upon the I 00 Anniversary.

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UCLA Fight against Childhood Obesity

Whereas, over the past three decades childhood obesity rates in America have tripled, and nearly one in three children in America are overweight or obese; and

WHEREAS, disparities exist in that nearly 40% of America's African-American and Latino children are overweight or obese and those from medically underserved areas are at greater risk for being overweight and obese; and

WHEREAS, in addition to a healthy diet engaging in regular physical activity is widely accepted as an effective preventative measure for a variety of obesity-related chronic diseases; and

WHEREAS, schools are through the provision of culturally and developmentally appropriate physical activity programs, have the power to increase physical activity among medically underserved areas; and

WHEREAS, research shows students who come from healthy school environments that promote physical activity and nutrition have better academic achievement scores and better health outcomes; and

WHEREAS, there is hope in the challenge of childhood obesity, and according to First Lady Obama and the Let's Move Initiative, the hope lies through implementation of programs that are informed by strong partnerships between universities and local communities; and

WHEREAS, local leaders in Los Angeles County, know that collaborations that involve researchers, local government and community, is an effective tool they can have in their efforts to reduce the obesity rates in their county; and

WHEREAS, through collaboration between Dr. Kynna Wright-Vole! and colleagues from the University of California Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and local community and business partners, an obesity prevention grant entitled "Impact of a CBPR School Program on Obesity-Related Outcomes in Underserved Youth" was created; and

WHEREAS, reflective of their commitment to eliminate health disparities and to support the brightest and most promising minority scientists; the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Nursing Research and the Office of Behavior and Social Science funded the grant for $1.2 million dollars; and

WHEREAS, funding will provide twenty-four medically underserved middle schools within the LAUSD a coordinated school health program, which includes an evidenced based PE program, professional development training for physical education teachers and provision of quality PE equipment; and

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that by the adoption of this Resolution the City Council of the City of Los Angeles does hereby recognize UCLA for their efforts with the fight against childhood obesity and encourages everyone to consider the health and wellbeing of our children throughout the year.

January 24, 2012 E_.6~ PRESENTED BY: ----~;-...:...:.._rr_-=-=-----ADQPTEf1l COUNCILMEMBER ERIC GARCEm ~!,.t'l

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PAUL McCARTNEY

WHEREAS,Paul McCartney has receiveda star on the WorldFamous Hollywood Walk of Fameon Thursday,February 9, 2012;and

WHEREAS,Paul McCartneywas born ln Liverpoolon June 18, 1942. He was raised in the city and educatedat the Liverpool Institute;and

WHEREAS,having changed the world of musicforever with The Beatles,McCartney has continuedto push boundariesfor over 40 years as a solo artist, memberof Wings,Brit award~winningclassicalcomposer, half of the experimentalproject The Fireman,and composerfor the NewYork City Balletwith last year's Ocean's Kingdom. His newestadventure is Kisses On The Bottom on Hear Music/Concord),a collection of standardsbeloved to Paul since childhoodas well as two new McCartneycompositions 'My

Valentine' and 'Only Our Hearts.' Createdwith the help of GrammyAward~winning producerTommy LiPuma and DianaKrall and her band-as well as guest appearancesfrom Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder-Kisses on the Bottom is the first record in McCartney'shistoric oeuvre to featurehim almostexclusively on vocals.With the exceptionof a bit of acousticguitar on two tracks, Paul'ssole instrumenton Kisses On The Bottom is that unmistakablevoice at its mostintimate and unadorned;and

WHEREAS,That Kisses' song choicesare equally reverentand adventurousshould come as no surprise:Since writing his first song at the age of 14, McCartneyhas always followed his own unique muse while changingthe course of musicalhistory. It's borderlineludicrous to attemptto describethe past, presentand future impactof The Beatlesand their legendaryalbums Please Please Me, With The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Beatles For Sale, Help!, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (a!k/a The White Album), Yellow Submarine,Abbey Road and Let It Be-so sufficeto say that The Beatles'compilation was the biggestselling album of the first new millennia!decade of 2000-2010; and

WHEREAS,Paul's output through the '70s to the presenthas beenone of unflaggingenergy and influence,debuting as a solo artist with 1970's timeless McCartney followed by 1971's rustic classic RAM by Paul and Linda McCartney,then with Wings efforts includingthe currentlyGrammy-nominated Band On The Run, Venus and Mars, Wings at The Speed Of Sound and London Town, and followingthat as a solo artist again,with highlightsincluding the ahead-of-its-time1980 reinvention McCartney II, 1982's Tug Of War, 1989'sFlowers In The Dirt, 1997'sFlaming Pie, 2005'sChaos And Creation In The Backyard and 2007'sMemory Almost Full. In 2008, The Fireman,his collaborativeproject with revered producerYouth, releasedElectric Arguments, which generatedrave reviews,yielded a live favorite of the current McCartneyset list in 'Sing The Changes,' and toppedthe Billboard IndependentAlbum Charts; and

WHEREAS,Paul McCartneyis also an accomplishedclassical composer,with works ranging from Ocean's Kingdom score to 1991'sLiverpool Oratorio, 1997'sStanding Stone, 1999's Working Classical, and 2006's Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart), whichtook BestAlbum honors at the 2007Classical Brit Awards;and

WHEREAS,14-time Grammywinner and recipient of The RecordingAcademy's Lifetime Achievementand TrusteesAwards, McCartney'slist of accoladesreads like no other: 2012 will see Paul addingMusiCares Person of the Year to this unrivalledlist, the awardrecognizing both his incomparablecreative achievements and his lifelongcommitment to charitablework; and

WHEREAS,in 2010,Paul madetwo visits to the White House,receiving singular honors on each trip. In June he performedin front of PresidentBarack Obamaand his family while becomingthe first-ever British recipient of the prestigiousGershwin Prize for PopularSong. Paul returnedto the White Housein December(where even the Presidentjoked about Paul becominga regular)to receivea KennedyCenter Honor; and

WHEREAS,McCartney's many other citationshave includedthe 2008Brit awardfor OutstandingContribution to Music,an honorary doctorateof musicfrom Yale University,his 1999induction into the Rock& Roll Hall of Fame,and of coursebeing knighted in 1996 by QueenElizabeth II for his servicesto music;and

WHEREAS,with a reputationfor live performancethat rivals his song writing prowess,Paul McCartneyhas spent muchof the last severalyears performingsold out concertsto literally millions of peoplethe world over to universalrave reviews.Standouts have included2003's performanceto over half a million people outside the Coliseumin Romeand Paul's first show in Red Square, Moscow,his 2005 wake-upset for the crew of the InternationalSpace Station,and a 2008 punctuatedby his LiverpoolSound concert, the Ukraine's largest ever outdoor music event in Kiev with over 400,000 in attendance,a performancecelebrating Quebec's400th anniversary that drew 300,000people to the city's nationalpark, The Plains Of Abraham,and the FriendshipFirst concertin Tel Aviv--Paul'sfirst ever visitto Israel;and

CITY OF LOS ANGELES

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PAUL McCARTNEY

WHEREAS,Paul McCartneyhas receiveda star on the WorldFamous Hollywood Walk of Fameon Thursday,February 9, 2012;and

WHEREAS,Paul McCartneywas born in Liverpoolon June 18, 1942. He was raised in the city and educatedat the Liverpool Institute;and

WHEREAS,having changed the world of musicforever with The Beatles,McCartney has continuedto push boundariesfor over 40 years as a solo artist, memberof Wings, Brit award-winningclassical composer, half of the experimentalproject The Fireman,and composerfor the NewYork City Balletwith last year'SOceatr'~'Kingdom; His newestadventure is Kisses On The Bottom on Hear Music/Concord),a collection of standardsbeloved to' paul. sincE!childhood as well as two new McCartneycompositions 'My Valentine' and 'Only Our Hearts.' Createdwith the help of GrammyAward-winning producer Tommy LiPuma and DianaKrall and her band-as well as guest appearancesfrom Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder-Kisses on the Bottom is the first record in McCartney'shistoric oeuvre to featurehim almostexclusively on vocals.With the exceptionof a bit of acousticguitar on two tracks, Paul'ssole instrumenton Kisses On The Bottom is that unmistakablevoice at its mostintimate and unadorned;and

WHEREAS,That Kisses' song choicesare.equally reverent and adventurousshould come as no surprise: Since writing his first song at the age of 14, McCartneyhas always followed his own unique muse while changingthe course of musicalhistory. It's borderlineludicrous to attemptto describethe past, presentand future impactof The Beatlesand their legendaryalbums Please Please Me, With The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Beatles For Sale, Help!, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (a/k/a The White Album), Yellow Submarine,Abbey Road and Let It Be-so sufficeto say that The Beatles'compilation was the biggestselling albumof the;firstnew:nli!Jennialdecade of 2000-2010; and

WHEREAS,Paul's output through the '70s to the presenthas beenone of unflaggingenergy and influence,debuting as a solo artist with 1970's timeless McCartney followed by.1971;s rustic classicoRAM·byPaul and Linda McCartney,then with Wings efforts includingthe currentlyGrammy-nominated Band ·on,The-ORtin/Venu~··andMars, Wings at The Speed Of Sound and London Town, and followingthat as a solo artist again,with highlightsincluding the ahead-of-its-time1980 reinvention McCartney II, 1982's Tug Of War, 1989'sFlowers In The Dirt, 1997'sFlaming Pie, 2005's ChaosAnd Creation In The Backyard and 2007'sMemory Almost Full. In 2008, The Fireman,his collaborativeproject with reveredproducer Youth, releasedElectric Arguments, which generatedrave reviews,yielded a live favorite of the current McCartneyset list in 'Sing The Changes,' and topped the Billboard IndependentAlbum Charts; and

WHEREAS,14-time Grammywinner and recipient of The RecordingAcademy's Lifetime Achievementand TrusteesAwards, . McCartney'slist of accoladesreads like no other: 2012 will see Paul addingMusiCares Person of the Year to this unrivalledlist, the awardrecognizing both his incomparablecreative achievements and his lifelongcommitment to charitablework; and

WHEREAS,in 2010, Paul madetwo visits to the White House,receiving singular honors on each trip. In June he performedin front of PresidentBarack Obama and his family while becomingthe first-ever British recipient of the prestigiousGershwin Prize for PopularSong. Paul-returnedto the White Housein December(where even the Presidentjoked about Paul becominga regular)to receivea KennedyCenter Honor; and

WHEREAS,McCartney's many other citationshave included the 2008 Brit awardfor OutstandingContribution to Music,an honorary doctorateof musicfrom Yale University,his 1999induction into the Rock& Roll Hall of Fame,and of coursebeing knighted in 1996 by QueenElizabeth II for his servicesto music;and

WHEREAS,with a reputationfor live performancethat rivals his song writing prowess,Paul McCartneyhas spent muchof the last severalyears performingsold out concertsto literally millionsof peoplethe world over to universalrave reviews.Standouts have included2003's performanceto over half a million people outside the Coliseumin Rome and Paul's first show in Red Square, Moscow,his 2005 wake-upset for the crew of the InternationalSpace Station, and a 2008 punctuatedby his LiverpoolSound concert, the Ukraine's largest ever outdoor music event in Kiev with over 400,000 in attendance,a performancecelebrating Quebec's4001h anniversary that drew 300,000people to the city's nationalpark, The Plains Of Abraham,and the FriendshipFirst concertin Tel Aviv--Paul'sfirst ever visitto Israel;and

WHEREAS,Paul unveiledthe GoldenGlobe and Critics ChoiceAward nominated new song '(/ Want To) ComeHome' (written and recordedfor the Miramaxfeature Everybody's Fine) as well as the itineraryof the December:2009 Good Evening Europe tour. The eight-datetour beganin Hamburg,a city that Paul and The Beatlesestablished as a musicalMecca almost 50 years ago and closed with a climacticand memorablesole UK performanceof '09 at london's 02 Arena. QQ ~ Recyc~ab~e-and madg from recycled wasle> T.6(Y As with the SummerLive '09 US shows, reviews were phenomenal,with The Telegraphexclaiming " Whateverellxir the 67-year old Meccais runningon remainsa mystery,but he seemsto get a huge chargefrom performingto an audience,especially one that is bombardinghim with waves of adoration";and

WHEREAS,Paul McCartneyis many things, a gifted musician, singer and band leader. Mostly, he is an inspiration.At 69, Mr. McCartneyis not sayinggoodbye but touringstadiums and playing marathonconcerts; and

WHEREAS,all of which brings us to 2012 and, as ever, an infinite set of new possibilitiesfor Paul McCartney.If any new musical frontier awaits-be it an entirely new musicalmedium or genre, a city or song he's never played before, or somethingthe cleverest amongus has yet to imagine--restassured Paul is alreadyon his way there...

NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,that by the adoption of this resolution the Los Angeles City Council congratulatesPaul McCartneyon this well deservedhonor of receivinghis star on the World FamousHollywood Walk of Fame.

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