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SR 02-14-2017 13C 13.C February 14, 2017 Council Meeting: February 14, 2017 Santa Monica, California 1 of 1 CITY CLERK’S OFFICE - MEMORANDUM To: Mayor and City Council From: Denise Anderson -Warren, City Clerk , Records & Elections Services Department Date : February 14, 2017 13.C Request of Councilmembers O’Day and Vazquez that the Council direct staff to examine its investment practices and consider divesting all City funds from Wells Fargo, due to their business practices and their involvement in financing the Dakota Access Pipeline. SMCLC Support for Item 13 -C on 2/14/17 City Council Agenda The Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City (SMCLC) supports Item 13 -C which call s for a review to determine whether to dives t City funds from Wells Fargo Bank “due to their business practices” and their involvement in financing the Dakota Pipeline. The essence of this proposal is the City’s responsibility to require that th ose with whom it does the p eople ’s business engage in sound legal and ethical business practices. Otherwise the City and the public are at risk. Santa Monica must carefully consider with whom it does business ; it must continue to monitor them through out the course of the relationship ; and refus e to renew contracts or enter new ones where there is a clear disrega rd of the law . City agreements should have broad clauses related to the continued l awful conduct of contractors. The City also has social and environmental responsibilities. In the case of Wells Fargo, the ba nk created millions of bogus accounts without the knowledge or consent of its clients , presumably including in Santa Monica, and it is a lender to the Dakota Pipeline project , raising both legal and social responsibility issues. In divesting its funds from Wells Fargo , Santa Monica would join cities such as Davis and Seattle , whic h voted to pull their $124 million and $3 billion respectively in annual cash flows from Wells Fargo as the result of the bank ’s reprehensible business practices. Over the course of l ast year our City had over $425 million with Wells Fargo . (See Santa Monica Lookout , 2/9/17 ). NMS’ “Business Practices” are Unacceptable and Put Us at Even Higher Risk Santa Monica should not do business with those whose business practices are illegal, un sound or un ethical to the full extent permitted by law . To do so would put the City, its businesses and residents at high risk. SMCLC believes that even more pressing and urgent for Santa Monica is NMS , whose business practices have been found by the Los Angeles Superior Court to be fraudulent and to have committed “massive, intentional, coordina ted efforts to destroy evidence ” and forgery. These findings relate to NMS ’ business practices , including 6 buildings in Santa Monica . Over t wo month s ago, the Council authorized an investigation into NMS, including the accuracy of its representations and its compliance with all its obligations. Given the importance of this matter, the investigation should be thorough, rigorous, and full y staffed. For ensic experts should be used as they were central to the C ourt ’s discovery of NMS ’s massive scheme of forgery and hiding documents from investigators . This investigation also needs to include a review of the Court’s findings and other matters and lawsuits to determine whether NMS’ “business practices ” involve unacceptable legal and business risks to the City and its residents . ### 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Wednesday, February 08, 2017 3:57 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Divestment from Wells Fargo Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie     From: Susan  Cope  [mailto:susan.waller.cope@gmail.com]   Sent: Wednesday, February  8, 2017  2:05  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Divestment  from  Wells  Fargo   I urge you to divest any funds the ci ty of Santa Monica has with Wells Fa rgo because of its financing of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Susan Cope Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Wednesday, February 08, 2017 3:57 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Wells Fargo Bank Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Emi  Carvell  [mailto:oneiemi3@gmail.com]   Sent: Wednesday, February  8, 2017  11:57  AM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Wells  Fargo  Bank     I’m  presenting  the  block  of  the  Maple  st. to  send  a  message  to  divest  above  bank  for  the  Dakota  Access  Pipeline.    We  truly  appreciate  your  hard  work  just  like  Seattle  did.  Thank  you.   Item 13-C 02/14/17 2 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Wednesday, February 08, 2017 3:58 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Wells Fargo Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Mark  Shaw  [mailto:markjshaw@verizon.net]   Sent: Wednesday, February  8, 2017  9:38  AM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Wells  Fargo   Dear Council Members, Unless it involves, e.g., Communist Ch ina SOE’s (et al), the City of Santa Monica should not be making politically-based investment decisions. Ignore th e campaign to divest from legitimate, profitable investments. Thank you. Mark Shaw 2028 14th Street, Apt. H Santa Monica, California 90405 310-450-7268 markjshaw@verizon.net Item 13-C 02/14/17 3 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Wednesday, February 08, 2017 3:58 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Please divest from Wells Fargo and any other banks supporting oil pipelines Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: G. Henry  Schmitt  [mailto:g.henry.schmitt@gmail.com]   Sent: Tuesday, February  7, 2017  4:08  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Please  divest  from  Wells  Fargo  and  any  other  banks  supporting  oil  pipelines   Hello, I am a resident of Santa Monica, and would like the city to follow the example that Seattle set today by voting to divest from Wells Fargo. I would li ke Santa Monica to specifically not support any banks that are involved in the DAPL or any other oil pipeline projects. I understand this will be under discussi on at the meeting next Tuesday and hope that this advances quickly into positive action. Thank you, George Schmitt Item 13-C 02/14/17 4 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:mkdaniels13@gmail.com Sent:Wednesday, February 08, 2017 6:33 PM To:councilmtgitems Subject:Divest from Wells Fargo Thank  you  for  examining  Santa  Monica's  investment  practices, with  regard  to  the  Dakota  Access  Pipeline. Please  divest   all  City  funds  from  Wells  Fargo, due  to  their  extremely  shady  business  practices  and  their  involvement  in  financing  the   Dakota  Access  Pipeline. Investment  is  the  best  way  to  show  the  values  of  Santa  Monica. There  must  be  banks  and   companies  th at  treat  peopl e, employees, and  the  environment  with  respect.     Thank  you,  MK  Daniels    90404       Item 13-C 02/14/17 5 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Coalition for a Livable City <info@smclc.net> Sent:Saturday, February 11, 2017 2:31 PM To:Council Mailbox; Ted Winterer; Sue Himmelrich; Tony Vazquez; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Pam OConnor; Gleam Davis Cc:councilmtgitems; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject:SMCLC Support for Item 13-C on 2.14.17 City Council Agenda re Wells Fargo Divestiture Attachments:Item 13C 2.14.17 Council Agenda.pdf Good  afternoon,  Attached  plea se  find  SMCLC's  support  of  Council  Agenda  Item  13 ‐C  re  divesting  City  funds  from  Wells  Fargo  and  why   similar  action  may  be  called  for, following  the  City's  ongoing  investigation, as  to  NMS.  Sincerely,  Diana  Gordon   Co ‐Chair  SMCLC   Item 13-C 02/14/17 6 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:lindap_a@verizon.net Sent:Sunday, February 12, 2017 10:19 AM To:councilmtgitems Subject:Item #13 C on your 2-14-17 agenda - Divestment from Wells Fargo Dear Santa Monica City Council members, Thank you to Councilmembers Vazquez and O'Day for placing this on the agenda: Request of Councilmembers O’Day and Vazquez that the Council direct staff to examine its investment practices and consider divesting all City funds from Wells Fargo, due to their business practices and their involvement in financing the Dakota Access Pipeline. I whole heartedly supp ort this motion and am proud to live in a city th at takes such action and sees the interconnectedness of issues. I urge every Councilmember to vote for this motion and join Seattle and Davis in severing ties with an economic institution that has funded a corporation whose actions go against human rights and environmental protections. As background for your discussion on Tuesday night, you may find it helpful to watch this very brief report from Democracy Now's Amy Goodman as she interviews Chase Iron Eyes and Dallas Goldtooth. It serves as a good update and discusses the import ance of Seattle's divestment as well! https://www.democracynow.org/2017/2/8/wa ter_protectors_call_for_global_mass Thank you again! Linda Piera-Avila 1424 12th St APt. E Santa Monica 90401 Item 13-C 02/14/17 7 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 3:59 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: wells fargo-DIVEST Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Annie  Monroe  [mailto:annie.r.monroe@gmail.com]   Sent: Sunday, February  12, 2017  11:33  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: wells  fargo ‐DIVEST   Hi, I'm a Santa Monica resident at 90402. I'm urging you to divest from Wells Far go to show you do not support the NoDAPL. Please let us show that our va lues are aligned with our actions. Thank you. Annie Zuckerman Item 13-C 02/14/17 8 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 3:44 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Please Investigate Santa Monica's investment in Wells Fargo - and the possibility of DIVESTMENT Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Completed Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie     From: Hannah  E. Chodos  [mailto:hannah.chodos@gmail.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  3:42  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Please  Investigate  Santa  Monica's  investment  in  Wells  Fargo  ‐ and  the  possibility  of  DIVESTMENT   Hello - I know that tomorrow night (2/14) the Santa Monica City Council will discuss a motion to investigate the city's investment practices, and the possibility of divesting city funds from Wells Fargo. I am writing to voice my support of this motion, and to en courage the City Council to do everything in its power to invest its public dollars responsibly and ethically. As you know, Wells Fargo's investment in the Dakota Ac cess Pipeline is corporat e sponsorship of illegal annexation of treaty-protected lands, the abuse of our shared natural re sources, and now, the violation of our civil and human rights by a militarized police force. Divesting from Wells Fargo = divesting from illegal, immoral, irresponsible abuse of public money. Thank you, Hannah Chodos hannah.chodos@gmail.com 323.422.5018 Item 13-C 02/14/17 9 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 3:45 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Please Divest from Wells Fargo Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Lauren  Hollenstein  [mailto:lauren.hollenstein@gmail.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  2:44  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Please  Divest  from  Wells  Fargo   To whom it may concern, I'm writing to express my desire for the City of Santa Monica to divest all of their City funds from Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo has a long history of poor business practices from predatory lending, as we ll as last year's scandal regarding fraudulent bank accounts created by employees. Their investments in f unding the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline furthe r confirms their unethical business practices, and disregard for the environmental damages the pipeline will cause to millions of Americans. My husband is an employee in Santa Monica, we are re sidents of Santa Monica, and my daughter and myself both attend school at public Santa Monica institutions. As tax-payers and constituents of the city, we urge you to honor the concerns of Santa Moni ca residents and taxpayers in sendi ng a strong message to Wells Fargo. We thank you for your consideration, and for your ongoing e fforts to be an example of environmental justice and ethics for the rest of our state and country. Sincerely, Lauren Hollenstein Item 13-C 02/14/17 10 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 3:45 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Please DIVEST Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie     ‐‐‐‐‐Original  Message ‐‐‐‐‐  From: Jessica  Accamando  [mailto:jgoriginals@gmail.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  2:28  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Please  DIVEST     Council  members,    I’m  sure  I  don’t  have  to  tell  you  about  the  many  poor  practices  that  Wells  Fargo  has  engage d  in  in  the  past  fe w  years.  But  I  also  appreciate  tha t  we  don’t  always  need  to  punish  to  the  extreme  every  business  that  burns  a  bridge. Having  said   that, Wells  Fargo  is  not  our  only  option  for  investment  and  they  have  reached  far  beyond  one  mistake. It  is  in  our  best   interest  to  explore  be tter  ways  and  co mpanies  with  better  values  and  put  our  money  in  banks  that  reflect  our  city’s   interests. We  take  the  lead  on  many  important  issues  in  this  country  and  this  is  one  area  where  we  can  do  it  again. We   don’t  have  to  depend  on  huge  banks  th at  use  our  mon ey  to  invest  in  DAPL  piping  and  secret  fraudulent  account   management. We  have  a  choice. We  have  choices. It’s  time  to  put  our  money  where  our  mouth  is.    Thank  you,    Jessica  Accamando   Item 13-C 02/14/17 11 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 3:46 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: SM City Council Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Alana  Roshay  [mailto:alanaroshay@yahoo.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  12:42  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: SM  City  Council   I'm urging you to divest from Wells Fargo. Please cons ider my request when placing your vote tomorrow. Have a wonderful day! Alana Roshay Item 13-C 02/14/17 12 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 3:55 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Wells Fargo Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: AdleractorGmail  [mailto:adleractor@gmail.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  3:53  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Wells  Fargo   Hello, I am writing to voice my support of this motion to investig ate the city's investment practices, and the possibility of divesting city funds from Wells Fargo. I encourage the City Council to do ev erything in its power to invest its public dollars more responsibly and ethically. As you know, Wells Fargo's investment in the Dakota Ac cess Pipeline is corporat e sponsorship of illegal annexation of treaty-protected lands, the abuse of our shared natural re sources, and now, the violation of our civil and human rights by a militarized police force. Divesting from Wells Fargo = divesting from illegal, immoral, irresponsible abuse of public money. Thank you for your leadership, Rob Adler Item 13-C 02/14/17 13 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 3:57 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: No DAPL. Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie     ‐‐‐‐‐Original  Message ‐‐‐‐‐  From: Hannah  Curtis  [mailto:hannahcurtis1@hotmail.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  3:47  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: No  DAPL.    To  whom  it  may  concern,    Please  stand  up  for  what  is  right  and  divest  from  Wells  Fargo  who  are  invested  in  th e  Dakota  pipeline.   I  atte nde d  the  LA  protest  and  divested  myself  from  HSBC.   We  must  all  take  up  every  opportunity  to  put  people  ahead  of  profit  at  this  difficult  time  in  the  US.     Others  will  follow.    Here's  hoping,    Hannah  Curtis.     Sent  from  my  iPhone   Item 13-C 02/14/17 14 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 3:58 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Wells Fargo Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Teal  Foster  [mailto:tealfoster@gmail.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  12:15  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Wells  Fargo    Hello, I wanted to email to express my opinion that the City of Santa Monica should dive st from Wells Fargo in connection with the DAPL. I have b een a resident of Santa Monica fo r the last 26 years. Thank you! Best, Teal Foster Teal Foster / Director of Curation 310.720.7570 / Teal@vnyl.org VNYL http://vnyl.org Item 13-C 02/14/17 15 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 3:58 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Santa Monice Divests? Dakota Pipeline and Wells no so far go Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Dr  Michael  Cahn  [mailto:velocipedus@gmail.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  10:30  AM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Santa  Monice  Divests? Dakota  Pipeline  and  Wells  no  so  far  go   Dear Councillors I understand you will discuss a review of official busine ss with certain banking institutions that may not comply with the moral and ethical values our city stands for. I am writing to express my w holehearted support for such a move. -- Dr Michael Cahn Item 13-C 02/14/17 16 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 3:59 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Gigi Decavalles; Elaine Polachek Subject:FW: Wells Fargo Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Huntercait@aol.com  [mailto:Huntercait@aol.com]   Sent: Sunday, February  12, 2017  4:59  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Wells  Fargo   Follow Seattle's lead. Divest! Sincerely, Ann Hoffman, SaNTA Monica Resident Item 13-C 02/14/17 17 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Lydia Ponce <venicelydia@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 1:28 PM To:Clerk Mailbox Subject:Divestment #nodapl I am requesting to speak before the Santa Monica City Council in support of divesting from large banks and switching to credit unions. - please consider our commitment to a healthy planet - please consider renewable energy investments - please consider the future for all people I'd like to share information about the employees at the pipelines across our Nation and around the world. I'd like to support the peopl e with Santa Monica City Council in solidarity. Lydia Ponce Idle No More So Cal, Director AIM SoCal, Press & Logistics Item 13-C 02/14/17 18 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Jacky Kim <contact.jacky@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 12:52 PM To:Clerk Mailbox Subject:Divest from Wells Fargo Dear Santa Moni ca City Council, I write to you today to respectfully ask that you vote tomorrow to divest your funds from Wells Fargo. Not only has Wells Fargo been caught practicing fraudulent ba nking activities numerous of times after having been bailed out by the government bailout, it has also been found that they're on e of the primary backers of Energy Transfer Partners and its key proj ect, the Dakota Access Pipeline. Not only is this project going to be endangering our environment and polluti ng the entire Missouri River for the sake of 15~ permanent jobs, it is blatantly practicing environmental racism at its best - the Standing Rock Sioux will be directly affected by it first, and soon to follow, anybody that drinks water out of the Missouri River basin. Please stand in solidarity with mankind and divest from Wells Fargo. I thank you for taking the time to read this and your careful consideration. Mni Wiconi, -- -- Jacky Kim contact.jacky@gmail.com c. 310-968-1054 Item 13-C 02/14/17 19 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 10:14 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Thank you for your attention ..... Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: kristen  makita  [mailto:kkmakita@hotmail.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  9:47  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Thank  you  for  your  attention  .....           Please       be  on  the  side  of  the  people  of  North  Dakota         I  hope  we  all  know  they  are  right  in  protecting  land, water,       their  lives  and  every  living  thing  on  this  planet   .. ultimately  .           This  is  their  message  !  We  must  listen  !                 Thankfully  Yours                Kristen  Makita   Item 13-C 02/14/17 20 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 10:14 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Divest from Wells Fargo Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Jennifer  Hoang  [mailto:jennhoang@gmail.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  9:05  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Divest  from  Wells  Fargo   Dear Council Members, I'm writing in support of the motion by Council Members O'Day and Vazquez to consid er divesting all City funds from Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo's recent unlawful conduct (including unlawful and shameful mortgage and credit card scandals) shows an in stitutional willin gness to harm ordinary Amer icans. In addition, Wells Fargo's financing of the Dakota Acce ss Pipeline stands in stark contrast to the City's leadership in environmental protection and respect for all people. I strongly urge you to uphold our City's values and vote in favor of this motion. Respectfully, Jennifer Hoang 933 20th St. #A Santa Monica, CA 90403 Item 13-C 02/14/17 21 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 10:15 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Divest from Wells Fargo Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Brian  Krechman  [mailto:krechman@gmail.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  9:02  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Divest  from  Wells  Fargo   Dear Council Members, I'm writing in support of the motion by Council Members O'Day and Vazquez to consid er divesting all City funds from Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo's recent conduct, including disgraceful mortgage and credit card scandals, evinces an institutional disdain for ordinary Americans. In addition, Wells Fargo's role in financing the Dakota Access Pipeline is a shameful indication that it opposes the e nvironmental stewardship and respect for all people that our City proudly espouses. I strongly urge you to uphold our City's values and vote in favor of this motion. Respectfully, Brian Krechman 933 20th St. #A Santa Monica, CA 90403 Item 13-C 02/14/17 22 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 10:17 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Gigi Decavalles; Elaine Polachek Subject:FW: please consider divesting from Wells Fargo Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Jana  Branch  [mailto:jana0branch@gmail.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  8:53  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: please  consider  divesting  from  Wells  Fargo   Hello, I am a former resident of Santa Monica and still visit frequently to do business and enjoy all it has to offer. I have always valued Santa Monica's emphasis on wellness for people and the environment. In alignment with those values, I urge you to take step s to divest from Wells Fargo, whose services are enabling construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, enda ngering the wellbeing of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The administration has proven that it has no respect for the sovereign rights of th e Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's sacred lands or the environmental da ngers inherent in pipelines. Divestin g from a financial supporter of DAPL will send a message of solidarity to Water Protectors and also send a message that Santa Monica refuses to be complicit in corporate and governmental bullying. Thank you for your consideration. Today's and future gene rations of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe need all our support now. Very sincerely, Jana Branch 25019 Peachland Ave Newhall, CA 91321 formerly of 1823 9th St. Santa Monica, CA 90404 Item 13-C 02/14/17 23 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 10:17 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Gigi Decavalles; Elaine Polachek Subject:FW: #no DAPL Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: CAROLINE  KARIMI  [mailto:karimi_caroline_math@student.smc.edu]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  7:56  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: #no  DAPL   Santa Monica College says #noDAPL. I am a stude nt at the college and want to state this. -Caroline Item 13-C 02/14/17 24 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 10:18 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:Gigi Decavalles; Elaine Polachek; councilmtgitems Subject:FW: Please divest from Wells-Fargo Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Erin  Behan  [mailto:erin.behan@gmail.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  7:49  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Please  divest  from  Wells ‐Fargo   Hi, I live and work (from home) in Santa Monica and I am glad you are considering di vesting from Wells Fargo due to their involvement in the Dakot a Access Pipeline. I would encourage you to take the first step to figuring out what that would look like for the city. Like many, I've been disc ouraged by the Trump administration's many national moves that I have little say in, and I think it's important to act locally to make our voices hear where we can. Thank you, Erin Behan 2343 Pier Ave Santa Monica Item 13-C 02/14/17 25 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 10:19 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Gigi Decavalles; Elaine Polachek Subject:FW: Divest From Wells Fargo Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: SuzanneCas@aol.com  [mailto:SuzanneCas@aol.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  4:59  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Divest  From  Wells  Fargo   Dear Santa Monica City Council, I understand that tomorrow evening you will discuss a motion to in vestigate the City's investments and consider divesting all City funds from Wells Fargo, due to their business practices and their involvement in financing the Dakota Access Pipeline and the private prison system. Due to health reasons, I will be unable to attend the meeti ng. I'd like to thank you for putting the topic on your agenda and for following in the footsteps of Seattle and Davis, CA. During this frightening time in our government's history, I urge you to stand up against evil and do the right thing. I know I can count you to pave the way to justice. After all, we are Californi ans and we are #proudlyoutofcontrol. Thank you! Suzanne Casamento 1445 Stanford St. Apt B Santa Monica, CA 90404 Item 13-C 02/14/17 26 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 10:20 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Gigi Decavalles; Elaine Polachek Subject:FW: Please remove Wells Fargo Bank from Santa Monica Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Lindsay  Arends  [mailto:larends130@gmail.com]   Sent: Monday, February  13, 2017  4:24  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Please  remove  Wells  Fargo  Bank  from  Santa  Monica   Dear Santa Moni ca City Council, I am a current student at Santa Monica College, and I adamantly oppose the bui lding of the North Dakota pipeline. I am very unhappy with Wells Fargo Bank funding the pipeline, and I believe all of the bank stations should be removed from Santa Monica. Additionally, I used to have a student account at Wells Fargo Bank, but due to unethical business practices (and frequent unexplained, nonrefundabl e charges appearing on my account) I have switched to Bank of Ameri ca. I highly recommend that you divest in Wells Fargo Bank, and continue Santa Monica's mission to be a green and environmentally friendly city. Yours truly, Lindsay Arends SAG*AFTRA 310.270.6732 LArends130@gmail.com Item 13-C 02/14/17 27 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:G. Henry Schmitt <g.henry.schmitt@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 10:30 PM To:Clerk Mailbox Subject:Divestment from Wells Fargo Hello, I am a resident of Santa Monica and w ould like this city to divest its f unds from Wells Fargo. Please vote in favor of divestment in the city council meeting Tuesday afternoon. Thank you, George Schmitt 2535 Kansas Ave, Apt 103 Santa Monica, 90404 Item 13-C 02/14/17 28 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:G. Henry Schmitt <g.henry.schmitt@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, February 13, 2017 10:30 PM To:Clerk Mailbox Subject:Divestment from Wells Fargo Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Completed Hello, I am a resident of Santa Monica and w ould like this city to divest its f unds from Wells Fargo. Please vote in favor of divestment in the city council meeting Tuesday afternoon. Thank you, George Schmitt 2535 Kansas Ave, Apt 103 Santa Monica, 90404 Item 13-C 02/14/17 29 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Heather Kryczka <heather0544@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, February 14, 2017 8:19 AM To:Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems Subject:Defund DAPL Dear Santa Monica City Council: I am writing today to support you in di vesting the city from Wells Fargo and other banks that are funding the Dakota Access Pipeline. I moved to Santa Monica in September and after living and working here for five months, I feel incredibly moved by the sense of community and respect for diverse voices, and dignity for human rights, displayed by the leaders of the city & the people w ho live here. Whether it's providing solu tions for the homeless, defeating measure LV, or taking environmental in itiatives, Santa Monica is leading the country in its inclusiv e policies. With the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), Santa M onica has the opportunity to again be a leader. I have been working in the environmental movement si nce graduating college, first as a community organizer, and I currently work as an environm ental attorney in Santa Monica. I feel strongly that in the current climate of political a dversity and subversion of democracy, there is a heightened responsibility for state and local governments to use their authority to govern responsibly. In California, we are particularly suit ed to provide model policies that can guide the country. This is our responsibility over the next four years. For the indigenous communities affected by the pipeline project, the political process has failed them. They were not consulted with about the siting of the pipe line; and just recently the Army Corps withdrew its environmental review. The executive branch, and the st ate government, does not demonstrate accountability to these people, despite thei r continuous fierce and remarkable resistance. People and institutions around the country are waking up to the fact that the government does not act accountable to the people at Standing Rock. And people and institutions ar e realizing that participation in business as usual helps to prop up the exploitation of this community. The fact that the pipeline could have been delayed this long, incurring huge costs to the developers, but that the pipeli ne can still be financially viable, shows that in this case, the car ds are stacked against people. It is the enormous resources invested in this fossil fuel infrastructure th at allows the company to sustain the project despite overwhelming public rejection. By divesting from this system , we have the opportunity to make a statement about the nature of our democracy -- that we believe in a system wh ere accountability to people trumps corporate greed. Thank you to the city council for cons idering this issue and particularly thank you to council members O'Day and Vazquez for rais ing this issue. Heather Kryczka 1543 10th St Apt 7 Item 13-C 02/14/17 30 Item 13-C 02/14/17 2 Santa Monica, CA 90401 Sent in a personal capacity Item 13-C 02/14/17 31 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Tuesday, February 14, 2017 8:35 AM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: City Investments Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie     ‐‐‐‐‐Original  Message ‐‐‐‐‐  From: Caitlin  Lowerre  [mailto:caitlinlowerre@yahoo.com]   Sent: Tuesday, February  14, 2017  2:10  AM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: City  Investments      Dear  Santa  Monica  City  Council,    I  understand  that  tomorrow  evening  you  will  discuss  a  motion  to  investigate  th e  City's  investments  and  (hopefully)  consider  dive sting  all  City  funds  from  Wells  Fargo, due  to  their  business  practices  and  their  involvement  in  financing  the   Dakota  Access  Pipeline  and  the  private  prison  system.    Due  to  previous  travel  plans, I  will  be  unable  to  attend  the  meeting. I'd  like  to  thank  you  for  putting  th e  topic  on  your   agenda  and  for  following  in  th e  footsteps  of  Seattle  and  Davis, CA. During  this  frightening  time  in  our  government's   history, I  urge  you  to  stand  up  against  evil  and  do  the  right  thing.    Thank  you!    Caitlin  Lowerre   Item 13-C 02/14/17 32 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Mike Feinstein <mfein stein@feinstein.org> Sent:Tuesday, February 14, 2017 8:39 AM To:councilmtgitems Subject:Column: Standing Rock, Trump and Santa Monica values My  column  in  the  Santa  Monica  Daily  Press  about  tonight's  Santa  Monica  City  Council  agenda  item  to  divest  from  Wells   Fargo  based  upon  its  support  for  the  Dakota  Access  Pipeline  (DAPL)     http://smdp.com/standing ‐rock ‐trump ‐and ‐santa ‐monica ‐values/159779     Standing  Rock, Trump  and  Santa  Monica  values  Inside/Outside, February  14, 2017     It  was  time  to  come  home . I  was  in  line  waiting  to  check  my  bags  and  board  my  plane  back  from  South  America. Having   been  away  for  a  while, I  had  that  feeling  when  you  are  suddenly  around  a  large  number  of  Americans  and  start  slipping   back  into  speaking  English  and  talking  about  ‘ba ck  home’.    Standin g  next  to  me  was  a  guy  from  Indiana, originally  from  North  Dakota. We  struck  up  a  conversation  and  I  shared  my   own  family’s  North  Dakota  roots. My  great ‐grandfather  Adolph  Feinstein  — a  Jewish  immigrant  from  Odessa, Russia  —  had  travelled  from  New  York  City  to  North  Dakota  in  a  wagon  train  in  the  1880s, toget h er  with  a  band  of  Mennonites. A   few  years  later, he  opened  the  first  general  store  in  North  Dakota; and  when  the  village  of  Zeeland  formally  organized  in   1905, was  elected  to  its  first  Town  Board.    Why  stand  with  Standing  Rock?    Soon  my  min d  drifted  to  modern  day  North  Dakota. Only  sixty  miles  as  the  crow  flies  from  Zeeland  is  the  Standing  Rock   Sioux  Reservation. There, a  historic  gathering  of  indigenous  peoples  and  supporters  has  come  together  to  oppose  the   Dakota  Access  Pipeline  (DAPL) – a  pipeline  proposed  to  be  built  under  the  Missouri  River, which  borders  the  Stan ding   Rock  Sioux  Reservation, and  u nder  Lake  Oahe, which  is  the  Standing  Rock  Sioux’s  primary  source  of  water.    Early  in  2016, DAPL  was  rerouted  near  Standing  Rock  with  little  public  notice  or  meaningful  environmental  review, after   an  earlier  proposed  route  near  Bismarck  (the  state  capital) was  ju dged  too  risky  for  local  wa ter  supplies  – but  apparently   not  too  risky  for  the  water  supply  of  the  indigenous  Sioux; nor  for  the  tribe’s  sacred  lands, which  are  to  be  protected   under  an  1851  U.S. treaty.    In  response, the  U.S. Environmental  Protection  Agency, U.S. Department  of  Interior, and  the  Advisory  Council  on  Histor ic   Preservation  all  requested  a  full  Environmental  Impact  Statement  (EIS) of  the  pipeline  — but  were  ignored  by  the  U.S.  Army  Corps  of  Engineers, which  has  jurisdiction  over  the  project. The  Standing  Rock  Sioux  Tribe  has  since  filed  a  lawsuit   challenging  the  environmental  review  process  itself, claimi ng  trib al  members  were  never  meaningfully  consulted  before   construction  began, and  that  local  impacts  and  sufficient  alternatives  were  not  considered. That  lawsuit  is  pending.    During  this  same  period, non ‐violent  resistance  to  DAPL  began  to  grow. On  April  1, 2016, LaDonna  Brave  Bull  Allard, an   Standing  Rock  Sioux  tribal  elder, and  he r  grandchildr en  established  the  Sacred  Stone  Camp  to  oppose  the  DAPL. Other   camps  formed, including  the  largest, the  Oceti  Sakowin  (Seven  Council  Fires) Camp. They  have  since  been  joined  by   dozens, then  hundreds, then  thousands  of  people  who  have  become  known  as  ‘water  protectors’, seeking  to  non ‐ violently  prevent  the  pip eline’s  constru ction.    But  during  the  fall  of  2016  tensions  increased, with  heated  and  tense  confrontations  initiated  by  the  ‘security’ hired  by   Energy  Transfer  Partners  (the  company  behind  DAPL) — and  by  taxpayer ‐funded  soldiers  and  police  in  riot  gear. Pepper   Item 13-C 02/14/17 33 Item 13-C 02/14/17 2 spray, attack  dogs  and  water  hoses  have  been  unleashed  on  the  water  protectors  — recalling  some  of  the  worst   moments  of  U.S. civil  rights  struggles  in  the  South  in  the  1960s  — and  in  North  Dakota  the  water  hoses  have  been  used   in  sub ‐freezing  weather, putting  people  into  hypothermia.    After  these  horrors, then  President  Ob ama  worked  behin d  the  scenes  and  the  Corps  reversed  course  and  declined  to   grant  an  easement  to  drill  underneath  the  river  and  lake. Instead, the  Corps  committed  to  the  full  EIS  that  should  have   occurred  in  the  first  place.  But  then  the  Trump  Administration  signed  an  executive  order  to  disregard  the  EIS  and  grant   the  easement.  At  this  poi n t  its  not  clear  how  legal  challenges  to  DAPL  will  fare; and  there  is  justifiable  apprehension   about  imminent  and  massive  police  force  to  clear  the  tribes  and  their  supporters  off  the  land.    I  was  thinking  about  all  of  this  as  I  was  waiting  in  li ne  to  che ck  my  bags. Would  Standing  Rock  be  the  site  of  first   government ‐sponsored  widespread  violence  against  non ‐violent  Americans  during  the  Trump  administration? I   expressed  this  concern  to  the  guy  from  Indiana  — and  how  the  sight  of  non ‐violent  indigenous  peoples  being  violently   removed  fro m  their  historic  lands  could  be  a  hideous  modern  day  ‘Bull  Connor’ moment  broadcast  to  the  nation.  (Connor  was  the  white ‐supremacist  Commissioner  of  Public  Safety  in  Birmingham, Alabama  who  directed  the  use  of  fire   hoses  and  police  attack  dogs  against  civil  rights  activists  in  the  1960s; these  tactics  were  covered  by  th e  na tional  media,  horrifying  the  nation  and  ultimately  helping  lead  to  the  Civil  Rights  Act  of  1965.)    His  reply  shocked  me. “It’s  OK  if  there  has  to  be  violence. This  is  economic  development. Under  Trump, it’s  not  going  to   take  years  to  get  projects  approved  like  under  Obama. Tru m p  is  going  to  get  things  done. That’s  one  of  the  reasons  ‘we’  won  the  election.”  He  then  went  off  on  a  rift  about  liberals, schools  and  political  correctness, about  the  Environmental   Protection  Agency  and  too  much  regulation  of  business, the  evils  of  Obama  Care, etc. At  that  point  my  brai n  shut  down .  After  weeks  of  gentle  naturaleza  in  South  American  deserts, mountains, rivers  and  beaches, I  just  wasn’t  ready  for  that   kind  of  culture  shock.  It  was  a  harsh  welcome  back  to  America  in  the  era  of  Trump.    Divesting  from  destruction     Does  economic  development  really  have  to  depend  up on  oppressi ng  indigenous  peoples  and  exploiting  scarce  natural   resources  for  short ‐term  economic  gain, all  while  polluting  the  environment  and  contributing  to  long  term  climate   change?    Santa  Monica  has  long  thought  otherwise, and  has  a  history  of  pursuing  environmentally ‐sustainable  and  socially ‐just   practices. Tonight  a  City  Council  agenda  item  spons ored  by  Coun cilmembers  Terry  O’Day  and  Tony  Vazquez  seeks  to   “consider  divesting  all  City  funds  from  Wells  Fargo, due  to  their  business  practices  and  their  involvement  in  financing  the   Dakota  Access  Pipeline.”    Our  City’s  Investment  Policy  states  that  “Investments  are  to  be  made  in  entities  that  support  clean  and  healthy   environment, incl udin g  following  safe  and  environmentally  sound  practices” and  that  “no  investments  will  be  made  in   fossil  fuel  companies  as  defined  by  the  organization  350.org”.  It  is  true  that  Wells  Fargo  is  not  a  fossil  fuel  company  itself. But  too  often  the  investment  policies  of  big  banks  undermine   public  policy  goals. If  the  C o uncil  gives  staff  direction  to  divest  from  Wells  Fargo  – the  cities  of  Seattle, WA  and  Davis, CA   have  just  passed  similar  resolutions  – the  Council  will  be  enhancing  what  we  mean  by  ‘no  investing  in  the  fossil  fuel   industry’,  such  that  banks  will  have  to  revise  their  own  investme nt  poli cies  to  be  more  in  line  with  our  own, if  they  want   our  money.    What  about  ‘flyover  America’?    Here  in  Santa  Monica, we  are  used  to  such  cutting  edge, transformative  public  policy.  But  in  my  discussion  with  the  guy   from  Indiana, it  was  clear  that  he  and  I  were  com ing  from  funda mentally  different  perspectives.  So  I  tried  to  find   common  ground. “With  DAPL”, I  said, “the  local  community  (in  this  case  the  Standing  Rock  Sioux) was  ignored  in  the   Item 13-C 02/14/17 34 Item 13-C 02/14/17 3 environmental  review  process. How  would  you  feel  if  you  and  your  neighbors  were  ignored  on  a  major  development   directly  affecting  your  community?”  He  didn’t  want  to  hear  any  of  it. Now  the  new  President  that  he  and  others  helped  elect  is  going  to  eliminate  valuable   environmental  protections, de ‐regulate  dangerous  industries, and  take  the  pu bl ic  out  of  the  planning  process  — all  in   the  name  of  economic  development.    Trump  has  cynically  exploited  economic  hardship  to  deregulate  the  economy  and  scapegoat  immigrants  and  racial   minorities. But  such  hardships  actually  have  their  roots  in  more  complicated  long  term  macro ‐economic  trends  and   practices, including  autom a tion, globalization, excessive  military  spending  and  the  concentration  of  wealth  and  power  in   the  1%. Trump  and  his  cabinet  of  billionaires  are  unlikely  to  address  these  issues, and  at  some  point, people  will  again  be   looking  for  alternatives.    That’s  where  Santa  Monica  comes  in. Municipalities  can  spur  change  from  the  b ottom  up . Santa  Monica  is  also  a  prime   example  that  a  city  can  value  social  justice  and  the  environment  — and  also  have  a  thriving  local  economy, a  healthy  city   budget  and  provide  a  high  and  diverse  level  of  municipal  services.  Tonight’s  proposal  to  further  align  our  investment   practices  with  our  progres sive  values  is  more  good  public  policy  – you  can  bank  on  it.    Mic hael  Feinstein  is  a  former  Santa  Monica  Mayor  (2000 ‐2002) and  City  Councilmember  (1996 ‐2004)  Item 13-C 02/14/17 35 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Christian Geo <cgeo3297@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, February 14, 2017 9:51 AM To:Clerk Mailbox Subject:Divest from Wells Fargo Dear Council, I am writing to call on you to vote to di vest funds away from Wells Fargo, due to their support of the DAPL. It is destructive to our nation and our people. Thank you, Christian Item 13-C 02/14/17 36 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:swat wetrwg <almabeck@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, February 14, 2017 10:03 AM To:Clerk Mailbox Subject:Divestment of City Funds from Wells Fargo Dear council members of the City of Santa Monica, My name is Alma and I'm a concerned citizen living in NYC. I would like to voice my support in the divestment of Santa Monica's funds from Wells Fargo. Such stance on the DAPL will be fo rever honored when we look back on this testing period in American history and count those who stood for what's right. Please vote to Divest! Alma Beck, 11222 Item 13-C 02/14/17 37 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Jesus.M.Tirado@wellsfargo.com Sent:Tuesday, February 14, 2017 12:26 PM To:Council Mailbox Cc:Clerk Mailbox; Alfredo.Pedroza@wellsfargo.com Subject:City Council Meeting: February 14, 2017 - 5:30 PM Attachments:santa_monica_one_pager.docx 2.14.17.docx; Wells Fargo One Pager 1-25FINAL.pdf Importance:High Dear  Santa  Monica  City  Council,  Wells  Fargo  is  scheduled  to  be  discussed  on  today’s  agenda . Attached  are  materials  we  hope  will  provide  answers  and   clarity  to  your  discussions  regarding  Wells  Fargo  along  with  links  to  other  resources.   o Wells  Fargo  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate ‐responsibility/) o Wells  Fargo  Statement  on  Human  Rights  (https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate/human ‐rights ‐statement/) o The  Environment  on  Wells  Fargo  Stories  (https://stories.wf.com/category/environment/) o Dakota  Access  Pipeline  Facts  (https://daplpipelinefacts.com/) Please  feel  free  to  contact  me  or  my  associates  if  you  should  have  any  questions.   Thank  you.   Jess  Tirado   Senior  Vice  President   Director   Local  Government  Relations   Government  and  Community  Relations   Wells  Fargo  Government  and  Community  Relations  | 333  South  Grand  Avenue, Suite  1100, 11 th  Floor  | Los  Angeles, CA   90071  | MAC: E2064 ‐115  | Office: 213.253.3445  | E ‐Fax: 866.494.6744  | Cell: 909.991.4456    jess.tirado@wellsfargo.com    www.wellsfargo.com    Alfredo  Pedroza   Senior  Vice  President   Director  ‐ West  Region    Local  Government  Relations   Government  and  Community  Relations   Wells  Fargo  Government  and  Community  Relations  | 333  Market  Street, 25th  Floor  | San  Francisco, CA  94105  | MAC:  A0119 ‐258  | Office: 415.537.8238  | E ‐Fax: 866.494.3787  | Cell: 415.418.4509    alfredo.pedroza@wellsfargo.com    www.wellsfargo.com    Item 13-C 02/14/17 38 Item 13-C 02/14/17 2      please  consider  the  environment  before  printing  this  e ‐mail.   This  message  may  contain  confidential  and/or  privileged  information. If  you  are  not  the  addressee  or  authorized  to   receive  this  for  the  addressee, you  must  not  use, copy, disclose, or  take  any  action  based  on  this  message  or  any   information  herein. If  you  have  received  this  message  in  error, plea se  advise  the  sender  immediately  by  reply  email  and   delete  this  message. Thank  you  for  your  cooperation.    Item 13-C 02/14/17 39 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Wells Fargo: Investing in Santa Monica Region headquarters: Los Angeles Region leadership: David DiCristofaro , Region President Steve Mann , Wells Fargo Private Bank Tom Swanson , Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Joel F. McIntyre , Business Banking Manager Douglas Martins , Commercial Banking Community Banking branches : 5 ATMs : 15 Team members : 513 History in California In 1852, Henry Wells and William Fargo founded Wells, Fargo & Co. in the Gold Rush port of San Francisco to serve the West. The new company offered banking and express services. The bank was soon doing business across the state of California. In the boom and bust economy of the 1850s, Wells Fargo earned a reputati on of trust by dealing rapidly and responsibly with people’s money. Wells Fargo is serving its Santa Monica customers and communities through: Philanthropic investing Over the past five years, Wells Fargo donated $836 ,000 to 40 nonprofit organizations including Heal the Bay, Meals on Wheels West, and Ocean Park Community Center. In 2015 alone, Wells Fargo’s giving included: • $150,500 for human services efforts • $58,886 for environmental projects • $50,5 00 for post-secondary and preK-12 education • $26,700 for arts and culture projects, including museums, art councils and performing arts • $26,500 for community development projects • $25,000 for workforce development and adult literacy needs • $11,5 00 for civic causes Team member volunteers • 1,968 volunteer hours contributed by team members • 272 team members donated to nonprofits of their choice Loans and investments • $184.2 million in home equity loans • $143.8 million in home purchase lending • $137.9 million i n refinance loans, including $727,000 for low -and moderate -income families and individuals • $33.7 million in small business loans extended to 884 small businesses • $6.46 million in credit extended for 325 auto loans • $5.61 million in community development lending for affordable housing We’re strong for our customers and communities nationwide • No. 4 Top Company for LGBT (2016) DiversityInc • 7 th Most Respected Company in the World (2015) Barron’s • 8 th Best Company for Latinas (2015) LATINA Style • 25 th Most Admired Company in the World (2016) Fortune • Perfect Score – 100, Corporate Equality Index (2016) Human Rights Campaign Item 13-C 02/14/17 40 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Item 13-C 02/14/17 41 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Wells Fargo: Committed to Rebuilding Trust “W e’re making things right with our customers, fixing problems in our culture and operations, and building a better bank for the future .” -- Tim Sloan, CEO Wells Fargo At Wells Fargo, we are a values -driven company committed to our customers and our communities. For more than 160 years, Wells Fargo has remained a strong American financial institution that has more than 260,000 team members. In September 20 16, we voluntarily entered into consent orders with regulators to correct the opening of unauthorized accounts related to sales practices. We are working to make things right by changing the way we operate, and by taking decisive actions to restore trust w ith our customers, our team members, and the American public. Steps we’ve taken to help impacted customers, correct what went wrong, restore trust, and build a better and stronger Wells Fargo:  Appointed a new leader to oversee the community banking business  Eliminated all product sales goals for retail bankers in branches and call centers  Removed the cross -sell metric as a measure of success  Contacted impacted deposit account and credit card customers to ensure they still want and need their products  Started sending notifications to customers after opening a checking or savings account, and sending an acknowledgement letter for each new credit card application  Established a 24/7 hotline to address customer concerns  Created a new performance program for retail bank team members where compensation is based on customer experience In 2017, our company will continue to make things right by:  Expanding reviews and remediation back to 2009, and forward through Sept. 30, 2016 — beyond the time period required by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Consumer Finan cial Protection Bureau (CFPB)  Examining impact analysis and additional data to determine the best way to make things right with our customers whose credit scores, and subsequent loans and other credit activity, may have been affected  Offering continued mediation services at no charge to our customers who believe their situati ons involving potentially unauthorized accounts were not adequately resolved PROGRESS REPORT Completed reviews of 82.6 million deposit and 11.6 million credit card and line of credit accounts, or 94.2 million accounts in total ________ C ommunicated with more than 40 million customers ________ Reached 40,000 customers through our customer calling program to ensure status of inactive credit cards ________ Refunded $3.26 million to 130,000 accounts which had activity that could not be determined whether it was linked to improper sales practices Progress as of 1/25/17 Item 13-C 02/14/17 42 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Wells Fargo: Committed to Rebuilding Trust Next Steps Our company is working under the CFPB and OCC’s supervision to reimburse our customers. We also retained an independent consultant to conduct a thorough review of the banks sales practices. Once Wells Fargo receives the independent consultant’s report, we will work with regulators to develop a plan address ing any outstanding sales practices issues and implementing the consultant’s recommendations. Efforts will focus on:   Continuing to refund any fees related to unauthorized accounts  Closing any unauthorized accounts, and working with credit bureaus to correct the reporting of credit accounts  Contacting customers who obtained credit products with Wells Fargo or another lender while an unauthori zed credit inquiry or credit account may have impacted their credit score. The bank’s intent is to err on the side of customers and compensate them for impacts on their other credit products Preventing Future Problems Wells Fargo is developing a risk mana gement and oversight program designed to detect and prev ent sales integrity issues. We agreed with regulators that this program will require:  Escalation of sales practices information to senior management and the Board  Collection of risk indicator metric s  Assessments of the risks associated with team member incentive programs  Reviews of customer and team member complaints  Assessment and remediation of customer harm after team member terminations  Enhancing team member training  Procedures for identifying sales integrity issues, reporting them, and making sure they are subject to an independent internal review  Strengthening our corporate values statement Our company is enhancing its enterprise -wide complaints management policy and line of business procedures to improve our ability to manage, track, and respond to complaints. We’re also updating our Interna l Audit function to ensure we have an enterprise -wide view of sales practices, complaints, and corporate investigations. Wells Fargo is fully committed to making things right. From new leaders with fresh perspective s to better ways to care for customers and team members, action is being taken to build a stronger Wells Fargo. In September 2016, Wells Fargo voluntarily entered into consent orders with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) related to the opening of unauthorized accounts. The consent orders established a f ramework for Wells Fargo to work with regulators to make things right. Below are requirements of the consent order and steps Wells Fargo is taking to build a better bank. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU As an important stakeholder, your feedback is valuable. Share questions and ideas at: Hotline : 1 -877 -924 -8697 Or visit: www.wellsfargo.com/commitment Item 13-C 02/14/17 43 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Petitioning Santa Monica City Council Support divesting Santa Monica City funds from Wells Fargo Started by Jenna Perelman and Flavia Cahn. Santa Monica, CA Photo: Supporters of the Standing Rock Sioux march in Seattle on Sept. 16. (John Duffy / Flickr) On Tuesday, February 14, Santa Monica City Council will vote on a motion to consider divesting City funds from Wells Fargo for "their business practices and involvement in financing the Dakota Access Pipeline." Like Seattle and Davis before us, Santa Monica has an opportunity to lead in sustainable investment by removing its financial attachments to this dangerous and immoral pipeline. Please show your support by signing onto the following letter with your petition signature. We will submit this petition as a public comment to City Council before the ir meeting tomorrow. Share widely with Santa Monica residents! Item 13-C 02/14/17 44 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Letter to City Council: Dear Council Members, We are writing today in support of Council Members O’Day and Vazquez’s motion to consider pulling city funds from Wells Fargo because of its lending practices and investment in the Dakota Access Pipeline. This project violates the sacred land and treaty rights of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and endangers the water supply and health for the Sioux and for countless others downstream. Santa Monica has long been a leader in sustainability. To be a true leader in this field, we must embrace sustainability in all aspects of our community, including our investments . Let us take example from Seattle and Davis: divesting from banks involved with the Dakota Access Pipeline will show a strong commitment to protecting the environment, and stand as an important statement in support of the rights of indigenous peoples. W e hope that divestment from Wells Fargo would be the first step in Santa Monica’s divestment of the 17 banks involved in the Dakota Access Pipeline. We strongly support moving City money to a local credit union or community bank. The City of Santa Monica s hould conduct its business with banks whose values align with our own and whose practices prioritize people and planet over profit. We urge you to vote in favor of investigating divestment from Wells Fargo. Sincerely, XXXX For more information, see the following links: http://santamonicacityca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=1087 http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News- 2017/February- 2017/02_09_2017_Santa_Monica_City_Council_to_Consider_Divesting_from_W ells_Fargo_Bank.html If you wish to make your own public comment in support of divestment, send an email to clerk@smgov.net before 4:30pm on Tuesday. Please highlight your connection to the city (student, resident, employee in the city etc.). Link to petition: https://www.change.org/p/to-santa-monica-city-council-support- divesting-santa-monica-city-funds -from-wells -fargo Item 13-C 02/14/17 45 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Signatures Name Location Date Jenna Perelman Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Ariel Pourmorady Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Orna Walters Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Fern Decena Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Clea DeCrane Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Anna Vastano Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Erin Tenney Granada Hills, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Miles Abbott Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Karin Pally Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Annie Reiniger Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Alice Pavlisko Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Annette Henrique Valencia, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Matthew Walters Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Jenny La Van Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Anya Pertel Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Flavia Cahn Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Ashley Woods Signal Hill, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Karen Pomer Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Chelsea Ho El Monte, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Shawn Graves North Hollywood, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Morgan Weber Hawthorne, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Yolanda Tenorio Downey, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Balam Ahau Chamahez Monrovia, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Mylene Carberry Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Nick Caton Riverside, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Ray Baker Glendale, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Kamyar Pourmorady Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 jesse cheesman Woodland Hills, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Carlos Padilla Oxnard, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Barbara Glascoe Cabazon, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Item 13-C 02/14/17 46 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Name Location Date Anna Jones Forest Knolls, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Malinda Holtz Monrovia, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Edith Ramirez Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 John Neal Port Hueneme, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Naomi Farkas Colton, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Josh Brennecke Tustin, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Hana Yi Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Wendy Tomlinson West Covina, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Hollandia Mass Tujunga, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Hunter Conrad Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Alexis Kharel Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 D. McPhall Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Cathrine Ji Irvine, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Dylan DeMascio Rowland Heights, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Bobbie Haynes Riverside, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Charles Poper Jr Laguna Woods, CA, United States 2017-02-13 tesia blonski Petaluma, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Samantha Garcia Montebello, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Jen Baloian Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Mariah Burns Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Lily Bernstein Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 audrey georg Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Noelle Wright Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Connor Paolo Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Grant Bacon Wilmington, DE, United States 2017-02-13 Marisa OBrien Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 colleen londono SANTA MONICA, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Don Erskine Manchester, MI, United States 2017-02-13 paul blair amesbury, MA, United States 2017-02-13 VaNiesha Honani Ontario, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Anjuli Kronheim Katz Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Emma Robbins Chicago, IL, United States 2017-02-13 Item 13-C 02/14/17 47 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Name Location Date Pedro Ramirez Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Rosalie Kumagai Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Demitra Vassiliadis New york, NY, United States 2017-02-13 Devin Saragosa-Harris Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Alvina ODierno Hillsboro, OH, United States 2017-02-13 Margaret Kelley Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Chantal Browne Fullerton, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Fernando Rodriguez Torrance, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Jessica Spotts Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Judith Bodie Bloomingdale, IL, United States 2017-02-13 Andrew Montantes San Fernando, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Laura Malchow-Hay Newport Beach, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Sue Gorenflo Lancaster, NY, United States 2017-02-13 Veronica Wilson Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Andrea Bridgewater Bakersfield, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Mark Statham Netherlands 2017-02-13 NICOLE JONES Anaheim, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Liz Ambriz Wilmington, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Lydia Ponce Venice, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Monique Johnson Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Melanie More San Pedro, CA, United States 2017-02-13 steven wilson Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Chelsea Davenport Lawndale, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Yi Xing Chen San Francisco, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Kimberly Bryan Montclair, CA, United States 2017-02-13 sydni satterlund phoenix, AZ, United States 2017-02-13 Alejandra Marroquin-Flores Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Mary Carraway Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Danielle Berg Long Beach, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Amado Hernandez Highland, CA, United States 2017-02-13 rebecca chisholm Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 The Rev. Molly Haws Martinez, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Item 13-C 02/14/17 48 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Name Location Date Molly Fink Bakersfield, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Francisco Munoz Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 casey marie smith mar vista, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Alejandra Mendoza Rialto, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Amy Smith Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Marilen Abbago Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 elizabeth foote san frsncisco, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Amorette Muzingo Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Debi Jones Long Beach, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Jacky Kim Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Roxanne S.Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Carina Ramirez Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Aliza Abarbanel Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Chloe Abarbanel Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Cécile Voilà Vincennes, France 2017-02-13 Naomi Altbach Culver City, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Danny Vivian Garden Grove, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Theresa Ortega San Diego, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Stef M Beverly Hills, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Annie Chow Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Mitch Rice Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Serina Madrigal Chino Hills, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Arturo Nunez Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Daniela Martinez Oceanside, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Aziz Alserhan Carson, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Denise Haughn Blackstone, MA, United States 2017-02-13 Kathleen West Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Alfred Carrillo Victorville, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Samantha LaDue Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Jessica Chappe Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Akira Brathwaite Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Shayda Yazdani Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Item 13-C 02/14/17 49 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Name Location Date Amancai Biraben Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Sherna Berger Gluck Topanga, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Krystal Chang Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Elizabeth Flores Pasadena, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Rebecca Henretta Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Adrianna Dinolfo Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Hilary Dubin Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 sabine Reckendorf Altadena, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Shawn Landres Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Megen Musegades Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Tatiana DeAngelis West Covina, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Pedro Mendez Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Cynthia Lee Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Rosa Hernandez Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Chris Angelli Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Tilly Pedersen New York, NY, United States 2017-02-13 Gerry Haker Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Gloria Beltran Lake Arrowhead, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Ludowika Swoboda Wien, Austria 2017-02-13 Eva Flodstrom Venice, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Sage Vargas Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 alexis negele santa monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 shannon leap Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Stephanie Martinez Whittier, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Lori Scinto Crystal Creek, Australia 2017-02-13 Heidi Dippold Porter Ranch, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Juli Schulz Venice, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Roxann Holloway Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Courtney Jenkins Brooklyn, NY, United States 2017-02-13 Dan Snook Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Christine Suarez Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Chloe Chappe Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Item 13-C 02/14/17 50 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Name Location Date Natane Boudreau NY, NY, United States 2017-02-13 Laura Wiese San Francisco, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Victoria Couch Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Irene Quiroz Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Nicole Landers Venice, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Kathryn Callaghan Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Lucy Raskin Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Maureen Michaelson Stamford, CT, United States 2017-02-13 Maria Rocha Fontana, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Andrew Capron Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 alex harros Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Kyle Shneider Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-13 paula espina Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Hannah Curtis Culver City, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Julie Brackenbury Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Hyang Eun Shoenberger Topanga, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Brenda Cregeen Auburn, WA, United States 2017-02-13 Tami Lester Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Alina Garcia Taormina Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 竹馬 スーザン Japan 2017-02-13 Lori Soldanels Kansas City, MO, United States 2017-02-13 Erin Berman Pacific Palisades, CA, United States 2017-02-13 peter kalmbach venice, ca, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Christopher Gaston SAVANNAH, GA, United States 2017-02-13 Lanie Overton Columbia, MO, United States 2017-02-13 Andrew Dickinson Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Marissa Roldan Riverside, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Christy Hembree Richland, WA, United States 2017-02-13 Molly Curren Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-13 Michael Rotcher Mission Viejo, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Julie Alley Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Shuli Lotan Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Item 13-C 02/14/17 51 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Name Location Date Francis Cardinale Brooklyn, NY, United States 2017-02-14 Lynn Sturgis Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 jennifer varenchik van nuys, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Elizabeth Parker Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Cheryl Stedtler Neshanic Station, NJ, United States 2017-02-14 Lexie Cole Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Maureen Sullivan Long Beach, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Christiane Stuk Peck, ID, United States 2017-02-14 rebecca katz pac pal, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Jonathan Warby Henley, ENG, United Kingdom 2017-02-14 Karina Venegas Downey, CA, United States 2017-02-14 janis flax Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 George Funmaker Long Beach, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Alicia Cortrite Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Karly Berube Aliso Viejo, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Paul Williams Fort Worth, TX, United States 2017-02-14 Annie Azzariti Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Jessica Sarapoff Ile d'yeu, France 2017-02-14 Angelina Howe Inglewood, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Michael Wauschek Cerritos, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Elana Goldbaum Venice, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Daniel Gonzales Lancaster, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Victoria Gavia Alhambra, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Rachel Holtz Lakewood, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Lisa Burke Escondido, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Sara Monge Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Tina Prande Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Eliah Perona Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Mary Cross Venice, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Rebecca Birstock Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Karen Croner Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Cris Delgado sedona, AZ, United States 2017-02-14 Item 13-C 02/14/17 52 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Name Location Date Erin Lavery Manhattan Beach, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Nathan Nguyen Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Debora Nagata Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Heather Roth Viola, WI, United States 2017-02-14 William Beinbrink Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Cindy Bendat Santa Monica, CA, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Bina Vasavda Lincolnshire, IL, United States 2017-02-14 Golden Gonzales-Palmer Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Jennifer Buhac West Covina, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Janice Anderson Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Katherine Nguyen Culver City, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Connie Morsher Norwalk, OH, United States 2017-02-14 Florence Foote Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 kira clark santa monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Elijah Kohanim Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Peter Donald Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Jeni Bliatout Newport Beach, CA, United States 2017-02-14 andy tomsky San Marcos, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Genevieve Ameduri Covina, CA, United States 2017-02-14 neil Trama Venice, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Maryanne LaGuardia Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Lovonia Cross Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 nathan gorecki Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Shawn Lozano Bloomington, IN, United States 2017-02-14 Christopher Capron Philadelphia, PA, United States 2017-02-14 Daniellle Luat Fresno, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Reina Esparza Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Katherine Peterson Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Madeline Adams Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Norman Sands Santa Rosa, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Carly Wasserman Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Grace Waring Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Item 13-C 02/14/17 53 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Name Location Date CRAIG WHITING Seven Valleys, PA, United States 2017-02-14 Paula Cohen Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Karin Costello Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Chase Lowary San Diego, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Suzanne Agdeppa Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Raissa Figueroa Murrieta, CA, United States 2017-02-14 sepideh kashanian beverly hills, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Georga Teige Universal City, TX, United States 2017-02-14 Anna Kitti West Covina, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Kathy Seal Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Nicola Foti Middlesex, NJ, United States 2017-02-14 Victor Zurita Pharr, TX, United States 2017-02-14 Janet Alicea Venice, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Jana Branch Newhall, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Deanna Herndon Moreno Valley, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Alejandro Diaz-Tostado San Jose, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Randy Jacobson Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Rhoda Isaacs Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Sabrina Hughes Newport Beach, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Diana Duran San Bernardino, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Jamie Levy Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Carolina Starin Santa Barbara, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Vicki Addley West Hills, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Adam Royer Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Courtney Wheeler Dallas, TX, United States 2017-02-14 Cary Moy Oak Park, IL, United States 2017-02-14 Jennifer Carslake Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Colleen Choi Topanga, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Miciana Hutcherson Juneau, AK, United States 2017-02-14 Isabelle Lin Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Janet McKeithen Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Mariko Munro North Hollywood, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Item 13-C 02/14/17 54 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Name Location Date Scott Means Rapid City, SD, United States 2017-02-14 Rachel Barrett Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Eileen Foulkes Leyland, ENG, United Kingdom 2017-02-14 mark glasser LA, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Karen Martz Washington, UT, United States 2017-02-14 Jennifer Gilbert Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Katie Stenberg Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Roxanne Rice Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Farrah Masoumi Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Margaret Molloy Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Nicole Joyce Chatsworth, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Henry Schmitt Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Michael Schulz Germany 2017-02-14 Brieanne DeWind Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Carry Kim LA, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Kristina Olsen Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Robert LeBlanc Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Rocio Larios laguna beach, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Tracy Stewart Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Michael Cahn Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Carlos Valdez Huntington Park, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Heidi Mandel Reseda, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Linden Killam Valley Village, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Rudy Cifuentes Ontario, CA, United States 2017-02-14 stephanie masterman Auburn, WA, United States 2017-02-14 Marina Bouteillier Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Anke Osterburg fairfax, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Kate Beauchene Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Laura Taschereau Encino, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Michèle Sabese Highley, ENG, United Kingdom 2017-02-14 kim waterson Stanton, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Shannon Boler Newport Beach, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Item 13-C 02/14/17 55 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Name Location Date Haley Miller Orange, CA, United States 2017-02-14 meleina mayhew los angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Amy Holland New York, NY, United States 2017-02-14 Chelsea Peacock Spokane, WA, United States 2017-02-14 Ren Navez Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Jamie Gordon Corona, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Hector Cueva Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Max Bach Berlin, Germany 2017-02-14 Brigitta Küster-Sartori Italy 2017-02-14 Elizabeth Rice Camarillo, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Ryan Coons Madison, AL, United States 2017-02-14 Adam Weber Hood River, OR, United States 2017-02-14 Joan Bennett St Thomas, Virgin Islands, U.S.2017-02-14 Nanette Gregory Trowbridge, ENG, United Kingdom 2017-02-14 Amanda Rogers-Petro Abington, PA, United States 2017-02-14 Ella Tabasky Venice, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Eileen Stephens La Crescenta, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Rosa Debo Woodridge, IL, United States 2017-02-14 Ann Finster Hayward, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Silvia Rodriguez Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Leamond Allen CHGO.., IL, United States 2017-02-14 David Jekel Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 lm everhart Holmdel, NJ, United States 2017-02-14 Jill D Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 ATLI MEXICA PHOENIX, AZ, United States 2017-02-14 danilo bach Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 paula heartland Santa Monica, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Gerhard Engel Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Patcia Melillo Ferndale, WA, United States 2017-02-14 Melinda McDonald Culver City, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Christian Georgescu Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Alma Beck New York, NY, United States 2017-02-14 Item 13-C 02/14/17 56 Item 13-C 02/14/17 Name Location Date Haz Aldridge San Gabriel, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Vincent Kelley Silver Spring, MD, United States 2017-02-14 Heather Moore Marina del Rey, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Dominic Syracuse Los Angeles, CA, United States 2017-02-14 Cloe Jang Montrose, CA, United States 2017-02-14 amy Adams Floyd, VA, United States 2017-02-14 Item 13-C 02/14/17 57 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Jenna Perelman <jennaperelman@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, February 14, 2017 1:14 PM To:councilmtgitems Subject:Comment on Item 13C for Feb. 14 Meeting Attachments:Petition to SM City Council in Support of Divestment from Wells Fargo.pdf Dear Council Members, I am heartened by the proposal of Council Members O'Da y and Vazquez to investig ate divesting City funds from Wells Fargo for its business practices and financ ial involvement with the Dakota Access Pipeline. This project violates the sacred land and treaty rights of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and endangers the water supply and health for the Sioux and for countless others downstream. Santa Monica has long been a leader in sustainabi lity. Countless communities look to us for innovation in sustainable development and environmental protection. Embracing sustainable investment by placing our funds with banks that value human and envir onmental health is the next step. Motivated by the possibility of divestment, a fellow Santa Monica resident, Flavia Cahn, and I wrote a petition to support this effort. Since going onl ine yesterday morning, more than 350 people have signed in support. Many live or work in Santa Monica, but others are simply bystanders w ho admire what we are doing, from neighboring Venice to as far away as Japan. By passing th is motion, we can continue to inspire people across the world to pursue sustainability in all aspects of their lives. Attached please find the petition lang uage and list of signees. There is a delay downloading the signatures, but as of 1:13pm Tuesday Feb 14th, 376 pe ople have signed the petition. Link here . I want to highlight that the petition commends divesting from Wells Fargo as a first step, but ultimately calls on Santa Monica to divest from from any of the sevent een banks involved in the Dakota Access Pipeline, and supports moving our money to a locally-o wned credit union or community bank. Thank you for your time. Best, Jenna Perelman -- Jenna Perelman TWIGG How-To Co-Founder and Managing Editor Scripps College '16 B.A. Environmental Policy Item 13-C 02/14/17 58 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Tuesday, February 14, 2017 1:40 PM To:councilmtgitems Subject:FW: Divestment from Wells Fargo     From: Jeff  Silberman  [mailto:jsilberman@foliolit.com]   Sent: Tuesday, February  14, 2017  11:44  AM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>; Kevin  McKeown  Fwd  <kevin@mckeown.net>; Tony  Vazquez   <Tony.Vazquez@SMGOV.NET>; Gleam  Davis  <Gleam.Davis@SMGOV.NET>; Sue  Himmelrich   <Sue.Himmelrich@SMGOV.NET>; Pam  OConnor  <Pam.OConnor@SMGOV.NET>; Terry  O’Day  <Terry.Oday@smgov.net>;  Ted  Winterer  <Ted.Winterer@SMGOV.NET>; Rick  Cole  <Rick.Cole@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Divestment  from  Wells  Fargo   Dear Council Members, Our nation has many great traditions but a long and tr agic history of and subj ugating Native Americans and destroying their way of life, and a sorry track re cord of polluting our environment and poisoning our waters. What is happening with the Dakot a Access Pipeline is the latest exampl e, and I urge the city to divest its Wells Fargo holdings and instead invest in more socia lly responsible and inclusive corporations that reflect the social values of Santa Monican s and achieve profits in so doing. Thank you so much for you service. All my best, Jeff Silberman Item 13-C 02/14/17 59 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Tuesday, February 14, 2017 1:40 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: City investment in Wells Fargo Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Malka  Mittelman  [mailto:malkamitt@gmail.com]   Sent: Tuesday, February  14, 2017  10:56  AM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: City  investment  in  Wells  Fargo   Dear Council, I heartily urge you all in thoroughly discussing and then supporting the motion to dive st city funds from Wells Fargo. As you know, Wells Fargo's investment in the Dakota Ac cess Pipeline is corporat e sponsorship of illegal annexation of treaty-protected lands, the abuse of our shared natural re sources, and now, the violation of our civil and human rights by a militarized police force. Divest from Wells Fargo to divest from illegal, immoral, irresponsible abuse of public money. Thank you, Rabbi Malka Mittelman "Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” Albert Einstein Item 13-C 02/14/17 60 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Tuesday, February 14, 2017 1:40 PM To:councilmtgitems Subject:FW: Divestment from Wells Fargo     From: saku  ee  [mailto:sakuee@hotmail.com]   Sent: Tuesday, February  14, 2017  8:40  AM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>; Kevin  McKeown  Fwd  <kevin@mckeown.net>; Tony  Vazquez   <Tony.Vazquez@SMGOV.NET>; Gleam  Davis  <Gleam.Davis@SMGOV.NET>; Sue  Himmelrich   <Sue.Himmelrich@SMGOV.NET>; Pam  OConnor  <Pam.OConnor@SMGOV.NET>; Terry  O’Day  <Terry.Oday@smgov.net>;  Ted  Winterer  <Ted.Winterer@SMGOV.NET>; Rick  Cole  <Rick.Cole@SMGOV.NET>  Cc: Jeff  Silberman  <jsilberman@khpslaw.com>  Subject: Divestment  from  Wells  Fargo   Dear City Council, I am heartbroken and outraged at how our country still treats Native Americans. The Dakota Access Pipeline is not only unnecessa ry but also ecologically destructive. Please divest the city's investments from Wells Fargo and support local credit unions and banks. Best, Saku ee, SM resident Santa Monica discusses #divestment: Tomorrow evening (Tuesday 2/14), the Santa Monica City Council will discuss a motion to investigate the City's investment practices and consider divesting all City funds from Wells Fargo, due to their business practices and their involvement in financing the Dakota Access Pipeline. They aren't voting on whethe r or not to divest, but rather, whether to direct staff to investigate what that might look like (an important first step). The meeting starts at 5:30pm , but the item is towards the en d of the agenda, so perhaps closer to 8pm . Sent from my iPhone Item 13-C 02/14/17 61 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Tuesday, February 14, 2017 1:41 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Agenda Item 13C - Divestment from Wells Fargo Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Tara  T  [mailto:tigit13@gmail.com]   Sent: Tuesday, February  14, 2017  12:57  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: RE: Agenda  Item  13C  ‐ Divestment  from  Wells  Fargo   Dear Santa Monica City Council - I am writing regarding Item 13C on the agenda for tonigh t's Santa Monica City Council Meeting. I love living, working, playing, and shopping in Santa Monica, knowing that I am spending m time and money in a city that not only espouses to have empathetic end environmental va lues, but also has policies th at support those values. One issue of policy that I think the City needs to review is who they bank a nd invest with. I don't think the City should be allow any bank or financial agency to use th eir money whether directly or by holding it in accounts and earning interest on it w hose values are out of alignment with th e City's. Wells Fargo has demonstrated through fraudulent banking practices (creating accounts for people with out their knowledge), and funding projects that impact indige nous people's rights and the right to clear wa ter, that they are a financial institution who's values are out of alignment with those of the City. As such, I encour age the City to divest all its funds from Wells Fargo, and to consider the practices of all the financial institutions the City uses. Thank you for thoughtfully considering how the City of Santa Monica might be tter walk the talk and support its values by divesting from Wells Fargo and other banks choosing profit over peopl e and the environment. Sincerely, Tara Treiber 1427 14th Street Santa Monica, CA 90404 Item 13-C 02/14/17 62 Item 13-C 02/14/17 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Tuesday, February 14, 2017 1:41 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Gigi Decavalles Subject:FW: Comment on Item 13C for Feb. 14 Meeting Attachments:Petition to SM City Council in Support of Divestment from Wells Fargo.pdf Council ‐    Please  see  the  email  below  re: Wells  Fargo.    Thank  you,    Stephanie       From: Jenna  Perelman  [mailto:jennaperelman@gmail.com]   Sent: Tuesday, February  14, 2017  1:17  PM   To: Council  Mailbox  <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>  Subject: Comment  on  Item  13C  for  Feb. 14  Meeting   Dear Council Members, I am heartened by the proposal of Council Members O'Day and Vazquez to investigate divesting City funds from Wells Fargo for it s business practices and financial involvement with the Dakota Access Pipeline. This project violates the sacred land and treaty rights of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and endangers the water supply and health for the Sioux and for countless others downstream. Santa Monica has long been a leader in sustainability. Countless communities look to us for innovation in sustainable developme nt and environmental protection. Embracing sustainable investment by placing our funds with banks that value human and environmental h ealth is the next step. Motivated by the possibility of divestment, a fellow Santa Monica resident, Flavia Cahn, and I wrote a petition to support this effort. Since going online yesterday morning, more than 350 people have signed in support. Many live or work in Santa Monica, but others are simply bystanders who admire what we are doing, from neighboring Venice to as far away as Japan. By passing this motion, we can contin ue to inspire people across the world to pursue sustai nability in all aspects of their lives. Attached please find the petition language and list of signees. Th ere is a delay downloading the signatures, but as of 1:13pm T uesday Feb 14th, 376 people have signed the petition. Link here . I want to highlight that the petition commends divesting from We lls Fargo as a first step, but ultimately calls on Santa Monica to divest from from any of the seventeen banks involved in the Dakota Access Pipeline, and supports moving our money to a locally-owned credit union or community bank. Thank you for your time. Best, Jenna Perelman -- Jenna Perelman TWIGG How-To Co-Founder and Managing Editor Item 13-C 02/14/17 63 Item 13-C 02/14/17 2 Scripps College '16 B.A. Environmental Policy Item 13-C 02/14/17 64 Item 13-C 02/14/17