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March 8, 2022
Council Meeting: March 8, 2022 Santa Monica, California
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CITY CLERK’S OFFICE - MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Denise Anderson Warren, City Clerk, Records & Elections Services
Department
Date: March 8, 2022
13.A Request of Councilmember Brock and Councilmember Negrete that the
Santa Monica City Council fully condemns the unprovoked invasion of
Ukraine by the Russian Government and their dictator, Vladimir Putin. This
is not an invasion by the Russian people. It is a culmination of a years’-
long harassment by a dictatorial tyrant of a border nation whose people
have their own culture and language, and it is reminiscent of the power-
grabbing that initiated the horrific events of World War II.
The Council urges all citizens of the world to take notice and call for an end
to the barbaric and tragic violence that is being waged on the peaceful
nation of Ukraine.
The Council hereby offers the heroic Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy the title of Honorary Citizen of the City of Santa Monica.
The Council directs the City Manager to research any sanctions or steps
that Santa Monica might take to deplete the power of Mr. Putin and any
Russian Oligarchs, including to divest of any city fund possessing Russian
assets, and lobby CalPERS in favor of divesting any state funds
possessing Russian assets and termination of state contracts with Russian
firms. The Council calls on cities around the world to take similar
action. The Council stands behind President Zelenskyy and the people of
Ukraine.
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