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� ouncil Resolution
Presented By
_ Refe o Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
A RESOLUTION RENAMING THE FORMER DREW SCHOOL
SITE TO "RYAN PARK"
WHEREAS, Dennis Patrick Ryan was raised in the Thomas-Dale
Community, attended Drew and St. Agnes Elementary Schools and St.
Agnes High School , was active in athletics and delivered
newspapers in the area as a youth; and
WHEREAS, Dennis Ryan's father and grandfather represented
the Thomas-Dale community in the Minnesota State House of
Representatives for many years; and
WHEREAS, Dennis Ryan took over his father's business, known
as Ryan Plumbing, in 1969, and made a conscious decision to
maintain this family business on University Avenue when other
small businesses were moving from the area: and
WHEREAS, Dennis Ryan was an active member of the Frogtown
American Legion, the West Minnehaha Booster Club, the St. Agnes
Alumni Association, the Midway Civic Club, the St. Agnes Men's
Club and the University Avenue Development Council ; and
WHEREAS, Dennis Ryan spent a great deal of time and effort
building the University Avenue Development Council into an
active, viable organization as a part of his efforts to preserve ,
and maintain the integrity of University Avenue and the Thomas-
Dale community; and
WHEREAS, the City of St. Paul recognizes the efforts of
people like Dennis Ryan who strive to improve their neighborhood
and the city as a whole; and
Yeas CO�onnenME Na s Requested by Department of:
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Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
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Approved by Mavor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
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� Council Resolution
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS, the parcel of land where Drew Elementary School was
once located has been sold to the City of St. Paul and has been
designated as park space by the Council of the City of St.
Paul ; and
WHEREAS, the Thomas-Dale, District 7 Planning Council ,
Frogtown COACT, the Frogtown Community Association, the West
Minnehaha Booster Ctub, the University Avenue Development Council
and other neighborhood groups and organizations have requested
that the Drew School site be renamed to honor Dennis Ryan;
therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of St. Paul
rename the former site of Drew Elementary Schooi "Ryan Park" in
honor of Dennis Patrick Ryan and his many contributions to
University Avenue, the Thomas-Dale (Frogtown) Community, the
City of St. Paul and the State of Minnesota; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of St. Paul , with the aid of
the neighborhood organizations, place a plaque commemorating
Dennis Ryan's activities and accomplishments in the park so that
it is visible to all visitors.
Yeas C�onnenLME Na s Requested by Department of:
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Drew �_ In Favor
Masanz �l
Nicosia
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Tedesco
Wilson
Adopted by Council: Date
JUL — 9 �985 Form Approved by City Attocney
Certified Y s Cou c' . BY
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6lppro � Mavor. Date � � �7aG7 Approved by Mayoc for Submission to Council
By BY
PUB�IISNED JUL 2 0 1985