10-455Suspension 4/28/2010 Council File # 10-455
Green Sheet# 3108696
RESOLUTION
CiTY OF SAiNT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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WHEREAS, Kane McWatt was bom Kathleen Curry on February 8, 1931 m MinneapOhs, Minneso[a; and
WHEREAS, She majored in speech at the UniversiN of Minnesota, where she me[ her husband, Arthur McWatt, now a re[ired Samt Paul schoolreacher and
author of "Cmsader5 for Just�ce," a book chromchng the h�s[ory of Sa�nt Paul's civii nghts movement, and
WHEREAS, Mrs McWatt wu a iifelong advoca[e for civil and human rights, communiTy empowermen[ and development, a meani�sfui education sys[em, and
a le�al �usnce system, and embodied commrtment [o community service and volunteerism having served as a grea[ role modei within her community and [he
communiry at-large, and
WHEREAS, Mrs McWatt worked tirelessly [hroughwt her career in commumty and supponive services includmg eighteen years wrth the Samt Paul Urban
League and seven[een years in her role as a CoordinaCOr for the CenVal H�gh School MuIhwlNral Excellence Program shepherdmg a generation of young
s[udents who still speak w�th fondness of her potluck meals [hat fea[ured �nspira[�onal diswssions with Afncan-American professionals, and
WHEREAS, Mrs McWatt gave of herself unselfishly [hough counUess hours of volunteensm, whde serving as chair person wrth a vanety of community-bazed
organ�zaCions, mcluding, but not limited to service as Cha�ryerson of [he Council on Black Mmnesotans, a state agency, Cha�r of the Minnemta/Dakota
Conference of the NAACP Educahon Committee, member of [he Equal Access Commrttee, and the Saint Paui NAACP/Pohce Community Relanons
Comm�ttee, and
WHEREAS, Mrs. McWatt spen[ her I�fe on the forefront of the affordable housing �ss�e, she advoca[ed and actively demonstrated for change, aligmng herself
wrth a mul[itude of �ssues [ha[ have adversely affected our commumTy Her efforts have resulted m[angible systemanc changes m[hose issues for which she has
advocated for, and
WHEREAS, Such °causes" and "mi[iahves" spurted Mrs McWatt's mterest m becoming an elected officiai, plac�ng herself m a posmon [o craft and deba[e
ordmances and s[a[utes [hat impac[ quality of hfe issues for all. Thus, m 19GI, Mrs McWatt ran for a sea[ on [he Samt PaW City Council. She became [he firs[
Afncan Amerman to win a city-wide pnmary, and her name was subsequenily ptaced on the ballol for the General Elecllon; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. McWatt has bee� inducted mto [he DFL Women's Hall of Fame, won an NAACP Life[ime Achievemen[ award and was named a 2007
Volunteer of the Year by [he Lawyers Pmfessional Responsibihry Board, and
WHEREAS, Mayor Chnstopher B Coleman, m honor of Mrs McWatt's longstandmg dedicahon and serv�ce, proclaimed Saturday, Sep[ember 19, 200Q to be
"Kahe MeWatt Day" �n [he City of Sain[ Paui; and
WHEREAS, Katie McW att passed away on Monday Apnl IQ 201Q aRer maintaining her ac[ivism and service to community [hrough a 2'/z year battle with
cancer, she is survived by her husband, Arthur, fo�r children - Tim, Stacy, Chns and Lynn - and six grandchildreq
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City CouncJ does hereby proclaim Monday, April 26, 2010 to be ° Katie McWatt Day" in [he City of
Samt Paul, and be it
FINALLY RESOLVED, tha[ Day[on Avenue, benveen Dale Stree[ and Lexington Avenue, is hereby co-named Katie McWatt Avenue, and [ha[ appropna[e
s[reet signage be placed by the Department of Publ�c Works
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Prclaiming Monday, April 16, 2010 to be "Katie McWatt Day" in [he City of St. Paul, and co-naming Day[on Avenue between Dale
and Lexington as "Ka[ie McWatt Avenue" with signage placed at the intersection of Kent and Mackubin.
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