Res 2015- 24 Designate TH149 as Officer Patrick Memorial HwyCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2015 - 24
RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE DESIGNATION OF A SEGMENT OF
TRUNK HIGHWAY 149 IN MENDOTA HEIGHTS, AND WEST SAINT PAUL, TO BE
"OFFICER SCOTT PATRICK MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"
WHEREAS, on July 30, 2014 Mendota Heights Police Officer Scott Patrick was killed
in the line of duty while making a traffic stop on Trunk Highway 149, known locally as Dodd
Road, in West Saint Paul, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, this tragic event impacted the entire community of Mendota Heights, and
devastated Officer Patrick's family and his colleagues on the Mendota Heights Police
Department; and
WHEREAS, a suitable memorial recognizing in perpetuity the sacrifice of Officer
Patrick and his family is both fitting and appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the family of Officer Scott Patrick has requested that a portion of Trunk
Highway 149 in both Mendota Heights and West Saint Paul be designated to the memory of
Officer Patrick; and
WHEREAS, legislation has been introduced in the 2015 Session of the Minnesota
Legislature to act upon this request, and
WHEREAS, while the highway will continue to be known as Dodd Road for legal and
addressing purposes, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Mendota Heights feel that the
requested action is both appropriate and timely.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mendota Heights City Council that it
requests the State of Minnesota to take action to officially designate the segment of Trunk
Highway149, from the interchange with signed Highway 494, through Mendota Heights, and to
terminate at the intersection of Smith Avenue in West Saint Paul, to be:
"Officer Scott Patrick Memorial Highway"
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 17th day of March, 2015.
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