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Trummer in the presentation were Mr. John Badalich, Chair of the South St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority; Ms. Lois Swanson, Coordinator of the River Environmental Action Program (REAP); and Mr. David Houle, Chair of REAP's River Walkway Committee. Mr. Badalich presented an overview of the redevelopment of the former Armour Company plant site adjacent to the river. Ms. Swanson gave an overview of the history and mission of the River Environmental Action Program, which is a grassroots organization dedicated to "affect the future direction of the city through the involvement of local citizens ". Mr. Houle summarized the organization's initiatives to provide for a riverwalkway within the community; - Mayor Trummer closed the presentation by stressing the city's interest in the work of the " Mississippi River Coordinating Commission and in the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. She stated that the city Council and staff would be happy to assist the Commission and the NPS in any way possible. Mayor Trummer then presented „each - of.the Commissioners with a pin commemorating South St. Paul's designation as an "All- American City” in 1990. Written transcripts of the South St. Paul presentation will be forwarded to Commissioners in the near future. Summary of March 26 -28 Workgroup Workshops (Cynthia Young, Jan Harris& Marilyn Hof - NPS, Denver Service Center) The NPS core planning team presented an overview of the workgroup workshops that were held in March. Ms. Young expressed complete satisfaction with the level of interest in the workshops and with the outcome of the workshops. About 130 people participated in the five workshops over a three -day period. The sessions produced a wealth of information and ideas that will be valuable to the planning process. A 60 -page report was distributed that detailed the substance of the workshops. Copies of the report will be mailed to Commissioners and workgroup participants who were not present at the meeting. The study team explained that the report is organized in four chapters. Chapter One summarizes obstacles to achieving the purposes and visions that have been expressed in draft statements developed by the Commission. The obstacles are organized_by group, and further . by individual vision statement. The chapter also details data needs identified by the workgroups that may have to be satisfied to fully understand obstacles and to identify potential solutions. Chapter Two groups obstacles by subject categories such as roles and responsibilities, public attitudes, potential use conflicts, facilities /services, and environmental quality. Included at the end of each obstacle category is a list of possible planning tasks developed by the NPS team, through review of workgroup materials, that may be needed to address the obstacles. These planning tasks are also consolidated in Chapter Four. Finally, Chapter Three presents a consolidation of data needs that were identified by the workgroups. These needs are divided into initial data needs and data synthesis needs. The latter classification are those needs that will evolve from the processing of initial data needs. Chapter Three also includes a preliminary set of data gathering tasks to be undertaken by