Bringing Vitality to the Capitol Area
Learn how the CAAPB and partners are working together to implement the Vitality goals of public safety and livability in the Capitol Area.Community Vitality
The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board (CAAPB) is working closely with the Ramsey County Sheriff's office and Saint Paul Port Authority to implement the Vitality goals of public safety and livability within CAAPB with a focus specifically on public safety, youth and family programming, business grants, and street and neighborhood cleanup and ambassadors.
In the final Minnesota State Government bill language this session (Chapter 39 – SF3045), the Vitality Account plan ($3 million) was approved and signed into law in 2025. You can read the complete language by clicking on this link: Chapter 39, Article 1, Section 45. In the final bonding bill, $1 million was approved for the creation of a Capitol Area economic development grant program for the purpose of making grants to new and existing businesses within the Capitol Area in the amount of $50,000 to $150,000. You can read the complete language by clicking this link: Chapter 14, H.F. No. 17, Section 3, Subdivision 3.
Contact
Erik Cedarleaf Dahl
CAAPB Executive Secretary
erik.dahl@state.mn.us
651-757-1507
Peter Musty
CAAPB Principal Planner & Zoning Administrator
peter.musty@state.mn.us
651-757-1501
Main Office Number: 651-757-1500