CapitolRiver Council

Mission

CapitolRiver Council, an official advisory group to the City Council, represents and works in partnership with all District 17 stakeholders to act on urban planning and community building efforts as part of a shared vision to support sustainable, safe, healthy, and vibrant neighborhoods.

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CRC Meeting Schedule

All CRC meetings are open to the public.

Thursday, April 2, 2026: Public Realm Committee, 5-6:30 p.m., via Zoom

  • Action item -- The committee is asked to make a recommendation regarding a request for a variance to City regulations for converting billboards to dynamic displays: The owners of the Allen Building, Tom and Sandra Erickson, would like to convert the vinyl billboard on the roof to dynamic (able to rotate through several digital images). They are seeking a variance, which would allow them to proceed with that conversion despite the regulations found in Saint Paul City Code, Sec. 64.302-Nonconforming advertising signs; conversion to billboard with dynamic display. The building owners believe that the conversion complies with the code, except for: “As part of the permit application, the applicant shall agree in writing to remove permanently other existing billboards in the city: for each square foot of dynamic display space being created, six (6) square foot of illuminated billboard faces, or eight (8) square feet of non-illuminated faces shall be removed.” The intent of that requirement has been to reduce the total number of billboards throughout the city, but the owners of this particular billboard do not own other billboards in St. Paul, so they don't have any that could be eliminated in order to convert one to a dynamic display. The applicants are proposing to add a permanent sign below the billboard that says "Welcome to Saint Paul." 
  • The committee is asked to make a recommendation to the City's Board of Zoning Appeals, which could be to recommend approval or rejection of the request, or to recommend approval with other conditions. Please see the following documents for additional information about this request:  
  • Discussion item -- Gaby Gerken, Employer Outreach Specialist for Move Minnesota, will present information about sustainable ways to commute to work, and to provide information about Bike Week, May 11-17, and how employers can register to participate.  
  • Zoom link:

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85750176622?pwd=Ly2yfZybVOHWI3ZAzu9taVhqyCtba9.1

    Meeting ID: 857 5017 6622
    Passcode: 542104

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Friday, April 24, 2026: Skyway Governance Advisory Committee meeting, 9-10:30 a.m., via Zoom

Standing Agenda (other agenda items may be added)

  • Public safety updates and Q and A with City of Saint Paul Police and Downtown Alliance representatives. 
  • Department of Safety and Inspections updates and Q and A
  • CRC Updates -- Community Engagement on proposed quiet hours, and Downtown 2050 Plan

Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83219315937?pwd=R0JvbmpYOEFVZStnVVIyeEVBZDhkZz09

Meeting ID: 832 1931 5937
Passcode: 835886

About CapitolRiver Council

CapitolRiver Council is one of the 17 district councils for the City of Saint Paul. CRC is a private, 501(c)3 non-profit organization that exists to engage residents, business owners, workers and property owners in issues and projects that affect downtown Saint Paul and the Capitol area.

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