After debate, Roseville council votes 3‑2 to build city‑owned license/passport center and dance studio as part of maintenance‑facility plan

At the July 7 Roseville City Council meeting, the council continued a months‑long discussion about the maintenance operations center plan and the future of the license and passport center and a city dance studio currently housed in the Lexington Shops building.

City Manager Pat Trojgen summarized the preferred campus plan (Concept C): expand maintenance operations on both sides of Woodhill, relocate the maintenance yard north of Woodhill where the Lexington Shops currently sit, and construct a new building on city land west of the existing parking lot that would house a first‑floor license/passport center and a second‑floor dance studio. The plan would leave the VFW in place and preserve the ball field with modest adjustments.

Market and lease comparables

Staff presented market leasing comparables prepared by Tatanka Real Estate Advisors (brokers Steve Cherhart and Ron Moss). Key figures presented by staff were:

- Retail lease rates for a high‑visibility license/passport facility: approximately $13 to $28 per square foot (base rent), with additional CAM/taxes roughly $7 to $13.21 per square foot. - Industrial/warehouse lease rates suitable for a dance studio: roughly $6 to $8 per square foot, with CAM/taxes around $3.50 to $4.50 per square foot. - Estimated annual…