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Attachment 2 To: Patrick Trudgeon, City Manager From: Matthew Johnson, Parks and Recreation Director Date: July 1, 2025 Re: Dance Program Information and Facility Considerations At the June , 2025 City Council Meeting, Council Members requested additional information about the Parks and Recreation Dance Programspecifically regarding relocation options once the Shops at Lexington are demolished as part of the Campus Master Plan. This memo provides of next steps in the process. BACKGROUND The Roseville School of Dance program dates back to at least the 1990s and serves as wide variety of ages and abilities. Currently, the youth program services children from toddlers (Baby and Me) to the end of high school; and the adult program includes Adult Tap Dancing, Hula, and other wellness offerings. Participants typically participate year-round, year after year, and build upon the skills learned the previous year in subsequent years. In the Youth Dance Program, participants work on physical and mental skill building, self- evaluation, and persistence. They end each season with a two-day dance recital at Roseville Area High School. who use the program not just for physical activity but as an opportunity to network with friends and peers on a weekly basis throughout the year. In the 2010s, the dance program was housed in leased space at the Fairview Community Center. When Fairview was torn down in 2019, (and new space was not included in the replacement building, the ) the City moved the program to its current location at 2737 Lexington Ave N. with a plan to develop a more permanent space with the implementation of the Campus Master Plan. The current Dance and Wellness Studio at 2737 Lexington Ave N. is in a converted retail space and has been modified to include mirrored walls, wall bars, a dance floor with dance-safe covering, sound reduction devices, office space for staff, rest rooms, and a shoe-change area. It is not a perfect fit for the dance program (it is smaller than ideal, lacks a separate lobby outside of dance floor, and is not sufficiently soundproofed for daytime use) but it has been an effective home for the program. Between 2018 and 2025, the youth dance program has nearly doubled in size from just over 114 219, partly because of the presence of a more dance-specific space. Qbhf!5:!pg!488