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Council approves RAGBRAI sponsorship/MOU, authorizes CDBG RFQs and site hearings, and discusses hotel-motel eligibility

Boone City Council · April 21, 2026
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Summary

Council authorized an agreement and funding arrangement with the Boone County Convention & Visitors Bureau for RAGBRAI, authorized requests for qualifications for CDBG grant administration and technical services, appointed the council as the selection committee, and discussed state guidance disallowing certain hotel-motel grant uses.

The council approved a memorandum of understanding and funding arrangement with the Boone County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CBB) for RAGBRAI. Staff described the agreement as a $50,000 package with $20,000 treated as a sponsorship and $30,000 to be repaid; mobile food license provisions and insurance coverage were included. Council moved and approved execution of the agreement and an MOU extension for events "on the green."

Staff also requested authority to issue a request for qualifications (RFQ) for a grant…

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