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Boone council endorses CDBG roofing application and advances multiple housing and infrastructure hearings
Summary
Council closed public hearings and approved resolutions to adopt a housing needs assessment and to submit a $198,000 CDBG application for a six-home roofing rehabilitation project; staff outlined project budget, funding sources and a revised completion date for a related reservoir rehabilitation project.
The Boone City Council closed two public hearings Tuesday and voted to adopt a community development and housing needs assessment and to endorse a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application for a housing rehabilitation roofing project.
City staff read the CDBG announcements and details. Kim, reading the public hearing notice, said the Boone Housing Rehabilitation Roofing Project would provide funding to repair or replace roofs for six owner-occupied, low- to moderate-income households and that the city would request $198,000 in CDBG funds. Kim said the application will be submitted to the Iowa Economic Development Authority no later than May 22, 2026.
The council also adopted resolution 35-12, formalizing the community development and housing needs assessment. Council members moved and adopted resolution 35-13 to submit the roofing project application.
Separately, Kim provided a status update on the Boone groundwater reservoir rehabilitation (CDBG #25WS011): the contractor has completed interior tank-wall repairs in one corner and is working on others, the project’s overall budget is $1,560,250 (city funds $1,060,250; CDBG $500,000), and the city has spent $243,930.61 so far ($98,603 from CDBG and $145,327.61 of city funds). Kim said a value-engineering change reduced the project by $6,217 and a change order added 14 days, setting substantial completion at June 12, 2026.
Why it matters: The actions keep multiple federal and state-funded infrastructure and housing projects on schedule while locking in the city’s formal needs assessment used to target CDBG and related grant funds. The roofing project aims to help six households cover major repair costs that many owners could not otherwise afford.
What’s next: The city will submit the CDBG application by the stated deadline; if awarded, staff will verify household eligibility and administer the roofing work through the selected grant administration process. The reservoir contractor’s work will continue toward the revised June 12 completion date.
