RAGBRAI LII Committees

Hartley's Ragbrai LII Committees

BEVERAGE GARDEN:  Ryan Brehmer 712-631-0702 / Ashley Reed 712-240-0515 
Organizes and staffs the beverage garden in the community. 

BUDGET:  Roxann Swanson 712-363-2107 / Sheri Tewes 712-928-2240 
Set up a budget as soon as possible and handle all funds for the community.  Coordinate 
fundraisers and getting donations from businesses. 

COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP: _____________________________________________ 
Coordinates and provides support for community clean-up after the 3:30 P.M. shut-down time. 

COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLICITY: Crystal VanRavenswaay 712-928-2240 /__________________                                                                     
Coordinates all communication during RAGBRAI. Will work closely with all organizing committees, 
law enforcement and public safety officials. Coordinate release of information to the media to 
generate local interest in hosting RAGBRAI. 

ELECTRICAL:  City of Hartley 712-928-2240 
Electric service is very important for entertainment, food and beverage service. Persons on this 
committee should have an electrical background. 

ENTERTAINMENT/SPECIAL EVENTS: _____________________________________________ 
Coordinates all entertainment – examples, special rider involvement contests to live bands to a DJ 
during the RAGBRAI visit. 

HOSPITALITY: ________________________________________________ 
Coordinates the welcome and farewell for the riders of RAGBRAI. Helps promote the community 
theme and organize the development and sale of T-shirts and other memorabilia using the town’s 
theme.  Coordinate beautification of the community.  Works closely with the 
Communications/Publicity Committee 

INFORMATION CENTER: Lion’s Club – Dan McCarty – 712-348-2970 
Coordinates a designated Information Center for people to get information and ask questions 
about the community.  All inquiries should be able to be handled by this center. Place the 
information center so riders see it as they come in town. 

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Joel Hengeveld / Police Department 712-928-2240 
Enforces all Iowa laws, responsible for beverage establishment security, and hires additional 
officers if necessary.  A uniformed officer should be on duty at all times.  Devises and implements 
traffic plans for both bikes and vehicles in town. 

MEDICAL: Rodney Ahrenstorff 712-260-3189 / ____________________________ 
First Responders / EMTs – setup a First Aid Station.  Organizes, recruits, schedules, and supplies 
medical teams to serve the bike riders and community. 

PARKING:______________________________________________ 
Coordinates and provides Support Vehicle parking services at the CFE Parking Lot.  Coordinate 
golf carts to provide riders with rides to and from their Support Vehicle. 

PUBLIC SAFETY: Nick Galm / Roxann Swanson / Police Department 712-928-2240 / Jarod Johnson 
712-757-4305  
Coordinates traffic control, parking, civil defense, street conditions and repair and other safety 
issues. Written Emergency Operations Plan and severe weather plan – forward to RAGBRAI office 
by June 1. 

RIDE RIGHT:  _____________________________________________ 
Conduct safety seminars for young and old residents and promote the RIDE RIGHT message the 
day of RAGBRAI.  Member of local and area bike club or people who have ridden RAGBRAI before 
are usually very helpful accomplishing these goals.

RISK MANAGEMENT:  Marcus Treimer 712-363-5105 / ________________________ 
Analyze the risks that we face hosting RAGBRAI and decide how we want to handle each one of 
them – avoid the risk, transfer the risk or assume the risk and minimize the size of the loss. 

SIGNAGE: _________________________________________ 
Signs coming into, through and out of town – directional, informational.  Post safety signs 
throughout town weeks before RAGBRAI so bicycle safety becomes a habit for bicycle riders and 
for vehicle drivers before RAGBRAI comes to town (RIDE RIGHT).  Use tall signs over the water 
coming into town and leaving town.  Keep all other signs along roads at eye level.  Signage to the 
Bike Shops.   

SANITATION, TOILETS & RECYCLING: _____________________________________________ 
Coordinate trash and recycling collection: trash receptacles, dumpsters and recycle containers.  
Location and servicing of portable toilets and hand wash stations for the town. 

VENDOR COMMITTEE: ________________________________________________ 
Coordinates all vendors and field requests from individuals and organizations wanting to sell 
products and services. Keep everything within City limits. Works with RAGBRAI and local 
authorities to keep renegade vendors outside the community. Adheres to all rules and regulations 
of the State of Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals and the local extension offices. (This 
will include the distribution of ice to all vendors, Beverage Garden and possible RAGBRAI 
participants) 

WEBSITE: Julia Meyer 712-260-0381 
Ragbrai LII webpage on the City webpage to help promote RAGBRAI LII. Responsible for 
developing and maintaining the community website and working with the 
Communication/Publicity Committee. 

VOLUNTEERS: Total community involvement!