Town of Paradise
Town Council Meeting Agenda
6:00 PM – February 08, 2022
Town of Paradise Council Chamber – 5555 Skyway, Paradise, CA
Meeting Procedures
I. The Mayor is the Presiding Chair and is responsible for maintaining an orderly meeting. The Mayor calls the meeting to order and introduces each item on the agenda.
II. The Town staff then provides a report to Council and answers questions from the Council.
III. Citizens are encouraged to participate in the meeting process and are provided several opportunities to address Council. Any speaker addressing the Council is limited to three minutes per speaker - fifteen minutes per agenda item A. If you wish to address the Council regarding a specific agenda item, please complete a “Request to Address Council” card and give it to the Town Clerk prior to the beginning of the meeting. This process is voluntary and allows for citizens to be called to the speaker podium in alphabetical order.
Comments and questions from the public must be directed to the Presiding Chair and Town Council Members (please do not address staff.) Town staff is available to address citizen concerns Monday through Thursday at Town Hall between the hours of 8am and 5pm.
B. If you wish to address Council regarding an item not on the agenda, you may do so under Item 4, “Public Communication.” Again, please fill out a card and give it to the Town Clerk before the meeting. State Law prohibits Council action on items not listed on a public agenda.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance, persons who need special accommodations to participate in the Town Council meeting may contact the Town Clerk at least three business days prior to the date of the meeting to provide time for any such accommodation.
Town Manager, Kevin Phillips
Town Attorney, Scott E. Huber
Town Clerk, Dina Volenski
CDD, Planning & Onsite, Susan Hartman
CDD, Building & Code Enforcement, Tony Lindsey
Finance Director/Town Treasurer – Ross Gilb
Public Works Director/Town Engineer, Marc Mattox
Division Chief, CAL FIRE/Paradise Fire, Garrett Sjolund Chief of Police, Eric Reinbold
Recovery & Economic Development Director, Colette Curtis Human Resources & Risk Management Director, Crystal Peters Mayor, Steve Crowder
Vice Mayor, Greg Bolin
Council Member, Steve “Woody” Culleton
Council Member, Jody Jones
Council Member, Rose Tryon
1. OPENING
1a. Call to Order
1b. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America 1c. Invocation
1d. Roll Call
1e. Special recognition is awarded to sworn and non-sworn police personnel and volunteers for their exemplary contributions to the department.
Recognition of Volunteer Service
Police Officer of the Year: Tyler Tatom
Civilian Employee of the Year: Mollie St John
VIP of the Year: Doug Runkle
PASH Volunteers of the Year: Elizabeth Dunn and Ray Foulks 1f. p5 Presentation - VIPS 2021 Annual Report
1g. Presentation - Resource Conservation District and Local Private Burn Association by Wolfy Rougle, Forest Health Watershed Coordinator 1h. Presentation - Update from PID
1i. Presentation - Long Term Recovery Plan by Colette Curtis, Recovery and Economic Development Director
1j. Camp Fire Recovery Updates - Written reports are included in the agenda packet.
p11 Colette Curtis, Recovery and Economic Development Director - Recovery projects, Advocacy, Economic Recovery and Development, Communications and Emergency Operations.
p15 Marc Mattox, Public Works Director/Town Engineer - Infrastructure and Sewer Update.
p18 Tony Lindsey, CDD-Building and Code Enforcement - Code Enforcement Update.
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
One roll call vote is taken for all items. Consent items are considered to be routine business that does not call for discussion.
2a. p22 Approve minutes of the January 11, 2022 Special and Regular Town Council meetings.
2b. p29 Approve January 2022 Cash Disbursements in the amount of $2,371,619.89
2c. p37 Adopt Resolution No. 2022-07, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Authorizing Submittal of an application to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development for funding under the HOME Investment Partnerships Program; and if selected, the execution of a standard agreement, any amendments thereto, and of any related documents necessary to participate in the HOME Investment Partnerships Program.”
3 2d. p41 Review and file the 2nd Quarter Investment Report for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2022.
2e. p57 Declare the attached described equipment as surplus property; and Adopt Resolution No. 2022-08 a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise declaring certain Town equipment in the Police Department to be surplus and obsolete and authorizing disposal through sale or donation by the Town Manger or his designee.
2f. p60 Declare the attached described equipment as surplus property; and Adopt Resolution No. 2022-09, A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise declaring certain Town Equipment in the Police Department to be surplus and obsolete and authorizing disposal through sale or donation by the Town Manager or his designee.
3. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
For matters that are not on the Council business agenda, speakers are allowed three (3) minutes to address the Council. The Town Council is prohibited from taking action on matters that are not listed on the public agenda. The Council may briefly respond for clarification and may refer the matter to the Town staff.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
6. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
Action items are presented by staff and the vote of each Council Member must be announced. A roll call vote is taken for each item on the action calendar. Citizens are allowed three (3) minutes to comment on agenda items.
6a. p64 Review and file the financial information provided by staff concerning the FY 2021-22 operating and capital budgets; and Approve staff recommended budget adjustments. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6b. p124 Consider authorizing Town of Paradise Resolution No. 2022-____, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Affirming the Town of Paradise’s Notice of Intent to Comply for the Requirements of Mandatory Solid Waste, Recycling, and Organics Collection Services; and, Authorizing Town of Paradise Resolution No. 2022-____, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Authorizing the Submittal to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) an Application for an SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant in the Amount of $20,000 and Execute all Necessary Grant Related Documents”. OR Provide alternative direction to town staff. (ROLL CALL VOTE) 6c. p131 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2022-__, A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise declaring certain projects critical to Camp Fire recovery with unfunded needs for consideration in the CDBG-DR Infrastructure Program (DR-4407). (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6d. p198 Consider discussing the Request for Information (RFI) regarding the Green Waste Facility on American Way and direct staff to advertise the RFI for 20 days. The RFI is attached for review. (ROLL CALL VOTE) 6e. p220. Concur with the recommended approval provided by Exceptions Committee Member Culleton; and,
2. Authorize staff to accept and process a Temporary Use Permit application from the applicant; or,
3. Concur with the recommended denial provided by Exceptions Committee Member Jones; and,
4. Direct staff to not accept and process a Temporary Use Permit application and forward the code enforcement case to legal counsel for abatement; or,
5. Provide alternative direction to Town staff. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
7. COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS AND REPORTS
7a. Council initiated agenda items - None
7b. Council reports on committee representation
7c. Future Agenda Items
8. STAFF COMMUNICATION
8a. Town Manager Report
9. CLOSED SESSION - None
10. ADJOURNMENT