Town of Paradise
Town Council Meeting Agenda
6:00 PM – June 14, 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 Information Systems Director, Luis Marquez
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. Presentation by CalFire/Paradise Fire Chief - Patrick Purvis 1f. Camp Fire recovery updates - Written reports are included in the agenda packet:
P5 Colette Curtis, Recovery and Economic Development Director - Recovery projects, Advocacy, Economic Recovery and Development, Communications and Emergency Operations.
P8 Marc Mattox, Public Works Director/Town Engineer - Infrastructure and Sewer Update
p10Tony 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. p14 Approve minutes from the May 10, 2022, Special and Regular meetings and the May 31, 2022 Special meeting.
2b. p25 Approve May 2022 Cash Disbursements in the amount of $3,398,869.57.
2c. p33 1. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-____, “A Resolution of Intention of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise to Set a Public Hearing to Consider Naming an Existing Private Access Easement off Pentz Road, Located in the Town of Paradise. Petitioner: Travis Thomsen, et al”; or, 2. Adopt a motion to continue the matter to a date certain and direct staff to provide any additional desired information pertaining to the requested road name; or, 3. Adopt a motion to deny adoption of Town Resolution No. 2022-____. 2d. p37Waive second reading of Town Ordinance No. 618 and approve reading by title only; and, Adopt Town Ordinance No. 618, "An Ordinance Amending Chapter 8.58.060 to the Paradise Municipal Code Relating to Defensible Space and Hazardous Fuel Management".
2e. Approve an amended and restated professional services agreement with Kevin Phillips for Town Manager services with an expiration date of June 30, 2025 and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement.
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. 3 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
For items that require a published legal notice and/or a mailed notice.
Public Hearing Procedure:
A. Staff Report
B. Mayor opens the hearing for public comment in the following order:
i. Project proponents (in favor of proposal)
ii. Project opponents (against proposal)
iii. Rebuttals – if requested
C. Mayor closes the hearing
D. Council discussion and vote
5a. p46 1. Conduct the duly noticed and scheduled public hearing and concur with the recommended actions adopted by the Planning Commission of May 24, 2022, and embodied within Planning Commission Resolution No. 2022- 02; and, 2. Certify and adopt the proposed Initial Study and Negative Declaration document as it relates to the proposed 2022-2030 Town of Paradise Housing Element Update; and, 3. Adopt Town of Paradise Resolution No. 2022-______, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Adopting an Amendment to the Housing Element (2022- 2030 Housing Element) of the 1994 Paradise General Plan”; or, 4. Provide alternative direction to town staff. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
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. p. 424 After discussion consider waiving the first reading of Town Ordinance No. ____ and read by title only [roll call vote]; and, 1. Introduce Town Ordinance No. ____, “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Amending Text Regulations within Paradise Municipal Code Chapter 8.08 [Solid Waste] and Adding Article 1 Regarding Mandatory Municipal MSW, Recyclable Material, and Organic Waste Disposal Reduction Consistent with New State Law Requirements”; or 2. Provide alternative direction to town staff. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6b. p474 Discuss and consider concurring with staff’s recommendation to select P31 Enterprises of Oroville, CA to perform arborist services for the Category 4 Tree Removal Program; and, approve the attached Professional Services Agreement with P31 Enterprises and authorize the Town Manager and Town Mayor to execute the agreement. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6c. p491 Discuss and consider approving the Principals of Agreement between the Town of Paradise and City of Chico developed by the Sewer Regionalization Project Advisory Committee. The Inter-Municipal Agreement between the Town and City will utilize the approved Principals of Agreement. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6d. p503 Consider approving the 2022 Storm Drain Master Plan (SDMP) prepared by Wood Rodgers, including deliverables of the Town-wide Master Drainage Study, field evaluation and monitoring of storm drain systems and drainageways, Flood Risk Modeling, field condition assessment, data computation, project prioritization criteria, updating and expanding flood risk modeling for 10 and 100-year storm events (Special Permit Zones), the evaluation of drainage system condition and capacity deficiencies, and a prioritized project list and costs. (ROLL CALL VOTE) The Storm Drain Master Plan is too large to include in the agenda packet.
Below is a link to review the document online. A public view copy is available at the Town Clerk's window at Town Hall, 5555 Skyway, Paradise, CA 95969, for review. Link to the SDMP: https://bit.ly/3trfPEB 6e. p509 Consider adopting the attached Resolution No. 2022- ___, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Declaring An Emergency And Authorizing Repair or Replacement of The Stearns Road 72” Culvert Without Observance Of Public Bidding Requirements”; and Authorize the Town Manager to execute agreements for a contractor and/or materials for the subject project. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6f. p516 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2022-__, “A resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Awarding Contract No. 7303.21.CON, OnSystem Roadway Rehabilitation –Skyway (Phase 1) to Baldwin Contracting Company, Inc. dba Knife River Construction in the amount of their base bid plus additive bid #1; and, Authorize the Town Manager to execute an agreement with Baldwin Contracting Company, Inc. dba Knife River Construction in the amount of their base bid plus additive bid #1 relating to Contract No. 7303.1.CON and to approve contingency expenditures not exceeding 10%. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
7. COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS AND REPORTS
7a. Council initiated agenda items
7a1. Discuss changing the Town of Paradise Ordinance No. 618 prohibiting the use of power tools, potentially defined as metal bladed power tools that could cause combustion during a red flag warning issued by the Weather Service. (CROWDER)
7b. Council reports on committee representation
7c. Future Agenda Items
8. STAFF COMMUNICATION
8a. Town Manager Report
8b. Community Development Director
9. CLOSED SESSION - None
10. ADJOURNMENT