Town of Paradise
Town Council
Special Meeting Agenda
10:00 AM – June 29, 2022
Town of Paradise Council Chamber – 5555 Skyway, Paradise, CA This meeting may be broadcast remotely via audio and/or video conference at the following address: 28565 Las Canastas, Valencia, CA 91364 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.
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, Patrick Purvis
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. Roll Call.
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. Adopt Town Resolution No. 2022-__, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Authorizing Submittal of Application(s) for all CalRecycle Grants for Which the Town is Eligible.”.
2b. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-__, A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Approving an Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the Town of Paradise and the Law Firm of Cole Huber LLP.
3. 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.
3a. Consider authorization for Enhanced Public Safety Recruitment Incentives effective June 30, 2022, through June 30, 2024. (ROLL CALL VOTE) 3b. Presentation and review of the 2022/2023 Town of Paradise proposed budget. (This item is only a presentation; no action is requested. The budget will be formally adopted at the July 12, 2022, Regular Town Council meeting.)
4. CLOSED SESSION
4a. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6, the Town Council will hold a closed session to meet with Kevin Phillips, Ross Gilb and Crystal Peters, its designated representatives, regarding labor relations between the Town of Paradise and the General Employees Unit,
The Town Council will reconvene to consider the following:
1. Consider adopting Resolution No. 2022-__, A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Approving the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Town of Paradise and the General Employee Unit Relating to Employment Covering the Period from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
5. ADJOURNMENT