MINUTES
PARADISE TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING – 10:00 AM – June 29, 2022
1. OPENING
The Special meeting of the Paradise Town Council was called to order by Mayor Crowder at 10:01 a.m. in the Town Council Chamber located at 5555 Skyway, Paradise, California who led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Greg Bolin (via Teams), Steve “Woody” Culleton, Rose Tryon and Steve Crowder, Mayor
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Jody Jones
STAFF PRESENT: Town Manager Kevin Phillips, Town Clerk Dina Volenski, Town Attorney Scott E. Huber (via Teams), Town Treasurer/Finance Director Ross Gilb, Public Works Director/Town Engineer Marc Mattox, Recovery and Economic Development Director Colette Curtis, Community Development Director Tony Lindsey, Information Technology Director Luis Marquez, Building and Housing Manager Kate Anderson, Police Chief Eric Reinbold (via Teams), Police Lieutenant Cameron Kovacs (via Teams), Fire Chief Patrick Purvis, and Fire Chief Rick Manson.
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION by Tryon, seconded by Crowder, approved consent calendar items 2a and 2b. Roll call vote was unanimous with Jody Jones absent and not voting. 2a. Adopted Town Resolution No. 2022-42 “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.” (940-10-028) 2b. Adopted Resolution No. 2022-43, “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.” (510-20-302)
3. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
3a. Chief Reinbold provided an overview of the proposed incentives for public safety recruitments.
MOTION by Culleton, seconded by Crowder, Authorized the Enhanced Public Safety Recruitment Incentives effective June 30, 2022, through June 30, 2024. (Council Member Tryon approved with the stipulation that a spreadsheet with the incentives for other jurisdictions would be forthcoming.) Roll call vote was unanimous with Jody Jones absent and not voting.
3b. Presentation and review of the 2022/2023 Town of Paradise proposed budget. This item is only a presentation; no action was requested. The budget will be formally adopted at the July 12, 2022 Regular Town Council meeting. The budget document may be viewed at:
https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/para-pubu/MEETPacket-28b8f72614044a379d7a93afcf5dd4e6.pdf Town Treasurer/Finance Director Ross Gilb presented an overview of the 2022/2023 fiscal year budget.
Presentations were also made by the following Departments:
Chief Reinbold presented an overview of the proposed Police Department budget.
Chief Manson presented an overview of the proposed Fire Department budget.
Public Works Director/Town Engineer Marc Mattox presented an overview of the proposed Public Works and Engineering Department budgets.
Recovery Economic Development Director presented an overview of the proposed Recovery and Economic Development Department budget Community Development Director Tony Lindsey presented an overview of the proposed Community Development Department budget.
Building and Housing Manager Kate Anderson presented an overview of the proposed Building and Housing Department budget.
At 1:05 p.m. Mayor Crowder recessed the meeting for a five-minute break.
At 1:09 p.m. Mayor Crowder reconvened the 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 recessed into closed session at 1:16 p.m.
Town Council reconvened at 1:17 p.m.; Mayor Crowder announced no action was taken.
MOTION by Bolin, seconded by Culleton, adopted Resolution No. 2022- 44, “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 was unanimous with Jody Jones absent and not voting.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Crowder adjourned the Town Council meeting at 1:18 p.m.
Date approved: July 12, 2022
By:
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Steve Crowder, Mayor
Attest:
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Dina Volenski, CMC, Town Clerk