Town of Paradise
Town Council Meeting Agenda
6:00 PM – March 14, 2023
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/Elections Official, Dina Volenski
CDD, Planning & Onsite, Susan Hartman
CDD, Building & Code Enforcement, Tony Lindsey
Finance Director/Town Treasurer – Vacant
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, Greg Bolin
Vice Mayor, Rose Tryon
Council Member, Steve Crowder
Council Member, Steve “Woody” Culleton
Council Member, Ron Lassonde
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. Proclamation recognizing March as Red Cross Month.
1f. Presentation - VIPS 2022 Annual Report
1g. Presentation - CalFire Fire Chief Patrick Purvis on the Town's updated Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating.
1h. Presentation - Jim McCourt from Meeder Investments
1i. 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
p10 Tony Lindsey, CDD-Building and Code Enforcement - Code Enforcement Update
p16 Kate Anderson, Business and Housing Manager - Business and Housing 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. p18 Approve the Special and Regular minutes of the February 14, 2023, February 17, 2023, and March 2, 2023 Town Council meetings. 2b. p29 Approve February 2023 Cash Disbursements in the amount of $3,839,961.28.
2c. p37 Acknowledge receipt of and file the Planning Commission’s annual report concerning implementation status of the 1994 Paradise General Plan and Housing Element for the 2022 calendar year.
2d. p61 Approve changes to Residential and Fuel Reduction Burn Permits to allow burning in the Town of Paradise to begin at 6:00 a.m. This will take effect on April 1st, 2023.
2e. p62 Adopt Town of Paradise Resolution No. 2023-10, “A resolution approving Summary Vacation of an easement for road and public utility purposes being a Portion of Parcel 1 as described in that Dedication of Right of Way recorded August 26, 1948 in Book 488, page 299, Official Records of Butte County. And approving and accepting an easement for storm 3 drainage purposes. And approving a summary vacation of an easement for storm drainage purposes as described in that Grant Deed recorded April 12, 1973, in Book 1828, at page 356, Official Records of Butte County. Said easements being over and across that real property held by The Eaglepointe Pacific Associates, a California limited partnership, being Assessor Parcel Numbers 053-380-001 through 053-380-044 and 053-380- 099, commonly known as 5975 Maxwell Drive.”
2f. p81 Adopt Resolution No. 2023-11, "A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Authorizing and Establishing an Order of Succession in the Event of Absence or Disability of the Town Manager."
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
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. p85 Conduct the duly noticed and scheduled public hearing to solicit comments and/or suggestions regarding 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant Annual Plan funding priorities. This is the first of two public hearing; no action is requested at the time.
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. p89 1. Upon conclusion of public discussion of this agenda item, consider approving an agreement between the Town of Paradise and Marc Mattox to serve as interim Town Manager beginning April 14, 2023; or, 2. Adopt an alternative directive to Town Staff. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6b. p96 Consider reviewing and approving the updated Federal Advocacy Platform. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6c. p113 1. Consider reviewing bid results and authorize staff to enter negotiations with recommended consultant(s) for as-needed post-fire rebuilding assistance (Community Development Dept. staff augmentation); and, 2. Authorize the Town Manager to enter into an agreement (or multiple agreements). The agreement will be executed in a form approved by the Town Attorney; or, 3. Adopt an alternative directive to Town staff. (ROLL
CALL VOTE)
6d. p116 Adopt Town of Paradise Resolution No. 2023-____, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Providing for the Summary Vacation of the Existing 12-foot-wide Public Utility Easement along the South Property Line of Lot 8 of the Rancho Estates Subdivision and Located at 1525 Forest Circle, Paradise California: APN 050-320-009.” (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6e. p127 1. Upon conclusion of public discussion of this agenda item, consider adopting Resolution No. 2023-__, "A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise proclaiming the existence of a local emergency"; or, 2.
Adopt an alternative directive to Town staff. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
7. COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS AND REPORTS
7a. Council initiated agenda items
7a1. Discuss expiring Urgency Ordinance No. 612. (CULLETON) 7a2. Discuss residential zoning to allow storage on property. (CULLETON) 7b. Council reports on committee representation
7c. Future Agenda Items
8. STAFF COMMUNICATION
8a. Town Manager Report
Community Development Director
9. CLOSED SESSION - None
10. ADJOURNMENT