Town of Paradise
Town Council Meeting Agenda
6:00 PM – June 13, 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.
Interim Town Manager, Marc Mattox
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 – Aimee Beleu
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. Presentation by Cal Fire Fire Chief Patrick Purvis on the upcoming 2023 Fire Season.
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
p10 Tony Lindsey, CDD-Building and Code Enforcement - Code Enforcement Update
p15 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. p17 Approve the Special and Regular minutes of the May 9, 2023 and Special meeting minutes of the May 10, 2023 and May 24, 2023 Town Council meetings.
2b. p26 Approve May 2023 Cash Disbursements in the amount of $5,157,700.24
2c. p35 Adopt Resolution No. 2023-24, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise updating and assigning representatives to NCCSIF Board of Directors.”
2d. p37 Approve correction to Blue Flamingo contract amendment dated March 27, 2022, not to exceed amount from $268,895.00 to $373,895.00. 2e. p39 Adopt Resolution No. 2023-25, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise accepting the work performed under the On-System Sign Replacement Project (Contract No. 7304.CON) performed by McguirePacific Constructors.” 2f. p42 1. Concur with the recommended approvals provided by Exceptions Committee Members Culleton & Lassonde; and, 2. Authorize staff to issue a Temporary Use Permit, with the presence of a log deck, to the applicant; or, 3. Provide alternative direction to town staff.
3 2g. p49 Adopt Resolution 2023-26, “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.”
2h. p52 Ratify acceptance of a $3,138.00 cash donation to the Paradise Animal Shelter by Dutch Bros of Paradise.
2i. p53 1. Concur with staff’s recommendation to extend the HQE System Contract for construction of the Early Warning Sirens to December 31, 2023; and, 2. Approve the attached amendment and authorize the Town Manager to execute the contract extension.
2j. p55 Consider approving the third amendment with Mark Thomas and Company, Inc. to increase the Not to Exceed budget by $339,292.00 for the CIP 9390 Neal Gateway Project for a total of $924,215.00.
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. p66 1. Open the duly noticed and scheduled public hearing; and, 2. Concur with the project “CEQA determination” finding embodied within Planning Commission Resolution No. 2023-02; and, 3. Concur with the project recommended General Plan Land Use Map amendment and rezone action adopted by the Planning Commission on May 16, 2023, and embodied within Planning Commission Resolution No. 2023-02; and, 4. Adopt Town of Paradise Resolution No. 2023-27, “A Resolution of the Paradise Planning Commission Recommending Town Council Adoption of a Paradise General Plan Land Use Map Amendment and Rezoning of Certain Real Property Within the Town of Paradise (PID: PL23-00042)” and, 5. Waive the first reading of Town Ordinance No. ____ and read by title only; and,
6. Introduce Town of Paradise Ordinance No. _____ “An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Real Property From “C-C” (Community-Commercial) to a “C-F” (Community-Facilities) Zone Pursuant to Paradise Municipal Code Sections 17.45.500 Et. Seq. (PID: PL23-00042)”; or, 7. Adopt an alternative directive to town staff. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
5b. p87 1. Conduct the duly noticed and scheduled public hearing to solicit comments regarding a proposed Substantial Amendment No. 2 to the 2019 Annual Plan; and, 2. Adopt the Substantial Amendment to the 2019 Annual Plan; and, 3. Authorize staff to submit the Substantial Amendment No. 2 of the 2019 Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; or, 4. Direct staff to revise the Substantial Amendment No. 2 to the 2019 Annual Plan. (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. p123 Following the Town Council’s review of the Fiscal Year 2021/22 financial statement audit report, staff recommends that the Council receive and file the Report, as submitted. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6b. 219 1. Consider discussion and concurring with staff recommendation on Transient Occupancy Tax allocation; or 2. Provide alternative direction to staff. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6c. p223 1. Consider adopting Resolution No. 2023-28, "A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Authorizing Execution of Administering Agency-State Master Agreements for State and Federal-Aid Funded Projects." (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6d. p235 Discuss and provide staff with verbal direction on desired changes to the Paradise Municipal Code relating to murals, if any, to present at a future council meeting.
6e. p238 Consider accepting two donated Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) devices (drones) from Pacific Gas & Electric valued at $6,000 apiece. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
7. COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS AND REPORTS
7a. Council initiated agenda items
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