Town of Paradise
Town Council Meeting Agenda
6:00 PM – January 09, 2024
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, Jim Goodwin
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, Garrett Needles Chief of Police, Eric Reinbold
Recovery & Economic Development Director, Colette Curtis Human Resources & Risk Management Director, Crystal Peters Information Systems Director, Luis Marquez
Mayor, Ron Lassonde
Vice Mayor, Greg Bolin
Council Member, Steve Crowder
Council Member, Steve “Woody” Culleton
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. Financial Update - Jim McCourt from Meeder Investments 1f. Early Warning Sirens (EWS) Update - Colette Curtis, Recovery and Economic Development Director.
1g. Camp Fire Recovery Updates - Written reports are included in the agenda packet.
p.5 Colette Curtis, Recovery and Economic Development Director - Recovery Projects, Advocacy, Economic Recovery and Development, Communications and Emergency Operations.
p.8 Marc Mattox, Public Works Director/Town Engineer - Infrastructure and Sewer Update.
p.10 Tony Lindsey, CDD-Building and Code Enforcement-Code Enforcement Update.
p.14 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. p.16 Approve minutes of the December 12, 2023 Special and Regular Town Council meetings and the December 22, 2023 Special meeting. 2b. p.27 Approve December 2023 Cash Disbursements in the amount of $4,312,957.13
2c. p.35 Approve and authorize Town staff to implement the Defensible Space Code Enforcement Project. Project would include the hiring of three (3) fulltime, limited term staff members to facilitate the 30-month program that will increase capacity for defensible space compliance work during the 2024, 2025, and 2026 inspection seasons.
2d. p.36 1. Waive the second reading of Town Ordinance No. 631 and read by title only; and, 2. Adopt Town Ordinance No. 631 “An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Real Property From “C-C” (Community-Commercial) to a “C-S” (Community-Services) Zone Pursuant to Paradise Municipal Code Sections
17.45.500 Et. Seq. (Ridge Lifeline Church: PL23-00175)”.
3. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
3 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. p.38 1. Conduct the duly noticed and scheduled first public hearing to solicit comments and/or suggestions regarding the 2024-2025 Annual Plan funding priorities (This is the first of two public hearings. No action is requested on the Annual Plan at this time. ); and, 2. Approve the formation of a public services sub-committee to consider input and requests for public services funding; and, 3. Appoint two Council members to the public services sub-committee.
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.43 Discuss and consider adopting Town of Paradise Ordinance No.632, “An Urgency Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Repealing Urgency Ordinance No. 624 and Adopting New Ordinance Relating to Interim Housing, Accessory Building(s) and Unoccupied Recreational Vehicle Inside the Camp Fire Area” (ROLL CALL VOTE); or, Direct an alternative directive to town staff.
6b. p.49 1. Discuss and consider waiving the first reading of Town Ordinance No. 633 and read by title only; and, 2. Introduce Town Ordinance No. 633. “An Ordinance Amending Paradise Municipal Code Chapter 15.09 Relating to The Fire Code And Burn Permits” (ROLL CALL VOTE); or, 3. Provide an alternative directive to town staff.
6c. p.58 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2024- , A Resolution of the Town Council of Town of Paradise accepting the work performed under the Almond Street Multimodal Improvements Project & Gap Closure Complex Project Contract 16-01.CON and 17-04.CON performed by Baldwin Contracting Company, Inc. dba Knife River Construction. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6d. p.62 Discuss and consider adopting Resolution No. 2024- , “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Approving the Town of Paradise Wildland Fire Evacuation Traffic Control Plan”. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6e. p.114 1. Consider approving the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery – Infrastructure Action Plan Amendment 2; or Provide alternate direction. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6f. p.183 1. Consider reviewing and approving the State Legislative Advocacy Platform; and, Concurring with staff recommendation for Legislative Committee function and process. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6g. p.197 Consider appointing Council representatives on two vacant committee positions due to a resignation.
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
9. CLOSED SESSION - None
10. ADJOURNMENT