Town of Paradise
Town Council Meeting Agenda
6:00 PM – June 11, 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. Presentations by The Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce, The Paradise Performing Arts Center, Theater on the Ridge, The Paradise Art Center, The Gold Nugget Museum, and the Paradise Symphony regarding the first year of the TOT Reinvestment Program. Each organization will present an expenditure overview summarizing how their allocation was spent over the last year, explaining the impact on tourism, and outlining their plans for next year’s funding allocation.
1f. Presentation by David Leon Zink, from Paradise Arts, Theatre & Culture Hub on upcoming projects, feasibility and funding.
1g. Presentation by Fire Chief Garrett Needles on the upcoming 2024 Fire Season.
1h. 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.
p14 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. p16 Approve minutes of the May 14, 2024, Special and Regular Town Council meetings.
2b. p26 Approve May 2024 Cash Disbursements in the amount of $7,852,529.03.
2c. p36 Review and file the 3rd Quarter Investment Report for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024.
2d. p40 Adopt Resolution No. 2024-___ “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Cole Huber LLP for Town Attorney services for a Period of Three Years.” 3 2e. p55 1. Concur with staff’s recommendation to extend the HQE Systems Contract Extension for construction of the Early Warning Sirens to December 8, 2024; and, 2. Approve the attached amendment and authorize the Town Manager to execute the contract extension.
2f. p58 1. Declare the attached described equipment as surplus property; and,
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Declaring Certain Town Equipment to be Surplus and Obsolete and Authorizing Disposal by the Town Manager or His Designee Thereof.”
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 - None
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. p61 1. Consider amending the tenant lease agreement with the Gold Nugget Museum to include three new tile walls constructed by Rebuild Paradise Foundation in Paradise Community Park; or 2. Give alternate direction to staff. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6b. p69 Consider authorizing the extension of Public Safety Recruitment Incentives effective June 30, 2024, through June 30, 2026. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
6c. p72 1. Consider providing staff with verbal direction and/or concurrence on the enforcement of defensible space and hazardous fuels management in the town; or, 2. Provide an alternative direction to Town staff. (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
9. CLOSED SESSION - None
10. ADJOURNMENT