Town of Paradise
Town Council Meeting Agenda
6:00 PM – November 12, 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, Melanie Elvis
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. Representatives from Voices United will accept a proclamation recognizing November as Homeless Youth Awareness Month. (Melanie Elvis/Town Clerk)
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, emergency operations and Housing updates.
p10 Marc Mattox, Public Works Director/Town Engineer -infrastructure and sewer updates.
p15 Tony Lindsey, CDD-Building and Code Enforcement- Code Enforcement 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. p19 Approve the minutes of the October 8, 2024 Regular Town Council meeting. (Melanie Elvis/Town Clerk)
2b. p25 Approve October 2024 Cash Disbursements in the amount of $10,692,438.24. (Aimee Beleu/Finance Director)
2c. p35 Review and file the 1st Quarter Investment Report for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025. (Aimee Beleu/Finance Director)
2d. p60 1. Waive the second reading of Town Ordinance No. 638 and read by title only; and, 2. Adopt Town Ordinance No. 638 “An Ordinance Amending Text Regulations within Paradise Municipal Code Title 17 [Zoning] Relative to Electronic Changeable Message Sign Regulations.” (Susan Hartman/Community Development Director)
2e. p65 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.” (Marc Mattox/Town Engineer)
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 3 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. Ask Town Clerk if there are any cards submitted
ii. Ask if there is anyone else wishing to comment
C. Mayor closes the hearing
D. Council discussion and vote
5a. p67 1. Hold a public hearing to hear all objections to the proposed removal of vegetative growth or refuse and allow or overrule any objections; and,
2. Authorize staff to proceed and perform the abatement work as soon as possible; and, 3. Approve staff-recommended budget adjustment; or, 4.
Provide alternative direction to Town staff. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Tony Lindsey/Community Development Director)
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. p86 1. Hear a report on the Expansion Study completed by Pioneer Community Energy; and 2. Consider directing staff to bring back a draft ordinance for Council consideration on a future agenda. (Colette Curtis/Recovery & Economic Development Director)
6b. p88 Consider approving a Memorandum of Understanding with Butte County for services with VEOCI virtual EOC software. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Colette Curtis/Recovery & Economic Development Director) 6c. p102 Consider reviewing and approving the Town of Paradise Emergency Warning Sirens Guidelines. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Colette Curtis/Recovery & Economic Development Director)
6d. p118 1. Provide staff with consensus on proposed standards for zoning amendments in the Downtown to present for adoption at a future council meeting, or, 2. Provide alternative direction to Town staff. (Susan Hartman/Community Development Director)
6e. p184 1. Consider adopting Town of Paradise Urgency Ordinance No. 639, “An Urgency Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Amending Portions of Chapter 2.45 of the Paradise Municipal Code Relating to the Town’s Purchasing System”; or, 2. Direct an alternative directive to Town staff. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Scott E. Huber/Town Attorney)
6f. p188 Provide staff with direction on desired changes, if any, to the Paradise Municipal Code to present at a future Council meeting. (Tony Lindsey/Community Development Director)
6g. p191 1. Consider concurring with staff recommendation to file a CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Camp Fire Hydrant Repair Project; and,
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-___, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Approving the Plans, Specifications and Estimate for the Camp Fire Hydrant Repair Project and Authorizing Advertisement for Bids on the Project”. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Marc Mattox/Town Engineer)
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