MINUTES
PARADISE TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING – 2:00 PM – MARCH 17, 2025
1. OPENING
The Special meeting of the Paradise Town Council was called to order by Mayor Crowder at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 5555 Skyway, Paradise, California who led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Greg Bolin, Steve “Woody” Culleton, Heidi Lange, Ronald Lassonde, and Steve Crowder, Mayor.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Town Manager Jim Goodwin, Town Attorney Scott E. Huber, Town Clerk/Elections Official Melanie Elvis, Town Engineer Marc Mattox, and Deputy Town Clerk Jacquelyn Blancett.
2. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
2a. Town Engineer Marc Mattox provided an overview of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery – Infrastructure Action Plan priority projects; funding allocations, matches, and needs; and presented CDBG-DR - Infrastructure Action Plan Amendment 3 alternatives.
1. Cliff Jacobson spoke in favor of Alternative 2 – Revised Roe Rd Phase 1A, Sewer (+$20M), which would allocate additional funds to the Paradise Sewer Project.
2. Melissa Schuster spoke in favor of an option which would allocate additional funds to the Paradise Sewer Project.
3. Warren Bullock spoke in favor of Alternative 2 – Revised Roe Rd Phase 1A, Sewer (+$20M), which would allocate additional funds to the Paradise Sewer Project.
4. Jon Remalia spoke in favor of Alternatives 1 & 2 and suggested alternative roads to connect Roe Road in the expansion project.
5. Barbara Bowen supported options which would favor evacuation routes over the Paradise Sewer Project.
6. Al McGreehan asked that the PowerPoint presentation be shared with the Paradise Citizens Alliance.
7. Bill Hartley spoke in favor of an option which would allocate additional funds to the Paradise Sewer Project.
8. Cathlene White asked that the Roe Road Extension Project not be connected through the private road section on Bennett.
9. John Stonebraker spoke in favor of Alternatives 1 & 2 and shared concern for projects that would not generate revenue for the Town.
10. Doug Taylor asked that the Roe Road Extension project not be connected through the private road section on Bennett.
Council provided direction to staff to prepare an amendment to the CDBGDR - Infrastructure Action Plan with Alternative 2 – Revised Roe Rd Phase 1A, Sewer (+$20M) and to present options relating to the Oliver Curve Pathway and Forest Service Road Extension Projects at the April 8, 2025, Town Council Meeting. (710-10-099)
3. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Crowder adjourned the Council meeting at 3:55 p.m.
Date approved: April 8, 2025
By: Attest:
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Steve Crowder, Mayor Melanie Elvis, Town Clerk