Town of Paradise
Town Council Meeting Agenda
6:00 PM – September 09, 2025
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.
Acting Town Manager, Eric Reinbold
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, Jason Finney
Chief of Police, Eric Reinbold
Recovery & Economic Development Director, Colette Curtis Human Resources & Risk Management Director, Crystal Peters Information Systems Director, Luis Marquez
Mayor, Steve Crowder
Vice Mayor, Steve “Woody” Culleton
Council Member, Greg Bolin
Council Member, Heidi Lange
Council Member, Ronald Lassonde
1 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 Care Net of Paradise Executive Director, Ashley Lundberg on the organization's work and growth in the community. 1f. Presentations by the Paradise Art Center, and Gold Nugget Museum, regarding the second 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. (Introduction by Colette Curtis/Recovery & Economic Development Director) 1g. p5 Camp Fire Recovery Updates - Written reports are included in the agenda packet.
Colette Curtis, Recovery and Economic Development Director - recovery projects, advocacy, economic recovery and development, communications, emergency operations and Housing updates.
Marc Mattox, Public Works Director/Town Engineer -infrastructure and sewer updates
1h. p15 Paradise Sewer Project update by Town Engineer Marc Mattox.
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 minutes of the August 12, 2025 Special and Regular Town Council meetings and the August 14th, August 19th and August 21st, 2025 Special Town Council meetings. (Melanie Elvis/Town Clerk) 2b. p30 Approve August 2025 Cash Disbursements in the amount of $18,698,338.80. (Aimee Beleu/Finance Director)
2c. p39 1. Waive second reading of the entire Town Ordinance No. 648 and approve reading by title only; and, 2. Adopt Town Ordinance No. 648, "An Ordinance Amending Text Regulations within Paradise Municipal Code Title 17 of the Paradise Municipal Code Relative to the Agricultural Residential Zoning District; General Definitions; and the Animal Regulations” (Susan Hartman/Community Development Director)
3. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
2 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. 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. p46 1. Conduct a duly noticed and published public hearing; and, 2. Concur with the project “CEQA determination” finding presented and considered by the Planning Commission on July 15, 2025, and embodied within Planning Commission Resolution No 2025-06; and, 3. Waive the first reading of the entire Town Ordinance No. 649 and read by title only; and, 4. Introduce Town Ordinance No. 649, “An Ordinance Amending Text Regulations within Paradise Municipal Code Title 17 of the Paradise Municipal Code Relative to Temporary Storage Yards for Work in Public and Private Rights-of-Way”; or, 5. Provide alternative direction to town staff. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Susan Hartman/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. p56 Review and file the 4th Quarter Investment Report for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Aimee Beleu/Finance Director)
6b. p81 Approve the Cost of Services (User Fee) Study Report prepared by Matrix Consulting Group. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Aimee Beleu/Finance Director)
6c. p165 Consider authorizing staff to advertise Contract No. 2025-002 Hazardous Fuels Reduction Services Contract. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Marc Mattox/Town Engineer)
6d. p230 Consider authorizing Town Staff to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to update the Long-Term Community Recovery Plan. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Colette Curtis/Recovery & Economic Development Director) 6e. p244 1. Consider reviewing options relating to administration of Progressive Design-Build Contract for the Town of Paradise Sewer Project between the Town of Paradise and Mountain Cascade, Inc. and delegate authority to the Town Attorney and Acting/Interim Town Manager to terminate the 3 Progressive Design Build contract with Mountain Cascade, Inc. and take assignment of the Carollo subcontract, converting the project to a traditional design-bid-build; and 2. Review and approve RFQ 2025-003 Request for Qualifications for Paradise Sewer Project: Wastewater Treatment Facility Design Services; or, 3. Provide alternative direction. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Marc Mattox/Town Engineer)
7. COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS AND REPORTS
7a. Council initiated agenda items:
7a1. Discuss increasing the allotted number of chickens in Town. (CROWDER) 7a2. Discussion of uses of adjacently owned lots. (CULLETON) 7a3. Discuss creating an Insurance Advocacy Committee to bring together industry experts, community partners, and local stakeholders to identify and implement practical steps our community can take to become more insurable; and, actively engage with insurance providers to explore solutions that make homeowners insurance more accessible and affordable for residents. (LANGE)
7b. Council reports on committee representation
7c. Future Agenda Items
8. STAFF COMMUNICATION
8a. Town Manager Report
9. CLOSED SESSION
10. ADJOURNMENT
4 Town of Paradise
Council Agenda Summary
Date: September 9, 2025
Agenda Item: 1(g)
ORIGINATED BY: Colette Curtis, Recovery and Economic
Development Director
REVIEWED BY: Eric Reinbold, Acting Town Manager
SUBJECT: Monthly Recovery Update
LONG TERM
RECOVERY PLAN:
Yes
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED:
1. None
Background:
This report continues the Monthly Updates provided to keep the Town Council apprised of important developments related to the recovery of the Town of Paradise from the Camp Fire.
Included in this update are items related to recovery projects, advocacy economic recovery and development, communications and emergency operations.
Analysis:
ECONOMC DEVELOPMENT
CDBG-DR Economic Development
The Town of Paradise submitted an application for a Workforce Training Center, located on the Paradise High School campus.
The project is a partnership between the Town of Paradise, Butte College, PUSD, Valley Contractors Workforce Foundation, and Alliance for Workforce Development. Town Staff are currently working with HCD to amend the scope of the project between partners.
Classes are anticipated to begin in January 2026 at existing locations, while preconstruction efforts begin at the High School.
Healthcare
The Town of Paradise and Adventist Health Feather River Foundation are working together to create a Strategic Healthcare Recovery Plan to assess current inventory, exiting gaps, projections, and a strategic plan for filling the gaps. The draft Plan will be presented to Council at the October meeting.
Utility Box Mural Program
6 Utility boxes were wrapped with local artwork on Thursday July 31st. The locations are:
o Skyway/Neal (artist Libby Sofer)
5 o Oliver (artist Emily Wycoff)
o Pearson (artist Jenn Ponci)
o Elliot (artist Patti Lloyd)
o Maxwell (artist Shelley Miller)
o Black Olive (artist Steve Ferchaud)
Another call to artists will be extended this fall, with installation for the remaining 9 utility boxes expected in early spring.
Downtown Strategy Phase 3
Council approved moving forward on Phase 3 of the downtown strategy at the March 2025 meeting.
The working group has met several times, and has also visited several example sites such as Meriam Park, Mitote Food Park, The Barlow, and Oxbow Market. More example site visits are planned over the next month both in person and virtually. A public input process will begin later this month at community events, an online survey, and a virtual open house.
RECOVERY
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Mitigation Planning Public Services (CDBG DR MIT PPS)
HCD has awarded a grant to update the Long Term Community Recovery Plan. A Request for Proposals is included on tonight’s agenda for Council approval to move forward to select a consultant for this project.
Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Grant
Town was awarded $739,680 through the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program
Funding will be used to create a Climate Resilience Plan which will identify prospective resiliency projects such as
o Community Evacuation/Cooling/Heating Centers
o Shade Tree Planting
o Fuels Reduction Projects
o Green space projects
The Town is partnered with RCAC to do public outreach and complete the plan by December 2025
Identified projects may be eligible for future implementation funds through the same grant source.
The partnership agreement has been signed with partners RCAC, Paradise Recreation and Park District, and Campfire Collaborative.
A Core Project team has been formed which includes the partners listed above in addition to Fire Safe Council, Cal Fire, Chico State, and local tribes.
Overall Hazard Mitigation Project Update
Years of efforts are complete on the pre-award work on all our projects. All projects are fully approved and funded.
Category 4 Tree Removal Program
Project implementation is ongoing.
6 As of August 29, approximately 6,700 trees have been removed from 250 parcels. 7-10 different tree removal crews are working across town in an efficient and effective partnership with property owners, local agencies, tribes, and contractors. Currentlu projecting to be complete with tree removal by October 15th.
Early Warning System
All 21 Towers are standing and operational.
21 of the 21 Towers are now fully complete.
All active construction is complete.
Infrastructure for the in-home units is in process and expect the first units to arrive and be distributed by the end of the calendar year.
800 regular units and 200 units for the hearing impaired are included in the original HMGP Grant for the Sirens, We are waiting on final quality control and engineering to make sure units are ready for residents to install.
We expect shipments of units to begin by mid-September. An additional 2,800 regular units and an additional 100 units for the hearing impaired have been applied for through CDBG DR MIT PPS and are currently awaiting final approval.
Residential Ignition Resistant Retrofit Program
Project is fully funded and moving forward.
97 of the 98 properties been approved to move forward to construction. Notice to proceed letters are being issued to these properties as soon as property owner is ready to move into construction.
47 additional properties cleared review and are expected to begin having Notice to Proceed issued.
38 Properties have selected their contractors and have had their "Notice to Proceed" Letters issued.
18 Properties have been fully completed.
Hazardous Fuels Reduction Program
Project is fully funded and moving forward.
Town staff are working with involved monitoring tribes on a plan and timeline for implementation.
Town staff are working on revising the scope of work to move forward with the project.
Defensible Space Code Enforcement
The Defensible Space Code Enforcement project was fully approved and obligated in November 2023 by FEMA and CalOES.
Town Council approved implementation plan in January 2024. Grant funded staff have been hired and are in place and working in the community. In May a Notice of Intent was submitted to Cal OES to request an additional 3 years of funding for this program.
In August additional grant funds are being investigated to assist property owners with yearly defensible space compliance costs. If approved, grant sources would be targeted to low-moderate income elderly and disabled property owners. 7 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
A Level 2 EOC was opened in response to the gas rupture on August 25th. The incident was resolved within a few hours.
Financial Impact:
None.
8 Town of Paradise
Council Agenda Summary
Date: September 9, 2025
Agenda Item: 1(g)
ORIGINATED BY: Nadia Alekseev, Housing Program Manager
REVIEWED BY: Eric Reinbold, Acting Town Manager
SUBJECT: Housing Recovery Update
LONG TERM
RECOVERY PLAN:
No
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED:
1. None
Background:
This report provides the Town Council with an update of Housing activities.
Analysis:
We have 40.53% of our pre-disaster housing stock to-date (1,720 surviving units + 3,586 new CofOs [an increase of 70 since last month] to-date = 5306 habitable dwellings / 13,091 housing units before the Camp Fire). Our total number of habitable dwellings does not include the number of mobile homes replaced in mobile home parks because those permits are issued by HCD instead of the Building Dept., but mobile homes in parks are included in the total number of prefire housing units. An estimate from tax data shows 144 mobile homes in parks, or 5,431 housing units in Paradise.
Town of Paradise Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation/Reconstruction Program ($12.5 million) This program helps homeowners rehabilitate or reconstruct their home. The CalHome-Disaster Assistance grant expires at the end of 2025. New applications to rebuild homes lost in the Camp Fire are no longer being accepted because it’s not feasible to complete a project before the expiration of the grant. Applications for essential home repairs on existing homes will continue to be accepted, funds for this activity are limited but do not have an expiration deadline. 66 homes completed
7 homes in construction
4 applications in process
Town of Paradise First-Time Homebuyer Program ($11 million) Helping to make homeownership more affordable. These are also CalHome-Disaster Assistance funds that have an end of 2025 expenditure deadline. The program will continue after the end of the year using other funding sources, but will be limited to assisting households under 80% AMI. 80 households assisted
12 applications in process
CDBG-DR Multifamily Rental Housing Program ($84.7 million) Affordable rental housing. Seven (7) projects are eligible for funding; a total of 292 units. 9 CHIP project- scattered site (4 units)
o leased up in Spring of 2024
Eaglepointe- 5975 Maxwell Dr (43 units)
o All units are now leased as of end of May 2025. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on August 6th, 2025.
Mayer Commons- 1561 Kay Ct (12 units)
o Tenant Certificate of Occupancy was issued August 1, 2025. Units are being actively leased. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is scheduled for September 16, 2025. Northwind Senior- 6983 Pentz Rd (21 units)
o Units are being actively leased. Interested applicants should inquire with the Housing Authority.
Cypress Family- 1633 Cypress Ln (70 units)
o Scheduled to be completed in November of 2025, applications are now being accepted. Interested applicants should contact CHIP.
Clark Rd- 6480 Clark Rd (72 units)
o Loan closing date is scheduled for Mid-November, construction to begin afterwards.
Cypress Senior (phase II)- 1633 Cypress ln (70 units) o Loan closing date is scheduled for Mid-November, construction to begin afterwards.
CDBG (2024 Annual Allocation=$47,069; unspent funds=$141,426.75) CDBG entitlement grants are on a 5-year plan cycle called the Consolidated Plan, and this year is the 5th year in the current plan. The final draft was submitted to HUD in July and is currently under review. The Town received an “untimely” designation due to an accumulation of funds greater than 1.5x the current year grant allocation. Unspent funds are intended to be spent to support the HOME Infill program, noted below.
HOME Infill New Construction ($700,000)
Create affordable housing for first-time homebuyers. The grant award letter was finally received from HCD in April of 2025. Program guidelines are complete and were adopted by Council at last month’s meeting. Staff is continuing to work-out funding logistics with HCD.
Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) ($399,166)
Allocates matching funds to North Valley Housing Trust to administer for affordable housing projects.
A predevelopment loan of $400,000 has been made for the Cape Cod multi-family project ($200,000 of PLHA funds) Cape Cod was awarded tax credits earlier this year – the last piece of funding needed to start construction.
$75,000 of PLHA funds was loaned to build a small, single-family home, which was finished and sold to a low-income Camp Fire survivor. Housing staff is working with North Valley Housing Trust on another similar project.
Financial Impact:
None.
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1 TOWN OF PARADISE
Council Agenda Summary
Date: August 12, 2025
Agenda No. 1(g)
ORIGINATED BY: Marc Mattox, Public Works Director / Town Engineer REVIEWED BY: Jim Goodwin, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Camp Fire Recovery Updates - Infrastructure
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED:
1. None, written monthly update only.
Background:
This report continues the Monthly Disaster Recovery Updates provided to keep the Town Council apprised of important developments related to the recovery of the Town of Paradise from the Camp Fire. Changes from the prior month’s reports are shown in red underline italics.
Analysis:
Road Rehabilitation
The Town of Paradise is endeavoring to pave every public road mile by the end of 2026. These projects are funded through Camp Fire Recovery Projects and are sequenced behind undergrounding of utilities and water service later replacements.
As of September 2025, the following paving progress can be reported:
Status Miles
Completed 46.56
Awarded/In-Progress 27.86
Planned 2026 15.30
Planned Future 6.48
Total 96.19
Paradise Town Council has awarded three contracts for 2025 paving efforts, listed below with brief updates:
- Clark Road (Pearson to Wagstaff) – Knife River Construction o Work is well underway with the full project corridor fully pulverized, treated and first of two lifts of paving actively being installed. Project work is ongoing through the next month before final paving and striping is completed. - On-System Road Rehabilitation – All American Asphalt
o Contract work is progressing well with many project areas receiving the first of two paving lifts.
- Off-System Road Rehabilitation – DeSilva Gates Construction 12 2
o Contract work is winding down well ahead of schedule.
A map of all paving efforts completed and planned can be found on the Town’s website at www.townofparadise.com by visiting “News and Announcements” from the homepage.
Capital Project Updates
The Public Works Department, in an effort to provide additional communications on various projects, has launched a new website under its ParadiseWORKS banner. ParadiseWORKS Engineering Resiliency now hosts individual project pages for current information, project descriptions and schedules. The website can be viewed here:
https://www.townofparadise.com/pwe/page/paradiseworks-engineering-resiliency Below is an abbreviated Project List intended to show the current status of each project. More information on each project’s scope and schedule can be found at. Typical project progressions and timeframes are as follows:
(1) Environmental, 6-24 months
(2) Design, 12 months
(3) Right of Way, 6-12 months
(4) Construction, 6-24 months
Project ID Project Title Project
Phase
Anticipated
Construction
Completion
Year
7303 On-System Road Rehabilitation Construction 2026
7307 Neal Road Rehabilitation Design 2028
8404 Camp Fire Hydrant Repairs Design 2025
8407 Off-System Road Rehabilitation Construction 2026
9389 Pentz Pathway Project Phase II Design 2028
9390 Paradise ATP Gateway Project (Neal Road Class I) Environmental 2028 9391 Oliver Curve Pathway Phase I (Design Only) Design - 9394 Paradise Sewer Project Design -
9424 Skyway Link ATP (Bille to Wagstaff) Environmental 2027 9425 Upper Skyway Widening (Bille to Wagstaff) Environmental 2027 9426 Skyway/Pentz Intersection Improvements Environmental 2028 9427 Pentz Road Widening Environmental 2028
9428 Roe Road Phase 1 (Pentz to S. Libby) Environmental 2028 9430 Pearson-Hilltop Guard Rail Design 2026
9433 Animal Shelter Expansion Construction 2025
9434 Roe Road Phase 2 (S. Libby to Clark) Environmental 2028 9437 Evacuation Route CMS Environmental 2028
9438 Private Road Identification Safety Project Environmental 2028 9439 Storm Drain Resiliency Project Phase 1 Environmental 2028 13 3
Funding Pursuits
Below is a listing of active funding pursuits related to infrastructure recovery and status updates:
Program Project Title Amount
Requested
Anticipated
Award
Notificatio
n
Notes
US Army Corps
of Engineers
Paradise
Sewer Project
$2,000,000 of
$50,000,000
authorization
TBD
Town has received notice of the
USCAE’s determination that
work is unable to proceed under
this authorization request
State Water
Board Septic to
Sewer CWSRF
Paradise
Sewer Project $27,000,000 TBD
Work to revise the project
application package is resuming
with new project direction
selected.
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TOWN OF PARADISE
Council Agenda Summary
Date: September 9, 2025
Agenda No. 1(h)
ORIGINATED BY: Marc Mattox, Public Works Director / Town Engineer REVIEWED BY: Eric Reinbold, Acting Town Manager
SUBJECT: Paradise Sewer Project Update
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED:
1. None, written monthly update only.
Background:
This report is a monthly effort to provide additional opportunity for public engagement on the status and next steps of the Paradise Sewer Project.
Analysis:
Since its incorporation in 1979, the Town of Paradise has sought a centralized wastewater system to address failing septic systems that impact public health, groundwater quality, and economic development. The need for sewer service became even more urgent following the 2018 Camp Fire, when the lack of modern wastewater infrastructure emerged as a major barrier to rebuilding businesses, housing, and community resiliency.
In 2022, the Town secured $30 million in CDBG-DR funds to begin pre-construction work, including environmental review, design, and permitting. To provide technical expertise, HDR was retained as Owner’s Agent, and a progressive design-build team was selected to develop a Basis of Design Report. That effort confirmed that a locally managed, phased sewer project was necessary to achieve both affordability and long-term community needs.
In January 2025, the Town Council formed a Sewer Project Ad Hoc Committee to evaluate local treatment and collection alternatives, with strong emphasis on public engagement and cost feasibility. The Committee, working alongside staff, HDR, and the Paradise Irrigation District, conducted community meetings, stakeholder workshops, site tours of other wastewater systems, and a technical alternatives analysis.
Main Accomplishments
Town Council unanimously voted to approve a revised Project Description consisting of a Hybrid Gravity/Low Pressure Collection System, Aerated Lagoon Wastewater Treatment, and Percolation/Evaporation Pond Effluent Discharge. Town Council instructed staff immediately commence and resume efforts to advance the project forward through environmental and design activities. Responded to questions from the public and Town Council about the project and recommended alternative
Supported and participated in meetings with community members about the project. Supported preparation for and participated in a Special Town Council Meeting on August 14 for Town Council to vote on Ad Hoc Committee project recommendation. A 15 2
recording of the presentation, as well as all meeting materials, can be viewed at www.paradisesewer.com.
Continued support for finding and evaluating all project funding options, including meeting with DFA staff to discuss grant funding on August 18. Began developing the scope for the next phase of collection system design with the collection system design-builder.
Begin drafting RFQ for procurement of wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) design consultant for design-bid-build project delivery method.
Key Activities (One Month Look-Ahead)
Prepare Alternatives Analysis Summary TM to document alternatives evaluated and recommended Project Description adopted by Town Council on August 14. Begin preparation of Administrative Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR)
Finalize RFQ for consultant WWTF design services and release for advertisement. Obtain direction from Paradise Town Council on a path forward relating to the Progressive Design-Build contract with Mountain Cascade-Carollo. Begin updating funding applications and documents to reflect the revised project scope. 16 MINUTES
PARADISE TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING – 5:00 PM – August 12, 2025
1. OPENING
The Special meeting of the Paradise Town Council was called to order by Mayor Crowder at 5:00 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 Clerk Melanie Elvis, Town Attorney Scott E. Huber, Public Works Director/Town Engineer Marc Mattox and Information Systems Director Luis Marquez.
At 5:00 p.m. Mayor Crowder announced that the Town Council would adjourn to Closed Session for the following items:
2. CLOSED SESSION
2a. Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4), the Town Council will meet with the Town Manager and Town Attorney regarding potential initiation of litigation – one case.
2b. REAL PROPERTY. Pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.8 the Council will meet with Real Property Negotiators, Town Manager and Town Attorney, regarding the following properties: APN 052-290-043-000.
Negotiator for potential lessee: Dan Efseaff.
2c. REAL PROPERTY. Pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.8 the Council will meet with Real Property Negotiators, Town Manager and Town Attorney, regarding the following properties: APN 050-082-104, 050-082- 105, 050-052-052, 050-052-035, 050-052-065, 050-171-034, 050-082-023, 050-140-171, 050-052-095, 050-052-083, 050-052-063, 054-220-005, 054- 210-085, 053-260-097, 054-220-010, 054-220-006, 054-220-007, 054-230- 034, 053-272-088, 054-210-103, 054-210-062, 054-220-077, 054-210-058, 054-210-026, 050-013-059, 050-040-132, 050-013-058, 053-250-081, 050- 040-105, 050-013-018, 050-040-114, 050-082-061, 050-040-023, 050-052- 051, 050-082-079, 050-013-011, 050-040-106, 050-013-050, 050-013-057, 066-460-003, 066-460-022, 066-460-014, 066-430-002, 066-430-003, 066- 460-008. The negotiators for the property owner(s) are unknown at this time.
17 After reconvening from Closed Session at 6:00 p.m., Mayor Crowder announced:
Items 2a-2c: direction given no reportable action taken.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Crowder adjourned the Council meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Date approved:
By: Attest:
_____________________ _________________________
Steve Crowder, Mayor Melanie Elvis, Town Clerk
18 TOWN COUNCIL
Meeting Minutes
6:00 PM – August 12, 2025
1. OPENING
The Regular meeting of the Paradise Town Council was called to order by Mayor Crowder at 6:01 p.m. in the Town Council Chamber located at 5555 Skyway, Paradise, California who led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. An invocation was offered by Council Member Lassonde.
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, Community Development Director Susan Hartman, Community Development Director Tony Lindsey, Public Works Director/Town Engineer Marc Mattox, Recovery and Economic Development Director Colette Curtis, Finance Director Aimee Beleu, Police Chief Eric Reinbold, and Information Systems Director Luis Marquez.
1a. Recovery and Economic Development Director Colette Curtis reviewed the requirements for the Transient Occupancy Tax allocation recipients. The following organizations provided a verbal report of their 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: Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Paradise Performing Arts Center, Paradise Symphony and Theater on the Ridge.
Paradise Arts Center and Gold Nugget Museum did not present verbal reports. (510-20-415)
1b. Camp Fire Recovery Updates - Written reports are included in the agenda packet. (110-60-061)
Colette Curtis, Recovery and Economic Development Director - recovery projects, advocacy, economic recovery and development, communications, emergency operations and Housing updates.
Marc Mattox, Public Works Director/Town Engineer -infrastructure and sewer updates.
Tony Lindsey, CDD-Building and Code Enforcement- Code Enforcement update.
19 1c. Town Engineer Marc Mattox provided an update on the Paradise Sewer Project. (960-70-009)
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION by Bolin, seconded by Culleton, approved consent calendar items 2a through 2e. Roll call vote was unanimous.
2a. Approved minutes of the July 8, 2025 Special and Regular Town Council meetings and the July 24, 2025 Special Town Council meeting. 2b. Approved July 2025 Cash Disbursements in the amount of $11,067,596.13. (310-10-035)
2c. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-63 “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Amending a Policy on Nondiscrimination in Programs Receiving Federal Assistance.” (930-20-004, 110-10-032) 2d. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-64, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Adopting the Program Guidelines for the HOME Investment Partnerships Programs Infill New Construction for First-Time Home Buyers”. (710-10-098)
2e. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-65 “A resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise amending and updating the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) First-Time Homebuyer Program Guidelines, previously adopted by resolution 2024-70.” (710-10-086)
3. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR - None
4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
1. Christine Daniels commented on the deficiencies in her manufactured home.
2. Serra Blaine spoke in favor of increasing the number of allotted chickens in Town.
3. Casey Taylor provided an overview of the projects and partnerships Rebuild Paradise Foundation has had with the Town in the last 6 years.
4. Charles Brooks shared the history and inspiration for Rebuild Paradise Foundation and clarified the comments made at the last Council meeting regarding earmarked monies for a collaborative project to advocate for affordable insurance on the ridge.
5. Kathy Thomas in favor of increasing the number of allotted chickens in Town.
6. Colleen Corners shared concerns about statements she heard Council Member Lange voice about the public and its residents.
20 7. Christine Poje spoke in favor of increasing the number of allotted chickens in Town.
8. Kirk Chapman asked for more time to complete the Town’s defensible space requirements.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
5a. Community Development Director Susan Hartman introduced the proposed ordinance related to animal keeping regulations in the AG 3/5 zoning.
Mayor Crowder opened the public hearing at 7:01 p.m.
1. Jon Remalia was concerned about the permit type being discretionary and asked that it fall under the ministerial permit type.
Town Attorney Scott E. Huber clarified that the proposed permit type would be considered ministerial.
Mayor Crowder closed the public hearing at 7:08 p.m.
MOTION by Bolin, seconded by Culleton 1. Concurred with the project “CEQA determination” finding presented and considered by the Planning Commission on June 17, 2025, and embodied within Planning Commission Resolution No 2025-04; and, 2. Waived the first reading of the entire Town Ordinance No. 648 and read by title only; and, 3. Introduced Town Ordinance No. 468, “An Ordinance Amending Text Regulations within Paradise Municipal Code Title 17 of the Paradise Municipal Code Relative to the Agricultural Residential Zoning District; General Definitions; and the Animal Regulations.” Roll call vote was unanimous. (540-16-217)
6. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
6a. Community Development Director Susan Hartman provided an overview of the PlaceWorks proposal to prepare the update to Town of Paradise 1994 General Plan.
MOTION by Culleton, seconded by Lassonde 1. Concurred with Town staff’s recommendation for the Town of Paradise to award and execute a professional services agreement with PlaceWorks to prepare the update to Town of Paradise 1994 General Plan and subsequent Zoning Ordinance update; and, 2. Authorized the Town Attorney to draft an agreement for professional services to be executed between the Town of Paradise and PlaceWorks; and, 3. Authorized the Town Manager, on behalf of the Town of Paradise, to sign the awarded agreement for professional services with PlaceWorks with a not-to-exceed $2.2M budget. Council provided direction that the contract agreement include a firm deliverable timeline requirement. Roll call vote was unanimous. (760-40-064, 510-20-486) 21 6b. Town Engineer Marc Mattox provided a review relating to forecasted property acquisition needs associated with planned Capital Improvement Program Projects. (820-10-046)
6c. Finance Director Aimee Beleu presented the report on the Town-wide User Fee Update study produced by Matrix Consulting Group. (395-20-043) 6d. Community Development Director Tony Lindsey presented the proposed resolution relating to subcontractor verification.
1. Janessa Blow commented on construction issues with her home.
2. Kayla Martin commented on failing homes.
3. J.T. Martin requested an audit of the building department and removal of certain management.
4. Jessica & Nick Olsen commented on construction issues with their home.
5. Tina Reszler was concerned with failing homes but warned about the broader attached on Slavic builders.
6. Doug Speicher warned about racism and grouping all Slavic builders into one issue.
7. Steven Smith commented on the cost effect of having sub-contractors present for all inspections.
8. Christina Burton commented on construction issues with her home.
9. Doug Munjar suggested the Town require a construction bond.
10.Amanda Clark suggested buyers ask for a Certificate of Insurance from builders.
11.Christina Poje commented on setback issues in her neighborhood.
12.Christine Daniels commented on issues with her home.
13.Autumn Field commented on this item.
14.George Spershe suggested permits be pulled for every trade.
MOTION by Lassonde, seconded by Culleton 1. Provided staff with verbal concurrence on the effective processes implemented on July 28, 2025; and, 2. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-66, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise adopting a policy requiring subcontractor verification throughout the construction inspection process”; and, 3.
Provided direction to staff to create an Ad Hoc Committee consisting of the stakeholders, staff, and Council Member Lange and Mayor Crowder to enhance the Building Department’s inspection practices for review and discussion at the October Town Council meeting. Roll call vote was unanimous. (740-30-013)
MOTION by Lange, seconded by Crowder, directed staff to bring back a scope of work for an independent audit of the Building Department’s practices. AYES: Culleton, Lange, Lassonde and Crowder; NOES: Bolin; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
6e. Town Attorney Scott E. Huber presented the proposed second amendment to the agreement contract with Town Manager James Goodwin. 22 MOTION by Bolin, seconded by Culleton approved the Second Amendment to the Employment Agreement Between the Town of Paradise and James Goodwin. Roll call vote was unanimous. (510-20-390)
7. COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS AND REPORTS
7a. Council initiated agenda items – None
7b. Council reports on committee representation:
Council Member Bolin attended the monthly LAFCo meeting and the quarterly PID/TOP and TOP/PUSD Liaison Committee meetings.
Council Member Lange attended Party in the Park; PRPD’s Drive-In; the Working Group Committee meeting; Ad Hoc Sewer Project Committee meetings; Astronomy on the Lake; the TOP/PUSD Liaison Committee; and a Habitat for Humanity ribbon cutting.
Council Member Lassonde attended the TOP/PID Liaison Committee meeting; the Working Group Committee meeting; the Healthcare Committee meeting; Habitat for Humanity Home dedication and Eaglepoint Apartments grand opening ceremony.
Council Member Culleton attended the Eaglepoint Apartments grand opening ceremony.
Mayor Crowder provided a sewer project update on KPAY; attended the Healthcare Committee meeting; participated in the sewer tour of Biggs; the Chamber breakfast; participated in a Zoom call with the Washington State Insurance Commission; and attended a homeowner protection strategy meeting.
7c. Future Agenda Items
1. Discuss adjacently owned lot uses (CULLETON)
2. Discuss creating an Insurance Advocacy Committee (LANGE)
8. STAFF COMMUNICATION
8a. Town Manager James Goodwin reported on the committee meetings he attended in the past month.
8b. Community Development Director Susan Hartman reviewed projects currently in the review, in the environmental and permitting processes.
9. CLOSED SESSION – None
23 10. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Crowder adjourned the meeting at 10:22 p.m.
Date approved:
By: Attest:
_______________________ ___________________________
Steve Crowder, Mayor Melanie Elvis, Town Clerk
24 MINUTES
PARADISE TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING – 6:00 PM – August 14, 2025
1. OPENING
The Special meeting of the Paradise Town Council was called to order by Mayor Crowder at 6:00 p.m. at the Paradise Performing Arts Center located at 777 Nunneley Road, 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 Clerk Melanie Elvis, Public Works Director/Town Engineer Marc Mattox and Information Systems Technician Travis Thompson.
2. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
2a. Town Engineer Marc Mattox presented an overview of the Paradise Sewer Project Ad Hoc Committee’s recommendation for a revised project description to include hybrid gravity/low pressure collection system, aerated lagoon wastewater treatment, and percolation/evaporation pond effluent discharge” (Alternative 1).
1. John Stonebreaker spoke in favor of the STEP system, scaling back the Roe Road project to reallocate funds to the sewer project and suggested the new Environmental Impact Review (EIR) include alternatives.
2. Bill Sharrett asked about the ability to opt-out of the system; which side of the street the sewer will be constructed; spoke in favor of the Ad Hoc committee; and asked that staff do its best to speed up the (EIR) process.
3. Cliff Jacobson spoke in favor of the STEP system.
4. Isa Whitmore asked if only affected parcels would have to pay for service; who is responsible for pumping solids; and about the rate system.
5. Matt Ball from the Mosquito and Vector Control District encouraged the Town to work with the District for best practices to ensure the aerated ponds don’t create a breeding ground for mosquitos.
6. Al McGreehan spoke in favor of the STEP system, asked if the Town already had an EIR team on standby, and said the General Plan (GP) could change or reduce the Sewer Service Area, and encouraged staff to work closely with the GP consultants.
25 7. Michael asked where the treatment site would be located and if staff had considered Neal Road Landfill.
8. Melissa Schuster spoke in favor of the STEP system, asked if alternates could be included in the EIR, and encouraged the use of purple pipe.
9. Brian asked how many employees the sewer would require for operation and maintenance and where the money was coming from.
10.Doug Munjar asked if Mountain Cascade would still be responsible for design/build. Town Engineer Marc Mattox clarified that if approved by Council, Mountain Cascade and Carrollo would still be responsible for the design but the Town would need to find a new build team for the collection system.
11. Jim Riotto asked how many lift stations would be necessary in Phase I, and how much it would cost.
MOTION by Lange, seconded by Lassonde, adopted Resolution No. 2025-67 “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise to Concur with the Paradise Sewer Project Ad Hoc Committee’s Recommendation to Direct a Revised Project Description to Include Hybrid Gravity/Low Pressure Collection System, Aerated Lagoon Wastewater Treatment, and Percolation/Evaporation Pond Effluent Discharge” (Alternative 1); and, 2. Provided direction to staff to immediately commence and resume efforts to advance the project forward through environmental and design activities to the maximum and most efficient means feasible; and, 3. Provided direction to staff to bring back formal revisions to the Town’s CDBG-DR Infrastructure Action Plan which provides additional funds to the Paradise Sewer Project’s first phase, as well as coordinate with impacted funding agencies for action implementation. Roll call vote was unanimous. (960-70-009)
4. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Crowder adjourned the Council meeting at 8:40 p.m.
Date approved:
By: Attest:
_____________________ _________________________
Steve Crowder, Mayor Melanie Elvis, Town Clerk
26 MINUTES
PARADISE TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING – 4:00 PM – August 19, 2025
1. OPENING
The Special meeting of the Paradise Town Council was called to order by Mayor Crowder at 4:00 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 Clerk Melanie Elvis, Town Attorney Scott E. Huber, Administrative Assistant Sheris Alvies and Information Systems Technician Travis Thompson.
At 4:01 p.m. Mayor Crowder announced that the Town Council would adjourn to Closed Session for the following items:
2. CLOSED SESSION
2a. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957, the Town Council will hold a closed session to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, and/or dismissal of the Town Manager.
After reconvening from Closed Session at 6:28 p.m., Town Attorney Scott E. Huber announced the following: Council voted to separate with the Town Manager in his employment agreement, without cause, effective immediately. The motion was made by Council Member Crowder, with a second made by Council Member Lange. The vote was 3-2 with the following Council Members voting in the affirmative: Mayor Crowder, Council Members Culleton and Lange and with Council Members Bolin and Lassonde voting in the negative.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Crowder adjourned the Council meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Date approved:
By: Attest:
_____________________ _________________________
Steve Crowder, Mayor Melanie Elvis, Town Clerk
27 MINUTES
PARADISE TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING – 2:00 PM – August 21, 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: Police Chief/Acting Town Manager Eric Reinbold, Town Attorney Scott E. Huber, Town Clerk Melanie Elvis, and Administrative Assistant Sheris Alvies.
District Attorney Mike Ramsey and District Attorney Chief Investigator Jon Duffy, asked to meet with Council in Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54954 siting Public Security.
Town Attorney announced the following: The following item came to the attention of Town staff subsequent to the posting of the agenda for this August 21, 2025 meeting. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, staff is requesting Council take action to add this item to the agenda.
Action: Add the following Government Code section to the published Closed Session Agenda Item 2, subsection (a). POTENTIAL LITIGATION. Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(D)(2), the Town Council will meet with the Town Manager and Town Attorney regarding potential exposure to litigation – one case; and Government Code section 54957 to Meet with the District Attorney related to matters posing a threat to the security of public buildings, a threat to the security of essential public services, including a threat to the public's right of access to public services or public facilities, or a threat to critical infrastructure controls or critical infrastructure information relating to cybersecurity.
MOTION by Lassonde, seconded by Crowder approved adding Government Code Section 54957 to meet with the District Attorney Related to matters posing a threat to the security of public buildings, a threat to the security of essential public services, including a threat to the public's right of access to public services or public facilities, or a threat to critical infrastructure controls or critical infrastructure information relating to cybersecurity to the agenda. Roll call vote was unanimous.
28 At 2:05 p.m. Mayor Crowder announced that Town Council would adjourn to Closed Session for the following items:
2. CLOSED SESSION
2a. POTENTIAL LITIGATION. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), the Town Council will meet with the Town Manager and Town Attorney regarding potential exposure to litigation – one case; and Government Code Section 54957 to meet with the District Attorney Related to matters posing a threat to the security of public buildings, a threat to the security of essential public services, including a threat to the public's right of access to public services or public facilities, or a threat to critical infrastructure controls or critical infrastructure information relating to cybersecurity.
After reconvening from Closed Session at 3:04 p.m., Mayor Crowder announced:
Direction given; no reportable action taken.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Crowder adjourned the Council meeting at 3:04 p.m.
Date approved:
By: Attest:
_____________________ _________________________
Steve Crowder, Mayor Melanie Elvis, Town Clerk
29 TOWN OF PARADISE
CASH DISBURSEMENTS REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD OF
August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
30 CASH DISBURSEMENTS REPORT
August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Check Date Pay Period End Description Amount Total
8/1/2025 7/27/2025 Net Payroll - Direct Deposits and Checks $ 286,344.46 8/15/2025 8/10/2025 Net Payroll - Direct Deposits and Checks $ 288,793.82 8/29/2025 8/24/2025 Net Payroll - Direct Deposits and Checks $ 338,610.93 $ 913,749.21
Accounts Payable
Payroll Vendors: Taxes, PERS, Dues, Insurance, Etc. $ 358,651.01 Operations Vendors: Supplies, Contracts, Utilities, Etc. $17,425,938.58 TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENTS ACCOUNTS PAYABLE $ 17,784,589.59 GRAND TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENTS $ 18,698,338.80
APPROVED BY:
Aimee Beleu - Finance Director/Town Treasurer
APPROVED BY:
Eric Reinbold - Town Manager
31 Number Date Status Void Reason
Reconciled/
Voided Date Source Payee Name
Transaction
Amount
Reconciled
Amount Difference
AP TCB - General Checking
Check
89729 08/05/2025 Open Accounts Payable Aflac $57.98
89730 08/05/2025 Open Accounts Payable Met Life $13,782.42 89731 08/05/2025 Open Accounts Payable OPERATING ENGINEERS $910.00 89732 08/05/2025 Open Accounts Payable PARADISE POLICE OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION
$2,643.16
89733 08/05/2025 Open Accounts Payable SUN LIFE INSURANCE $10,356.01 89734 08/05/2025 Open Accounts Payable SUPERIOR VISION SVC INC $894.68 89735 08/05/2025 Open Accounts Payable TOP CONFIDENTIAL MID MGMT
ASSOCIATION
$140.00
89736 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable 3 CORE, INC. $5,500.00 89737 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable 4LEAF, Inc $11,205.00 89738 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable ACCESS INFORMATION
PROTECTED
$58.43
89739 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable ADVANCED DOCUMENT
CONCEPTS
$5.21
89740 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable All-American Construction, Inc. $116,353.83 89741 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable ALLIANT INSURANCE $69.00 89742 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable AT&T & CALNET3 - CIRCUIT LINES $102.81 89743 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable AT&T/CALNET3 - REPEATER LINES $196.86 89744 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable AT&T/CALNET3 - COMMUNITY PARK
$30.02
89745 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable AT&T/CALNET3 - Summary $30.16 89746 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable AT&T/CALNET3 - Summary $3,538.94 89747 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable AT&T/CALNET3 - TH/FDPD FIBER LINES
$1,056.72
89748 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Bear Electrical Systems, Inc $9,767.00 89749 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Broad & Gusman $4,000.00 89750 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Bug Smart $116.00 89751 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Bureau Veritas North America, Inc $9,240.00 89752 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable BUTTE CO AUDITOR-CONTROLLER $51,300.77 89753 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable BUTTE CO SHERIFF'S OFFICE $3,558.00 89754 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable BUTTE REGIONAL TRANSIT $138.00 89755 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE
$889.00
89756 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Coastland $85,346.90 89757 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Cole Huber LLP $3,380.00 89758 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY $782.62 89759 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable De Lage Landen Public Finance LLC $781.25 89760 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY &
FIRE PROTECTION
$47,121.18
89761 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Dewberry Engineers Inc. $44,103.13 89762 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Docusign, Inc. $2,808.00 89763 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Explore Butte County $41.62 89764 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Fastrak Bay Area Toll Authority $8.00 89765 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE
COMPANY - CHICO
$100,000.00
89766 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Fins, Fur, Feather Sports $13,167.38 89767 08/06/2025 Voided Incorrect Check
Number
08/21/2025 Accounts Payable Fleming Construction, Brandon Miland $21,258.66 user: Aimee Beleu Pages: 1 of 7 Thursday, August 28, 2025 Payment Register
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From Payment Date: 8/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 8/31/2025 32 Number Date Status Void Reason
Reconciled/
Voided Date Source Payee Name
Transaction
Amount
Reconciled
Amount Difference
89768 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Golden State Emergency Vehicle Service, Inc.
$45.00
89769 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Government Finance Officers Association
$95.00
89770 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable GREAT AMERICA LEASING CORP. $146.82 89771 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Greenway Builders LLC $18,675.00 89772 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable HLP, INC / CHAMELEON
SOFTWARE PRODUCTS
$3.50
89773 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT $61.18 89774 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable INTERSTATE OIL COMPANY $116.32 89775 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. $22,890.23 89776 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable JOHNNY ON THE SPOT
PORTABLES
$199.20
89777 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Kanner, Justin $359.16 89778 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable KNIFE RIVER CONSTRUCTION $837,890.83 89779 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable KNIFE RIVER CONSTRUCTION $2,259,514.87 89780 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable KP Research Services, Inc. $1,250.00 89781 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable LEAF Capital Funding LLC $287.10 89782 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable LIFE ASSIST INC $309.43 89783 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable LRT GRAPHICS $6,073.75 89784 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Mendes Supply Company $775.43 89785 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Meyers Police K-9 Training, LLC $525.00 89786 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Mooretown Rancheria Forestry Contract Services
$21,382.76
89787 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable N&S North, INC $2,280.40 89788 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable NAPA Auto Parts $158.86 89789 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable NORTHGATE PETROLEUM CO $7,704.51 89790 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable NV5, Inc. $1,060.13 89791 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable NV5, Inc. $745.13 89792 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable O'REILLY AUTO PARTS $539.92 89793 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable OFFICE DEPOT ACCT#36233169 $154.27 89794 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable OROVILLE FORD $514.58 89795 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable PARADISE IRRIGATION DIST $2,511.70 89796 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable PETTY CASH, AARON MARQUES $409.87 89797 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable PICKERING, ROBERT $60.00 89798 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Powell Roofing Co $18,638.25 89799 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable SHI International Corp $8,422.50 89800 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable SINGLER, JOHN $16.35 89801 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Southern Computer Warehouse Inc $22,601.12 89802 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Speedo Check $1,330.00 89803 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Spherion Staffing $6,308.01 89804 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Stratti $5,161.50 89805 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable SUTTER BUTTES
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
$51,887.56
89806 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Tahoe Pure Water Co. $146.35 89807 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable THOMAS ACE HARDWARE $227.31 89808 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable THOMAS ACE HARDWARE - ENG.
DEPT.
$190.38
89809 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable THOMAS ACE HARDWARE - FIRE DEPT.
$19.56
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From Payment Date: 8/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 8/31/2025 33 Number Date Status Void Reason
Reconciled/
Voided Date Source Payee Name
Transaction
Amount
Reconciled
Amount Difference
89810 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable THOMAS ACE HARDWARE -
MOTORPOOL
$14.99
89811 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable THOMAS ACE HARDWARE - POLICE DEPT.
$29.05
89812 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Top Notch Commercial Cleaning Inc. $2,600.00 89813 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Valley Lock & Safe $47.25 89814 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Versatile Drywall $1,440.00 89815 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Westlake Ace Hardware $1,130.42 89816 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Williams Scotsman, Inc. (Mobile Mini) $199.08 89817 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable WITTMEIER AUTO CENTER $18.44 89818 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Digital Housing Development $437.46 89819 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Powell, Christina $8.00 89820 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Worthington, Josh $125.00 89821 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Krista Enos Re Construction Inc $284.34 89822 08/12/2025 Open Accounts Payable ALLIANT INSURANCE $41,540.00 89823 08/12/2025 Open Accounts Payable Desilva Gates Construction LLC $982,318.58 89824 08/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable DFM ASSOCIATES $76.47 89828 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable ACCESS INFORMATION
PROTECTED
$295.11
89829 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Adobe, Inc. $9,222.55 89830 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable ADVANCED DOCUMENT
CONCEPTS
$1.55
89831 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Airvac - Air Vacuum Corporation $2,000.19 89832 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable ALHAMBRA $13.30
89833 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable American Dream Construction, Inc. $78,000.00 89834 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable American Dream Construction, Inc. $29,000.00 89835 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Archuleta, Derek, S $494.50 89836 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Asbury Environmental Services $296.94 89837 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable AT&T & CALNET3 - CIRCUIT LINES $276.50 89838 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable AT&T & CALNET3 - CIRCUIT LINES $145.64 89839 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable AT&T & CALNET3 - CIRCUIT LINES $276.50 89840 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable AT&T & CALNET3 - CIRCUIT LINES $763.35 89841 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Axon Enterprise Inc $1,076.63 89842 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Bear Electrical Systems, Inc $5,050.00 89843 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Biometrics4ALL, Inc $9.75 89844 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable BUTTE CO AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
$1,838.32
89845 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable BUTTE CO RECORDER $387.00 89846 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable BUTTE COMMUNITY COLLEGE $830.00 89847 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Butte County Public Health Dept - Health Clinic
$2,897.00
89848 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Butte Roofing Company, Inc. $20,391.65 89849 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Chris Roberts General Construction $1,762.00 89850 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Cole Huber LLP $24,070.22 89851 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Contech Engineered Solutions $3,304.16 89852 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY $344.94 89853 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable DATCO SERVICES CORPORATION $20.00 89854 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Door Company Inc, The $965.00 89855 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Eagle Security Systems $812.10 89856 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Employment Development Dept $13,781.61 user: Aimee Beleu Pages: 3 of 7 Thursday, August 28, 2025 Payment Register
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From Payment Date: 8/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 8/31/2025 34 Number Date Status Void Reason
Reconciled/
Voided Date Source Payee Name
Transaction
Amount
Reconciled
Amount Difference
89857 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. $418.00 89858 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable EXECUTIVE HOMES $21,254.70 89859 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Explore Butte County $9,234.44 89860 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Golden State Emergency Vehicle Service, Inc.
$715.09
89861 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable GREEN RIDGE LANDSCAPING $14,577.99 89862 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable HDR Engineering, Inc $1,690.56 89863 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable HUDSON'S APPLIANCE CENTER $3,821.25 89864 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable INDUSTRIAL POWER PRODUCTS $36.19 89865 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. $23,451.46 89866 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Jennifer Arbuckle $5,625.00 89867 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Jennifer Lee Ponci $300.00 89868 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable KNIFE RIVER CONSTRUCTION $18,287.50 89869 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable KOEFRAN INDUSTRIES $1,200.00 89870 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Kozak, Ginny $228.80 89871 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE $5,035.00 89872 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Look Ahead Veterinary Services $86.91 89873 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Meyers Police K-9 Training, LLC $1,600.00 89874 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable MID VALLEY TITLE & ESCROW $250.00 89875 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable MID VALLEY TITLE & ESCROW $250.00 89876 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable MORGAN TREE SERVICE $2,500.00 89877 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable N&S North, INC $699.59 89878 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable NAPA Auto Parts $246.25 89879 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable NCCSIF TREASURER $2,600.00 89880 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable North State Tire Co. Inc. $1,022.37 89881 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Northern California Glove & Safety $175.30 89882 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable NORTHERN RECYCLING & WASTE SERVICES, INC.
$2,931.91
89883 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable NORTHGATE PETROLEUM CO $8,271.92 89884 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable NORTHSTAR $890.00 89885 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable O'REILLY AUTO PARTS $500.05 89886 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable OFFICE DEPOT ACCT#36233169 $1,127.54 89887 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable OFFICE DEPOT ACCT#36233169 $3,280.41 89888 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Oroville Tow & Salvage $250.00 89889 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable PageFreezer Software Inc $6,660.70 89890 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Paradise Audio Services $80.00 89891 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable PARADISE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
$850.00
89892 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable PARADISE POST $138.64 89893 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable PARADISE RIDGE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
$170.00
89894 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable PARADISE SANITATION COMPANY $730.00 89895 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable RENTAL GUYS - CHICO $250.20 89896 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable SACRAMENTO REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CTR.
$107.00
89897 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Sierra Nevada Construction $4,500.00 89898 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Sigler Pest Control $50.00 89899 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Spherion Staffing $3,765.39 89900 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Stratti $4,278.00 89901 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Synergy Builders $68,225.05 user: Aimee Beleu Pages: 4 of 7 Thursday, August 28, 2025 Payment Register
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From Payment Date: 8/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 8/31/2025 35 Number Date Status Void Reason
Reconciled/
Voided Date Source Payee Name
Transaction
Amount
Reconciled
Amount Difference
89902 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable The Ferguson Group $5,000.00 89903 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable THOMAS ACE HARDWARE $133.91 89904 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable THOMAS ACE HARDWARE - ENG.
DEPT.
$408.23
89905 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable THOMAS ACE HARDWARE - FIRE DEPT.
$21.83
89906 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable THOMAS ACE HARDWARE -
MOTORPOOL
$223.44
89907 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Top Notch Commercial Cleaning Inc. $2,600.00 89908 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable VALLEY OAK VETERINARY CENTER
$1,729.23
89909 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Warner Enterprises Inc $1,046,617.92 89910 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable WILSON PRINTING $323.04 89911 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Digital Housing Development Inc $437.46 89912 08/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable Fleming Construction, Brandon Miland $12,000.00 89913 08/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable Fleming Construction, Brandon Miland $9,258.66 89914 08/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable ICMA 457 - MissionSquare $3,684.57 89915 08/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT $656.29 89916 08/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc $13,545.71 89917 08/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable MID VALLEY TITLE & ESCROW $100,000.00 Type Check Totals: 186 Transactions $6,514,026.67
EFT
251 08/05/2025 Open Accounts Payable CALPERS $164,884.19 252 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable Amazon Capital Services $2,518.22 253 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable COMCAST CABLE $14.82 254 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable COMCAST CABLE $435.98 255 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable COMCAST CABLE $181.03 256 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable I.M.P.A.C. PAYMENTS IMPAC GOV
SVCS/US BANCORP
$9,628.53
257 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC $1,629.99 258 08/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable T MOBILE USA, INC. $2,011.57 259 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable Amazon Capital Services $8,858.97 260 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable COMCAST CABLE $425.98 261 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable COMCAST CABLE $210.98 262 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable I.M.P.A.C. PAYMENTS IMPAC GOV
SVCS/US BANCORP
$10,256.61
263 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable VERIZON WIRELESS $570.15 264 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable VERIZON WIRELESS $282.39 265 08/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable VERIZON WIRELESS $1,420.70 266 08/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable CALPERS - RETIREMENT $74,303.64 267 08/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
$15,986.36
268 08/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable ING LIFE INS & ANNUITY COMPANY $6,164.27 269 08/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE $50,405.83 270 08/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable COMCAST CABLE $435.98 271 08/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable COMCAST CABLE $420.98 272 08/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC $19,515.75 Type EFT Totals: 22 Transactions $370,562.92
AP TCB - General Checking Totals
Checks Status Count Transaction Amount Reconciled Amount user: Aimee Beleu Pages: 5 of 7 Thursday, August 28, 2025 Payment Register
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From Payment Date: 8/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 8/31/2025 36 Number Date Status Void Reason
Reconciled/
Voided Date Source Payee Name
Transaction
Amount
Reconciled
Amount Difference
Open 185 $6,492,768.01 $0.00
Reconciled 0 $0.00 $0.00
Voided 1 $21,258.66 $0.00
Stopped 0 $0.00 $0.00
Total 186 $6,514,026.67 $0.00
EFTs Status Count Transaction Amount Reconciled Amount
Open 22 $370,562.92 $0.00
Reconciled 0 $0.00 $0.00
Voided 0 $0.00 $0.00
Total 22 $370,562.92 $0.00
All Status Count Transaction Amount Reconciled Amount
Open 207 $6,863,330.93 $0.00
Reconciled 0 $0.00 $0.00
Voided 1 $21,258.66 $0.00
Stopped 0 $0.00 $0.00
Total 208 $6,884,589.59 $0.00
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From Payment Date: 8/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 8/31/2025 37 Number Date Status Void Reason
Reconciled/
Voided Date Source Payee Name
Transaction
Amount
Reconciled
Amount Difference
AP - US Bank TOP AP Checking
Check
85624 08/14/2025 Open Accounts Payable Town of Paradise $10,900,000.00 Type Check Totals: 1 Transactions $10,900,000.00
AP - US Bank TOP AP Checking Totals
Checks Status Count Transaction Amount Reconciled Amount Open 1 $10,900,000.00 $0.00
Reconciled 0 $0.00 $0.00
Voided 0 $0.00 $0.00
Stopped 0 $0.00 $0.00
Total 1 $10,900,000.00 $0.00
EFTs Status Count Transaction Amount Reconciled Amount
Open 0 $0.00 $0.00
Reconciled 0 $0.00 $0.00
Voided 0 $0.00 $0.00
Total 0 $0.00 $0.00
All Status Count Transaction Amount Reconciled Amount
Open 1 $10,900,000.00 $0.00
Reconciled 0 $0.00 $0.00
Voided 0 $0.00 $0.00
Stopped 0 $0.00 $0.00
Total 1 $10,900,000.00 $0.00
Grand Totals:
Checks Status Count Transaction Amount Reconciled Amount Open 186 $17,392,768.01 $0.00
Reconciled 0 $0.00 $0.00
Voided 1 $21,258.66 $0.00
Stopped 0 $0.00 $0.00
Total 187 $17,414,026.67 $0.00
EFTs Status Count Transaction Amount Reconciled Amount
Open 22 $370,562.92 $0.00
Reconciled 0 $0.00 $0.00
Voided 0 $0.00 $0.00
Total 22 $370,562.92 $0.00
All Status Count Transaction Amount Reconciled Amount
Open 208 $17,763,330.93 $0.00
Reconciled 0 $0.00 $0.00
Voided 1 $21,258.66 $0.00
Stopped 0 $0.00 $0.00
Total 209 $17,784,589.59 $0.00
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From Payment Date: 8/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 8/31/2025 38 Town of Paradise
Council Agenda Summary
Date: September 9, 2025
Agenda Item: 2(c)
ORIGINATED BY: Susan Hartman, Community Development Director – Planning & Wastewater
REVIEWED BY: Eric Reinbold, Acting Town Manager
Scott Huber, Town Attorney
SUBJECT: Adoption of Ordinance No. 648
LONG-TERM
RECOVERY PLAN:
No
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED:
1. Waive second reading of the entire Town Ordinance No. 648 and approve reading by title only; and,
2. Adopt Town Ordinance No. 648, "An Ordinance Amending Text Regulations within Paradise Municipal Code Title 17 of the Paradise Municipal Code Relative to the Agricultural Residential Zoning District; General Definitions; and the Animal Regulations”
Background:
On August 12, 2025, the Town Council introduced the above-noted Town ordinance for purposes of eventual adoption. If adopted, the proposed ordinance intends to amend the land uses for the Agricultural Residential 3- and 5-acre minimum zoning districts and potentially allow livestock to be kept on vacant residential property.
Analysis:
Town staff recommends the Town Council waive the second reading of this entire ordinance; read it by title only and formally adopt Town Ordinance No. 648 [copy attached]. Once adopted, the provisions of this ordinance will be effective thirty (30) days thereafter.
Financial Impact:
A nominal cost for publication of the ordinance within the local newspaper and for codification will be borne by the Town of Paradise.
39 TOWN OF PARADISE
ORDINANCE NO. 648
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TEXT REGULATIONS WITHIN
PARADISE MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 17 [ZONING] OF THE PARADISE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATIVE TO THE AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT; GENERAL DEFINITIONS;
AND THE ANIMAL REGULATIONS
SECTION 1. The definition of the term “Stables, Private” in Paradise Municipal Code Chapter
17.04 shall be amended to read as follows:
Stables, private. “Private stables” means boarding, breeding or raising of LIVESTOCK owned by the occupant of the premises or the owner of the property.
SECTION 2. Section 17.11.200 of Chapter 17.11 [Agricultural Residential (AR) Zones] of the Paradise Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows:
17.11.200 Permitted and conditional uses.
In the agricultural residential zones, the following land uses are permitted where indicated by the letter "P," and are uses permitted subject to town issuance of a conditional use permit where indicated by the letter "C." Uses indicated by the letter "S" are permitted uses with town approval and issuance of a site plan review. Uses identified with the letter "A" are permitted land uses upon town approval and issuance of an administrative permit.
AR-1 AR-3 AR-5 Uses
— C C Agricultural building
P P P Agricultural employee housing, limited residential — C C Agricultural processing
S S S Agricultural services
A A** A** Animal production/livestock
C C C Bed and breakfast
— C C Campground
— C C Cemetery
— C S Commercial composting
C C C Community care facility
P P P Community care facility (limited residential)
P P P Crop production
P P P Dwelling, accessory
A A A Dwelling, secondary
C C C Educational facility
C S S Electric generation (limited)
P P P Family daycare home
P P P Guidance services (limited)
C C C Guidance services (general)
P P P Horticulture
40 C S P Kennel (indoor)
— C C Kennel (outdoor)
P P P Open space
C C C Park and recreation
C C C Religious assembly
C C C Safety service
P P P Single-family residence
— C S Stable (commercial)
A P P Stable (private)
C C C Two-family residence*
C C C Utility service (major)
P P P Utility service (minor)
* Density not applied if lot larger than three (3) acres. ** Use is permitted in association with an established on-site residence, or owner’s residence on an adjoining property, and is subject to all applicable minimum requirements set forth in Chapter 17.35 Animal Regulations.
SECTION 3. Section 17.35.200 [General requirements] of the Paradise Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows:
17.35.200 General requirements.
The long-term keeping of livestock animals upon properties within the AR-1, AR-3, AR-5, RR-1, RR-2/3, RR-1/2, TR-1, TR-1/2, and TR-1/3 zoning districts is potentially permitted subject to the specific land use regulations within each zone; and solely in association with established on-site residential uses, and subject to all applicable minimum requirements set forth in this section of Chapter 17.35. Livestock animals within the AR-3 and AR-5 zoning districts may be established without an on-site residential use, subject to the specific land use regulations within their zones and all applicable minimum requirements of Chapter 17.35, and with an approved animal management plan.
SECTION 4. The following Animal Management Plan is hereby adopted by reference.
Town of Paradise
Animal Management Plan
Property Address: ___________________________________________ Parcel Number: _____________________________________________ Owner/Applicant Name: ______________________________________ Phone: ______________________ Email: ________________________ Permit Type: ☐ Residential Animal Keeping ☐ Targeted Grazing (Temporary) 41 1. Purpose of Animal Keeping
☐ Personal use (e.g., hobby farming, pets)
☐ Weed and brush control
☐ Agricultural/production use
☐ Other: ___________________________________
2. Number and Type of Livestock
Number and types of livestock proposed:
Will livestock be kept permanently on-site? ☐ Yes ☐ No (explain):
Will livestock be bred on-site? ☐ Yes ☐ No
Will any male goats (bucks) be kept? ☐ Yes ☐ No
3. Site Details
Total lot size: ______ acres
Usable grazing/pen area: ______ sq ft
Distance of pens/enclosure from nearest residence: ________ ft Zoning designation: ___________________
4. Enclosure and Shelter
Describe fencing type and height (minimum 4 ft required – temporary construction fencing is not sufficient for permanent keeping):
Will electric fencing be used? ☐ Yes ☐ No
o If yes, include safety measures: _____________________________ Describe the animal shelter (livestock stables, ag building):
Frequency of cleaning: ☐ Daily ☐ Weekly
42 Manure storage method: ______________________________________
5. Predation Protection
Livestock will be secured in a locked shelter or barn at night to deter predators. ☐ Yes ☐ No Predator Deterrents:
o Motion-activated lights near the enclosure? ☐ Yes ☐ No o Reinforced fencing? ☐ Yes ☐ No
o Use of guardian animals? ☐ Yes ☐ No
If yes, what kind and how many?
Monitoring:
o Property will be checked daily for signs of predator activity. ☐ Yes o Prompt repairs will be made to any damaged fencing or shelter. ☐ Yes
6. Feed, Water, and General Care
Describe feed type (hay, browse, pellets, etc.):
Water source: ☐ PID ☐ Well ☐ Other: _____________
How will water be distributed: ☐ Hose ☐ Automatic trough ☐ Other:
Vet name/contact: ___________________________________________ Hoof trimming/care schedule: ☐ Monthly ☐ Quarterly ☐ Other: _______
7. Waste Management Plan
Manure will be:
☐ Composted on site
☐ Collected and hauled offsite
☐ Other: _______________________________________________ Measures to control odor and pests:
Runoff prevention (e.g., distance from storm drains, berms, tarps):
43 8. Emergency Preparedness
Fire evacuation plan for livestock (if applicable):
Contact for emergency care or temporary relocation:
9. Grazing Plan (if applicable)
For temporary grazing projects:
Duration of grazing period: _________ (start/end dates) Grazing area size: ________ sq ft/acres
Supervisor name/contact: _______________________________ Supervision frequency: ☐ On-site ☐ Check-ins every ___ hrs. Fence type & signage: ________________________________________ Plan for soil stabilization or reseeding after grazing: _______________
10. Community Considerations
Plan to minimize noise/odor impacts:
Neighbor notification or outreach (if applicable):
☐ Will notify adjacent property owners
☐ Not applicable, livestock will be over 100’ from property lines Complaint response plan:
11. Certification
I certify that the information provided above is true and complete, and I agree to comply with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations regarding the keeping of livestock. 44 Signature of Owner/Applicant: ___________________________ Date: ___________________
SECTION5. CEQA COMPLIANCE. The Town Council finds and determines that the enactment of this Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule Exemption).
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its passage. Before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage, this ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated within the Town of Paradise along with the names of the members of the Town Council of Paradise voting for and against same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of Paradise, County of Butte, State of California, on this 9
th day of September, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
__________________________________
Steve Crowder, Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________________
Melanie Elvis, Town Clerk/Elections Official
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________________
Scott E. Huber, Town Attorney
45 Town of Paradise
Council Agenda Summary
Date: September 9, 2025
Agenda Item: 5(a)
ORIGINATED BY: Susan Hartman, Community Development Director – Planning & Wastewater
REVIEWED BY: Eric Reinbold, Acting Town Manager
Scott Huber, Town Attorney
SUBJECT: Consider Introducing an Ordinance Amending Title 17 (Zoning) of the Paradise Municipal Code Relating to
Temporary Construction Laydown Yards
LONG TERM
RECOVERY PLAN:
No
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED:
1. Conduct a duly noticed and published public hearing; and,
2. Concur with the project “CEQA determination” finding presented and considered by the Planning Commission on July 15, 2025, and embodied within Planning Commission Resolution No 2025-06; and,
3. Waive the first reading of the entire Town Ordinance No. 649 and read by title only; and,
4. Introduce Town Ordinance No. 649, “An Ordinance Amending Text Regulations within Paradise Municipal Code Title 17 of the Paradise Municipal Code Relative to Temporary Storage Yards for Work in Public and Private Rights-of-Way”; or,
5. Provide alternative direction to town staff.
Background:
Following the Camp Fire, it is widely understood that underground electrical lines and utilities offer an increased level of safety for residents and the Town. Pacific Gas and Electric and other utility providers have agreed to relocate their utility lines to underground facilities. Additionally, some of Paradise Irrigation District’s (PID) water mains suffered post-fire damage that required repair and replacement.
In 2019, as part of the urgency ordinance requiring fire debris removal, the Town allowed laydown yards for the removal of fire damaged debris, including utilities. This allowed debris removal workers to set up off-site storage yards during the initial cleanup efforts, which eventually expired.
Following requests from PG&E, in the spring 2023, the Council directed staff to bring a new urgency ordinance forward for consideration to allow the utility companies to utilize “laydown yards” near where undergrounding activities are occurring so that equipment and supplies could be temporarily staged near the underground work. These utility laydown yards would be subject to either a temporary use permit (when on commercial property) or an administrative use permit (when on residential property). Laydown yards on residentially zoned property would require a 10-day mailing notification to offer neighboring landowners the opportunity to request a formal hearing before the Town approved the use and laydown yards on private roads would require the co-signature of all private landowners with deeded interest to the road, similar to the requirements of a home-based business on a private road. Ultimately adopted by the Council in June 2023, the 46 urgency ordinance authorizing laydown yards for underground utility contractors is set to expire on December 31, 2025.
Analysis:
Discussions with Public Works staff, PG&E, and PID indicate that roadway work will continue to be active in town until at least the end of 2028. Consultation with the Town’s legal counsel has led staff to propose a readoption of the previous ordinance from that of an urgency ordinance to a regular zoning ordinance. While the Town’s existing temporary use regulations allow storage yards, with a Temporary Use Permit on active construction sites, the construction sites in question are rights-of-way (roadways) where it is not feasible to store vehicles and equipment. Therefore, only the current urgency ordinance allows utility contractors to secure a neighboring, privately owned property to permit as their storage yard (“laydown yard”).
While the initial purpose of the urgency ordinance was to expedite the completion of the emergency underground utility work following the Camp Fire, staff has recognized the on-going need for this type of temporary use permit to be available to contractors working in roadways in the future, including the Town’s paving program and sewer project, in which case the ordinance is better placed as a regular zoning ordinance in Title 17 of the Paradise Municipal Code (PMC) and not as an urgency ordinance.
Currently, the temporary use regulations in PMC Chapter 17.32 allow for a “contractor’s office, storage yard, and equipment parking and servicing on the site of an active construction project” with the issuance of a Temporary Use Permit. Staff would propose adding another allowance for those same uses but for when the construction site is located within public and private rights-ofway.
The urgency ordinance requirement for an Administrative Permit with 10-day public noticing on residentially zoned properties came about from previous complaints received on laydown yards in residential areas. However, since implementing that requirement in 2023, staff have received no requests for hearings or complaints on residential laydown yards. Therefore, staff does not recommend moving forward with this time-consuming permitting process for residential lots but rather use the one Temporary Use Permit for all laydown yards regardless of zoning. However, the requirement for all landowners to sign off on a laydown yard proposed on a private road easement would remain, as those affected landowners are financially responsible for the construction and maintenance of the private road. Temporary Use Permits, like Administrative Permits, have a process for revocation should the permitted activity not be conducted in a manner that complies with the PMC and/or the permit conditions. Therefore, there is no less enforceability by removing the requirement for an Administrative Permit.
Planning staff, and the Town Attorney have determined that the nature of the proposed text amendments is sufficiently minor in that there is no possibility adoption and implementation of the amendment would result in a direct and significantly adverse effect on the environment. Thus, the proposed amendment can be found to be exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act [CEQA], pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061 (b)(3) [General Rule Exemption].
Financial Impact:
If the ordinance amendments are ultimately adopted, future General Fund revenues would be increased due to the ability of contractors to secure temporary use permits on private property for construction jobs in public and private roadways that would not otherwise be allowed after 2025. 47 ATTACHMENTS:
1. Notice of public hearing for the proposed text amendments.
2. CEQA Notice of Exemption dated July 8, 2025.
3. Copy of Planning Commission Resolution No. 2025-06, “A Resolution of the Paradise Planning Commission Recommending Town Council Adoption of Text amendments to Title 17 of the Paradise Municipal Code Relative to Temporary Storage Yards for Work in Public and Private Rights-of-Way”.
4. Town of Paradise Ordinance No. , “An Ordinance Amending Text Regulations within Paradise Municipal Code Title 17 of the Paradise Municipal Code Relative to Temporary Storage Yards for Work in Public and Private Rights-of-Way”. 48 TOWN OF PARADISE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PARADISE TOWN COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Paradise Town Council that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Paradise Town Hall Conference Room, 5555 Skyway, Paradise, CA, regarding the following matter:
a. Item determined to be exempt from environmental review under CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) (General rule exemption)
PARADISE MUNICIPAL CODE: Town Council consideration of a Planning Commission resolution recommending Town Council adoption of proposed text amendments to the zoning regulations in Paradise Municipal Code (PMC) Title 17 (Zoning Ordinance). If adopted by the Town Council, the amendment would add additional circumstances under which a temporary construction laydown yard could be established.
The project file is available for public inspection at the Development Services Department, Building Resiliency Center, 6295 Skyway, Paradise. If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Town Clerk at, or prior to, the public hearing. For further information please contact the Development Services Department at (530) 872-6291, extension 424.
Melanie Elvis
Town Clerk
49 NOTICE OF EXEMPTION
To: File
From: Town of Paradise, Development Services Department, Planning Division, 6295 Skyway, Paradise, CA 95969
Project Title: PMC Title 17 [Zoning] Text Amendments
Project Applicant: Town of Paradise
Project Location: N/A
Project Description: Amendments to the Town Zoning Ordinance relative to temporary storage yards for work in public and private rightsof-way.
Approving Public Agency: Town of Paradise
Person or Agency
Carrying Out Project: Town of Paradise
Exempt Status: Ministerial (Section 15268)
Emergency Project (Section 15269)
Categorical Exemption (Section 15302)
__X__ General Rule Exemption (Section 15061)
Reason for Exemption: The amendments do not constitute a project under CEQA, no physical activity is planned and there is no
possibility of a significant environmental effect.
Contact Person: Susan Hartman, Planning Director
(530) 872-6291 x424
Signature:
Date: 07/08/2025_____________
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TOWN OF PARADISE
ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TEXT REGULATIONS WITHIN
PARADISE MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 17 OF THE PARADISE MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATIVE TO TEMPORARY STORAGE YARDS FOR WORK IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
RIGHTS-OF-WAY
SECTION 1. Amend the allowed temporary use land uses listed in Section 17.32.100.B [Temporary use regulations] to read:
The following temporary land uses shall be allowed subject to the regulations set forth within this chapter. Note: All temporary land uses that include food sales require a permit from the Butte County department of public health.
A. Model homes or apartment and related real estate sales activities, located within a subdivision or residential development: temporary use permit required; B. Contractor’s office, storage yard, and equipment parking and servicing on the site of an active construction project or on private property to service an active construction project in public or private rights-of-way: temporary use permit required;.
1. The director may establish such additional conditions as necessary to ensure land use compatibility and to minimize potential negative impacts, which may include but is not limited to the following:
a. Hours and frequency of operation;
b. Temporary arrangements for parking and circulation;
c. Requirements for screening or enclosure;
d. Guarantees for site restoration and cleanup following temporary storage use; e. Posting of a sign at the entrance of the temporary storage yard with site supervisor contact information;
f. Restrict access to septic tank and leach field areas on the temporary storage yard property;
g. Requirements for dust control and maintenance of temporary storage yard property; and
h. Use of a private road easement to access a temporary storage yard on private property serving a construction project in public or private rights-of-way shall not be permitted unless written consent to such use is provided by all property owners having legal interest in the private road easement.
54 SECTION 2. CEQA COMPLIANCE. The Town Council finds and determines that the enactment of this Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule Exemption).
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its passage. Before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage, this ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated within the Town of Paradise along with the names of the members of the Town Council of Paradise voting for and against same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of Paradise, County of Butte, State of California, on this day of , 2025 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
__________________________________
Steve Crowder, Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________________
Melanie Elvis, Town Clerk/Elections Official
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________________
Scott E. Huber, Town Attorney
55 Town of Paradise
Council Agenda Summary
Date: September 9, 2025
Agenda Item: 6(a)
ORIGINATED BY: Aimee Beleu, Finance Director/Town Treasurer REVIEWED BY: Eric Reinbold, Acting Town Manager
SUBJECT: Quarterly Investment Report
LONG TERM
RECOVERY PLAN:
No
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED:
Review and file the 4th Quarter Investment Report for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
Background:
Attached is the report on the Town’s cash and investments for the quarter ending June 30, 2025.
A Tri-Counties checking account is currently being used for payroll, accounts payable and other operating purposes. Most accounts payable disbursements are drawn through checks, and most payroll disbursements are processed through direct deposit.
The Town utilizes the State of California managed Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) for investment of General Fund cash in excess of immediately needed operating capital. LAIF provides for same day liquidity as funds can be transferred electronically through computer authorization between LAIF and the Town checking account. LAIF has also provided historically competitive yields, with a return of 4.27% for the period ending June 30, 2025.
California CLASS is a joint exercise of powers entity authorized under Section 6509.7, California Government Code. California CLASS is a pooled investment option that was created via a joint exercise of powers agreement (JPA Agreement) by and among California public agencies.
California CLASS provides the Town with a convenient method for investing in high-quality, shortto medium-term securities carefully selected to optimize interest earnings while maximizing safety and liquidity. The California CLASS Prime fund has provided the Town with an opportunity to strengthen and diversify its cash management programs in accordance with the safety, liquidity, and yield hierarchy that governs the investment of public funds. CLASS has provided a very competitive yield, with a return of 4.38% for the quarter ending June 30, 2025.
The newest addition to Town’s investment portfolio is Tri-Counties Bank Money Market Account.
The Town also utilizes Tri-Counties Money Market Account for cash in excess of immediately needed operating capital. Tri-Counties provides for same day liquidity as funds can be transferred electronically through computer authorization between the Town’s checking accounts. TriCounties Bank is providing competitive yields, with a return of 3.99% for the period ending June 30, 2025.
56 In July 2020, the Town received a net settlement from PG&E related to the 2018 Camp Fire in the amount of $219,187,262. Since that time, the Town continues to utilize four investment vehicles to manage these funds. Securities purchases are held in a custodial account with US Bank. The Town has contracted with Meeder Investments to assist with management of these funds. Excess funds that are not invested in specific securities are held in the State of California managed Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF), California CLASS and Tri-Counties Bank Money Market Account. Future use of these funds continues to be evaluated through a long-term fiscal sustainability model. Based on current rebuild rates and revenue growth trends, at this time it is expected that at least 80% of the total fund balance will be required to be utilized for long-term revenue backfill to ensure continued fiscal sustainability. US Bank Custodial has provided yields of 3.25% for the quarter ending June 30, 2025.
In June of 2011, the Town established an irrevocable trust to begin funding the future obligations associated with retiree health as required by GASB 45. The funds are being managed by SelfInsured Schools of California (SISC) and can only be used for the payment of retiree health benefits. SISC has provided yields of 5.47% for the quarter ending June 30, 2025.
Financial Impact:
Total investment earnings for the quarter ending June 30, 2025 are $1,073,915 57 Town of Paradise Operating
Account
Quarterly Investment Report
June 30, 2025
Your Investment Representative:
Jim McCourt
(614) 923-1151
[email protected]
For questions about your account please contact your investment representative or contact [email protected] Dublin, Ohio | Lansing, Michigan | Long Beach, California | Austin, Texas | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com 58 QUARTERLY RECONCILIATION
Beginning Book Value 187,175,240.20
Contributions
Withdrawals
Prior Month Management Fees (16,500.00)
Prior Month Custodian Fees (3,498.61)
Realized Gains/Losses (118,401.97)
Purchased Interest (33,855.54)
Gross Interest Earnings 1,010,027.04
Ending Book Value 188,013,011.12
PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS
Portfolio Yield to Maturity 3.25%
Portfolio Effective Duration 1.97 yrs
Weighted Average Maturity 2.25 yrs
Weighted Average Life 2.08 yrs
PROJECTED MONTHLY INCOME SCHEDULE
SECTOR ALLOCATION MATURITY DISTRIBUTION CREDIT QUALITY
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
As of June 30, 2025
59 CUSIP SECURITY DESCRIPTION Jul 2025 Aug 2025 Sep 2025 Oct 2025 Nov 2025 Dec 2025 Jan 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2026 Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 023135BS4 Amazon.com, Inc. 1.500%
06/03/2030
30,000 30,000
023135CF1 Amazon.com, Inc. 3.300%
04/13/2027
33,000 33,000
03667PHE5 Antelope Valley
Community College District
0.866% 08/01/2025
736
037833CJ7 Apple Inc. 3.350%
02/09/2027
25,125 25,125
037833DB3 Apple Inc. 2.900%
09/12/2027
14,500 14,500
037833EB2 Apple Inc. 0.700%
02/08/2026
17,500 28,750
05522RDJ4 BA Credit Card Trust
4.930% 05/15/2029
1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011
13034AL65 California Infrastructure
and Economic
Development Bank 0.765%
10/01/2025
(3,425)
13063DC48 California, State of 1.700%
02/01/2028
7,650 7,650
13063EGT7 California, State of 4.500%
08/01/2029
38,250 38,250
14913R2Q9 Caterpillar Financial
Services Corporation
1.150% 09/14/2026
14,375 14,375
157432MG7 Chaffey Community
College District 4.450%
06/01/2028
45,711 23,919
157432MH5 Chaffey Community
College District 4.530%
06/01/2029
43,287 22,650
17275RBX9 Cisco Systems, Inc.
4.750% 02/24/2030
47,500 47,500
20056XAC2 Commerce, City of 1.212%
08/01/2026
3,182 3,182
206849GN5 Conejo Valley Unified
School District 0.974%
08/01/2025
998
20772KNX3 Connecticut, State of
1.123% 06/01/2026
12,353 (737)
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PROJECTED INCOME SCHEDULE
As of June 30, 2025
60 CUSIP SECURITY DESCRIPTION Jul 2025 Aug 2025 Sep 2025 Oct 2025 Nov 2025 Dec 2025 Jan 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2026 Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 21969AAE2 Corona, City of 1.361%
05/01/2026
13,100 6,763
22533TUM6 Credit Agricole Corporate
and Investment Bank
07/21/2025
65,379
22533TYS9 Credit Agricole Corporate
and Investment Bank
11/26/2025
138,180
24422EWD7 John Deere Capital
Corporation 2.350%
03/08/2027
17,625 17,625
30303M8L9 Meta Platforms, Inc.
4.600% 05/15/2028
69,000 69,000
3130AMWE8 FHLBANKS 1.00%
06/30/2028
15,000 20,000
3130ATUS4 FHLB 4.250% 12/10/2027 14,875 14,875
3132XFRD2 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation
4.200% 07/01/2029
7,312 7,180 7,047 6,913 6,779 6,644 6,508 6,372 6,235 6,097 5,959 5,820 3132XKTY3 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation
4.140% 08/01/2029
9,840 9,669 9,497 9,324 9,150 8,975 8,800 8,623 8,446 8,268 8,090 7,910 3133EMMR0 FFCB 0.470% 01/12/2026 5,499
3133EP4A0 FFCB 4.250% 02/28/2029 21,250 21,250
3133EPNH4 FFCB 3.875 06/21/2028 21,313 21,313
3133ERAK7 FFCB 4.375% 04/10/2029 54,688 54,688
3134GXFA7 FMCC 0.650% 11/26/2025 9,750
3135G06Q1 FNMA 0.640% 12/30/2025 5,850
3137FKUN4 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation
3.591% 10/25/2027
2,101 2,054 2,008 1,961 1,915 1,868 1,821 1,773 1,726 1,678 1,630 1,582 3137FMU67 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation
2.862% 05/25/2026
3,527 3,212 2,896 2,578 2,260 1,941 1,620 1,298 975 651 326 326 3137FQK77 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation
2.512% 10/25/2026
3,183 3,049 2,915 2,781 2,646 2,510 2,375 2,238 2,102 1,965 1,827 1,689 6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 4 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
PROJECTED INCOME SCHEDULE
As of June 30, 2025
61 CUSIP SECURITY DESCRIPTION Jul 2025 Aug 2025 Sep 2025 Oct 2025 Nov 2025 Dec 2025 Jan 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2026 Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 3137HFF59 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation
4.618% 07/25/2029
10,428 10,239 10,049 9,858 9,666 9,473 9,279 9,084 8,889 8,692 8,494 8,296 3137HLJA1 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation
4.513% 02/25/2030
13,539 7,303 7,181 7,058 6,934 6,810 6,686 6,560 6,435 6,308 6,182 6,054 3140HUFK7 Federal National Mortgage
Association, Inc. 2.790%
07/01/2029
6,270 6,152 6,033 5,913 5,793 5,673 5,553 5,432 5,310 5,189 5,067 4,944 3140LLEB3 Federal National Mortgage
Association, Inc. 4.390%
07/01/2028
3,010 2,935 2,860 2,784 2,708 2,632 2,555 2,478 2,401 2,324 2,246 2,167 38149MZJ5 Goldman Sachs Bank USA
Holdings LLC 1.050%
09/08/2026
1,318 1,297
419792ZL3 State of Hawaii 0.852%
10/01/2025
(30,950)
4581X0EN4 IADB 4.125% 02/15/2029 68,269 68,269
459058JS3 IBRD 0.650% 02/10/2026 6,500 24,780
45950VPU4 IFC 0.75% 03/23/2026 7,500 12,620
478160DH4 Johnson & Johnson
4.550% 03/01/2028
48,281 45,500
48128GU99 JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1.250% 07/31/2027
15,625 15,625
482124SP0 Jurupa Unified School
District 1.059% 08/01/2025
(1,617)
50420BDE9 La Quinta, City Of 1.168%
09/01/2025
(11,280)
56781RJJ7 Marin Community College
District 5.000% 08/01/2025
(227,520)
574193TR9 Maryland, State of 0.660%
08/01/2025
(4,680)
63873JYJ3 Natixis 11/18/2025 64,950
69371RR99 PACCAR Financial Corp.
3.550% 08/11/2025
33,480
696735QQ5 Palmdale School District
1.071% 08/01/2026
1,339 1,339
713448FX1 PepsiCo, Inc. 4.500%
07/17/2029
26,550 26,550
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PROJECTED INCOME SCHEDULE
As of June 30, 2025
62 CUSIP SECURITY DESCRIPTION Jul 2025 Aug 2025 Sep 2025 Oct 2025 Nov 2025 Dec 2025 Jan 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2026 Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 713448GB8 PepsiCo, Inc. 4.600%
02/07/2030
28,750 28,750
742651DY5 PEFCO 1.400%
07/15/2028
20,475 20,475
742651DZ2 PEFCO 3.900%
10/15/2027
33,150 33,150
742718FZ7 Procter & Gamble
Company, The 3.950%
01/26/2028
39,204 39,204
7954507A7 Sallie Mae Bank 1.000%
07/14/2026
1,230 1,250
798186N81 San Jose Unified School
District 0.558% 08/01/2025
2,790
80182AAE9 Santa Cruz, County of
1.024% 06/01/2026
10,931 13,930
802649TJ2 Santa Rosa, City of
0.977% 09/01/2025
(16,884)
880591EZ1 TVA 3.875% 03/15/2028 40,688 40,688
89236TJZ9 Toyota Motor Credit
Corporation 3.050%
03/22/2027
26,688 26,688
89236TLN3 Toyota Motor Credit
Corporation 5.000%
01/22/2029
52,500 52,500
9128284N7 UST 2.875% 05/15/2028 31,625 31,625
912828U24 UST 2.000% 11/15/2026 33,000 33,000
912828X88 UST 2.375% 05/15/2027 34,438 34,438
91282CCP4 UST 0.625% 07/31/2026 7,813 7,813
91282CCW9 UST 0.750% 08/31/2026 9,375 9,375
91282CCZ2 UST 0.875% 09/30/2026 12,906 12,906
91282CEV9 UST 3.250% 06/30/2029 43,875 43,875
91282CEW7 UST 3.250% 06/30/2027 40,625 40,625
91282CFH9 UST 3.125% 08/31/2027 35,938 35,938
91282CFL0 UST 3.875% 09/30/2029 65,875 65,875
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PROJECTED INCOME SCHEDULE
As of June 30, 2025
63 CUSIP SECURITY DESCRIPTION Jul 2025 Aug 2025 Sep 2025 Oct 2025 Nov 2025 Dec 2025 Jan 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2026 Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 91282CFM8 UST 4.125% 09/30/2027 19,594 19,594
91282CFZ9 UST 3.875% 11/30/2027 54,250 54,250
91282CGP0 UST 4.000% 02/29/2028 44,500 44,500
91282CHK0 UST 4.000% 06/30/2028 50,000 50,000
91282CHQ7 UST 4.125% 07/31/2028 51,563 51,563
91282CHX2 UST 4.375% 08/31/2028 44,844 44,844
91282CJA0 UST 4.625% 09/30/2028 58,391 58,391
91282CJR3 UST 3.750% 12/31/2028 37,500 37,500
91282CKG5 UST 4.125% 03/31/2029 51,563 51,563
91282CMA6 UST 4.125% 11/30/2029 54,656 54,656
91282CMU2 UST 4.000% 03/31/2030 62,000 62,000
91282CMZ1 UST 3.875% 04/30/2030 67,813 67,813
931142FB4 Walmart Inc. 3.900%
04/15/2028
42,900 42,900
969268DG3 William S. Hart Union High
School District 0.757%
08/01/2025
3,785
TOTAL 346,058 260,746 464,633 247,356 551,810 417,846 260,174 473,360 486,138 272,722 323,552 356,739 6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 7 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
PROJECTED INCOME SCHEDULE
As of June 30, 2025
64 CUSIP Security
Description
Trade Date/
Settlement
Date
Par Value
Principal Cost/
Purchased
Interest
Total Cost Yield at
Cost
Maturity/
Duration
Market Price/
Market Value
Unrealized Gain/
(Loss)
% of
Assets
Moody's/
S&P
Rating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
00266CASH LAIF-PG&E 6/30/2025
6/30/2025
$51,533.56 $51,533.56 $51,533.56 4.27% 0.003
0.003
$1.00
$51,533.56
$0.00 0.02% NR
00343CASH California CLASS
Prime Fund
6/30/2025
6/30/2025
$11,965,551.29 $11,965,551.29 $11,965,551.29 4.38% 0.003
0.003
$1.00
$11,965,551.29
$0.00 5.78%
00365CASH LAIF-GENERAL 6/30/2025
6/30/2025
$1,123,280.57 $1,123,280.57 $1,123,280.57 4.27% 0.003
0.003
$1.00
$1,123,280.57
$0.00 0.54%
00378CASH Tri Counties Bank
Money Market
Account x4138
6/30/2025
6/30/2025
$5,071,825.72 $5,071,825.72 $5,071,825.72 3.99% 0.003
0.003
$1.00
$5,071,825.72
$0.00 2.45%
31846V567 First American
Funds, Inc.
6/30/2025
6/30/2025
$325,698.26 $325,698.26 $325,698.26 4.21% 0.003
0.003
$1.00
$325,698.26
$0.00 0.16%
AAAm
SubTotal $18,537,889.40 $18,537,889.40 $18,537,889.40 4.26% $18,537,889.40 $0.00 8.96% Agency Bond
3134GXFA7 FMCC 0.650%
11/26/2025
11/24/2020
11/30/2020
$3,000,000.00 $3,000,000.00 $3,000,000.00 0.65% 0.408
0.406
$98.45
$2,953,530.00
($46,470.00) 1.43% Aaa
AA+
3135G06Q1 FNMA 0.640%
12/30/2025
12/23/2020
12/30/2020
$3,000,000.00 $3,003,750.00 $3,003,750.00 0.61% 0.501
0.765
$98.13
$2,944,026.00
($59,724.00) 1.42% Aaa
AA+
3133EMMR0 FFCB 0.470%
01/12/2026
1/5/2021
1/12/2021
$2,340,000.00 $2,336,536.80 $2,336,536.80 0.50% 0.537
0.532
$97.98
$2,292,755.40
($43,781.40) 1.11% Aaa
AA+
742651DZ2 PEFCO 3.900%
10/15/2027
6/14/2023
6/16/2023
$1,700,000.00 $1,680,883.50 $1,680,883.50 4.19% 2.293
2.198
$99.66
$1,694,186.00
$13,302.50 0.82% Aaa
AA+
3130ATUS4 FHLB 4.250%
12/10/2027
12/20/2022
12/21/2022
$700,000.00 $710,829.00 $710,829.00 3.90% 2.447
2.343
$101.12
$707,822.50
($3,006.50) 0.34% Aaa
AA+
880591EZ1 TVA 3.875%
03/15/2028
3/28/2023
3/30/2023
$2,100,000.00 $2,088,678.90 $2,088,678.90 4.00% 2.710
2.570
$100.29
$2,106,069.00
$17,390.10 1.02% Aaa
AA+
3133EPNH4 FFCB 3.875
06/21/2028
6/15/2023
6/21/2023
$1,100,000.00 $1,095,105.00 $1,095,105.00 3.97% 2.978
2.836
$100.26
$1,102,838.00
$7,733.00 0.53% Aaa
AA+
3130AMWE8 FHLBANKS 1.00%
06/30/2028
5/14/2024
5/15/2024
$2,000,000.00 $1,792,380.00 $1,792,380.00 4.80% 3.003
2.927
$94.97
$1,899,360.00
$106,980.00 0.92% Aaa
AA+
742651DY5 PEFCO 1.400%
07/15/2028
9/8/2023
9/12/2023
$2,925,000.00 $2,532,336.30 $2,532,336.30 4.52% 3.044
2.965
$92.61
$2,708,725.50
$176,389.20 1.31% Aaa
AA+
3133EP4A0 FFCB 4.250%
02/28/2029
2/28/2024
2/29/2024
$1,000,000.00 $996,480.00 $996,480.00 4.33% 3.668
3.385
$101.78
$1,017,760.00
$21,280.00 0.49% Aaa
AA+
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POSITION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
65 CUSIP Security
Description
Trade Date/
Settlement
Date
Par Value
Principal Cost/
Purchased
Interest
Total Cost Yield at
Cost
Maturity/
Duration
Market Price/
Market Value
Unrealized Gain/
(Loss)
% of
Assets
Moody's/
S&P
Rating
3133ERAK7 FFCB 4.375%
04/10/2029
4/18/2024
4/19/2024
$2,500,000.00 $2,466,060.00 $2,466,060.00 4.68% 3.781
3.494
$101.81
$2,545,350.00
$79,290.00 1.23% Aaa
AA+
SubTotal $22,365,000.00 $21,703,039.50 $21,703,039.50 2.97% $21,972,422.40 $269,382.90 10.62% Asset-backed Security
05522RDJ4 BA Credit Card Trust
4.930% 05/15/2029
5/20/2025
5/21/2025
$1,500,000.00 $1,517,812.50 $1,517,812.50 4.34% 3.877
0.095
$101.51
$1,522,689.00
$4,876.50 0.74% Aaa
AAA
SubTotal $1,500,000.00 $1,517,812.50 $1,517,812.50 4.34% $1,522,689.00 $4,876.50 0.74% Commercial Paper
22533TUM6 Credit Agricole
Corporate and
Investment Bank
07/21/2025
12/20/2024
12/20/2024
$2,500,000.00 $2,434,620.83 $2,434,620.83 4.54% 0.058
0.058
$99.71
$2,492,657.50
$58,036.67 1.20% P-1
A-1
63873JYJ3 Natixis 11/18/2025 2/21/2025
2/21/2025
$2,000,000.00 $1,935,050.00 $1,935,050.00 4.48% 0.386
0.392
$98.27
$1,965,360.00
$30,310.00 0.95% P-1
A-1
22533TYS9 Credit Agricole
Corporate and
Investment Bank
11/26/2025
3/26/2025
3/26/2025
$4,800,000.00 $4,661,820.00 $4,661,820.00 4.36% 0.408
0.414
$98.20
$4,713,360.00
$51,540.00 2.28% P-1
A-1
SubTotal $9,300,000.00 $9,031,490.83 $9,031,490.83 4.43% $9,171,377.50 $139,886.67 4.43% Corporate Bond
69371RR99 PACCAR Financial
Corp. 3.550%
08/11/2025
8/10/2022
8/12/2022
$2,000,000.00 $2,002,020.00 $2,002,020.00 3.51% 0.115
0.114
$99.90
$1,998,000.00
($4,020.00) 0.97% WR
NR
037833EB2 Apple Inc. 0.700%
02/08/2026
2/2/2021
2/8/2021
$5,000,000.00 $4,988,750.00 $4,988,750.00 0.75% 0.611
0.604
$97.80
$4,889,945.00
($98,805.00) 2.36% Aaa
AA+
14913R2Q9 Caterpillar Financial
Services
Corporation 1.150%
09/14/2026
9/17/2021
9/21/2021
$2,500,000.00 $2,506,275.00 $2,506,275.00 1.10% 1.208
1.197
$96.54
$2,413,500.00
($92,775.00) 1.17% A2
A
037833CJ7 Apple Inc. 3.350%
02/09/2027
8/23/2024
8/26/2024
$1,500,000.00 $1,476,285.00 $1,476,285.00 4.03% 1.614
1.559
$98.94
$1,484,100.00
$7,815.00 0.72% Aaa
AA+
6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 9 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
POSITION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
66 CUSIP Security
Description
Trade Date/
Settlement
Date
Par Value
Principal Cost/
Purchased
Interest
Total Cost Yield at
Cost
Maturity/
Duration
Market Price/
Market Value
Unrealized Gain/
(Loss)
% of
Assets
Moody's/
S&P
Rating
24422EWD7 John Deere Capital
Corporation 2.350%
03/08/2027
3/8/2022
3/10/2022
$1,500,000.00 $1,497,345.00 $1,497,345.00 2.39% 1.688
1.654
$97.16
$1,457,445.00
($39,900.00) 0.70% A1
A
89236TJZ9 Toyota Motor Credit
Corporation 3.050%
03/22/2027
3/18/2022
3/22/2022
$1,750,000.00 $1,757,752.50 $1,757,752.50 2.95% 1.726 $98.13 $1,717,216.80
($40,535.70) 0.83% A1
A+
023135CF1 Amazon.com, Inc.
3.300% 04/13/2027
5/17/2022
5/19/2022
$2,000,000.00 $1,982,220.00 $1,982,220.00 3.50% 1.786
1.738
$98.83
$1,976,680.00
($5,540.00) 0.96% A1
AA
48128GU99 JPMorgan Chase &
Co. 1.250%
07/31/2027
10/2/2024
10/3/2024
$2,500,000.00 $2,288,500.00 $2,288,500.00 4.47% 2.085
2.051
$93.09
$2,327,325.00
$38,825.00 1.12% A1
A
037833DB3 Apple Inc. 2.900%
09/12/2027
1/30/2023
2/1/2023
$1,000,000.00 $946,510.00 $946,510.00 4.19% 2.203
2.129
$97.87
$978,670.00
$32,160.00 0.47% Aaa
AA+
478160DH4 Johnson & Johnson
4.550% 03/01/2028
2/19/2025
2/20/2025
$2,000,000.00 $2,004,300.00 $2,004,300.00 4.47% 2.671
2.506
$101.66
$2,033,100.00
$28,800.00 0.98% Aaa
AAA
931142FB4 Walmart Inc. 3.900%
04/15/2028
9/17/2024
9/18/2024
$2,200,000.00 $2,219,096.00 $2,219,096.00 3.64% 2.795
2.652
$100.09
$2,201,914.00
($17,182.00) 1.06% Aa2
AA
30303M8L9 Meta Platforms, Inc.
4.600% 05/15/2028
6/25/2024
6/26/2024
$3,000,000.00 $3,000,180.00 $3,000,180.00 4.60% 2.877
2.713
$101.82
$3,054,621.00
$54,441.00 1.48% Aa3
AA89236TLN3 Toyota Motor Credit
Corporation 5.000%
01/22/2029
1/11/2024
1/22/2024
$2,100,000.00 $2,100,000.00 $2,100,000.00 5.00% 3.567
3.237
$100.32
$2,106,644.40
$6,644.40 1.02% A1
A+
713448FX1 PepsiCo, Inc.
4.500% 07/17/2029
7/15/2024
7/17/2024
$1,180,000.00 $1,179,480.80 $1,179,480.80 4.51% 4.049
3.674
$101.43
$1,196,897.60
$17,416.80 0.58% A1
A+
713448GB8 PepsiCo, Inc.
4.600% 02/07/2030
2/6/2025
2/7/2025
$1,250,000.00 $1,247,075.00 $1,247,075.00 4.65% 4.611
4.131
$101.70
$1,271,200.00
$24,125.00 0.61% A1
A+
17275RBX9 Cisco Systems, Inc.
4.750% 02/24/2030
2/19/2025
2/24/2025
$2,000,000.00 $1,999,640.00 $1,999,640.00 4.75% 4.658
4.166
$102.11
$2,042,260.00
$42,620.00 0.99% A1
AA023135BS4 Amazon.com, Inc.
1.500% 06/03/2030
6/27/2025
6/30/2025
$4,000,000.00 $3,532,640.00
$4,500.00
$3,537,140.00 4.15% 4.929
4.747
$88.32
$3,532,720.00
$80.00 1.71% A1
AA
SubTotal $37,480,000.00 $36,728,069.30
$4,500.00
$36,732,569.30 3.45% $36,682,238.80 ($45,830.50) 17.73% Corporate Note
742718FZ7 Procter & Gamble
Company, The
3.950% 01/26/2028
8/29/2024
8/30/2024
$1,985,000.00 $1,984,206.00 $1,984,206.00 3.96% 2.575
2.431
$100.42
$1,993,277.45
$9,071.45 0.96% Aa3
AASubTotal $1,985,000.00 $1,984,206.00 $1,984,206.00 3.96% $1,993,277.45 $9,071.45 0.96% 6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 10 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
POSITION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
67 CUSIP Security
Description
Trade Date/
Settlement
Date
Par Value
Principal Cost/
Purchased
Interest
Total Cost Yield at
Cost
Maturity/
Duration
Market Price/
Market Value
Unrealized Gain/
(Loss)
% of
Assets
Moody's/
S&P
Rating
Mortgage-backed Security (Commercial)
3137FQK77 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage
Corporation 2.512%
10/25/2026
8/29/2024
9/4/2024
$2,086,493.35 $2,054,057.76 $2,054,057.76 4.90% 1.321
1.409
$99.71
$2,080,448.61
$26,390.85 1.01% Aaa
AA+
3137FKUN4 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage
Corporation 3.591%
10/25/2027
9/16/2024
9/19/2024
$838,408.43 $944,662.48 $944,662.48 4.13% 2.321
2.174
$112.99
$947,353.37
$2,690.89 0.46% Aaa
AA+
3140LLEB3 Federal National
Mortgage
Association, Inc.
4.390% 07/01/2028
8/15/2023
8/18/2023
$1,250,000.00 $1,222,656.25 $1,222,656.25 4.94% 3.005
1.611
$100.69
$1,258,663.75
$36,007.50 0.61% Aaa
AA+
3132XFRD2 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage
Corporation 4.200%
07/01/2029
9/9/2024
9/12/2024
$2,450,000.00 $2,486,462.89 $2,486,462.89 3.89% 4.005
2.098
$100.02
$2,450,436.10
($36,026.79) 1.18% Aaa
AA+
3140HUFK7 Federal National
Mortgage
Association, Inc.
2.790% 07/01/2029
12/19/2024
12/24/2024
$3,000,000.00 $2,760,000.00 $2,760,000.00 4.77% 4.005
2.074
$94.98
$2,849,385.00
$89,385.00 1.38% Aaa
AA+
3137HFF59 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage
Corporation 4.618%
07/25/2029
8/13/2024
8/22/2024
$3,000,000.00 $3,052,422.00 $3,052,422.00 4.19% 4.071
2.454
$101.64
$3,049,083.00
($3,339.00) 1.47% Aaa
AA+
3132XKTY3 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage
Corporation 4.140%
08/01/2029
3/7/2025
3/12/2025
$3,000,000.00 $2,959,453.13 $2,959,453.13 4.51% 4.090
2.135
$99.80
$2,993,991.00
$34,537.87 1.45% Aaa
AA+
3137HLJA1 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage
Corporation 4.513%
02/25/2030
5/21/2025
5/29/2025
$2,000,000.00 $1,999,944.00 $1,999,944.00 4.48% 4.660
2.330
$101.32
$2,026,360.00
$26,416.00 0.98% Aaa
AA+
SubTotal $17,624,901.78 $17,479,658.51 $17,479,658.51 4.46% $17,655,720.83 $176,062.32 8.53% 6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 11 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
POSITION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
68 CUSIP Security
Description
Trade Date/
Settlement
Date
Par Value
Principal Cost/
Purchased
Interest
Total Cost Yield at
Cost
Maturity/
Duration
Market Price/
Market Value
Unrealized Gain/
(Loss)
% of
Assets
Moody's/
S&P
Rating
Mortgage-backed Security (Residential)
3137FMU67 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage
Corporation 2.862%
05/25/2026
11/22/2024
11/27/2024
$2,390,220.75 $2,334,760.04 $2,334,760.04 4.55% 0.901
0.820
$98.72
$2,359,633.10
$24,873.06 1.14% Aaa
AA+
SubTotal $2,390,220.75 $2,334,760.04 $2,334,760.04 4.55% $2,359,633.10 $24,873.06 1.14% Municipal Bond
574193TR9 Maryland, State of
0.660% 08/01/2025
11/18/2020
11/20/2020
$3,000,000.00 $3,014,580.00 $3,014,580.00 0.56% 0.088
0.086
$99.65
$2,989,632.00
($24,948.00) 1.44% Aa1
AAA
56781RJJ7 Marin Community
College District
5.000% 08/01/2025
11/25/2020
11/30/2020
$1,280,000.00 $1,539,520.00 $1,539,520.00 0.59% 0.088
0.086
$100.05
$1,280,627.20
($258,892.80) 0.62% Aaa
AAA
969268DG3 William S. Hart
Union High School
District 0.757%
08/01/2025
12/10/2020
12/23/2020
$1,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00 0.76% 0.088
0.086
$99.66
$996,571.00
($3,429.00) 0.48% Aa2
798186N81 San Jose Unified
School District
0.558% 08/01/2025
1/8/2021
1/20/2021
$1,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00 0.56% 0.088
0.086
$99.64
$996,394.00
($3,606.00) 0.48% Aaa
AAA
482124SP0 Jurupa Unified
School District
1.059% 08/01/2025
5/27/2021
6/1/2021
$500,000.00 $504,265.00 $504,265.00 0.85% 0.088
0.086
$99.66
$498,287.00
($5,978.00) 0.24% Aa3
03667PHE5 Antelope Valley
Community College
District 0.866%
08/01/2025
8/11/2021
8/31/2021
$170,000.00 $170,000.00 $170,000.00 0.87% 0.088
0.086
$99.67
$169,444.61
($555.39) 0.08% Aa2
AA
206849GN5 Conejo Valley
Unified School
District 0.974%
08/01/2025
9/1/2021
9/22/2021
$205,000.00 $205,000.00 $205,000.00 0.97% 0.088
0.086
$99.68
$204,338.06
($661.94) 0.10% Aa2
802649TJ2 Santa Rosa, City of
0.977% 09/01/2025
11/24/2020
12/1/2020
$1,530,000.00 $1,554,357.60 $1,554,357.60 0.64% 0.173
0.169
$99.39
$1,520,590.50
($33,767.10) 0.73%
AA
50420BDE9 La Quinta, City Of
1.168% 09/01/2025
4/8/2021
4/14/2021
$2,000,000.00 $2,022,960.00 $2,022,960.00 0.90% 0.173
0.169
$99.46
$1,989,114.00
($33,846.00) 0.96%
AA419792ZL3 State of Hawaii
0.852% 10/01/2025
11/19/2020
11/23/2020
$5,000,000.00 $5,052,250.00 $5,052,250.00 0.63% 0.255
0.253
$99.09
$4,954,450.00
($97,800.00) 2.39% Aa2
AA+
6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 12 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
POSITION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
69 CUSIP Security
Description
Trade Date/
Settlement
Date
Par Value
Principal Cost/
Purchased
Interest
Total Cost Yield at
Cost
Maturity/
Duration
Market Price/
Market Value
Unrealized Gain/
(Loss)
% of
Assets
Moody's/
S&P
Rating
13034AL65 California
Infrastructure and
Economic
Development Bank
0.765% 10/01/2025
12/8/2020
12/17/2020
$1,000,000.00 $1,007,250.00 $1,007,250.00 0.61% 0.255
0.253
$99.04
$990,440.00
($16,810.00) 0.48%
AAA
21969AAE2 Corona, City of
1.361% 05/01/2026
9/30/2021
10/14/2021
$860,000.00 $860,000.00 $860,000.00 1.36% 0.836
0.833
$97.40
$837,640.86
($22,359.14) 0.40%
AA+
21969AAE2 Corona, City of
1.361% 05/01/2026
10/5/2021
10/14/2021
$1,065,000.00 $1,071,336.75 $1,071,336.75 1.23% 0.836
0.833
$97.40
$1,037,311.07
($34,025.68) 0.50%
AA+
20772KNX3 Connecticut, State of
1.123% 06/01/2026
6/4/2021
6/9/2021
$2,200,000.00 $2,213,090.00 $2,213,090.00 1.00% 0.921
0.917
$97.22
$2,138,930.20
($74,159.80) 1.03% Aa3
AA80182AAE9 Santa Cruz, County
of 1.024%
06/01/2026
9/21/2021
9/23/2021
$1,060,000.00 $1,060,763.20 $1,060,763.20 1.01% 0.921
0.917
$96.93
$1,027,465.42
($33,297.78) 0.50%
AAA
80182AAE9 Santa Cruz, County
of 1.024%
06/01/2026
9/28/2021
9/30/2021
$1,075,000.00 $1,071,237.50 $1,071,237.50 1.10% 0.921
0.917
$96.93
$1,042,005.03
($29,232.47) 0.50%
AAA
696735QQ5 Palmdale School
District 1.071%
08/01/2026
8/6/2021
9/2/2021
$250,000.00 $250,000.00 $250,000.00 1.07% 1.088
1.078
$96.45
$241,125.00
($8,875.00) 0.12% Aa3
20056XAC2 Commerce, City of
1.212% 08/01/2026
8/25/2021
8/31/2021
$525,000.00 $525,000.00 $525,000.00 1.21% 1.088
1.077
$96.80
$508,205.25
($16,794.75) 0.25%
AA13063DC48 California, State of
1.700% 02/01/2028
1/25/2023
2/1/2023
$900,000.00 $805,545.00 $805,545.00 4.04% 2.592
2.521
$94.46
$850,119.30
$44,574.30 0.41% Aa2
AA157432MG7 Chaffey Community
College District
4.450% 06/01/2028
11/22/2024
12/17/2024
$1,075,000.00 $1,075,000.00 $1,075,000.00 4.45% 2.923
2.762
$101.62
$1,092,450.48
$17,450.48 0.53% Aa1
AA
157432MH5 Chaffey Community
College District
4.530% 06/01/2029
11/22/2024
12/17/2024
$1,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00 4.53% 3.923
3.627
$102.14
$1,021,421.00
$21,421.00 0.49% Aa1
AA
13063EGT7 California, State of
4.500% 08/01/2029
11/5/2024
11/6/2024
$1,700,000.00 $1,707,378.00 $1,707,378.00 4.40% 4.090
3.713
$101.45
$1,724,695.90
$17,317.90 0.83% Aa2
AASubTotal $28,395,000.00 $28,709,533.05 $28,709,533.05 1.39% $28,111,257.88 ($598,275.17) 13.58% Negotiable Certificate of Deposit
7954507A7 Sallie Mae Bank
1.000% 07/14/2026
7/14/2021
7/16/2021
$248,000.00 $246,760.00 $246,760.00 1.10% 1.038
1.031
$96.85
$240,190.48
($6,569.52) 0.12%
6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 13 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
POSITION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
70 CUSIP Security
Description
Trade Date/
Settlement
Date
Par Value
Principal Cost/
Purchased
Interest
Total Cost Yield at
Cost
Maturity/
Duration
Market Price/
Market Value
Unrealized Gain/
(Loss)
% of
Assets
Moody's/
S&P
Rating
38149MZJ5 Goldman Sachs
Bank USA Holdings
LLC 1.050%
09/08/2026
8/31/2021
9/8/2021
$249,000.00 $247,879.50 $247,879.50 1.14% 1.192
1.184
$96.52
$240,332.31
($7,547.19) 0.12%
SubTotal $497,000.00 $494,639.50 $494,639.50 1.12% $480,522.79 ($14,116.71) 0.23% Supranational
459058JL8 IBRD 0.500%
10/28/2025
2/3/2021
2/8/2021
$5,000,000.00 $4,994,200.00 $4,994,200.00 0.52% 0.329
0.328
$98.71
$4,935,350.00
($58,850.00) 2.38% Aaa
AA+
459058JS3 IBRD 0.650%
02/10/2026
5/27/2021
6/1/2021
$2,000,000.00 $1,981,720.00 $1,981,720.00 0.85% 0.616
0.609
$97.37
$1,947,450.00
($34,270.00) 0.94% Aaa
AA+
45950VPU4 IFC 0.75%
03/23/2026
3/4/2021
3/23/2021
$2,000,000.00 $1,994,880.00 $1,994,880.00 0.80% 0.729
0.729
$97.06
$1,941,200.00
($53,680.00) 0.94% Aaa
AA+
4581X0EN4 IADB 4.125%
02/15/2029
2/16/2024
2/21/2024
$3,310,000.00 $3,273,358.30 $3,273,358.30 4.37% 3.633
3.355
$101.12
$3,347,204.40
$73,846.10 1.62% Aaa
AA+
SubTotal $12,310,000.00 $12,244,158.30 $12,244,158.30 1.68% $12,171,204.40 ($72,953.90) 5.88% U.S. Treasury Bond
91282CCW9 UST 0.750%
08/31/2026
9/23/2021
9/24/2021
$2,500,000.00 $2,481,054.69 $2,481,054.69 0.91% 1.170
1.140
$96.35
$2,408,692.50
($72,362.19) 1.16% Aaa
AA+
91282CMU2 UST 4.000%
03/31/2030
5/7/2025
5/8/2025
$3,100,000.00 $3,119,132.81
$12,874.32
$3,132,007.13 3.86% 4.753
4.246
$100.94
$3,129,006.70
$9,873.89 1.51% Aaa
AA+
SubTotal $5,600,000.00 $5,600,187.50
$12,874.32
$5,613,061.82 2.58% $5,537,699.20 ($62,488.30) 2.68%
U.S. Treasury Note
91282CCP4 UST 0.625%
07/31/2026
9/23/2021
9/24/2021
$2,500,000.00 $2,462,792.97 $2,462,792.97 0.94% 1.085
1.081
$96.43
$2,410,840.00
($51,952.97) 1.16% Aaa
AA+
91282CCZ2 UST 0.875%
09/30/2026
9/28/2021
9/30/2021
$2,950,000.00 $2,930,525.39 $2,930,525.39 1.01% 1.252
1.220
$96.30
$2,840,758.55
($89,766.84) 1.37% Aaa
AA+
912828U24 UST 2.000%
11/15/2026
3/4/2025
3/5/2025
$3,300,000.00 $3,194,425.78 $3,194,425.78 3.97% 1.378
1.368
$97.47
$3,216,599.10
$22,173.32 1.55% Aaa
AA+
912828X88 UST 2.375%
05/15/2027
11/10/2023
11/13/2023
$2,900,000.00 $2,679,214.84 $2,679,214.84 4.76% 1.874
1.848
$97.51
$2,827,839.30
$148,624.46 1.37% Aaa
AA+
6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 14 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
POSITION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
71 CUSIP Security
Description
Trade Date/
Settlement
Date
Par Value
Principal Cost/
Purchased
Interest
Total Cost Yield at
Cost
Maturity/
Duration
Market Price/
Market Value
Unrealized Gain/
(Loss)
% of
Assets
Moody's/
S&P
Rating
91282CEW7 UST 3.250%
06/30/2027
8/21/2023
8/22/2023
$2,500,000.00 $2,383,886.72 $2,383,886.72 4.58% 2.000
1.952
$99.10
$2,477,442.50
$93,555.78 1.20% Aaa
AA+
91282CFH9 UST 3.125%
08/31/2027
11/22/2023
11/24/2023
$2,300,000.00 $2,187,785.16 $2,187,785.16 4.55% 2.170
2.092
$98.76
$2,271,429.40
$83,644.24 1.10% Aaa
AA+
91282CFM8 UST 4.125%
09/30/2027
3/3/2023
3/6/2023
$950,000.00 $941,835.94 $941,835.94 4.33% 2.252
2.153
$100.91
$958,683.95
$16,848.01 0.46% Aaa
AA+
91282CFZ9 UST 3.875%
11/30/2027
5/9/2024
5/10/2024
$2,800,000.00 $2,735,796.88 $2,735,796.88 4.58% 2.419
2.325
$100.39
$2,810,936.80
$75,139.92 1.36% Aaa
AA+
91282CGP0 UST 4.000%
02/29/2028
2/23/2023
3/1/2023
$1,175,000.00 $1,165,866.21 $1,165,866.21 4.17% 2.668
2.526
$100.76
$1,183,904.15
$18,037.94 0.57% Aaa
AA+
91282CGP0 UST 4.000%
02/29/2028
8/21/2023
8/22/2023
$1,050,000.00 $1,028,548.83 $1,028,548.83 4.50% 2.668
2.526
$100.76
$1,057,956.90
$29,408.07 0.51% Aaa
AA+
9128284N7 UST 2.875%
05/15/2028
5/15/2023
5/16/2023
$2,200,000.00 $2,137,609.38 $2,137,609.38 3.50% 2.877
2.777
$97.75
$2,150,500.00
$12,890.62 1.04% Aaa
AA+
91282CHK0 UST 4.000%
06/30/2028
8/21/2023
8/22/2023
$2,500,000.00 $2,448,242.19 $2,448,242.19 4.48% 3.003
2.857
$100.86
$2,521,485.00
$73,242.81 1.22% Aaa
AA+
91282CHQ7 UST 4.125%
07/31/2028
8/21/2023
8/22/2023
$2,500,000.00 $2,463,964.84 $2,463,964.84 4.45% 3.088
2.882
$101.22
$2,530,470.00
$66,505.16 1.22% Aaa
AA+
91282CHX2 UST 4.375%
08/31/2028
9/27/2023
9/28/2023
$2,050,000.00 $2,027,818.36 $2,027,818.36 4.62% 3.173
2.954
$101.98
$2,090,680.20
$62,861.84 1.01% Aaa
AA+
91282CJA0 UST 4.625%
09/30/2028
4/18/2024
4/19/2024
$2,525,000.00 $2,519,377.93 $2,519,377.93 4.68% 3.255
3.027
$102.79
$2,595,424.78
$76,046.85 1.25% Aaa
AA+
91282CJR3 UST 3.750%
12/31/2028
1/16/2024
1/17/2024
$2,000,000.00 $1,983,750.00 $1,983,750.00 3.93% 3.507
3.313
$100.09
$2,001,876.00
$18,126.00 0.97% Aaa
AA+
91282CKG5 UST 4.125%
03/31/2029
5/9/2024
5/10/2024
$2,500,000.00 $2,460,742.19 $2,460,742.19 4.49% 3.753
3.490
$101.36
$2,533,985.00
$73,242.81 1.22% Aaa
AA+
91282CEV9 UST 3.250%
06/30/2029
8/20/2024
8/21/2024
$2,700,000.00 $2,643,257.81 $2,643,257.81 3.73% 4.003
3.781
$98.15
$2,650,006.80
$6,748.99 1.28% Aaa
AA+
91282CFL0 UST 3.875%
09/30/2029
10/18/2024
10/21/2024
$1,700,000.00 $1,695,417.97 $1,695,417.97 3.94% 4.255
3.925
$100.45
$1,707,702.70
$12,284.73 0.83% Aaa
AA+
91282CFL0 UST 3.875%
09/30/2029
12/19/2024
12/20/2024
$800,000.00 $782,468.75 $782,468.75 4.39% 4.255
3.925
$100.45
$803,624.80
$21,156.05 0.39% Aaa
AA+
91282CFL0 UST 3.875%
09/30/2029
4/8/2025
4/9/2025
$900,000.00 $900,210.94
$857.58
$901,068.52 3.87% 4.255
3.925
$100.45
$904,077.90
$3,866.96 0.44% Aaa
AA+
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POSITION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
72 CUSIP Security
Description
Trade Date/
Settlement
Date
Par Value
Principal Cost/
Purchased
Interest
Total Cost Yield at
Cost
Maturity/
Duration
Market Price/
Market Value
Unrealized Gain/
(Loss)
% of
Assets
Moody's/
S&P
Rating
91282CMA6 UST 4.125%
11/30/2029
12/20/2024
12/23/2024
$2,650,000.00 $2,620,808.59 $2,620,808.59 4.37% 4.422
4.074
$101.48
$2,689,127.25
$68,318.66 1.30% Aaa
AA+
91282CMZ1 UST 3.875%
04/30/2030
5/19/2025
5/20/2025
$3,500,000.00 $3,465,410.16
$7,370.92
$3,472,781.08 4.10% 4.836
4.429
$100.38
$3,513,398.00
$47,987.84 1.70% Aaa
AA+
SubTotal $50,950,000.00 $49,859,757.83
$8,228.50
$49,867,986.33 3.95% $50,748,749.08 $888,991.25 24.52%
Grand Total $208,935,011.93 $206,225,202.26
$25,602.82
$206,250,805.08 3.34% $206,944,681.83 $719,479.57 100.00% 6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 16 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
POSITION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
73 Transaction
Type Trade Date Settlement Date CUSIP Security Description Par Value Principal Amount Purchased Interest Total Cost Yield at Cost Purchase
Purchase 4/8/2025 4/9/2025 91282CFL0 UST 3.875% 09/30/2029 900,000.00 900,210.94 857.58 901,068.52 3.87% Purchase 5/7/2025 5/8/2025 91282CMU2 UST 4.000% 03/31/2030 3,100,000.00 3,119,132.81 12,874.32 3,132,007.13 3.86% Purchase 5/19/2025 5/20/2025 91282CMZ1 UST 3.875% 04/30/2030 3,500,000.00 3,465,410.16 7,370.92 3,472,781.08 4.10% Purchase 5/20/2025 5/21/2025 05522RDJ4 BA Credit Card Trust
4.930% 05/15/2029
1,500,000.00 1,517,812.50 1,232.50 1,519,045.00 4.34%
Purchase 5/21/2025 5/29/2025 3137HLJA1 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
4.513% 02/25/2030
2,000,000.00 1,999,944.00 7,020.22 2,006,964.22 4.48%
Purchase 6/27/2025 6/30/2025 023135BS4 Amazon.com, Inc.
1.500% 06/03/2030
4,000,000.00 3,532,640.00 4,500.00 3,537,140.00 4.15%
Total 15,000,000.00 14,535,150.41 33,855.54 14,569,005.95 6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 17 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
TRANSACTION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
74 Transaction
Type Trade Date Settlement Date CUSIP Security Description Par Value Principal Cost Total Proceeds Realized Gain/Loss Maturity
Maturity 4/1/2025 4/1/2025 13063DGB8 California, State of 3.375% 04/01/2025 475,000.00 531,610.50 475,000.00 (56,610.50) Maturity 5/1/2025 5/1/2025 797412DM2 San Diego County Water Authority
0.743% 05/01/2025
1,075,000.00 1,081,987.50 1,075,000.00 (6,987.50)
Maturity 5/1/2025 5/1/2025 68609TWD6 State of Oregon 0.895% 05/01/2025 1,750,000.00 1,780,887.50 1,750,000.00 (30,887.50) Maturity 5/15/2025 5/15/2025 91412HGE7 Regents of the University of California, The 0.883% 05/15/2025
5,780,000.00 5,862,816.70 5,780,000.00 (82,816.70)
Maturity 5/15/2025 5/15/2025 91412HJL8 Regents of the University of California, The 0.670% 05/15/2025
1,500,000.00 1,500,000.00 1,500,000.00 0.00
Maturity 6/15/2025 6/15/2025 79773KBG8 San Francisco, City & County of 0.766% 06/15/2025
200,000.00 200,000.00 200,000.00 0.00
Maturity 6/27/2025 6/27/2025 62479LTT2 MUFG Bank, Ltd. 06/27/2025 2,500,000.00 2,442,775.00 2,500,000.00 57,225.00 Total 13,280,000.00 13,400,077.20 13,280,000.00 (120,077.20) Paydown
Paydown 4/25/2025 4/25/2025 3137FKUN4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 3.591% 10/25/2027
53,853.63 53,388.72 53,853.63 464.91
Paydown 4/25/2025 4/25/2025 3137FMU67 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 2.862% 05/25/2026
3,206.65 3,132.25 3,206.65 74.40
Paydown 5/25/2025 5/25/2025 3137FKUN4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 3.591% 10/25/2027
59,267.18 58,755.54 59,267.18 511.64
Paydown 5/25/2025 5/25/2025 3137FMU67 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 2.862% 05/25/2026
3,467.30 3,386.85 3,467.30 80.45
Paydown 6/25/2025 6/25/2025 3137FKUN4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 3.591% 10/25/2027
54,309.87 53,841.02 54,309.87 468.85
Paydown 6/25/2025 6/25/2025 3137FMU67 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 2.862% 05/25/2026
3,231.33 3,156.35 3,231.33 74.98
Total 177,335.96 175,660.73 177,335.96 1,675.23
Transaction Type Payment Date Settlement Date CUSIP Security Description Interest Received 6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 18 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
TRANSACTION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
75 Transaction Type Payment Date Settlement Date CUSIP Security Description Interest Received Interest/Dividends
Interest/Dividends 4/1/2025 4/1/2025 13063DGB8 California, State of 3.375% 04/01/2025 8,015.63 Interest/Dividends 4/1/2025 4/1/2025 419792ZL3 State of Hawaii 0.852% 10/01/2025 21,300.00 Interest/Dividends 4/1/2025 4/1/2025 13034AL65 California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank
0.765% 10/01/2025
3,825.00
Interest/Dividends 4/1/2025 4/1/2025 31846V567 First American Funds, Inc. 8,331.05 Interest/Dividends 4/10/2025 4/10/2025 3133ERAK7 FFCB 4.375% 04/10/2029 54,687.50 Interest/Dividends 4/14/2025 4/14/2025 023135CF1 Amazon.com, Inc. 3.300% 04/13/2027 33,000.00 Interest/Dividends 4/15/2025 4/15/2025 931142FB4 Walmart Inc. 3.900% 04/15/2028 42,900.00 Interest/Dividends 4/15/2025 4/15/2025 742651DZ2 PEFCO 3.900% 10/15/2027 33,150.00 Interest/Dividends 4/25/2025 4/25/2025 3137FMU67 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 2.862% 05/25/2026
5,724.30
Interest/Dividends 4/25/2025 4/25/2025 3137FKUN4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 3.591% 10/25/2027
3,352.56
Interest/Dividends 4/25/2025 4/25/2025 3137FQK77 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 2.512% 10/25/2026
4,450.20
Interest/Dividends 4/25/2025 4/25/2025 3137HFF59 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 4.618% 07/25/2029
11,545.00
Interest/Dividends 4/25/2025 4/25/2025 3132XFRD2 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 4.200% 07/01/2029
8,860.83
Interest/Dividends 4/25/2025 4/25/2025 3132XKTY3 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 4.140% 08/01/2029
10,695.00
Interest/Dividends 4/25/2025 4/25/2025 3140HUFK7 Federal National Mortgage Association, Inc. 2.790% 07/01/2029
7,207.50
Interest/Dividends 4/25/2025 4/25/2025 3140LLEB3 Federal National Mortgage Association, Inc. 4.390% 07/01/2028
4,725.35
Interest/Dividends 4/28/2025 4/28/2025 459058JL8 IBRD 0.500% 10/28/2025 12,500.00 Interest/Dividends 5/1/2025 5/1/2025 797412DM2 San Diego County Water Authority 0.743% 05/01/2025 3,993.63 6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 19 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
TRANSACTION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
76 Transaction Type Payment Date Settlement Date CUSIP Security Description Interest Received Interest/Dividends 5/1/2025 5/1/2025 68609TWD6 State of Oregon 0.895% 05/01/2025 7,831.25 Interest/Dividends 5/1/2025 5/1/2025 21969AAE2 Corona, City of 1.361% 05/01/2026 13,099.63 Interest/Dividends 5/1/2025 5/1/2025 31846V567 First American Funds, Inc. 1,466.32 Interest/Dividends 5/15/2025 5/15/2025 912828U24 UST 2.000% 11/15/2026 33,000.00 Interest/Dividends 5/15/2025 5/15/2025 91412HGE7 Regents of the University of California, The 0.883% 05/15/2025
25,518.70
Interest/Dividends 5/15/2025 5/15/2025 91412HJL8 Regents of the University of California, The 0.670% 05/15/2025
5,025.00
Interest/Dividends 5/15/2025 5/15/2025 912828X88 UST 2.375% 05/15/2027 34,437.50 Interest/Dividends 5/15/2025 5/15/2025 9128284N7 UST 2.875% 05/15/2028 31,625.00 Interest/Dividends 5/15/2025 5/15/2025 30303M8L9 Meta Platforms, Inc. 4.600% 05/15/2028 69,000.00 Interest/Dividends 5/25/2025 5/25/2025 3140LLEB3 Federal National Mortgage Association, Inc. 4.390% 07/01/2028
4,572.92
Interest/Dividends 5/25/2025 5/25/2025 3132XFRD2 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 4.200% 07/01/2029
8,575.00
Interest/Dividends 5/25/2025 5/25/2025 3132XKTY3 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 4.140% 08/01/2029
10,350.00
Interest/Dividends 5/25/2025 5/25/2025 3140HUFK7 Federal National Mortgage Association, Inc. 2.790% 07/01/2029
6,975.00
Interest/Dividends 5/25/2025 5/25/2025 3137FMU67 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 2.862% 05/25/2026
5,716.65
Interest/Dividends 5/25/2025 5/25/2025 3137FKUN4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 3.591% 10/25/2027
3,191.40
Interest/Dividends 5/25/2025 5/25/2025 3137FQK77 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 2.512% 10/25/2026
4,450.19
Interest/Dividends 5/25/2025 5/25/2025 3137HFF59 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 4.618% 07/25/2029
11,545.00
Interest/Dividends 5/27/2025 5/27/2025 3134GXFA7 FMCC 0.650% 11/26/2025 9,750.00 Interest/Dividends 6/2/2025 6/2/2025 91282CMA6 UST 4.125% 11/30/2029 54,656.25 6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 20 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
TRANSACTION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
77 Transaction Type Payment Date Settlement Date CUSIP Security Description Interest Received Interest/Dividends 6/2/2025 6/2/2025 91282CFZ9 UST 3.875% 11/30/2027 54,250.00 Interest/Dividends 6/2/2025 6/2/2025 80182AAE9 Santa Cruz, County of 1.024% 06/01/2026 10,931.20 Interest/Dividends 6/2/2025 6/2/2025 20772KNX3 Connecticut, State of 1.123% 06/01/2026 12,353.00 Interest/Dividends 6/2/2025 6/2/2025 31846V567 First American Funds, Inc. 9,999.52 Interest/Dividends 6/10/2025 6/10/2025 3130ATUS4 FHLB 4.250% 12/10/2027 14,875.00 Interest/Dividends 6/15/2025 6/15/2025 05522RDJ4 BA Credit Card Trust 4.930% 05/15/2029 6,162.50 Interest/Dividends 6/16/2025 6/16/2025 79773KBG8 San Francisco, City & County of 0.766% 06/15/2025 766.00 Interest/Dividends 6/23/2025 6/23/2025 3133EPNH4 FFCB 3.875 06/21/2028 21,312.50 Interest/Dividends 6/25/2025 6/25/2025 3132XFRD2 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 4.200% 07/01/2029
8,860.83
Interest/Dividends 6/25/2025 6/25/2025 3132XKTY3 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 4.140% 08/01/2029
10,695.00
Interest/Dividends 6/25/2025 6/25/2025 3140HUFK7 Federal National Mortgage Association, Inc. 2.790% 07/01/2029
7,207.50
Interest/Dividends 6/25/2025 6/25/2025 3140LLEB3 Federal National Mortgage Association, Inc. 4.390% 07/01/2028
4,725.35
Interest/Dividends 6/25/2025 6/25/2025 3137FMU67 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 2.862% 05/25/2026
5,708.38
Interest/Dividends 6/25/2025 6/25/2025 3137FKUN4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 3.591% 10/25/2027
3,014.04
Interest/Dividends 6/25/2025 6/25/2025 3137FQK77 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 2.512% 10/25/2026
4,450.19
Interest/Dividends 6/25/2025 6/25/2025 3137HFF59 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 4.618% 07/25/2029
11,545.00
Interest/Dividends 6/25/2025 6/25/2025 3137HLJA1 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 4.513% 02/25/2030
7,521.67
Interest/Dividends 6/30/2025 6/30/2025 91282CEW7 UST 3.250% 06/30/2027 40,625.00 Interest/Dividends 6/30/2025 6/30/2025 91282CEV9 UST 3.250% 06/30/2029 43,875.00 6125 Memorial Drive, Dublin Ohio 43017 | 866-633-3371 | www.meederpublicfunds.com Page 21 of 23 Town of Paradise Operating Account
TRANSACTION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
78 Transaction Type Payment Date Settlement Date CUSIP Security Description Interest Received Interest/Dividends 6/30/2025 6/30/2025 91282CHK0 UST 4.000% 06/30/2028 50,000.00 Interest/Dividends 6/30/2025 6/30/2025 91282CJR3 UST 3.750% 12/31/2028 37,500.00 Interest/Dividends 6/30/2025 6/30/2025 3130AMWE8 FHLBANKS 1.00% 06/30/2028 15,000.00 Interest/Dividends 6/30/2025 6/30/2025 3135G06Q1 FNMA 0.640% 12/30/2025 9,600.00 Total 1,010,027.04
Transaction Type Trade Date Settlement Date Transaction Description Amount Custodian Fee
Custodian Fee 4/24/2025 4/24/2025 Cash Out (1,160.75)
Custodian Fee 5/23/2025 5/23/2025 Cash Out (1,168.17)
Custodian Fee 6/25/2025 6/25/2025 Cash Out (1,169.69)
Total (3,498.61)
Management Fee
Management Fee 4/24/2025 4/24/2025 Cash Out (5,500.00)
Management Fee 5/22/2025 5/22/2025 Cash Out (5,500.00)
Management Fee 6/24/2025 6/24/2025 Cash Out (5,500.00)
Total (16,500.00)
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TRANSACTION STATEMENT
As of June 30, 2025
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STATEMENT DISCLOSURE
As of June 30, 2025
80 Town of Paradise
Council Agenda Summary
Date: September 9, 2025
Agenda Item: 6(b)
ORIGINATED BY: Aimee Beleu, Finance Director/Town Treasurer REVIEWED BY: Eric Reinbold, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Cost of Services Study Report
LONG TERM
RECOVERY PLAN:
No
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED:
1. Approve the Cost of Services (User Fee) Study Report prepared by Matrix Consulting Group. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
Background:
Since the adoption of Proposition 13 in 1978, a series of state legislations has limited local government revenues. As a result, towns have few options to increase or generate new revenues needed to cover the cost of providing services. One way local governments can recoup these costs is through user fees.
User fees are adopted by local governments to offset the cost of providing services or programs to individuals or companies. The principle behind user fees is that the costs of services benefiting individuals or companies should be borne by those receiving the service, not the entire community. Therefore, the primary objective of a user fee is to recover up to 100% of the service cost from the beneficiaries.
Unlike the private sector, local governments cannot set user fees above their cost to generate a profit. Thus, the Town of Paradise can only set fees to recover the full estimated cost of providing the service.
The Town of Paradise last conducted a comprehensive user fee study in 2017. In line with best practices, we are re-evaluating our fees to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
This process will also help to capture new services, incorporate process improvements, and update or remove outdated services.
Overall, the purpose of this study is to evaluate and determine the full cost (direct and indirect) of providing a variety of Town services based on the existing organizational structure and processes.
The Matrix Consulting Group analyzed the cost-of-service relationships that exist between fees for service activities in the following areas: Animal Control, Building, Administrative Services, Fire Prevention, Planning, Police, Public Works, and Onsite Sanitation. The results of this Study provide a tool for understanding current service levels and the cost for those services. 81 Summary Results
When comparing FY25 fee-related budgeted expenditures with fee-related revenue the Town is under-recovering its costs by approximately $889,000 or recovering 76% of its costs. The following table shows by major service area: the revenue collected, the total annual cost, the resulting difference, and the resulting cost recovery percentage.
The largest source of under-recovery is Building ($387,000). Building’s under-recovery is primarily due to conducting plan reviews and inspections of new homes, remodels, new commercial, and tenant improvements. Right-sizing the fees to be based on square footage or construction cost will help ensure higher cost recovery for the Town.
The detailed documentation of this study will show an over-collection for some fees (on a per unit basis), and an undercharge for most others. The results of this analysis will provide the Department and the Town with guidance on how to right-size their fees to ensure that each service unit is set at an amount that does not exceed the full cost of providing that service. The display of the cost recovery figures shown in this report are meant to provide a basis for policy development discussions among Council members and Town staff, and do not represent a recommendation for where or how the Council should act. The setting of the “rate” or “price” for services, whether at 100 percent full cost recovery or lower, is a policy decision to be made only by the Council, with input from Town staff and the community.
Financial Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the delivery and presentation of this report. The consulting work described was previously approved and budgeted in the prior FY 2024/25 operating budget. Subsequently, adjusting Town fees toward full cost recovery will positively impact General Fund, as well as other Fund’s revenues, with the amount dependent on the level of service activities.
82 Report on Cost of Services (User Fee) Study
TOWN OF PARADISE, CALIFORNIA
FINAL REPORT
August 2025
83 Table of Contents
1. Introduction and Executive Summary 1
2. Legal Framework and Policy Considerations 4
3. User Fee Study Methodology 7
4. Results Overview 10
5. Administrative Services 11
6. Animal Control 14
7. Building 19
8. Fire Prevention 26
9. Planning 34
10. Police 39
11. Public Works 42
12. Onsite Sanitation 47
13. Development Services Surcharges 51
14. Cost Recovery Considerations 54
Appendix – Comparative Survey 59
84 Cost of Services (User Fee) Study Report Town of Paradise, CA Matrix Consulting Group 1
1. Introduction and Executive Summary
The report, which follows, presents the results of the Cost of Services (User Fee) Study conducted by the Matrix Consulting Group for the Town of Paradise, California. 1 Project Background and Overview
The Town of Paradise last conducted a comprehensive user fee study in 2017. In line with best practices, they are re-evaluating their fees to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations. This process will also help to capture new services, incorporate process improvements, and update or remove outdated services.
Overall, the purpose of this study is to evaluate and determine the full cost (direct and indirect) of providing a variety of Town services based on the existing organizational structure and processes. The Matrix Consulting Group analyzed the cost-of-service relationships that exist between fees for service activities in the following areas: Animal Control, Building, Administrative Services, Fire Prevention, Planning, Police, Public Works, and Onsite Sanitation. The results of this Study provide a tool for understanding current service levels and the cost for those services.
2 General Project Approach and Methodology
The methodology employed by the Matrix Consulting Group is a widely accepted “bottom up” approach to cost analysis, where time spent per unit of fee activity is determined for each position within a Department or Division. Once time spent for a fee activity is determined, all applicable Town costs are then considered in the calculation of the “full” cost of providing each service. The following table provides an overview of types of costs applied in establishing the “full” cost of services provided by the Town:
Table 1: Overview of Cost Components
Cost Component Description
Direct Fiscal Year 2025 Budgeted salaries, benefits, and allowable expenditures.
Indirect Division, departmental, clerical, and Townwide support.
Together, the cost components in the table above comprise the calculation of the total “full” cost of providing any particular service, regardless of whether a fee for that service is charged.
The work accomplished by the Matrix Consulting Group in the analysis of the proposed fees for service involved the following steps:
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• Department / Division Staff Interviews: The project team interviewed department / division staff regarding their needs for clarification to the structure of existing fee items, or for addition of new fee items.
• Data Collection: Data was collected for each permit / service, including time estimates. In addition, all budgeted costs and staffing levels for Fiscal Year 2025 were entered into the Matrix Consulting Group’s analytical software model. • Cost Analysis: The full cost of providing each service included in the analysis was established.
• Review and Approval of Results with Town Staff: Department and Town management has reviewed and approved these documented results.
A more detailed description of user fee methodology, as well as legal and policy considerations are provided in subsequent chapters of this report. 3 Summary of Results
When comparing FY25 fee-related budgeted expenditures with fee-related revenue the Town is under-recovering its costs by approximately $889,000 or recovering 76% of its costs. The following table shows by major service area: the revenue collected, the total annual cost, the resulting difference, and the resulting cost recovery percentage.
Table 2: Annual Cost Recovery Analysis
Service Area Current Revenue Total Cost Difference Cost Recovery % Animal Control $15,942 $35,663 ($19,720) 45%
Building $2,008,793 $2,395,442 ($386,649) 84%
Admin Svcs $16,573 $32,094 ($15,521) 52%
Fire Prevention $111,964 $259,027 ($147,062) 43%
Onsite Sanitation $563,135 $786,195 ($223,059) 72%
Planning $42,490 $128,210 ($85,720) 33%
Police $11,758 $23,717 ($11,960) 50%
Public Works $50,779 $84,187 ($33,408) 60%
Total $2,770,656 $3,660,347 ($889,692) 76%
The largest source of under-recovery is Building ($387,000). Building’s under-recovery is primarily due to conducting plan reviews and inspections of new homes, remodels, new commercial, and tenant improvements. Right-sizing the fees to be based on square footage or construction cost will help ensure higher cost recovery for the Town.
The detailed documentation of this study will show an over-collection for some fees (on a per unit basis), and an undercharge for most others. The results of this analysis will provide the Department and the Town with guidance on how to right-size their fees to ensure that each service unit is set at an amount that does not exceed the full cost of 86 Cost of Services (User Fee) Study Report Town of Paradise, CA Matrix Consulting Group 3
providing that service. The display of the cost recovery figures shown in this report are meant to provide a basis for policy development discussions among Council members and Town staff, and do not represent a recommendation for where or how the Council should act. The setting of the “rate” or “price” for services, whether at 100 percent full cost recovery or lower, is a policy decision to be made only by the Council, with input from Town staff and the community.
4 Considerations for Cost Recovery Policy and Updates
The Matrix Consulting Group recommends that the Town use the information contained in this report to discuss, adopt, and implement a formal Cost Recovery Policy, including a mechanism for the annual update of fees for service.
1 Adopt a Formal Cost Recovery Policy
The Matrix Consulting Group strongly recommends that the Council adopt a formalized, individual cost recovery policy for each service area included in this Study. Whenever a cost recovery policy is established at less than 100% of the full cost of providing services, a known gap in funding is recognized and may then potentially be recovered through other revenue sources. The Matrix Consulting Group considers a formalized cost recovery policy for various fees for service an industry Best Management Practice. 2 Adopt an Annual Fee Update / Increase Mechanism
The purpose of a comprehensive update is to completely revisit the analytical structure, service level estimates and assumptions, and to account for any major shifts in cost components or organizational structures that have occurred since the Town’s previous analysis. It’s recommended the Town adopts the practice of conducting comprehensive analyses every three to five years as this practice captures any changes to organizational structure, processes, as well as any new service areas.
In between comprehensive updates, the Town should continue to utilize published industry economic factors such as Consumer Price Index (CPI) or other regional factors to update the cost calculations established in the Study on an annual basis. Utilizing an annual increase mechanism would ensure that the Town receives appropriate fee increases that reflect growth in costs.
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2. Legal Framework and Policy Considerations
This section of the report is intended to provide an overview regarding overall legal rules and regulations as well as general policy considerations for fees for service. A “user fee” is a charge for service provided by a governmental agency to a public citizen or group. In California, several constitutional laws such as Propositions 13, 4, and 218, State Government Codes 66014 and 66016, and more recently Prop 26 and the Attorney General’s Opinion 92-506 set the parameters under which the user fees typically administered by local government are established and administered. Specifically, California State Law, Government Code 66014(a), stipulates that user fees charged by local agencies “…may not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee is charged”.
1 General Principles and Philosophies Regarding User Fees Local governments are providers of many types of general services to their communities.
While all services provided by local government are beneficial to constituents, some services can be classified as globally beneficial to all citizens, while others provide more of a direct benefit to a specific group or individual. The following table provides examples of services provided by local government within a continuum of the degree of community benefit received:
Table 3: Services in Relation to Benefit Received
“Global” Community Benefit “Global” Benefit and an
Individual or Group Benefit Individual or Group Benefit • Police
• Park Maintenance
• Fire Suppression
• Recreation / Community
Services
• Fire Prevention
• Building Permits
• Planning and Zoning Approval
• Site Plan Review
• Engineering Development
Review
• Facility Rentals
Funding for local government is obtained from a myriad of revenue sources such as taxes, fines, grants, special charges, user fees, etc. In recent years, alternative tax revenues, which typically offset subsidies for services provided to the community, have become increasingly limited. These limitations have caused increased attention on user fee activities as a revenue source that can offset costs otherwise subsidized (usually) by the general fund. In Table 3, services in the “global benefit” section tend to be funded primarily through voter approved tax revenues. In the middle of the table, one typically finds a mixture of taxes, user fee, and other funding sources. Finally, in the “individual / 88 Cost of Services (User Fee) Study Report Town of Paradise, CA Matrix Consulting Group 5
group benefit” section of the table, lie the services provided by local government that are typically funded almost entirely by user fee revenue.
The following are two central concepts regarding the establishment of user fees:
• Fees should be assessed according to the degree of individual or private benefit gained from services. For example, the processing and approval of a land use or building permit will generally result in monetary gain to the applicant, whereas Police services and Fire Suppression are examples of services that are essential to the safety of the community at large.
• A profit-making objective should not be included in the assessment of user fees.
In fact, California laws require that the charges for service be in direct proportion to the costs associated with providing those services. Once a charge for service is assessed at a level higher than the actual cost of providing a service, the term “user fee” no longer applies. The charge then becomes a tax subject to voter approval.
Therefore, it is commonly accepted that user fees are established at a level that will recover up to, and not more than, the cost of providing a particular service. 2 General Policy Considerations Regarding User Fees
Undoubtedly, there are programs, circumstances, and services that justify a subsidy from a tax based or alternative revenue source. However, it is essential that jurisdictions prioritize the use of revenue sources for the provision of services based on the continuum of benefit received.
Within the services that are typically funded by user fees, the Matrix Consulting Group recognizes several reasons why Town staff or the Council may not advocate the full cost recovery of services. The following factors are key policy considerations in setting fees at less than 100 percent of cost recovery:
• Limitations posed by an external agency. The State or an outside agency will occasionally set a maximum, minimum, or limit the jurisdiction’s ability to charge a fee at all. An example includes time spent copying and retrieving public documents and / or transportation permits.
• Encouragement of desired behaviors. Keeping fees for certain services below full cost recovery may provide better compliance from the community. For example, if the cost of a permit for charging a water heater in residential home is higher than the cost of the water heater itself, many citizens will avoid pulling the permit. 89 Cost of Services (User Fee) Study Report Town of Paradise, CA Matrix Consulting Group 6
• Benefit received by user of the service and the community at large is mutual.
Many services that directly benefit a group or individual equally benefit the community as a whole. Examples include Planning Design Review, historical dedications, and certain types of special events.
The Matrix Consulting Group recognizes the need for policies that intentionally subsidize certain activities. The primary goals of a User Fee Study are to provide a fair and equitable basis for determining the costs of providing services and ensure that the Town complies with State law.
3 Summary of Legal Restrictions and Policy Considerations Once the full cost of providing services is known, the next step is to determine the “rate” or “price” for services at a level which is up to, and not more than the full cost amount.
The Council is responsible for this decision, which often becomes a question of balancing service levels and funding sources. The placement of a service or activity within the continuum of benefit received may require extensive discussion and at times fall into a “grey area”. However, with the resulting cost of services information from a User Fee Study, the Council can be assured that the adopted fee for service is reasonable, fair, and legal. The Town will need to review all fees for service in this analysis and where subsidies are identified increase them to reduce the deficit, and where over-recoveries are identified the fee must be reduced to be in compliance with the law. 90 Cost of Services (User Fee) Study Report Town of Paradise, CA Matrix Consulting Group 7
3. User Fee Study Methodology
The Matrix Consulting Group utilizes a cost allocation methodology commonly known and accepted as the “bottom-up” approach to establishing User Fees. The term means that the cost is calculated for each fee or line-item individually based upon the level of effort associated with that particular fee. The following chart describes the components of a full cost calculation:
The following subsections discuss the two components of the basis of the full cost.
Time Estimation
Utilization of time estimates is a reasonable and defensible approach, especially since experienced staff members who understand service levels and processes unique to the Town developed these estimates. The project team worked closely with Town staff in developing time estimates with the following criteria:
• Estimates are representative of average times for providing services. Extremely difficult or abnormally simple projects are not factored in the analysis. • Estimates reflect the time associated with the position or positions that typically perform a service.
• Estimates provided by staff are reviewed and approved by the department / division, and often involve multiple iterations before a Study is finalized. • Estimates are reviewed by the project team for “reasonableness” against their experience with other agencies.
• Estimates are not based on time and motion studies, as they are not practical for the scope of services and time frame for this project.
• Estimates match the current or proposed staffing levels to ensure there is no overallocation of staff resources to fee and non-fee related activities.
Time Assumption by
Position
Fully Burdened Hourly
Rate Total Cost
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The Matrix Consulting Group agrees that while the use of time estimates is not perfect, it is the best alternative available for setting a standard level of service on which to base a jurisdiction’s fees for service while meeting the requirements of California law.
The alternative to time estimating is actual time tracking, often referred to billing on a “time and materials” basis. Except in the case of anomalous or sometimes very large and complex projects, the Matrix Consulting Group believes this approach to not be cost effective or reasonable for the following reasons:
• Accuracy in time tracking is compromised by the additional administrative burden required to track, bill, and collect for services in this manner. • Additional costs are associated with administrative staff’s billing, refunding, and monitoring deposit accounts.
• Customers often prefer to know the fees for services in advance of applying for permits or participating in programs.
• Departments can better predict revenue streams and staff needs using standardized time estimates and anticipated permit volumes.
Situations arise where the size and complexity of a given project warrants time tracking and billing on a “time and materials” basis. The Matrix Consulting Group has recommended taking a deposit and charging Actual Costs for such fees as appropriate and itemized within the current fee schedule.
Fully Burdened Hourly Rates
The fully burdened hourly rates calculated through this study include the following components:
• Salaries: FY25 Budgeted salaries were utilized and consolidated at the fund, department, and positional level.
• Benefits: FY25 Budgeted benefits were utilized and consolidated at the fund, department, and positional level.
• Productive Hours: Based on the Town of Paradise’s current personnel system rules, working or productive hours were calculated. This means taking the 2,080 starting hours and reducing the hours by vacation, sick, holidays, trainings, and administrative leave.
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• Departmental / Divisional Overhead: This captures any internal service charges or operating supply costs such as vehicles, supplies, etc. Additionally, this component includes the cost associated with support from Director, Administrative and Analytical staff that do not directly work on fees. • Townwide Overhead: This captures support provided by Town Council, Town Manager, Town Clerk, Town Attorney, Finance, and Human Resources. The costs are based on Paradise’s FY24 indirect cost allocation plan (provided under separate cover).
Together these components result in the generation of fully burdened hourly rates by position / classification and / or department / division. These rates were multiplied against the time assumptions to calculate the full cost of services noted in this report. 93 Cost of Services (User Fee) Study Report Town of Paradise, CA Matrix Consulting Group 10
4. Results Overview
The motivation behind a cost of services (User Fee) analysis is for the Council and Departmental staff to maintain services at a level that is both accepted and effective for the community, and also to maintain control over the policy and management of these services.
It should be noted that the results presented in this report are not a precise measurement.
In general, a cost-of-service analysis takes a “snapshot in time”, where a fiscal year of financial and operational information is utilized. Changes to the structure of fee names, along with the use of time estimates allow only for a reasonable projection of subsidies and revenue. Consequently, the Council and Department staff should rely conservatively upon these estimates to gauge the impact of implementation going forward.
Discussion of results in the following chapters is intended as a summary of extensive and voluminous cost allocation documentation produced during the Study. Each chapter will include detailed cost calculation results for each major permit category including the following:
• Modifications: discussions regarding any proposed revisions to the current fee schedule, including elimination or addition of fees.
• “Per Unit” Results: comparison of the full cost of providing each unit of service to the current fee for each unit of service (where applicable). • Annualized Results: utilizing volume of activity estimates annual subsidies and revenue impacts were projected.
The full analytical results were provided to Town staff under separate cover from this summary report.
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5. Administrative Services
Administrative Services is responsible for managing the Town’s business licensing program. In addition to licensing cost, various businesses are charged a regulation fee to ensure compliance with laws and regulations. Additionally, they process rentals of the Council Chamber space and offer copies / reproductions. The fees examined within this study relate to the Town’s business licensing and regulations, rental of Council Chambers, and reproduction fees. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications, detailed per unit results for the fee-related services, and annual revenue impacts associated with Administrative Services
Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with staff, no modification to the current fee schedule were proposed.
Detailed Results
Administrative Services collect fees for business licensing and regulations, rental of Council Chambers, and reproduction fees. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Townwide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.
Table 4: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Administrative Services Fee Name Current Fee1 Total Cost Difference
Administrative Citation Hearing Actual Cost
Business Regulation
Business License
Initial Registration $40 $53 ($13)
Annual Renewal Registration $25 $70 ($45)
Bingo Games
Initial $102 $139 ($37)
Renewal $42 $80 ($38)
Bingo Fee2 1% 1% 0%
Card Room (FP)
Card Room $349 $693 ($344)
Employee Work Permit:
Initial $163 $255 ($92)
Renewal $81 $146 ($65)
Fairs, Carnivals, Circuses and Parades $169 $378 ($209) 1 Where appropriate, the current fee shown excludes the general plan maintenance and technology surcharges, as those are not factored into the Total Cost and calculated / should be applied as separate surcharges. 2 [PC 326.5 (L) (2)] 95 Cost of Services (User Fee) Study Report Town of Paradise, CA Matrix Consulting Group 12
Fee Name Current Fee1 Total Cost Difference
Fortunetelling (FP)
Initial $169 $317 ($148)
Renewal $68 $167 ($99)
Hawkers, Peddlers and Street Vendors
(FP)
Initial $122 $229 ($107)
Renewal $68 $127 ($59)
Junk, Pawn and Secondhand Dealers (FP)
Initial $137 $231 ($94)
Renewal $69 $145 ($76)
Surety Bond or Deposit $1,000 $1,000 $0
Masseur/Masseuse (FP)
Initial $177 $58 $119
Renewal $89 $58 $31
Outdoor Festivals $172 $396 ($224)
Solicitors (FP)
Initial $137 $231 ($94)
Renewal $69 $145 ($76)
Tattoo Artist & Establishments (FP)
Initial $206 $317 ($111)
Renewal $69 $145 ($76)
Taxi & Rental Cars (FP)
Initial $137 $231 ($94)
Renewal $69 $145 ($76)
Theatres, Tent Show & Playhouses $122 $229 ($107)
Certified Copy of Town Documents $4 $5 ($1)
Council Chamber Use After Hours $107 $105 $2
Council Chamber Use During Business Hrs. $40 $34 $6
Document Copying - Per Page3 $0.25 $0.25 $0.00
Electronic Audio Reproduction on CD
Reproduction Cost $3 $3 $0
Material Cost Actual Cost
Notary Fees4 $15 $15 $0
Printed Material Production/Sale Actual Cost
Research on Request (Finance)
Hourly $83 $105 ($22)
1/4 Hour $21 $26 ($5)
Return Check Processing5
1st Check $27 $25 $2
Subsequent Checks $27 $35 ($8)
Administrative Services primarily under-recovers for their fees, ranging from a high of $344 for ‘Card Room’ to a low of $5 for’ Research on Request – 1/4 Hour’. The largest over-recovery at $119 is in relation to ‘Masseur / Masseuse – Initial’ and is due to decreased time spent administering this license because of process improvements. 3 GOV § 6253(b) 4 GOV § 8223 (b) 5 CIV § 1719(a)
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Annual Revenue Impact
Based on the FY24 permit information, Administrative Services has an under-recovery of roughly $16,000. The following table shows by major fee category: revenue at current fee, total projected annual cost, and the resulting difference.
Table 5: Annual Results – Administrative Services
Fee Category
Revenue at
Current Fee
Annual
Cost Difference
Business License $14,705 $29,283 ($14,578)
Business Regulation $1,868 $2,811 ($943)
Total $16,573 $32,094 ($15,521)
Administrative Services has an annual cost recovery of 52%, which reflects a roughly $16,000 deficit. The primary contributor to this deficit is the ‘Annual Renewal Registration’. Currently, this service is charged at $25; the full cost was calculated at $70, resulting in a $45 per unit difference. Due to the large number of these renewals administered annually, even a small increase to the fee charged would increase the Department’s cost recovery.
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6. Animal Control
Animal Control is responsible for ensuring public safety by managing and controlling domestic animals and wildlife within the Town, including rescuing stray or injured animals and enforcing animal welfare laws. Additionally, they reunite lost pets with their owners and facilitate the adoption of unclaimed animals. The fees examined within this study relate to adoptions, boarding, impounding, licensing, and various miscellaneous fees. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications, detailed per unit results for the fee-related services, and annual revenue impacts associated with Animal Control.
Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with staff, the following modifications were proposed to the current fee schedule:
• New Fees: Staff proposed the addition of the following five fee as they highlight services already offered but not codified on the fee schedule and new services the Town is looking to provide:
- ‘Cat Carrier’
- ‘Other Animals (Small Livestock) - goats / sheep’
- ‘Cat license’
- ‘Surrender – Equine / Exotic’
- ‘Vaccinations’
• Expanded Fees: Due to large variability in how the fees are administered, staff proposed expanding the ‘Exotic Animals’ impound fees, to address pocket pets, reptiles, and amphibians.
• Consolidated Fees: Euthanize fees associated with Cats and Dogs were consolidated from six (6) categories associated with cats, kittens, and dogs by weight to two (2) fees for ‘Processing’ and ‘Veterinary Services’. Furthermore, ‘Quarantine Fees’ were transitioned from a per animal fee to a per day fee.
These modifications ensure that the proposed fee schedule more accurately reflects the services currently being provided by Animal Control.
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Detailed Results
Animal Control collect fees for adoptions, boarding, impounding, licensing, and various miscellaneous fees. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Townwide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.
Table 6: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Animal Control
Fee Name Current Fee6 Total Cost Difference
Adoptions
Small Animal (rabbits, rodents, etc.) $22 $29 ($7)
Cat Adoptions
Cat Adoption $32 $44 ($12)
Feline Leukemia Test Actual Cost
Cat Carrier New $10 N/A
Dog Adoptions
Dog Adoption $58 $95 ($37)
Heartworm Test Actual Cost
Deposit for unaltered dog according to Food and
Agriculture Code Section 30503(a)(1)] $44 $50 ($6)
Exotic Animal (reptiles, birds, etc.) $31 $29 $2
Large Livestock (cattle, horses, etc.) $89 $95 ($6)
Small Livestock (sheep, goats, pigs, etc.) $44 $47 ($3) Boarding
Dog/Cat $16 $47 ($31)
Dog / Cat Quarantine $28 $71 ($43)
Cattle/Horse
Boarding Fee $33 $95 ($62)
Outside Boarding Fee Actual Cost
Trailer Usage $56 $95 ($39)
Sheep/Goats Other Livestock & Animals
Boarding Fee $33 $71 ($38)
Trailer Usage $56 $95 ($39)
Animal Disposal
Dog Disposal
50 lbs. and under $42 $71 ($29)
over 50 lbs. $56 $95 ($39)
Cat Disposal $9 $32 ($23)
Other Animals (Small Livestock) - goats / sheep New $95 N/A Dog License
Dog License Less than 1 year old $13 $47 ($34)
Dog License - 1 Year
Altered $13 $47 ($34)
Unaltered $27 $95 ($68)
Dog License - 2 Year
Altered $20 $47 ($27)
Unaltered $40 $95 ($55)
6 Where appropriate, the current fee shown excludes the technology surcharge, as those are not factored into the Total Cost and calculated / should be applied as separate surcharges.
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Fee Name Current Fee6 Total Cost Difference
Dog License - 3 Year
Altered $27 $47 ($20)
Unaltered $53 $95 ($42)
Dog License Replacement Tag $9 $32 ($23)
Dog License Transfer $9 $47 ($38)
Animal Licensing Late Fee $13 $47 ($34)
Cat License
Cat License New $47 N/A
Impound Animals
Altered
1st Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $61 $118 ($57)
2nd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $61 $118 ($57)
3rd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $61 $118 ($57)
Unaltered
1st Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $61 $118 ($57)
2nd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $61 $118 ($57)
3rd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $61 $118 ($57)
F & A Code 31751.7 & 30804.7
1st Offense $31 $118 ($87)
2nd Offense $44 $118 ($74)
3rd and Subsequent Offense $89 $118 ($29)
Exotic Animals - Pocket Pets
1st Offense plus boarding $102 $47 $55
2nd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $102 $47 $55
3rd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $102 $47 $55
Exotic Animals - Reptiles
1st Offense plus boarding $102 $95 $7
2nd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $102 $95 $7
3rd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $102 $95 $7
Exotic Animals - Amphibians
1st Offense plus boarding $102 $95 $7
2nd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $102 $95 $7
3rd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $102 $95 $7
Exotic Animals - All Other
1st Offense plus boarding $102 $95 $7
2nd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $102 $95 $7
3rd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $102 $95 $7
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Fee Name Current Fee6 Total Cost Difference
Livestock Large Animals
1st Offense plus boarding $122 $189 ($67)
2nd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $122 $189 ($67)
3rd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $122 $189 ($67)
Livestock Small Animals
1st Offense plus boarding $122 $142 ($20)
2nd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $122 $142 ($20)
3rd Offense plus boarding (Plus Administrative
Citation) $122 $142 ($20)
Poultry $20 $47 ($27)
After Hours Impound Surcharge $79 $95 ($16)
Euthanize
Processing Fee Varies $142 N/A
Veterinary Services Actual Cost N/A
Incident Copy7
Less than 10 Pages $0.00 $0.00 $0
More than 10 Pages $0.22 $0.22 $0
Kennel & Pet Shop License
Kennel & Pet Shop License $102 $189 ($87)
Kennel & Pet Shop License Late Penalty $20 $47 ($27)
Surrender
Small Animal $22 $112 ($90)
Cats
Cat $22 $112 ($90)
Kitten Under 8 Weeks $22 $112 ($90)
Dogs
Dog $22 $136 ($114)
Puppy 3 Months and Under $22 $112 ($90)
Equine / Exotic New $142 N/A
Wild Animal Permit Fee
Wild Animal Permit Fee (Annual) $82 $95 ($13)
Wild Animal Permit Late Fee $20 $24 ($4)
Misc. Fee
Dangerous Animal Permit $122 $236 ($114)
Deer Validation $9 $32 ($23)
Microchip Dog or Cat $9 $27 ($18)
Quarantine Fees $28 $47 ($19)
Trailer Use $56 $95 ($39)
Vaccinations New Actual Cost N/A
Except for various impound fees, which are penalties and are not subject to the same regulations as user fees, Animal Control under-recovers for all fees. Therefore, even though those show an over-recovery they are not meant to recover costs, but rather provide enough of a penalty to disincentivize the public. 7 GOV § 6253(b)
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At $114, one of the largest under-recovers is in relation to ‘Dangerous Animal Permit’. The full cost calculated accounts for the large amount of time spent by the Animal Control Officer attending court, back-and-forth with the applicants, and performing evaluations.
Annual Revenue Impact
Based on the FY24 permit information, Animal Control has an under-recovery of roughly $20,000. The following table shows by major fee category: revenue at current fee, total projected annual cost, and the resulting difference.
Table 7: Annual Results – Animal Control
Fee Category
Revenue at
Current Fee
Annual
Cost Difference
Adoptions $5,746 $8,621 ($2,876)
Animal Disposal $177 $315 ($138)
Dog License $9,178 $22,273 ($13,095)
Euthanize $56 $284 ($228)
Surrender $786 $4,169 ($3,384)
Total $15,942 $35,663 ($19,720)
Animal Control has an annual cost recovery of 45%. At roughly $13,000, Dog Licenses are the largest contributor to this difference. The per unit deficits for dog licenses vary from a low of $21 to a high of $55. These deficits coupled with the large amount of licenses processed annually results in the large cost recovery gap. Even a small increase in dog license fees would help to bridge the Department’s cost recovery gap. 102
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7. Building
The Building Division is responsible plan check and inspection of all new and existing construction, including electrical, plumbing and mechanical. As such, the fees examined within this study relate to building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical plan check and inspections. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications, detailed per unit results for the fee-related services, and annual revenue impacts associated with Building.
Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with staff, the following modifications were proposed to the current fee schedule:
• Eliminated Fees: Staff proposed eliminating the standalone ‘Electrical Private Swimming Pool’ fee as this fee is now captured under the newly proposed combination ‘Swimming Pool’ permits. Additionally, ‘Plan Review’ was eliminated as a separate fee as it is now built into the total permit fee. Any additional plan review needed would be captured through an hourly rate. • New Fees: Staff proposed the addition of the following fees as they highlight either services already offered but not codified on the fee schedule or new services the Town is looking to provide:
- ‘Alternate Means and Methods Material Review – Building Official’ - ‘Technical Report Review – Building Official’
- ‘Appeal to Building Board of Appeals’ as this would cover staff cost to notice, prepare, and attend appeal hearings.
- ‘Permit Reinstatement (1 year Max)’
- ‘Permit Transfer’
- ‘Online Electrical Permit Issuance & Inspection’
- ‘Online Mechanical Permit Issuance & Inspection’
- ‘Online Plumbing Permit Issuance & Inspection’
• Valuation-Based Fees: Currently, the Town has a singular valuation table to capture all fees as it relates to miscellaneous projects, single-family residential, new, remodels, and / or commercial / multi-family. Through this process, the project team worked with Town staff to modify this system in the following ways:
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- Create flat ranges rather than a calculation-based fee. This would clearly allow Town staff and applicants to understand their cost if they are within a particular square footage or valuation range.
- Create square footage-based fees for new single-family & duplex projects, accessory buildings, and commercial / industrial / multi-family new projects.
For these types of projects, the size of the project is the primary driver of effort rather than the cost of construction.
- Retain valuation for remodels / additions and tenant improvements, as the level of construction cost does drive the level of effort for those projects. • Modified Fees: The following points highlight various miscellaneous modifications proposed by staff:
- ‘Develop Permit / Development Impact Fee Request’ was proposed to be changed to ‘Total Permit Fee Estimate Request (Development Permits + Impact Fees).
- Change Sign Permits to flat fees based on sign type, as follows:
- ‘Monument’
- ‘Free Standing – Pole / Post Sign’
- ‘Flush’
- Change ‘Re-Roof’ permits from squares to the following eight subcategories:
- ‘Residential Re-Roof All Types’
- ‘Online Residential Re-Roof All Types’
- ‘Residential Re-Roof All Types with Remove and Reinstall Solar Panels’
- ‘Online Residential Re-Roof All Types with Remove and Reinstall Solar Panel’
- ‘Commercial Re-Roof All Types’
- ‘Online Commercial Re-Roof All Types’
- ‘Commercial Re-Roof All Types with Remove and Reinstall Solar Panels’
- ‘Online Commercial Re-Roof All Types with Remove and Reinstall Solar Panel’
- ‘Swimming Pool’ permits were expanded into the following four fees - ‘Residential’
- ‘Commercial’
- ‘Residential Master Pool Plan’
- ‘Residential Master Pool Plan Reuse’
- ‘Solar Photovoltaic Systems’ were modified to mirror the state’s current structure and ranges.
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- Change the following fees from valuation to be flat-fee based:
- ‘Battery / Energy Storage System’
- ‘EV Charging Station’ parsed out into ’Residential’, ‘1-6 stations’ and ‘6+ station’
- ‘Antennas / Cell Towers’ parsed out into the following three categories: ‘Equipment Container’, ‘Co-Locate’, and Free-Standing Tower’.
- Generators into two categories – ‘standby’ and ‘on line standby’ - Windows into ‘Window Replacement (per 5 windows)’ and ‘New Window (structural) per 5 windows – plans required’
- Retaining Walls
- Storage Racks
- Staff suggested providing a ‘Swimming Pool’ combination permit parsed out into ‘Residential’ and ‘Commercial’ categories, to streamline this process for applicants as this would include building permit, plan review, and electrical.
- ‘Plan Review’ as a percentage of the building permit was removed as a stand-alone fee, as the new square footage fees cover both the plan check and inspection aspects of building permitting.
These modifications ensure that the proposed fee schedule more accurately reflects the services currently being provided by Building.
Detailed Results
The Building Division collect fees for building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical plan check and inspections. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Townwide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.
Table 8: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Building
Fee Name Current Fee8 Total Cost Difference
Building Plan Check, Permit & Inspection (Single-Family & Duplex) 50% due at time of submittal 0-1,000 sq. ft. Modified $3,792 N/A
1,001-1,500 sq. ft. Modified $4,384 N/A
1,501-2,000 sq. ft. Modified $4,975 N/A
2,001-2,500 sq. ft. Modified $5,571 N/A
2,501-3,000 sq. ft. Modified $6,163 N/A
3,001+ sq. ft. Modified $6,461 N/A
Each Additional 500 sq. ft. Above 3,000 Modified $296 N/A 8 Where appropriate, the current fee shown excludes the general plan maintenance and technology surcharges, as those are not factored into the Total Cost and calculated / should be applied as separate surcharges. 105
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Master Plan Modified $2,863 N/A
Master Plan Reuse Less than 1,000 sq. ft. Modified $2,604 N/A Master Plan Reuse Modified $2,898 N/A
Manufactured 0-1,500 sq. ft. Modified $2,493 N/A
Manufactured 1,501-5,000 sq. ft. Modified $3,232 N/A
Manufactured 5,001+ sq. ft. Modified $4,415 N/A
Building Plan Check, Permit & Inspection (Accessory Buildings) 50% due at time of submittal 121-300 sq. ft. Modified $1,135 N/A
301-500 sq. ft. Modified $1,431 N/A
501-1,000 sq. ft. Modified $2,170 N/A
1,000+ sq. ft. Modified $2,612 N/A
Each Additional 500 sq. ft. Above 1,000 Modified $296 N/A Building Plan Check, Permit & Inspection (Single-Family & Duplex) - Remodels / Additions (based on Contract Value)
Up to $2,000 Modified $631 $447
$2,001 - $10,000 Modified $779 $520
$10,001 - $25,000 Modified $927 $593
$25,001 - $50,000 Modified $1,074 $758
$50,001 - $100,000 Modified $1,442 $1,088
$100,001+ Modified $2,385 $1,789
Each Additional $10,000 Above $100,000 Modified $489 $147 Building Plan Check, Permit & Inspection (Commercial, Industrial, Multi-Family) – New - 50% due at time of submittal
0-1,500 sq. ft. Modified $8,092 N/A
1,501-2,500 sq. ft. Modified $9,571 N/A
2,501-5,000 sq. ft. Modified $12,530 N/A
5,001-7,500 sq. ft. Modified $18,741 N/A
7501-10,000 sq. ft. Modified $23,272 N/A
10,000+ sq. ft. Modified $24,751 N/A
Each Additional 1,000 sq. ft. Above 10,000 Modified $489 N/A Manufactured 0-5,000 sq. ft. Modified $4,702 N/A
Manufactured 5,001-10,000 sq. ft. Modified $6,329 N/A
Building Plan Check - Permit & Inspection (Commercial, Industrial, Multi-Family) - Tenant Improvements (Contract Value)
Up to $5,000 Modified $1,001 N/A
$5,001 - $25,000 Modified $2,035 N/A
$25,001 - $50,000 Modified $2,627 N/A
$50,001 - $100,000 Modified $3,664 N/A
$100,000 - $250,000 Modified $5,439 N/A
$250,001-$500,000 Modified $6,031 N/A
$500,000+ Modified $6,622 N/A
Each Additional $50,000 Above $500,000 Modified $552 N/A Plan Review
Additional Plan Review Fees $102 $149 ($47)
Misc. Valuation Based Fees
Factory-built and/or modular on permanent foundation and buildings moved to any parcel within the town limits: The building permit fees shall be based upon contract price to include permanent foundation system, cost of factory-built and/or modular home, and any upgrades.
Per Building Permit & Inspection
Valuation Fee
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Fee Name Current Fee8 Total Cost Difference
Manufactured home installation fees shall be based on the home installed and the cost of the foundation system
installed. Except the fee shall be one-half of the building permit fee for a site-built of the same value.
Per Building Permit & Inspection
Valuation Fee
Building Flat Fees
General Fees
Additional Plan Review - Plan Check 3 or For use when
required by changes, additions, revisions to approved plans (one half hour minimum)
$102 $149 ($47)
Alternate Means and Methods Materials Review - Building Official (Min. 3 hrs)
New $215 N/A
Technical Report Review - Building Official (Min. 3 hrs) New $215 N/A Appeal to Building Board of Appeals New $386 N/A
Inspection Fee – For use where no fee is specifically
indicated (minimum charge – one hour)
$102 $147 ($45)
Inspections outside of normal business hours (Min. 3 hrs) $102 $172 ($70) Re-inspection fees after second failed inspection $102 $147 ($45) Energy Plan Review - For plans which require energy design compliance per Title 24 California Code of Regulations. $51 $149 ($98)
General Building Permit Issuance $48 $64 ($16)
Permit Reinstatement (1-Year Max) New $203 N/A
Permit Transfer New $64 N/A
All Other Fees
Antennas / Cell Towers
Equipment Container Modified $816 N/A
Co-Locate Modified $963 N/A
Free Standing Tower Modified $2,356 N/A
Carport/Ramada, Pre-Engineered Metal 481 SF and above $290 $594 ($304) Conditional/Temporary Certificate of Occupancy $102 $403 ($301) Demolition Permit Fee $185 $520 ($335)
Total Permit Fee Estimate Request (Development Permits + Impact Fees)
$102 $171 ($68)
Investigative Fee Actual Cost
Open Wood Deck single story, less than 12 feet above grade Up to and including 300 SF $153 $613 ($460)
Over 300 SF (per 300 SF) Modified $211 N/A
Re-Roof
Residential Re-Roof All Types Modified $318 N/A
Online Residential Re-Roof All Types Modified $253 N/A
Residential Re-Roof All Types with Remove and Reinstall Solar Panels
Modified $391 N/A
Online Residential Re-Roof All Types with Remove and
Reinstall Solar Panels
Modified $290 N/A
Commercial Re-Roof All Types Modified $391 N/A
Online Commercial Re-Roof All Types Modified $327 N/A
Commercial Re-Roof All Types with Remove and Reinstall
Solar Panels
Modified $464 N/A
Online Commercial Re-Roof All Types with Remove and
Reinstall Solar Panel
Modified $400 N/A
Shed/Garage/Storage Group U
Pre-Engineered Metal:
121 SF - 1,000 SF $387 $678 ($291)
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Fee Name Current Fee8 Total Cost Difference
Each additional 500 SF over 1,000 SF $48 $74 ($26)
Pre-Engineered & Pre-Fabricated Wooden Utility Structure 121SF:
Up to and including 1,000SF $153 $678 ($524)
Each additional 500 SF over 1000SF $51 $74 ($23)
Sign permits
Monument / Free Standing Pole / Post Sign Modified $789 N/A Flush Modified $493 N/A
Swimming Pool:
Residential Modified $1,342 N/A
Commercial Modified $1,710 N/A
Residential Master Pool Plan Modified $511 N/A
Residential Master Pool Plan Reuse Modified $1,043 N/A
Generators
Standby Generator Modified $267 N/A
Online Stand by Generator Modified $203 N/A
Windows
Window replacement (per 5) Modified $467 N/A
New Window (structural) (per5) plans required Modified $790 N/A Retaining walls
Retaining Wall - Not part of structure Modified $467 N/A Storage Racks
Storage Racks Modified $467 N/A
Solar Photovoltaic System Fees
Solar Photovoltaic System Check/Permit Issuance (Commercial) Up to and including 50 kW Modified $833 ($424)
51kW - 250 kW Modified $7 $402
Above 50 kW Modified $5
Solar Photovoltaic System Check/Permit Issuance (Residential Only) Up to and including 15 kW Modified $375 ($68)
16 kW and above Modified $14 $190
Roof Mount Online Submittal and Permit up to and
including 15 kW Modified $343
Solar Water Heating Systems Plan Check/Permit (Residential Only)
$102 $467 ($365)
Battery / Energy Storage System Modified $373 N/A
EV Charging Station
Residential Modified $267 N/A
1-6 stations Modified $808 N/A
6+ stations Modified $1,251 N/A
MEPs
Electrical
Electrical Inspections - Additional - Hourly $97 $147 ($50) Electrical Permit Issuance & Inspection $48 $267 ($219) Online Electrical Permit Issuance & Inspection New $203 N/A Electrical Temporary Power Service $48 $267 ($219)
Mechanical
Mechanical Inspections - Additional - Hourly $97 $147 ($50) Mechanical Permit Issuance & Inspection $48 $267 ($219) Online Mechanical Permit & Issuance New $203 N/A
Plumbing
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Plumbing Permit Issuance & Inspection $48 $267 ($219)
Online Plumbing Permit Issuance & Inspection New $203 N/A Building under-recovers on all fees. The largest deficits are in relation to ‘Solar Photovoltaic Systems Fees,’ which can be limited by state regulations unless a jurisdiction can prove that it costs them more to provide that service.
Annual Revenue Impact
Based on the FY24 permit information, Building has an under-recovery of roughly $387,000. The following table shows by major fee category: revenue at current fee, total projected annual cost, and the resulting difference.
Table 9: Annual Results – Building
Fee Category
Revenue at
Current Fee
Annual
Cost Difference
Building Plan Check, Permit & Inspection $1,892,082 $2,213,729 ($321,647) Flat Fees $63,697 $105,878 ($42,182)
Solar Photovoltaic $21,632 $30,071 ($8,439)
MEPs $31,382 $45,764 ($14,382)
Total $2,008,793 $2,395,442 ($386,649)
The Building Division has an annual cost recovery of 84%. The largest component of this deficit, approximately $322,000 is in relation to plan review and inspection services associated with residential and non-residential projects. Updating the structure to be based on square footage for new projects and valuation for remodels / improvements will better enable the Town to capture staff time and effort spent on those activities. 109
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8. Fire Prevention
Fire suppression services are contracted, but Fire Prevention is provided through the Building Division. The fees examined within this study relate to these responsibilities, including burn and land clearing permits, annual fire inspections, building and construction review, and fire code permits. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications, detailed per unit results for the fee-related services, and annual revenue impacts associated with Fire Prevention.
Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with staff, the following modifications were proposed to the current fee schedule:
• New Fees: Staff proposed the addition of the following fee as they highlight either services already offered but not codified on the fee schedule or new services the Town is looking to provide:
- ‘Online Residential Burn Permit’
- ‘Broadcast Burn Permit’
- ‘Online Fuel Reduction Permit’
- ‘Alternate Means and Methods Review – Fire Marshal’
- ‘Inspection outside of normal business hours’
- ‘Re-inspection fees after second failed inspection’
- ‘Plan Review – Additional Plan Review Fees’
• Condensed Fees: To streamline the fee schedule, staff proposed condensing the tiers for ‘Annual Fire Inspections – Exiting Occupancies’ and adding a multiplier which scales the base tier based on square footage.
• Modified Fees: Staff proposed adjusting the base tier for ‘Fire Inspection - Apartment Inspection – Annually’ from ‘0-16 units’ to ‘3-16 units’ because the annual inspection is not needed for less than three units.
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Detailed Results
Fire Prevention collect fees for burn and land clearing permits, annual fire inspections, building and construction review, and fire code permits. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Townwide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.
Table 10: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Fire Prevention Fee Name Current Fee9 Total Cost Difference
Burn Permit-Residential $22 $32 ($10)
Online Residential Burn Permit New $26 N/A
Broadcast Burn Permit New $182 N/A
Campfire/Special Activity Permit $31 $107 ($76)
Fuel Reduction Permit $49 $107 ($58)
Online Fuel Reduction Permit New $88 N/A
Land Clearing Permits $76 $182 ($106)
Report See CAL FIRE Fee Schedule
Respond
Care Facility Assistance $243 $374 ($131)
DUI Accident-Hourly $122 $187 ($65)
False Alarm-After Three Responses Per Year $122 $187 ($65) Negligent Alarm Actual Cost
Public Service Request, more than three per year $122 $187 ($65) Fire Stand By-Hourly (after 1st hour) $243 $374 ($131)
Equipment and Apparatus Damage Actual Cost
Hazard Abatement $66 $149 ($83)
Hazard Material
Hourly Rate $243 $374 ($131)
Actual Cost Cost of Materials
Negligent/Reckless Caused Fire Cost Recovery Actual Cost Out-of-Hours Burn $243 $374 ($131)
Community Safety Services
After Hours Inspection 50% + Original Fee $262 N/A
Appeal of Fire Code Requirements - Fire Marshal $94 $215 ($121) Building Permit Work without Permit (each time in year) 50% + Original Fee Annual Fire Inspections - Existing Occupancies
0-5,000 sq. ft. $38 $92 ($54)
0-5,000 sq. ft. (per 1,000 sq. ft.) New $15 N/A
5,000-10,000 sq. ft. $92 $167 ($75)
5,000-10,000 sq. ft. (per 1,000 sq. ft.) New $15 N/A
10,000-50,000 sq. ft. $170 $316 ($146)
10,000-50,000 sq. ft. (per 10,000 sq. ft.) New $75 N/A
50,001-100,000 Sq. Ft. $309 $615 ($306)
50,001-100,000 Sq. Ft. (per 10,000 sq. ft.) New $75 N/A 100,001 and above Sq. Ft. $387 $914 ($527)
100,001 and above Sq. Ft. (per 10,000 sq. ft.) New $75 N/A 9 Where appropriate, the current fee shown excludes the general plan maintenance and technology surcharges, as those are not factored into the Total Cost and calculated / should be applied as separate surcharges. 111
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Building Permit and Construction Review (BPCR)
BPCR - New - Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Family
0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $212 $652 ($440)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $317 $951 ($634)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $423 $1,250 ($827)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $106 $951 ($845)
BPCR - Tenant Improvements/Infill Projects
0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $106 $203 ($97)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $212 $353 ($141)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $317 $502 ($185)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $106 $353 ($247)
BPCR - Fire Sprinkler System - NFPA 13 - Commercial Buildings 0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $191 $951 ($760)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $239 $1,250 ($1,011)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $287 $1,848 ($1,561)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $96 $1,250 ($1,154)
BPCR - Fire Sprinkler System - NFPA 13R and 13D - Single or Multi-family 0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $159 $353 ($194)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $212 $951 ($739)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $317 $1,549 ($1,232)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $106 $502 ($396)
BPCR - Fire Sprinkler System Modifications - NFPA 13, 13D, 13R Minor - Less than 15 Sprinkler Heads $53 $353 ($300)
Major - 16-30 Sprinkler Heads $106 $502 ($396)
Above 30 Sprinkler Heads
Use BPCR - Fire
Sprinkler System -
NFPA 13R and 13D
fees $666 N/A
BPCR - Fire Sprinkler System - NFPA 14 Standpipe
0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $212 $652 ($440)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $264 $801 ($537)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $317 $951 ($634)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $106 $502 ($396)
BPCR - Fire Sprinkler System - NFPA 20 Fire Pumps
0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $212 $502 ($290)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $264 $652 ($388)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $317 $801 ($484)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $106 $502 ($396)
BPCR - Fire Sprinkler System - NFPA 24/13 Underground Fire Service Mains 0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $159 $502 ($343)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $212 $652 ($440)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $264 $801 ($537)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $106 $652 ($546)
BPCR - Fire Sprinkler System - NFPA 72 Fire Alarm Systems 0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $159 $502 ($343)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $212 $652 ($440)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $264 $801 ($537)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $264 $652 ($388)
BPCR - Fire Sprinkler System - NFPA 72 Tenant Improvement Fire Alarm Minor - Less than 15 fire alarm appliances $106 $353 ($247) Major - 16-30 fire alarm appliances $159 $502 ($343)
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Above 30 appliances
Use BPCR - Fire Sprinkler System - NFPA 72 Fire
Alarm Systems fees
BPCR - NFPA 96, 17 & 17A Fixed Fire Suppression Systems Fixed Fire Suppression System $132 $502 ($370)
Class 1 Hood and Duct System $132 $502 ($370)
Other Specialty Fixed Fire Suppression $159 $652 ($493) Tenant Improvement of Fixed Fire Suppression
Systems $106 $353 ($247)
BPCR - Smoke Removal Systems
0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $264 $652 ($388)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $317 $801 ($484)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $423 $951 ($528)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $106 $801 ($695)
BPCR - Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Underground Storage Tank Installation $212 $502 ($290)
Aboveground Storage Tank $317 $652 ($335)
Removal of Underground/Aboveground Tank $106 $353 ($247) Pipeline or Appurtenances $106 $353 ($247)
California Fire Code Permits
Aerosol Products $114 $203 ($89)
Battery Systems $114 $353 ($239)
Carnivals and Fairs $114 $353 ($239)
Cellulose Nitrate Film $114 $203 ($89)
Combustible Dust Producing Operations $171 $278 ($107)
Combustible Fibers $171 $278 ($107)
Compressed Gases $142 $203 ($61)
Cryogenic Fluids $142 $203 ($61)
Cutting and Welding $57 $166 ($109)
Dry Cleaning Plants $114 $203 ($89)
Exhibits and Trade Shows $114 $203 ($89)
Explosives $171 $278 ($107)
Fire Hydrants and Valves $28 $166 ($138)
Flammable and Combustibles Liquids $171 $278 ($107)
Floor Finishings $171 $278 ($107)
Fumigation and Thermal Insecticidal Fogging $57 $166 ($109) Hazardous Materials - Bi-Annually $568 $780 ($212)
HPM Facilities - Bi-Annually $568 $780 ($212)
High Piled Combustible Storage - Bi-Annually $568 $780 ($212) Hot Work Operations $28 $166 ($138)
Industrial Ovens $114 $203 ($89)
Lumber Yards and Wood Working Plants $171 $278 ($107)
Liquid or Gas Fueled Vehicles or Equipment in "A" Occ. $57 $166 ($109) LP Gas $114 $203 ($89)
Magnesium $171 $278 ($107)
Miscellaneous Combustible Storage $114 $203 ($89)
Open Flame $28 $203 ($175)
Open Flames and Torches $28 $203 ($175)
Open Flames and Candles $28 $203 ($175)
Organic Coatings $171 $241 ($70)
Places of Assembly $171 $353 ($182)
Private Fire Hydrants $28 $166 ($138)
Pyrotechnic Special Effects $171 $241 ($70)
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Pyroxylin Plastics $171 $241 ($70)
Refrigeration Equipment $114 $203 ($89)
Repair Garages and Motor Fueling Dispensing Facilities $171 $241 ($70) Spraying and Dipping Operations $171 $241 ($70)
Storage of Tires and Tire By Product $227 $315 ($88)
Temporary Membrane Structures, Tents and Canopies $85 $203 ($118) Tire Rebuilding Plants - Bi-Annually $568 $780 ($212)
Waste Handling $171 $241 ($70)
Wood Products $114 $203 ($89)
Miscellaneous Plan Review & Inspection Fees
Consultant Fee Actual Cost $215 N/A
Expedite Plan Review 50% + Original Fee $431 N/A
Fire Code Enforcement Inspection $93 $166 ($73)
Fire Protection System Plan Resubmitted (second or
subsequent time) 50% + Original Fee $215 N/A
Fire Protection System Plan Re-inspection (second or
subsequent time) 50% + Original Fee $215 N/A
Hydrant Flow Review
Basic $77 $268 ($191)
Intermediate $227 $380 ($153)
Complex $227 $152 $75
Fire Inspection
Inspection - Contract State Fire Marshal Actual Cost
Fire Inspection - Apartment Inspection - Annually
3-16 Units $140 $241 ($101)
17-30 Units $186 $315 ($129)
31-60 Units $280 $465 ($185)
61-100 Units $373 $614 ($241)
More than 100 Units $93 $166 ($73)
Fire Inspection - Hotel and Motel Inspection - Annually 0 -10 Units $140 $241 ($101)
11-20 Units $186 $315 ($129)
21-50 Units $280 $465 ($185)
More than 50 Units $93 $166 ($73)
Fire Inspection - Vegetation Management Inspections
Initial Inspection and one Re-inspection $0 $203 ($203) 3rd & subsequent - plus administrative fines $124 $241 ($117) Inspection - Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Family
0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $186 $652 ($466)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $280 $951 ($671)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $373 $1,250 ($877)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $93 $203 ($110)
Inspection - Tenant Improvements/Infill Projects (BPR)
0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $93 $203 ($110)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $140 $353 ($213)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $186 $502 ($316)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $93 $353 ($260)
Inspection - NFPA 13 Fire Sprinkler Systems (Commercial Buildings) 0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $186 $652 ($466)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $280 $801 ($521)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $326 $1,250 ($924)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $93 $951 ($858)
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Inspection - NFPA 13R and 13D Fire Sprinkler Systems (Single or Multi-family) 0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $186 $353 ($167)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $280 $801 ($521)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $373 $1,250 ($877)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $93 $203 ($110)
Inspection - NFPA 13 and 13R Fire System Modifications
Minor - Less than 15 sprinkler heads $93 $353 ($260)
Major - 16-30 sprinkler heads $140 $502 ($362)
Above 30 head modification
Use Inspection - NFPA
13R and 13D Fire
Sprinkler Systems fees $666 N/A
Inspection - NFPA 14 Standpipe
0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $186 $353 ($167)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $280 $502 ($222)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $373 $652 ($279)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $93 $502 ($409)
Inspection - NFPA 20 Fire Pumps
0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $186 $353 ($167)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $280 $502 ($222)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $373 $652 ($279)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $93 $502 ($409)
Inspection - NFPA 24/13 Underground Fire Service Mains
0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $186 $353 ($167)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $280 $502 ($222)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $373 $652 ($279)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $93 $502 ($409)
Inspection - NFPA 72 Fire Alarm Systems
0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $186 $502 ($316)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $280 $652 ($372)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $373 $801 ($428)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $93 $502 ($409)
Inspection - NFPA 72 Tenant Improvement Fire Alarm
Minor - Less than 15 alarm appliances sprinkler heads $93 $353 ($260) Major - 16-30 fire alarm appliances $140 $502 ($362)
Above 30 appliance modification
Use Inspection - NFPA
72 Fire Alarm Systems
fees $666 N/A
Inspection - NFPA 96, 17 & 17A Fixed Fire Suppression
Systems
Fixed Fire Suppression System $93 $353 ($260)
Class I Hood and Duct System $93 $353 ($260)
Other Specialty Fixed Fire Suppression $140 $353 ($213) Tenant Improvement of Fixed Fire Suppression
Systems $93 $203 ($110)
Inspection - Smoke Removal Systems
0 through 10,000 Sq. Ft. $186 $353 ($167)
10,001 through 50,000 Sq. Ft. $280 $502 ($222)
50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft. $373 $652 ($279)
per 50,000 Sq. Ft. above 100,000 $93 $166 ($73)
Inspection - Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Underground storage tank installation $93 $203 ($110)
Aboveground storage tank $93 $203 ($110)
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Fee Name Current Fee9 Total Cost Difference
Removal of underground/aboveground tank $140 $203 ($63) Pipeline or appurtenances $140 $203 ($63)
Insurance Inspection Fee
Insurance Inspection Fee - Less than 1/3 Acre $39 $203 ($164) Insurance Inspection Fee - 1/3 - 1 Acre $62 $278 ($216) Insurance Inspection Fee - Over 1 Acre $77 $155 ($78)
Miscellaneous
Technical Report Review - Fire Marshal $94 $215 ($121)
Alternate Means and Methods Review - Fire Marshal
(Min. 3 hrs.) New $215 N/A
Plan Review/Variance - Fire Marshal $106 $215 ($109)
Inspections outside of normal business hours (Min. 2
hrs.) New $215 N/A
Re-inspection fees after second failed inspection New $215 N/A Plan Review
Fuel Modification Reports $529 $780 ($251)
Site Plan Review $212 $353 ($141)
Additional Plan Review Fees (Plan Check 3, and each
Revision) New $149 N/A
Pre-inspection
Capacity to serve 25 or fewer clients $62 $203 ($141)
Capacity to serve 26 or more client $116 $278 ($162)
Residential Care Facilities for the elderly which
services six (6) or fewer clients $0 $203 ($203)
Except for ‘Hydrant Flow Review – Complex’, which over-recovers for $76 per hour of review, Fire under-recovers for all their fees. The deficits range from a high of $1,561 for ‘BPCR - Fire Sprinkler System - NFPA 13 - Commercial Buildings - 50,001 through 100,000 Sq. Ft.’ to a low of $10 for ‘Burn Permit-Residential’.
Annual Revenue Impact
Based on the FY24 permit information, Fire has an under-recovery of $147,000. The following table shows by major fee category: revenue at current fee, total projected annual cost, and the resulting difference.
Table 11: Annual Results - Fire Prevention
Fee Category Revenue at Current Fee Annual Cost Difference Burn Permit-Residential $11,333 $16,421 ($5,088)
Campfire/Special Activity Permit $61 $214 ($153)
Fuel Reduction Permit $5,320 $11,657 ($6,337)
Land Clearing Permits $77,937 $185,330 ($107,393)
California Fire Code Permits $171 $407 ($236)
Hydrant Flow Review $17,142 $44,998 ($27,856)
Total $111,964 $259,027 ($147,063)
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Fire Prevention has an annual cost recovery of 43%. At $107,000, ‘Land Clearing Permits’ are the largest contributor to the department’s deficit. Currently, the Town charges $76 for this permit, through the analysis the full cost was calculated to be $182, resulting in a $106 per unit deficit. This deficit coupled with the large number of permits pulled annually results in a significant cost recovery gap. Staff should review this fee and adjust where appropriate as even a small increase would impact cost recovery. 117
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9. Planning
Planning is responsible for overseeing the current and future development and growth of the Town, focusing on land use, zoning, infrastructure development, and community design to enhance the quality of life for residents. The fees examined within this study relate to annexation, appeal review, development agreements, landscape plans, site plan review, use permits, and more. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications, detailed per unit results for the fee-related services, and annual revenue impacts associated with Planning.
Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with staff, the following modifications were proposed to the current fee schedule:
• Eliminated Fees: Staff proposed eliminating the ‘New business Checklist Review’ fee as this service is no longer offered.
• New Fees: Staff proposed the addition of the following fees as they highlight either services already offered but not codified on the fee schedule or new services the Town is looking to provide:
- ‘Re-Review Upon Third Resubmittal’ which would be charged hourly - ‘Entitlement Violation Fee’ which is a penalty that covers work started without proper Planning review.
- ‘Administrative Permit – Livestock’
- ‘Administrative Permit Modification – Livestock’
• Condensed Fees: As a means to streamline the fee schedule, staff proposed condensing the following fees:
- ‘Appeal Review – Advertised Approval / Denial’ and ‘Appeal Review – Nonadvertised Admin Approval / Denial’ were condensed into a single fee ‘Appeal Review’.
- ‘Site Plan Review’ and ‘Site Plan / Use Permit Modification’ both have ‘Class A’, ‘Class B’, and ‘Class C’ categories which were condensed into ‘Major’ and ‘Minor’ categories.
• Expanded Fees: Due to large variability in how the fee is administered, staff proposed expanding the ‘Landscape Plan’ based on square footage of the project. 118
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• Modified Fees: The following points highlight various miscellaneous modifications proposed by staff:
- ‘Day Care Permit Large Family or Home Occupation Permit’ was changed to ‘Home Occupation Permit’.
- ‘Major Variance Permit Class B’ would become ‘Major Variance Permit’. - ‘Minor Variance Permit Class A’ would become “Minor Variance Permit’ - ‘Landscape Plan’ was modified from a single flat fee to a tiered fee based on square footage of landscaping.
- ‘Site Plan Review’, ‘Site Plan /Use Modification’, and ‘Use Permit’ staff proposed moving away from classifying by class and change these fees to ‘Major’ and ’Minor’, where minor would not include CEQA. - ‘Tree Felling Hearing – Minor (5 to 30 trees)’ was proposed to change to ‘Tree Felling Hearing – Minor (9 to 30 trees)’
These modifications ensure that the proposed fee schedule more accurately reflects the services currently being provided by Planning.
Detailed Results
Planning collect fees for annexation, appeal review, development agreements, landscape plans, site plan review, use permits, and more. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Townwide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.
Table 12: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Planning
Fee Name Current Fee10 Total Cost Difference
Administrative Permit
Major $652 $1,349 ($697)
Minor $283 $846 ($563)
Livestock New $1,033 N/A
Administrative Permit Modification
Major $301 $675 ($374)
Minor $141 $423 ($282)
Livestock New $531 N/A
Administrative Variance Noise Ordinance $136 $573 ($437) Administrative Zoning Interpretation $236 $598 ($362)
Annexation
Application $2,205 $4,632 ($2,427)
Appeal Review $94 $201 ($107)
CEQA Analysis/Document [Projects w/o Land Use
Entitlement] $601 $1,479 ($878)
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Fee Name Current Fee10 Total Cost Difference
Code Compliance Enforcement Fee $91 $210 ($119)
Commission Zoning Interpretation $330 $1,015 ($685)
Home Occupation Permit $263 $846 ($583)
Design Review Application
Architecture $351 $1,046 ($695)
Façade $220 $730 ($510)
Sign $88 $543 ($455)
Development Agreement
Development Agreement:
Base $1,121 $2,142 ($1,021)
Per Acre $13 $0 $13
Development Agreement Modification:
Base $649 $1,187 ($538)
Per Acre $16 $0 $16
EIR
Requirement Appeal $902 $1,953 ($1,051)
Study Review $601 $1,385 ($784)
General Plan
General Plan Amendment & Rezoning $2,907 $6,714 ($3,807) General Plan Amendment (Text Only) $1,403 $3,440 ($2,037) General Plan Interpretation (Commission) $424 $1,432 ($1,008) Landscape Plan
Landscape Plan:
Up to 5,000 sq. ft. $255 $730 ($475)
5,001 - 10,000 sq. ft. $255 $916 ($661)
10,001 - 25,000 sq. ft. $255 $1,290 ($1,035)
25,001+ sq. ft. $255 $1,663 ($1,408)
Landscape Plan Amendment $85 $293 ($208)
Major Map Modification Review $902 $1,953 ($1,051)
Major Variance Permit $1,303 $2,920 ($1,617)
Mello-Roos District Creation Application Fee $852 $1,795 ($943) Minor Map Modification Review $377 $944 ($567)
Minor Variance Permit $1,037 $2,168 ($1,131)
Modification to Planned Development
Major $501 $1,107 ($606)
Minor $189 $552 ($363)
Notice of Determination Filing [plus Dept. of Fish & Game Fee] $79 $310 ($231)
Parcel Map $2,074 $4,782 ($2,708)
Parking
Mixed Use Facility Adjustment $141 $363 ($222)
Remote (Offsite) Review $141 $363 ($222)
Permit to Mine/Reclamation Plan $660 $1,665 ($1,005)
Preliminary Development Review
Major w/Meeting $896 $2,168 ($1,272)
Minor w/o Meeting $519 $1,228 ($709)
Project Mitigation Monitoring $85 $207 ($122)
Research on Request $85 $243 ($158)
Rezoning Application $2,005 $4,765 ($2,760)
Road Name Review $198 $878 ($680)
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Fee Name Current Fee10 Total Cost Difference
Site Plan Review
Major New $2,607 N/A
Minor New $1,731 N/A
Site Plan / Use Permit Modification
Major New $1,437 N/A
Minor New $934 N/A
Street Change
Street Address Change Review $88 $331 ($243)
Street Name Change Review - Private $501 $1,266 ($765)
Street Name Change Review - Public $1,002 $2,213 ($1,211) Temporary Use Permit (40% Fee Reduction for NonProfit) $141 $689 ($548) Tentative Map
5 to 19 Lots $2,556 $5,170 ($2,614)
20 Lots or More:
Base $2,756 $5,598 ($2,842)
Per Lot $0 $187 ($187)
Time Extension Review $401 $1,086 ($685)
Tree Felling Permit
Base $28 $79 ($51)
Per Tree $19 $31 ($12)
Tree Felling Hearing
Minor (9 to 30 trees) $181 $690 ($509)
Major (31 or more trees) $272 $953 ($681)
Tree Permit Modification (Administrative Action) $47 $94 ($47) Tree Preservation/Protection Plan Review $85 $204 ($119) Use Permit
Major New $3,354 N/A
Minor New $2,104 N/A
Re-Review Upon Third Resubmittal New $202 N/A
Entitlement Violation Fee 2x Application Fee
Planning under-recovers for all fees. The largest deficit at $3,807 is in relation to ‘General Plan Amendment & Rezoning’, followed by ‘Tentative Map – 20 Lots or more – Base’ and ‘Rezoning Application’ at $2,842 and $2,760, respectively.
Annual Revenue Impact
Based on the FY24 permit information, Planning has an under-recovery of roughly $86,000. The following table shows by major fee category: revenue at current fee, total projected annual cost, and the resulting difference.
Table 13: Annual Results – Planning
Fee Category
Revenue at
Current Fee
Annual
Cost Difference
Administrative Permits $17,005 $43,843 ($26,838)
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Fee Category
Revenue at
Current Fee
Annual
Cost Difference
Design Review Application $3,118 $13,020 ($9,902)
General Plan $2,907 $6,714 ($3,807)
Landscape Plan $2,299 $6,568 ($4,269)
Rezoning Application $2,005 $4,765 ($2,760)
Site Plan Review $4,399 $7,799 ($3,400)
Temporary Use Permit $5,762 $28,239 ($22,477)
Tree Feeling Permit & Hearing $3,942 $13,876 ($9,934)
Total $42,490 $128,210 ($85,720)
Planning has an annual cost recovery of 33%. The largest contributors to this low cost recovery are ‘Administrative Permits’ at $27,000 and ‘Temporary Use Permits’ at $22,000.
Within ‘Administrative Permits’, the primary driver of the difference is the ‘Minor’ category.
Currently the Town charges $283 for this permit, the full cost was calculated at $846, resulting in a $593 deficit.
Likewise, the Town currently charges $141 for a ‘Temporary Use Permit’, the full cost was calculated to be $689, resulting in a $548 per unit deficit. Due to the large volume of these types of permits pulled even a small increase in the fee would help bridge the departments cost recovery gap. As such, staff should evaluate these fees, along with the others addresses in this analysis and make adjustments were appropriate. 122
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10. Police
The Police Department is responsible for ensuring the safety of both community residents and visitors by enforcing federal, state, and local laws, alongside promoting community awareness and engagement. Their responsibilities include maintaining public order, preventing crime, and fostering a secure environment through active collaboration with the community. The fees examined within this study relate to alarms, citation signoffs, police reports, fingerprinting, vehicle impound, business licensing, etc. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications, detailed per unit results for the fee-related services, and annual revenue impacts associated with Police. 1 Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with staff, the following modifications were proposed to the current fee schedule:
• Eliminated Fees: Staff proposed eliminating the following fees as these services are no longer offered:
- ‘Deer Validation’
- ‘Weapons Storage Fee – Each Additional After Two’
- ‘Weapons Storage Fee – First Two Weapons’
• Modified Fees: The unit by which ‘Subpoena Duces Tecum - Witness Appearance Fees – Police Officer’ and ‘Subpoena Duces Tecum - Hourly’ are currently charged were modified to align with how the state charges these fees.
These modifications ensure that the proposed fee schedule more accurately reflects the fee-related services currently being provided by the Police Department. 2 Detailed Results
Police Department collect fees for relate to alarms, citation signoffs, police reports, fingerprinting, vehicle impound, business licensing, etc. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Townwide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.
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Table 14: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Police Department Fee Name Current Fee11 Total Cost Difference
Accident Investigation (Only those required by law) $149 $233 ($84) Misc. Fees
Bicycle License (Three Years)
Initial $8 $9 ($1)
Renewal $3 $6 ($3)
Citation Sign Off
Vehicle brought to Police Department $22 $13 $9
Vehicle not brought to Police Department $44 $47 ($3)
DUI Emergency Response $94 $189 ($95)
Excessive Noise Disturbance
1st Response (Plus Administrative Citation) $94 $189 ($95) 2nd Response (Plus Administrative Citation) $94 $189 ($95) 3rd and Additional Responses (Plus Administrative
Citation) $94 $189 ($95)
Fingerprint Processing
Livescan (Plus Dept. of Justice Fees, Livescan Fees
and $0.75 relay fee) $18 $56 ($38)
Rolled (Plus Dept. of Justice Fees) $18 $37 ($19)
Firearms Dealer Permit
Initial $219 $112 $107
Renewal $55 $28 $27
Municipal Code Enforcement Varies
Photographs/Audio/Video12
Public Records Request $19 $23 ($4)
Other Agency, Domestic Violence, or otherwise
restricted $19 $0 $19
Police Report12
Police Report:
Less than 10 Pages $0.00 $0.25 ($0.25)
More than 10 Pages $0.25 $0.25 $0.00
Police Report - CAD/Incident Copy:
Less than 10 Pages $0.00 $0.25 ($0.25)
More than 10 Pages $0.25 $0.25 $0.00
Public Convenience/Necessity (Prior to Alcoholic
Beverage License) $123 $27 $96
Special Police Services $94 $189 ($95)
Statutory Registration $31 $94 ($63)
Subpoena Duces Tecum
Attorney Requests/Delivery13 $16 $24 ($8)
Witness Appearance Fees - Police Officer14 $376 $275 $101 Hourly15 $94 $150 ($56)
Vehicles
Vehicle Code Enforcement
Vehicle Impound Fee - Traffic Safety Fund $161 $175 ($15) 11 Where appropriate, the current fee shown excludes general plan maintenance and technology surcharges, as those are not factored into the Total Cost, and are calculated and applied as separate surcharges. 12 GOV § 7922.530 13 EVI § 1563(b)(1) 14 GOV § 68097.2 (b) 15 Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3413.1 124
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Fee Name Current Fee11 Total Cost Difference
Vehicle Repossession16 $31 $15 $16
Vehicle Towing/Storage Fee $161 $175 ($15)
VIN Verification:
Vehicle brought to Police Department $23 $47 ($24)
Vehicle not brought to Police Department $47 $94 ($47)
Visa/Clearance Letter $16 $28 ($12)
Volunteers used for private events $15 $189 ($174)
Police primarily under-recovers for fees; ranging from a high of $174 for ‘Volunteers used for private events’ to a low of $1 for ‘Bicycle License (Three Years) – Initial’.
The ‘Special Police Services’ fee applies to any services not specifically identified within the Police Department fee schedule, or for services that fall outside the generally understood scope of an identified service.
3 Annual Revenue Impact
Based on the FY24 permit information, Police has an under-recovery of roughly $12,000.
The following table shows by major fee category: revenue at current fee, total projected annual cost, and the resulting difference.
Table 15: Annual Results – Police
Fee Category
Revenue at
Current Fee
Annual
Cost Difference
Citation Sign Off $2,311 $1,303 $1,008
Fingerprint Processing $6,933 $18,152 ($11,219)
Firearms Dealer Permit $55 $28 $27
Police Report $0 $33 ($33)
Subpoena Duces Tecum $587 $449 $139
Vehicles $1,871 $3,754 ($1,882)
Visa/Clearance Letter $39 $70 ($30)
Total $11,797 $23,787 ($11,990)
Police has an annual cost recovery of 50%. The main contributor to this deficit is ‘Fingerprint Processing’, the Town charges $18 for either a ‘Livescan’ or ‘Rolled’ fingerprinting, the full cost for this service was calculated to be $56 and $37, which results in a $38 and $19 deficit, respectively. While the deficits alone are not large, since the department provides these services five to ten times a week, it adds up to a larger component of the deficit. Due to this, even a small increase in fingerprinting fees would result in an increase in cost recovery.
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11. Public Works
Public Works is responsible for designing, constructing, and maintaining the Town’s essential infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and stormwater drains. Additionally, they also oversee the planning and implementation of public projects as a means to meet the growing needs of the community. The fees examined within this study relate to certificates of compliance and correction, parcel and subdivision maps, encroachment permits, lot line and merger adjustment reviews, and various others. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications, detailed per unit results for the feerelated services, and annual revenue impacts associated with Public Works. 1 Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with staff, the following modifications were proposed to the current fee schedule:
• Eliminated Fees: Staff proposed eliminating the following fees as these services are no longer offered:
- All fees associated with ‘Public utility Encroachment Permits’ - ‘Sign Review and Installation’
- ‘Traffic Marking Engineering Review’
• New Fees: Staff proposed the addition of the following fees as they highlight either services already offered but not codified on the fee schedule or new services the Town is looking to provide:
- ‘Special Permit Zone Review’ was added to cover the cost of reviewing development projects for parcels designated to have areas of potential flooding according to the Town’s Strom Drain Master Plan. - ‘Development Impact Fee Adjustment/Waiver/in-Lieu Credit Application’ • Expanded Fees: Due to large variability in how the fees are administered, staff proposed expanding the following fee categories:
- ‘General Encroachment Permit, Minor Review & Inspections’ was expanded into the following two categories: ‘Minor Encroachment Permit (Less than $20,000 Value in Public ROW)’ and ‘Residential Driveway Connection, Standard Detail D-12’
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accompanied by a stamped Engineer’s Estimate of Construction Costs or other acceptable valuation evidence.
- ‘$20,000-$49,999 Value in Public ROW’
- ‘$50,000-$99,999 Value in Public ROW’
- ‘$100,000-$249,999 Value in Public ROW’
- ‘$250,000-$499,999 Value in Public ROW’
- ‘$500,000+ Value in Public ROW’
- Rather than being charged based on a percentage of the Engineers estimate, ‘General Encroachment Permit, Utility’ was expanded into the following two per hour fee categories: ‘Review & Inspection Hourly Fee’ and ‘Review & Inspection Overtime Hourly Fee’.
- Rather than being charged based on a percentage of the Engineers estimate, ‘Onsite (Private Property Development) Civil Plan Review’ was expanded into the following five flat fee categories which shall be accompanied by a stamped Engineer’s Estimate of Construction Costs or other acceptable valuation evidence.
- ‘Less Than $49,999 Civil Value in Private Development’ - ‘$50,000-$99,999 Civil Value in Private Development’
- ‘$100,000-$249,999 Civil Value in Private Development’ - ‘$250,000-$499,999 Civil Value in Private Development’ - ‘$500,000+ Value Civil Value in Private Development’
• Modified Fees: ‘Erosion Control’ was updated to change the fee from being charged per acre to now be charged within the follow categories:
- ‘Single Family Residential’
- ‘All Other’
These modifications ensure that the proposed fee schedule more accurately reflects the services currently being provided by Public Works.
2 Detailed Results
Public Works collect fees for certificates of compliance and correction, parcel and subdivision maps, encroachment permits, lot line and merger adjustment reviews, and various others. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Townwide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered. 127
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Table 16: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Public Works
Fee Name Current Fee17 Total Cost Difference
Certificate Of Compliance Review - With Public Hearing
Certificate Of Compliance Review - With Public Hearing $778 $1,826 ($1,048) Third Party Costs Actual Cost
Certificate of Correction
No Public Hearing $518 $1,470 ($952)
With Public Hearing $778 $2,306 ($1,528)
Covenant/Road Maintenance Agreement Processing $194 $476 ($282) Erosion Control
Non-Compliance Abatement Actual Cost
Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Review:
Single-Family Residential New $530 N/A
All Other New $1,061 N/A
Final Parcel Map
Final Parcel Map $1,296 $2,519 ($1,223)
Third Party Costs Actual Cost
Final Subdivision Map
Final Subdivision Map Review $1,944 $5,150 ($3,206)
Third Party Costs Actual Cost
General Encroachment Permit, Minor Review & Inspection
Minor Encroachment Permit (Less than $20,000 Value
in Public ROW) $266 $531 ($265)
Residential Driveway Connection, Standard Detail D-12 $266 $782 ($516) General Encroachment Permit, Major Review & Inspection
$20,000-$49,999 Value in Public ROW New $1,008 N/A
$50,000-$99,999 Value in Public ROW New $1,987 N/A
$100,000-$249,999 Value in Public ROW New $2,477 N/A
$250,000-$499,999 Value in Public ROW New $2,966 N/A
$500,000+ Value in Public ROW New $3,485 N/A
General Encroachment Permit, Utility
Review & Inspection Hourly Fee New $170 N/A
Review & Inspection Overtime Hourly Fee New $158 N/A
General Engineering
Review Hourly Fee $130 $218 ($88)
Inspection Hourly Fee $101 $179 ($78)
Inspection Overtime Hourly Fee $130 $211 ($81)
Overtime Review Hourly Fee $101 $266 ($165)
Grading Permit Review and Inspection (Disturbed Volume / Area) Over 50 to 100 CY $212 $523 ($311)
Over 100 to 1,000 CY $425 $1,000 ($575)
Over 1,000 CY $850 $1,606 ($756)
Improvement Agreement Review
Less than $1,500 $259 $427 ($168)
More than $1,500 $518 $1,018 ($500)
Lot Line Adjustment Review
Lot Line Adjustment Review $907 $2,257 ($1,350)
Third Party Costs Actual Cost
Lot Merger Review
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Fee Name Current Fee17 Total Cost Difference
Lot Merger Review $518 $2,007 ($1,489)
Third Party Costs Actual Cost
Onsite (Private Property Development) Civil Plan Review Less Than $49,999 Civil Value in Private Development New $1,008 N/A $50,000-$99,999 Civil Value in Private Development New $1,987 N/A $100,000-$249,999 Civil Value in Private Development New $2,477 N/A $250,000-$499,999 Civil Value in Private Development New $2,966 N/A $500,000+ Value Civil Value in Private Development New $3,485 N/A Deposit 50% 50% 0%
Oversize Vehicle18
Annual Permit $90 $90 $0
Single Trip Permit $16 $16 $0
Parking Within Street Setback Review $259 $367 ($108)
Site Plan Review (Developed Area)
Under 1/3 Acre $259 $487 ($228)
1/3 - 2 Acres $518 $973 ($455)
Over 2 Acres $1,426 $1,979 ($553)
Stormwater Post-Construction Standards Plan Review
Regulated Project $778 $695 $83
Small Project $130 $348 ($218)
Street Abandonment
Street Abandonment $1,815 $2,753 ($938)
Third Party Costs Actual Cost
Special Permit Zone Review New $396 N/A
Development Impact Fee Adjustment/Waiver/in-Lieu
Credit Application $212 $952 ($740)
Public Work - Street & Fleet Services
Fleet Cost Recovery Fees Regular Business Hours $76 $100 ($24) Streets Cost Recovery Fees Regular Business Hours $118 $162 ($44) Streets Cost Recovery Fees After Hours - (3 Hour
Minimum) $177 $186 ($9)
Except for ‘Stormwater Post-Construction Standards Plan Review – Regulated Project’, Public Work’s under-recovers on all their fees. Deficits range from a low of $9 for ‘Streets Cost Recovery Fees After Hours - (3 Hour Minimum)’ to a high of $3,206 for ‘Final Subdivision Map Review’.
3 Annual Revenue Impact
Based on the FY24 permit information, Public Works has an under-recovery of roughly $33,000. The following table shows by major fee category: revenue at current fee, total projected annual cost, and the resulting difference.
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Table 17: Annual Results – Public Works
Fee Category
Revenue at
Current Fee
Annual
Cost Difference
General Encroachment Permit $30,640 $31,602 ($962)
Grading Permit Review and Inspection $14,017 $33,342 ($19,325) Lot Line Adjustment and Merger $5,444 $18,564 ($13,120) Oversize Vehicle $678 $678 $0
Total $50,779 $84,187 ($33,408)
Public Works has an annual cost recovery of 60%. The driving force of the difference is ‘Grading Permit Review and Inspection’ as this service has both a large per unit difference and high volume of these types of services provided. For example, ‘Over 50 to 100 CY’ is currently administered at $212, the full cost was calculated to be $523, resulting in a per unit deficit of $311. Roughly 32 of these services were conducted, resulting in an annual deficit of roughly $9,900. The high volume coupled with the high difference decrease the department’s cost recovery.
Additionally, ‘Lot Line Adjustment and Merger’ have an impact on cost recovery but are due to large per unit differences. For example, currently ‘Lot Merger Review’ is charged at $518 per review, the full cost was calculated to be $2,007, resulting in a $1,489 per unit deficit. Only seven of these reviews were administered in the prior year, which resulted in a roughly $10,400 deficit. Overall, staff should review these fees and the others provided in the analysis and adjust where appropriate.
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12. Onsite Sanitation
Onsite Sanitation is responsible for overseeing septic and wastewater treatment systems within the Town of Paradise. As such the fees examined within this study relate to the plan review and inspection of these systems. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications, detailed per unit results for the fee-related services, and annual revenue impacts associated with Onsite Sanitation.
1 Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with staff, the following modifications were proposed to the current fee schedule:
• New Fees: Staff proposed the addition of the following fees as they highlight either services already offered but not codified on the fee schedule or new services the Town is looking to provide:
- Under Permit Renewal – New Construction category, staff proposed the addition of ‘Alteration to Maintain Existing Use/Alteration for Expanded Use’, as this is an elective application but there is currently no way to capture the time to process the application.
- ‘Mobile Home Park Review’ covers a pre-review of applicant plans before they can receive a permit from the state.
- ‘Re-Review upon Third Plan Check’ covers excessive plan review. • Modified Fees: ‘Review for Land Division’ modified category from up to 3 lots to be up to 4 lots as a means to mimic parcel maps.
These modifications ensure that the proposed fee schedule more accurately reflects the services currently being provided by Onsite Sanitation. 2 Detailed Results
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Table 18: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Onsite Sanitation Fee Name Current Fee19 Total Cost Difference
Abandonment of Septic System $143 $272 ($129)
Advanced Treatment Systems
Up to & including1000 gpd - Recirc, BSF, ATU, etc.
Permit $429 $952 ($523)
Review $739 $1,476 ($737)
Above 1000 gpd - Recirc, BSF, ATU, etc.
Permit $573 $1,272 ($699)
Review $933 $1,778 ($845)
Alteration to Maintain Existing Use/Alteration
for Expanded Use $286 $690 ($404)
Alternative Systems
Perimeter & Curtain Drain Dewatering:
Permit $429 $952 ($523)
Review $855 $1,604 ($749)
Alternative System - Pressure Dose up to & including 1000 gpd:
Permit $429 $952 ($523)
Review $447 $981 ($534)
Alternative Systems - Pressure Dose above 1000 gpd:
Permit $573 $1,125 ($552)
Review $778 $1,677 ($899)
Annual Evaluator License Fee $39 $161 ($122)
Annual Operating Permit20 $33 $33 $0
Building Permit Clearance
Major $72 $216 ($144)
Minor $36 $126 ($90)
Compliance Enforcement $212 $410 ($198)
Escrow Clearance $93 $176 ($83)
Extension Request for Evaluation or Repair $33 $68 ($35) Graywater Systems $107 $359 ($252)
Hourly Service Fees $94 $161 ($67)
Innovative Treatment System
Permit $941 $1,794 ($853)
Review $1,882 $3,065 ($1,183)
Land Use Review
Major $389 $818 ($429)
Major with Covenant or Easement $583 $1,192 ($609)
Minor $253 $516 ($263)
Monitoring Service - Advanced Treatment System
Up to & incl 1000 gpd $156 $468 ($312)
Over 1000 gpd $389 $788 ($399)
Permit Renewal (New Construction)
Alternative or Advanced Treatment System $272 $584 ($312) Standard System $156 $303 ($147)
Alteration to Maintain Existing Use/Alteration
for Expanded Use New $385 N/A
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Fee Name Current Fee19 Total Cost Difference
Repair
Advanced Treatment Systems Recirc, BSF, ATU, etc. up to & including 1000 gpd:
Permit $429 $915 ($486)
Review $700 $1,054 ($354)
Advanced Treatment Systems Recirc, BSF, ATU, etc. above 1000 gpd:
Permit $680 $1,364 ($684)
Review $739 $1,484 ($745)
Pressure Dose:
Permit $215 $470 ($255)
Review $428 $778 ($350)
Standard Septic System $226 $516 ($290)
Minor $72 $192 ($120)
Review for Land Division
Up to 4 lots $541 $1,097 ($556)
4 or more Lots $132 $348 ($216)
Final Map Check $78 $212 ($134)
Standard System
New Installation $544 $865 ($321)
Additional Re-inspection $78 $183 ($105)
Water Well Clearance $94 $248 ($154)
Mobile Home Park Review New $730 N/A
Re-Review upon Third Plan Check New $151 N/A
Onsite Sanitation under-recover for all fees, ranging from a high of $1,183 for ‘Innovative Treatment System – Review’ to a low of $35 for ‘Extension Request for Evaluation or Repair’.
3 Annual Revenue Impact
Based on the FY24 permit information, Onsite Sanitation has an under-recovery of roughly $221,000. The following table shows by major fee category: revenue at current fee, total projected annual cost, and the resulting difference.
Table 19: Annual Results - Onsite Sanitation
Fee Category
Revenue at
Current Fee
Annual
Cost Difference
Alteration to Maintain Existing Use/Alteration for Expanded Use $57,543 $138,741 ($81,199) Annual Evaluator License Fee $2,256 $9,363 ($7,108)
Annual Operating Permit $380,916 $380,916 $0
Escrow Clearance $38,816 $73,705 ($34,889)
Extension Request for Evaluation or Repair $33 $68 ($35) Land Use Review $29,008 $59,284 ($30,277)
Repair $52,609 $120,325 ($67,716)
Water Well Clearance $94 $248 ($154)
Total $561,275 $782,653 ($221,378)
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The Onsite Wastewater Division has an annual cost recovery of 72%. At $68,000, the fee category ‘Alteration to Maintain Existing Use/Alteration for Expanded Use’ accounts for the largest portion of the deficit. Currently, this fee is charged at $286; the full cost was calculated at $690, resulting in a $404 per unit deficit. The per unit difference, coupled with the high volume of this type of permit administered, results in the cost recovery gaps seen.
Likewise, ‘Standard Septic System’ within the ‘Repair’ category is currently administered at $226, the full cost was calculated at $516, resulting in a $290 per unit deficit. In the prior year 194 of these permits were administered resulting in an annual deficit of roughly $56,000. Overall, staff should look at these fees and the rest addressed in this analysis and make adjustment where necessary to bridge the cost recovery gap. 134
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13. Development Services Surcharges
There are two typical surcharges assessed as part of the development review process – General Plan Maintenance Fee and Technology fee. Currently, the Town of Paradise charges both fees. The following subsections discuss the calculation of the General Plan Maintenance Fee and Technology Fee.
General Plan Maintenance Fee
A General Plan Maintenance fee is meant to account for updates to the general plan, zoning ordinance, housing elements, and other long-range planning activities that are part of the larger General Plan.
The General Plan Maintenance fee is governed by Government Code Section 66014(b), which states that fees “may include the costs reasonably necessary to prepare and revise the plans and policies that a local agency is required to adopt before it can make any necessary findings and recommendations.” This code states that fees can be charged against zoning changes, zoning variances, use permits, building inspections, and filing applications.
The fee is charged during the building permit phase to ensure that any development project that gets to that phase has enough impact to require an update to the Zoning Code or the General Plan. This fee should only be applied to major building permits (i.e., new or remodel / tenant improvements) rather than standalone permits for water heaters or electrical outlets.
Annually, the Town spends approximately $257,000 on long-range planning activities.
Additionally, for FY25 the Town has proposed $800,000 for general plan update costs to last approximately 10 years, adding an additional $80,000 per year. The project team calculated the full cost of the General Plan Fee based on total annual cost divided by total revenue from Building permits. The following table shows this calculation:
Table 20: General Plan Maintenance Fee Calculation
Category Cost
Total Annual Cost $337,000
Total Building Permit Fees $2,395,442
General Plan Maintenance Fee 14%
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assessed to a project. The following table compares the current fee to the Town’s full cost, along with the associated difference.
Table 21: General Plan Maintenance Fee Current Fee to Full Cost Comparison Category Current Fee Full Cost Difference
General Plan Maintenance Fee 12% 14% (2%)
The Town is currently under-recovering by 2% for its General Plan maintenance fee.
As part of this analysis, the project team conducted a comparative survey of other local jurisdictions and their assessment of the General Plan Maintenance Fee. Like other comparative efforts, the survey below simply shows the fees charged by the jurisdiction and does not include the basis upon which the other jurisdictions calculated or developed their fee. The following table shows the results of this comparative analysis:
Table 22: General Plan Maintenance Fee – Comparative Survey Jurisdiction Fee Amount
Butte County 4.5% of Bldg Permit Fees
Chico 2% of Bldg Permit Fees
Clearlake $25 per permit
Lincoln 0.079% of Project Val
Chico and Butte County’s fees at 2% and 4.5% are significantly lower than the Town’s current fee of 12% and full cost fee of 14%.
Technology Surcharge Fee
A Technology Fee allows the Town to support the costs associated with the Paradise’s permitting system, contracted staff time for managing the systems, acquiring the system, etc. The Town currently assesses this fee as 12.50% of the permit fees. The current annual expenses for technology-related support are $275,000 annually. To arrive at the calculation of the technology fee, the project team took the annual technology-related costs and divided it by the total cost of Administrative Services, Animal Control, Building, Onsite Sanitation, Planning, Fire, Police, and Public Works permits. The following table shows this calculation:
Table 23: Technology Fee Calculation
Cost Category Amount
Total Annual Technology-Related Costs $275,000
Total Fee-Related Revenue $3,744,534
Technology Fee as % of Bldg Permit Fee 7%
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Based upon this calculation, the Town’s full cost Technology fee would be 7% of the permit fees. Below, is a table comparing the calculated fee to the Town’s current fee, along with the associated difference.
Table 24: Technology Fee Current Fee to Full Cost Comparison Category
Current
Fee
Full
Cost Difference
Technology Fee 12.50% 7% 5.50%
The current fee is 5.50% more than the full cost calculated.
As part of this analysis, the project team conducted a comparative survey of other local jurisdictions and their assessment of a Technology Fee. Like other comparative efforts, the survey below simply shows the fees charged by the jurisdiction and does not include the basis upon which the other jurisdictions calculated or developed their fee. The following table shows the results of this comparative analysis:
Table 25: Technology Fee – Comparative Survey
Jurisdiction Fee Amount
Auburn 3% of Permit Fees
Butte County 2% of Permit Fees
Chico
3.3% of the Building Permit Fee
2.8% of the Planning Fees
Clearlake 2% of Permit Fees
Lincoln 4% of Permit Fees
Marysville 10% of Permit Fees
Oroville 6% of Permit Fees
All surveyed jurisdictions charge their technology fee as a percentage of the permit fee, ranging from 2% to 10% of permit fees. Paradise’s current fee at 12.50% is the highest, while the full cost calculated fee at 7% would be roughly aligned with other jurisdictions.
Surcharge Funds
The Town of Paradise already collects and accounts for General Plan Maintenance and Technology surcharges in separate accounts, which ensures compliance with funding requirements, enables appropriate allocation of funds to long-term planning and technology-related activities, and mitigates any potential issues with the comingling of funds.
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14. Cost Recovery Considerations
The following sections provide guidance regarding how and where to increase fees, determining annual update factors, and developing cost recovery policies and procedures.
1 Fee Adjustments
This study has documented and outlined on a fee-by-fee basis where the Town is under and over collecting for its fee-related services. Town and Department management will now need to review the results of the study and adjust fees in accordance with Departmental and Town philosophies and policies. The following dot points outline the major options the Town has in adjusting its fees.
• Over-Collection: Upon review of the fees that were shown to be over-collecting for costs of services provided, the Town should reduce the current fee to be in line with the full cost of providing the service.
• Full Cost Recovery: For fees that show an under-collection for costs of services provided, the Town may decide to increase the fee to full cost recovery immediately.
• Phased Increase: For fees with significantly low-cost recovery levels, or which would have a significant impact on the community, the Town could choose to increase fees gradually over a set period of time.
The Town will need to review the results of the fee study and associated cost recovery levels and determine how best to adjust fees. While decisions regarding fees that currently show an over-recovery are fairly straight forward, the following subsections, provide further detail on why and how the Town should consider either implementing Full Cost Recovery or a Phased Increase approach to adjusting its fees. 1 Full Cost Recovery
Based on the permit or review type, the Town may wish to increase the fee to cover the full cost of providing services. Certain permits may be close to cost recovery already, and an increase to full cost may not be significant. Other permits may have a more significant increase associated with full cost recovery.
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these minimal increases can provide necessary revenue to counterbalance fees which are unable to be increased.
The Town should consider increasing fees for permits for which services are rarely engaged to full cost recovery. These services often require specific expertise and can involve more complex research and review due to their infrequent nature. As such, setting these fees at full cost recovery will ensure that when the permit or review is requested, the Town is recovering the full cost of its services.
2 Phased Increases
Depending on current cost recovery levels some current fees may need to be increased significantly in order to comply with established or proposed cost recovery policies. Due to the type of permit or review, or the amount by which a fee needs to be increased, it may be best for the Town to use a phased approach to reaching their cost recovery goals.
As an example, you may have a current fee of $200 with a full cost of $1,000, representing 20% cost recovery. If the current policy is 80% cost recovery, the current fee would need to increase by $600, bringing the fee to $800, in order to be in compliance. Assuming this particular service is something the Town provides quite often, and affects various members of the community, an instant increase of $600 may not be feasible. Therefore, the Town could take a phased approach, whereby it increases the fee annually over a set period until cost recovery is achieved.
Raising fees over a set period of time not only allows the Town to monitor and control the impact to applicants, but also ensure that applicants have time to adjust to significant increases. Continuing with the example laid out above, the Town could increase the fee by $150 for the next four years, spreading out the increase. Depending on the desired overall increase, and the impact to applicants, the Town could choose to vary the number of years by which it chooses to increase fees. However, the project team recommends that the Town not phase increases for periods greater than five years, as that is the maximum window for which a comprehensive fee assessment should be completed. 2 Annual Adjustments
Conducting a comprehensive analysis of fee-related services and costs annually would be quite cumbersome and costly. The general rule of thumb for comprehensive fee analyses is between three and five years. This allows for jurisdictions to ensure they account for organizational changes such as staffing levels and merit increases, as well as process efficiencies, code or rule changes, or technology improvements. 139
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Developing annual update mechanisms allow jurisdictions to maintain current levels of cost recovery, while accounting for increases in staffing or expenditures related to permit services. The two most common types of update mechanisms are Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) factors. The following points provide further detail on each of these mechanisms.
• COLA / Personnel Cost Factor: Jurisdictions often provide their staff with annual salary adjustments to account for increases in local cost of living. These increases are not tied to merit or seniority, but rather meant to offset rising costs associated with housing, gas, and other livability factors. Sometimes these factors vary depending on the bargaining group of a specific employee. Generally, these factors are around two or three percent annually.
• CPI Factor: A common method of increasing fees or cost is to look at regional cost indicators, such as the Consumer Price Index. These factors are calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, put out at various intervals within a year, and are specific to states and regions.
The Town of Paradise should review its current options internally (COLA) as well as externally (CPI) to determine which option better reflects the goals of the Department and the Town. If choosing a CPI factor, the Town should outline which CPI should be used, including specific region, and adoption date. If choosing an internal factor, again, the Town should be sure to specify which factor if multiple exist. 3 Policies and Procedures
This study has identified areas where the Town is under-collecting the cost associated with providing services. This known funding gap is therefore being subsidized by other Town revenue sources.
Development of cost recovery policies and procedures will serve to ensure that current and future decision makers understand how and why fees were determined and set, as well as provide a road map for ensuring consistency when moving forward. The following subsections outline typical cost recovery levels and discuss the benefits associated with developing target cost recovery goals and procedures for achieving and increasing cost recovery.
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1 Typical Cost Recovery
The Matrix Consulting Group has extensive experience in analyzing local government operations across the United States and has calculated typical cost recovery ranges. The following table outlines these cost recovery ranges by major service area.
Table 26: Typical Cost Recovery Ranges by Major Service Area Service Areas
Typical Cost Recovery
Ranges
Animal Control 40-70%
Building 80-100%
Admin Svcs 20-50%
Fire 50-80%
Onsite Sanitation 80-100%
Planning 50-80%
Police 40-70%
Public Works 80-100%
Information presented in the table above is based on the Matrix Consulting Group’s experience in analyzing local governments’ operations across the United States and within California and reflects typical cost recovery ranges observed by local adopting authorities. The following graph depicts how Paradise compares to industry cost recovery range standards.
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for the Town, indicating that it is more critical for the Town to focus on reviewing the full cost associated with those areas.
2 Development of Cost Recovery Policies and Procedures
The Town should review the current cost recovery levels and adopt a formal policy regarding cost recovery. This policy can be general in nature and can apply broadly to the Town as a whole, or to each department and division specifically. A department specific cost recovery policy would allow the Town to better control the cost recovery associated with different types of services being provided and the community benefit received. 142
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Appendix – Comparative Survey
As part of the Cost of Services (User Fee) study for the Town of Paradise, Matrix Consulting Group conducted a comparative survey of user fees. Paradise identified nine jurisdictions to be included in the comparative survey: Auburn, Butte County, Chico, Clearlake, Grass Valley, Gridley, Lincoln, Marysville, and Oroville. The project team then reviewed public documents (i.e., agenda items, staff reports, budgets, fee schedules, and ordinances), and or contacted jurisdictions to get comparative information.
While this full report provides the Town with a reasonable estimate and understanding of the true costs of providing services, many jurisdictions also wish to benchmark themselves against other comparable jurisdictions to understand the local “rates” for comparable services. This type of comparative analysis allows for Paradise to assess what types of changes in fee levels their community can bear. However, benchmarking does not provide adequate information regarding the relationship of other jurisdiction’s costs to their fees (i.e., policy decisions to subsidize, cost recovery goals, etc.). In an effort to contextualize this portion of the analysis, the project team provided economic and recency factors for the comparable jurisdictions.
The following sections detail various factors to consider when reviewing comparative survey results, as well as graphical comparisons of current fees and total calculated costs for various permits issued or services provided by the Town.
Economic Factors
To provide additional context to the comparative survey information, the project team collected economic factors for the jurisdictions included. Three important economic factors to consider when comparing fees across multiple jurisdictions are: population, budget, and workforce size. These factors can impact how and when fees are administered, as a jurisdiction with a smaller population may choose to not charge a fee, or a smaller workforce size may inhibit their ability to administer a fee.
The following tables rank each jurisdiction from smallest to largest for each of these economic factors:
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Table 27: Ranking of Jurisdictions by Population
Jurisdiction Population21
Gridley 6,935
Paradise 10,691
Marysville 12,752
Auburn 13,218
Grass Valley 13,400
Clearlake 16,553
Oroville 18,129
Lincoln 53,231
Chico 109,589
Butte County 205,928
Table 28: Ranking of Jurisdictions by Total Budget22
Jurisdiction FY24-25 Budget
Gridley $24,310,423
Marysville $27,835,409
Auburn $35,419,084
Grass Valley $61,134,342
Clearlake $65,656,432
Oroville $85,300,342
Paradise $122,935,617
Lincoln $125,619,639
Chico $281,966,395
Butte County $1,036,653,460
Table 29: Ranking of Jurisdictions by FTE
Jurisdiction FY24-25 FTE
Gridley 48
Clearlake 84
Auburn 89
Paradise 98
Grass Valley 114
Oroville 146
Lincoln 271
Chico 483
Butte County 2,411
When compared to surveyed jurisdictions, Paradise ranks lower in terms of population and staffing, and is the fourth highest in relation to budget.
Recency Factor
While the above comparative information can provide some perspective when paralleling Paradise’s fees with surveyed jurisdictions, other key factors to consider are when a 21 1/1/24 data from the California Department of Finance was used to determine each jurisdictions population. 22 To ensure appropriate comparisons, full operating budget (all funds) has been used for all jurisdictions. 144
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jurisdiction’s fee schedule was last updated and when the last comprehensive analysis was undertaken. It is important to note that even though jurisdictions may have conducted recent fee studies their fees are not always adopted at full cost recovery. The comparative results only show the adopted fee for the surveyed jurisdiction, not necessarily the full cost associated with the comparable service.
The following tables detail when each surveyed jurisdiction last updated their fee schedule and last conducted a fee analysis.
Table 30: Last Fee Schedule Updated
Jurisdiction Response
Clearlake 2023
Auburn 2024
Butte County 2024
Chico 2024
Grass Valley 2024
Gridley 2024
Lincoln 2024
Marysville 2024
Oroville 2024
Table 31: Last Fee Study Conducted
Jurisdiction Response
Grass Valley 2005
Chico 2015
Auburn 2024
Butte County Currently undergoing fee study
Gridley N/A
Marysville N/A
Clearlake N/A
Oroville N/A
Lincoln N/A
All surveyed jurisdictions have updated their fee schedule in the last couple of years.
However, other than Auburn and Butte County, who is currently undergoing a fee study, all other jurisdictions have not conducted a comprehensive fee study within the past five years.
Additional Factors
Along with keeping the statistics outlined in the previous sections in mind, the following issues should also be noted regarding the use of market surveys in the setting of fees for service:
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• Cost Recovery Factors: Each jurisdiction and its fees are different, and many are not based on the actual cost of providing services as various policy decision may subsidize services.
• Fee Variance Factors: The same “fee” with the same name may include different steps or sub-activities. In addition, jurisdictions provide varying levels of service and have varying levels of costs associated with providing services such as staffing levels, salary levels, indirect overhead costs, etc.
In addition to the issues noted, market surveys can also run the risk of creating a confusing excess of data that will obscure rather than clarify policy issues. Because each jurisdiction is different, the Matrix Consulting Group recommends that the information contained in the market comparison of fees be used as a secondary decision-making tool, rather than a tool for establishing an acceptable price point for services.
Comparative Survey Results
As part of this study, the project team conducted a survey of how the Town’s current user fees and calculated full cost compare to other identified jurisdictions. The following subsections provide a comparative look at several fee-related services provided by the Town versus the surveyed jurisdictions.
1 Adoption - Dog
Paradise currently charges a $58 fee for a dog adoption. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $95. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions. $0
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Paradise’s current fee is lower than the jurisdictional average of $72 and is most comparable to Chico’s fee at $59. The full cost calculated is the second highest and is most comparable to Clearlake ($90) and Grass Valley ($100). 2 Disposal (45 lbs. - large)
Paradise currently charges a $42 fee for a 45-pound disposal. Through this study, the full cost was calculated to be $71. The following graph compares Paradise’s current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee roughly aligns with the jurisdictional average of $45. The full cost fee is the second highest behind Grass Valley which charges $75 for this service. 3 Dog License (Spayed) - 1 Year
Paradise currently charges a $13 fee for a one-year dog license for a spayed dog. Through this study, the full cost was calculated to be $47. The following graph compares Paradise’s current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions. $0
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Paradise’s full cost fee is the highest and is significantly above the jurisdictional average of $15. Paradise’s current fee roughly aligned with the average and is the same cost charged by to Butte County ($13) and Gridley ($13).
4 Surrender Animal - Cat (altered)
Paradise currently charges a $22 fee for the surrender of a cat that is altered. Through this study, the full cost was calculated to be $112. The following graph compares Paradise’s current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee is the lowest and is most comparable to Gridley’s fee of $27. The full cost calculated is the highest and is significantly above the jurisdictional average of $53.
5 Dangerous Animal - Initial
Paradise currently charges a $122 initial fee for a Dangerous Animal. Through this study, the full cost was calculated to be $236. The following graph compares Paradise’s current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions. $0
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Paradise’s current fee is below the jurisdictional average of $237 and is most comparable to Gridley ($150) and Clearlake ($150). Paradise’s full cost calculated is the second highest, below Butte County ($412).
6 Demolition Permit Fee
Paradise currently charges a $185 fee for a Demolition Permit. Through this study, the full cost was calculated to be $520. The following graph compares Paradise’s current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee is below the jurisdictional average of $210 and is most comparable to Auburn ($169) and Clearlake ($200). Paradise’s full cost calculated is the highest and is well above the jurisdictional average.
7 Conditional/Temporary Certificate of Occupancy
Paradise currently charges $102 for Temporary Certificate of Occupancy. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $403. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions. $0
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Paradise’s current fee is the lowest and is below the jurisdictional average of $372.
Paradise’s full cost calculated is just above the jurisdictional average and is the second highest fee.
8 New SFR - 2,500 sq. ft. / $500,000 - R3 (Plan Check & Inspection) Paradise currently charges $7,017 for plan check and inspection for a New SFR. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $5,571. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee is above the jurisdictional average of $6,325. Its full cost is in alignment with other jurisdictions such as Butte County, Grass Valley, and Gridley. $0
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9 SFR Remodel 500 sq. ft. / $25,000 (Plan Check & Inspection) Paradise currently charges $887 for the plan check and inspection of a SFR Remodel.
Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $779. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee and full cost calculated are both below the jurisdictional average of $952. At $1,648, Grass Valley charges the most for this type of service. 10 New Commercial Bldg - 50,000 sq. ft. / $250,000 – B (Plan Check & Inspection Paradise currently charges $26,231 for the plan check and inspection of a New Commercial Building. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $44,304. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
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Paradise’s current fee is above the jurisdictional average of $19,476 and most comparable to Maryville at $24,475. The full cost calculated is also above the jurisdictional average and is the highest among the surveyed jurisdictions. 11 Commercial TI - 1,000 sq. ft. / $100,000 (Plan Check & Inspection) Paradise currently charges $2,233 for the plan check and inspection of a Commercial TI.
Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $2,035. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
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Paradise’s current fee and full cost calculated are roughly aligned with the jurisdictional average of $2,144. At $2,063, Auburn is most comparable to both the current and full cost calculated.
12 Burn Permit - Residential
Paradise currently charges $22 for a Residential Burn Permit. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $32. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee and full cost calculated are both significantly lower than the jurisdiction average of $117. At $190, Lincoln charged the most for this permit. 13 Land Clearing Permit
Paradise currently charges $76 for a Land Clearing Permit. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $182. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions. $0
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Paradise’s current fee and full cost calculated are both below the jurisdictional average of $265. At $380, Gridley charges the most for this service, followed by Butte County which charged $276.
14 Fire Sprinkler - NFPA 13R & 13D (new): 2,500 sq. ft. - 25 heads Paradise currently charges $212 for a New Fire Sprinkler. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $652. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee is the lowest and is below the jurisdictional average of $457.
Paradise’s full cost calculated is the second highest behind Oroville ($676). Grass Valley charged this fee as a deposit of $252.
15 Fire Sprinkler - NFPA 13, 13R & 13D (modification): 25 heads Paradise currently charges $106 for a Fire Sprinkler Modification. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $502. The following graph compares Paradise's $0
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current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee is the lowest and is well below the jurisdictional average of $536.
The full cost calculated is also below the average and is most comparable to Oroville ($676). Grass Valley charges this fee as a deposit of $632. 16 Hydrant Flow Review - Basic
Paradise currently charges $77 for a Hydrant Flow review. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $268. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee is below the jurisdictional average of $194. The calculated full cost is the highest and is roughly aligned with Chico’s fee of $255. Grass Valley charges this fee as a deposit of $189.
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17 Repair - Standard Septic System
Paradise currently charges $143 for a Standard Septic System. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $272. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Except for Butte County, all other surveyed jurisdictions do not charge this fee. The full cost calculated is roughly aligned with the fee charged by Butte County ($261). 18 Permit Renewal (New Construction) - Standard System
Paradise currently charges $93 for a New Construction Permit Renewal. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $176. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Except for Butte County, all other surveyed jurisdictions do not charge this fee. The full cost calculated is higher than the fee charged by Butte County ($130), while the current fee is lower.
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19 Standard System - New Install
Paradise currently charges $544 for a Standard System. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $865. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Except for Butte County, all other surveyed jurisdictions do not charge this fee. The full cost calculated roughly aligned with the fee charged by Butte County ($865). 20 Water Well Clearance
Paradise currently charges $94 for Water Well Clearance. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $248. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Except for Butte County, all other surveyed jurisdictions do not charge this fee. The full cost calculated is higher than the fee charged by Butte County ($196), while the current fee is lower.
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21 Administrative Permit – Minor
Paradise currently charges $652 for an Administrative Permit for a Minor. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $1,349. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee is most comparable to Grass Valley ($562) and Oroville ($435).
Paradise’s full cost calculated is above the jurisdictional average of $812 and is most comparable to the fee charged by Chico ($1,829).
22 Parcel Map (15 lots)
Paradise currently charges $2,074 for a Parcel Map (15 lots). Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $4,782. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee is the second lowest, behind Marysville which charges $1,000. The full cost calculated is in above the jurisdictional average of $3,596 and is most $0
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comparable to Butte County at $4,792. Chico and Gridley both charge this fee as a deposit of $13,679 and $1,250, respectively.
23 Tree Felling - 10 trees
Paradise currently charges $219 for a Tree Felling. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $385. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee is the below the jurisdictional average of $435 and is most comparable with Chico ($257). The full cost calculated is roughly in line with the jurisdictional average and is most comparable to Auburn ($300). 24 Variance Permit - Major
Paradise currently charges $1,037 for a Variance Permit. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $2,168. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions. $0
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Paradise’s current fee is most comparable with Butte County’s fee of $2,153. Paradise’s full cost calculated fee is roughly in alignment with the jurisdictional average of $2,298.
Oroville charges this fee as a deposit of $3,500.
25 Design Review Application - Sign
Paradise currently charges $88 for a Design Review Application. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $543. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
When compared to surveyed jurisdictions, Paradise’s full cost calculated is the highest for this service and is significantly above the jurisdictional average of $180. Paradise’s current fee is below the average and is most comparable with Clearlake’s fee of $102. 26 Citation Sign Off - Vehicle brought to Police Department Paradise currently charges a $22 fee for a Citation Sign Off. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $13. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions. $0
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Paradise’s current fee is the highest and above the jurisdictional average of $17. The full cost calculated is the lowest and is most comparable with Clearlake ($15) and Marysville ($15).
27 Visa/Clearance Letter
Paradise currently charges $16 fee for a Visa/Clearance Letter. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $28. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee is below the jurisdictional average of $21 and is most comparable to Chico ($20). Paradise’s full cost calculated is above the average and the second highest, behind Grass Valley ($30).
28 VIN Verification - Vehicle brought to Police Department Paradise currently charges $23 for a VIN Verification. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost a to be $47. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions. $0
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Paradise’s current fee is most comparable with Oroville ($25). Paradise’s full cost calculated is above the jurisdictional average of $32 and most comparable to Chico ($41).
29 Certificate of Correction - No Public Hearing
Paradise currently charges $518 for a Certificate of Correction. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $1,470. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s full cost calculated is the highest and is well above the jurisdictional average of $438. Paradise’s current fee is most comparable to the fee charged by Butte County ($525). Lincoln charges this fee as a deposit of $438.
30 Minor Encroachment Permit (Less than $20,000 Value in Public ROW) Paradise currently charges $266 for a Minor Encroachment Permit. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $531. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions. $0
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Paradise’s current fee is below the jurisdictional average of $437. Paradise’s full cost calculated above the average and is most comparable to Lincoln ($447). At $1,105, Chico charges the most for this service.
31 Lot Line Adjustment Review
Paradise currently charges a fee of $907 for a Lot Line Adjustment Review. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $2,257. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee and full cost calculated are well above the jurisdictional average of $596 and are most comparable with Oroville ($1,200). Lincoln charges this fee as a deposit of $3,000.
32 Final Subdivision Map Review - 20 lots
Paradise currently charges a fee of $1,944 for Final Subdivision Map Review. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $5,150. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
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Paradise’s current fee is the second lowest and is most comparable with Oroville ($2,400). Paradise’s full cost calculated is the highest and is significantly higher than the jurisdictional average of $1,450. Lincoln ($15,000), Grass Valley ($9,330), Butte County ($4,368), and Gridley ($2,500) charge this fee as a deposit. 33 Grading Permit Review and Inspection (Disturbed Volume / Area): 300 CY Paradise currently charges $425 for a Grading Permit Review and Inspection. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost to be $1,000. The following graph compares Paradise's current fee and calculated full cost to those of surveyed jurisdictions.
Paradise’s current fee is the second lowest, above Oroville ($150) and below the jurisdictional average of $590. Paradise’s full cost calculated is above the jurisdictional average and is most comparable with Butte County ($1,029). Lincoln ($14,500) and Grass Valley ($4,015) charge this fee as a deposit.
Summary
Overall, Paradise generally has current fees that are lower than the average cost charged by surveyed jurisdictions, and calculated full costs which are higher. With the exception of the change to the building permitting fees. For those fees, the Town’s full cost is more in alignment with other jurisdictions.
Of the surveyed jurisdictions, Paradise’s current fees are most comparable with Butte County, Auburn, Clearlake, and Oroville. Paradise’s full cost calculated is most comparable to fee charged in Auburn, Chico, Grass Valley, and Marysville.
It is important to note that the results of this survey only show the fees adopted by the council, not the cost recovery policy decisions for departments or a jurisdiction. As such, the results of this survey should be used as a secondary decision-making tool. $0
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Council Agenda Summary
Date: September 09, 2025
Agenda Item: 6(c)
ORIGINATED BY: Louis Johnson, Supervising Project Manager REVIEWED BY: Eric R. Reinbold, Town Manager
Scott E. Huber, Town Attorney
SUBJECT: Contract No. 2025-002 Hazardous Fuels Reduction Services Contract Approval and Authorize Advertisement for
Proposals
LONG TERM
RECOVERY PLAN:
yes, tier 1, Fuels Management
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED:
1. Consider authorizing staff to advertise Contract No. 2025-002 Hazardous Fuels Reduction Services Contract. (ROLL CALL VOTE)
Background:
In the wake of the most destructive wildfires in California’s history, the Town of Paradise will establish a Hazardous Fuels Reduction Program to help protect Town’s Right of Ways. The target location would be the Wildland-Urban Interface area which encompasses the entire Town. This includes over 11,500 parcels with an estimated pre-fire population of 26,000.
In the aftermath of the Camp Fire, the fire prevention techniques and mitigation measures are dramatically different. The Town will need to use a combination of mechanical measures and chemical techniques for the clearing brush. The vegetative landscape will be grasses, brush, and small trees as opposed to the pre-fire state of large trees. This change throughout the Town makes this project even more important in creating a program to manage hazardous fuels.
In order to efficiently manage hazardous fuels, the implementation of this includes the mechanical and chemical reduction of hazardous fuels.
This project is limited to Town/public right-of-way with an average width of 11.5 feet from existing edge of pavement across the Town. The Town plans to reduce hazardous fuels along both sides of the 98.48-mile public roads. The total area of treatment is estimated to be 274.55 acres (11.5 feet * 98.48 miles * 2). The treatment methods will include 1) chipping and mulching grasses and bushes, and 2) spraying herbicide to prevent the growth of weeds.
Analysis:
Staff have prepared the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Hazardous Fuels Reduction Services project. The project includes reducing Hazardous Fuels in 98.48 miles of Town right-of-way for approximately 274.55 acres.
With Council approval of the Request for Proposals and authorization to advertise for bids, staff proposes the following schedule:
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Advertise for Proposals: September 10 – October 01, 2025 Award Contract: October 14, 2025
Work Begin: Spring 2026
The request for proposals for the project is included as an attachment.
Financial Impact:
This project is 100% funded by Federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (FHMGP) for $1,218,750 and Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) for $406,468 totaling $1,625,218. There will be no impact on the general fund. 166
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION SERVICES
FEMA
CIP 7315
Date Released: September 10, 2025
Town of Paradise
Public Works Department
5555 Skyway
Paradise, CA 95969
Proposals are due prior to 4:00 P.M., October 1, 2025
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1 - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ...................................................................................................................... 1 SECTION 2 - BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................................... 3 SECTION 3 - SCOPE OF SERVICES ............................................................................................................................... 4 SECTION 4 - CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS & CONDITIONS ................................................................................... 6 SECTION 5 - PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................... 9 SECTION 6 - EVALUATION CRITERIA ........................................................................................................................ 10 APPENDIX A – HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION SCHEDULE .................................................................................... 11 APPENDIX B – CONTRACT INITIATION TASK LIST..................................................................................................... 13 APPENDIX C – TOWN MAINTENANED ROADS ......................................................................................................... 14 APPENDIX D – HUD SECTION 3 ................................................................................................................................ 21 APPENDIX E – FHWA Form 1273, Federal Aid Contract Provisions ......................................................................... 33 APPENDIX F – ADDITIONAL FEDERAL PROVISIONS- FEMA FUNDED ....................................................................... 48 APPENDIX G – PROPOSED CONTRACT AGREEMENT ............................................................................................... 58
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