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. 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
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 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