Town of Paradise
Town Council Special Meeting Agenda
5:30 PM – January 13, 2026
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.
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.
Interim Town Manager, Michael O’Brien
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. Roll Call
2. CLOSED SESSION
2a. 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 054-220-010, 050-052- 052, 050-052-095, 050-052-035, 053-272-088, 054-210-085, 054-210-062, 050-052-063 054-220-077, 054-210-103, 050-052-065, 050-082-105, 050- 082-104, 053-272-045, 053-240-046, 053-260-104, 053-250-009, 053-260- 099, 050-082-023, 053-272-095, 053-250-008, 054-210-015, 054-210-016, 054-220-057, 053-272-059, 053-260-081, 053-260-027, 053-250-007. The negotiators for the property owner(s) are unknown at this time. 2b. EXISTING LITIGATION. Pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(a), the Town Council will meet with the Town Manager and Town Attorney regarding existing litigation which has been initiated formally and to which the Town is a party: Carol Sue Taylor v. Town of Paradise, et al. Butte County Superior Court Case Number 25CV00208.
3. ADJOURNMENT