Town of Paradise
Town Council Meeting Agenda
6:00 PM – April 14, 2026
Doug LaMalfa Town Council Chambers – 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.
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. Invocation
1d. Roll Call
1e. Mayor Crowder to present a Proclamation proclaiming April as Arts, Culture & Creativity Month to Nicole LaJeunesse on behalf of PATCH. 1f. p5 Camp Fire Recovery Updates:
Colette Curtis, Recovery and Economic Development Director - recovery projects, advocacy, economic recovery & development, communications, emergency operations and Housing updates.
Marc Mattox, Assistant Town Manager -infrastructure and sewer updates. 1g. p14 Paradise Sewer Project Update by Assistant Town Manager Marc Mattox.
1h. Presentation by Police Chief Eric Reinbold on the Town’s new emergency alert system, Smart 911/RAVE.
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. p16 Approve minutes of the March 10, 2026 Special and Regular Town Council meetings. (Melanie Elvis/Town Clerk)
2b. p22 Approve March 2026 Cash Disbursements in the amount of $4,584,802. (Finance Director/Aimee Beleu)
2c. p30 1. Review and approve Town of Paradise Administrative Policy No. 185 Asset and Depreciation Policy; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, “A Resolution of The Town Council of the Town of Paradise Adopting Capital Asset, Depreciation, and Federal Property Controls Policy”. (Aimee Beleu/Finance Director)
2d. p43 Review and approve Town of Paradise – 140 Investment Policy. (Aimee Beleu/Finance Director)
2e. p54 1. Approve the Professional Services Agreement with Adams Ashby Group to serve as the Workforce Development Project’s Compliance Consultant; and, 2. Authorize the Town Manager to execute the contract. (Colette Curtis/Recovery & Economic Development Director) 2f. p136 1. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, “A Resolution of The Town Council of the Town of Paradise Authorizing Disposal of Certain Town Records Maintained in the Town Clerk Department Pursuant to Government Code Section 34090”; or, 2. Provide alternative direction to staff to retain certain records. (Melanie Elvis/Town Clerk)
3 2g. p144 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2026-_____ , “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise adopting a list of projects for fiscal year 2026/2027 funded by SB1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.” (Marc Mattox/Assistant Town Manager)
2h. p149 Adopt Resolution No. 2026-_____ , “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise accepting the work performed under the Pearson Hilltop Guard Rail Project Contract No. 9430.CON, performed by Apex Fence Company INC.” (Marc Mattox/Assistant Town Manager) 2i. Consider adopting Resolution No. 2026-____, “A Resolution of the Town Council of Town of Paradise accepting the work performed under the OnSystem Roadway Rehabilitation 2024/ HSIP Systemic Intersection Safety Improvement Project Contract 7303.3 CON REBID performed by Baldwin Contracting Company, Inc. dba Knife River Construction”. (Marc Mattox/Assistant Town Manager)
2j. p153 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2026-____, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise accepting the work performed under the Camp Fire Hydrant Repair Project Contract No. 8404.CON, performed by RCI General Engineering.” (Marc Mattox/Assistant Town Manger) 2k. p164 Concur with staff recommendation to file a CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Private Road Identification Safety Project. (Marc Mattox/Assistant Town Manger)
2l. p169 Concur with Staff recommendation to file CEQA Notice of Exemption for Subsurface Investigation work to support Collection System design and Wastewater Treatment Facility site selection. (Marc Mattox/Assistant Town Manager)
3. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
For matters that are not on the Council business agenda, speakers are allowed three (3) minutes to address the Council. The Town Council is prohibited from taking action 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. p181 1. Hold a duly noticed and published public hearing soliciting comments regarding the 2025-2026 military equipment use report and policy; and, 2. Waive the first reading of the Town of Paradise Ordinance No. 654 and read by title only; and, 3. Introduce Town of Paradise Ordinance No. 654 “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Renewing Section 9.70 to the Paradise Municipal Code Relating to Miliary Equipment Use”. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Eric Reinbold/Police Chief)
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. p203 1. Consider waiving the first reading of Town Ordinance No. 655 and read by title only; and, 2. Introduce Town Ordinance No. 655, “An Ordinance of the Town of Paradise Adopting New Section 15.02.065 and Making Findings of Facts Relating to Building Code Complaints and Establishing Oversight by the Building Division Corrective Action Plan Ad Hoc Advisory Committee. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Scott E. Huber/Town Attorney) 6b. p209 1. Discuss future use, if any, of Transient Occupancy Tax following the conclusion of the TOT Community Reinvestment Program; and,
2. Provide direction to staff. (Colette Curtis/Recovery & Economic Development Director)
6c. p211 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2026-____ “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Providing for the Summary Vacation of the Existing 12-foot-wide Public Utility Easement along the North Property Line of Lot 9 of the Wildwood Estates Subdivision, Recorded in Book 24 of Maps at Page 49, located in County of Butte, Paradise California; APN 053-011-047-000.” (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Marc Mattox/Assistant Town Manager)
7. COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS AND REPORTS
7a. Council initiated agenda items - None
7b. Council reports on committee representation
7c. Future Agenda Items
8. STAFF COMMUNICATION
8a. Town Manager Report
9. CLOSED SESSION - None
10. ADJOURNMENT