Town Council

Town of Paradise Town Council Meeting Agenda 6:00 PM – July 14, 2026 Doug LaMalfa Town Council Chambers – 5555 Skyway, Paradise, CA Town Manager, Jennifer Macarthy Mayor, Steve Crowder Town Attorney, Scott E. Huber Vice Mayor, Steve “Woody” Culleton Council Member, Greg Bolin Town Clerk/Elections Official, Melanie Elvis Council Member, Heidi Lange CDD, Planning & Onsite, Susan Hartman CDD, Building & Code Enforcement, Tony Lindsey Council Member, Ronald Lassonde 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 Meeting Procedures Human Resources & Risk Management Director, Crystal Peters Information Systems Director, Luis Marquez 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. 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. Proclamation celebrating the United States of America's 250th Anniversary. 1f. Presentations by The Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce, The Paradise Performing Arts Center, Theater on the Ridge, The Paradise Art Center, The Gold Nugget Museum, and the Paradise Symphony regarding the third year of the Transient Occupancy Tax (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. (Introduction by Recovery & Economic Development Director Colette Curtis/) 1g. Update from Lisa DeLaby on Pioneer Energy integration. (Introduction by Recovery & Economic Development Director Colette Curtis) 1h. p6 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, Assistant Town Manager -infrastructure and sewer updates. 1i. p14 Paradise Sewer Project Update by Town Engineer Marc Mattox. 1j. p16 Presentation on the criteria needed to submit a notice of completion and acceptance of work performed for a typical capital improvement project. (Assistant Town Manager/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. p19 Approve minutes of the June 9, 2026 Special and Regular Town Council meetings and the June 24, 2026 Special Town Council meeting. (Town Clerk/Melanie Elvis) 2b. p29 Approve June 2026 Cash Disbursements in the amount of $6,390,801.84. (Finance Director/Aimee Beleu) 2c. p37 Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Rescinding Resolution No. 2025-14 and Re-Adopting the Conflict of Interest Code for the Agencies and Departments of the Town of Paradise Which Incorporate by Reference the Fair Political Practices Commission's Standard Model Conflict of Interest.” (Town Clerk/Melanie Elvis)  2d. p43 Adopt Resolution No. 2026-____ “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Repealing Resolution No. 2024-09, and Amending and Restating Procedures Relating to the Conduct of Town Council Meetings.” (Town Clerk/Melanie Elvis) 2e. p56 Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise to Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Paradise Unified School District for the Purpose of the Police Department Staffing a School Resource Officer Position within the District”. (Police Chief/Eric Reinbold) 2f. p64 Ratify the Professional Services Agreement with Regional Government Services (RGS), executed by the Town Manager under existing purchasing authority, in an amount not to exceed $99,000. (Finance Director/Aimee Beleu) 2g. p83 1. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-____, "A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Accepting the Work Performed Under Contract No. 9436.CON for the Fleet Shop Renovation Project Performed by Synergy Builders of Oroville, California” and, 2. Authorize the Town Manager to execute and record the Notice of Completion. (Assistant Town Manager/Marc Mattox) 2h. p88 Concur with the staff recommendation to file a Notice of Exemption pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Skyway Roadway Maintenance Project. (Assistant Town Manager/Marc Mattox) 2i. p93 1. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise certifying to the County of Butte the validity of the legal process used to place direct charges (special assessments) on the secured tax roll”; and, 2. Authorize the Town Manager and Finance Director to approve direct charge (special assessment) changes; and, 3. Authorize the Town Manager and Finance Director to execute the governing authority certification related to the direct assessments on the property tax roll. (Finance Director/Aimee Beleu) 2j. p95 1. Approve the Amendment to Investment Management Agreement, or: 2. Provide alternative direction. (Finance Director/Aimee Beleu) 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 - None 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. p98 1. Consider concurring with the project “CEQA determination” finding presented and considered by the Planning Commission on June 16, 2026, and embodied within Planning Commission Resolution No 2026-01; and, 2. Adopt Town Resolution No. 2026-___, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Approving the Vision and Guiding Principles for the Paradise 2045 General Plan Update”; or, 3. Direct staff to make further changes to the Vision and Guiding Principles. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Community Development Director/Susan Hartman) 6b. p141 1. Consider the Rebuild Paradise Foundation’s request for approval of Addendum No. 1 to the Hope Plaza License Agreement between the Town of Paradise and Rebuild Paradise Foundation; and, 2. If approved, authorize the Town Manager to execute the Addendum and any documents necessary to implement its provisions. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Assistant Town Manager/Marc Mattox) 6c. p161 Consider adopting the following resolutions: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-___ “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Adopting the Final Budget, Annual Appropriations, and Operating Transfers for the Town of Paradise for Fiscal Year 2026- 2027 ending June 30, 2027.” 2. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-_____, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Approving and Adopting the Annual Appropriation Limit for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.” 3. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-____, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Amending the General Fund Reserves for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.” 4. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-____, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise approving and Adopting the Town of Paradise Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and Disaster Recovery Plan for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year.” 5. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-____, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Approving the New Job Classification Descriptions.” 6. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-_____, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise, California adopting the amended Salary Pay Plan for Town of Paradise Employees for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.” (ROLL CALL VOTE) OR 7. Adopt an amended resolution and/or amended Operating and Capital Budget. (Finance Director/Aimee Beleu) 6d. p491 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2026-__ “ A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Authorizing the Town of Paradise to submit Applications for Three Eligible Census Tracts Under the Proposed Federal Opportunity Zones 2.0 program.” (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Recovery & Economic Development Director/Colette Curtis)  6e. p496 Consider reviewing and approving the updated State Advocacy Platform. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Recovery & Economic Development Director/Colette Curtis) 6f. p513 Consider appointing a Council representative to the Continuum of Care Committee. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Town Clerk/Melanie Elvis) 7. COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS AND REPORTS 7a. Council initiated agenda items 7a1. Discuss directing staff to develop options for verifying the current population of the Town of Paradise. (LASSONDE) 7b. p514 Council Members’ written reports on committee standing, external and ad hoc committee representation. 7c. Future agenda items 8. STAFF COMMUNICATION 8a. Town Manager Report 9. CLOSED SESSION - None 10. ADJOURNMENT