Town Council

Town of Paradise Town Council Meeting Agenda 6:00 PM – August 11, 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. Fire Prevention update by Community Development Director Tony Lindsey. 1f. Fire Chief Jason Finney to provide an overview of the July 16, 2026 Dudley Fire. 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, Assistant Town Manager -infrastructure updates. 1h. p15 Paradise Sewer Project Update by 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. p120 Approve minutes of the July 14, 2026 Special and Regular Town Council meetings and the July 29, 2026 Special Town Council meeting. (Town Clerk/ Melanie Elvis) 2b. p130 Approve July 2026 Cash Disbursements in the amount of $11,239,716.51. (Finance Director/Aimee Beleu) 2c. p139 Adopt Resolution No. 2026-_____ , “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise approving an application for funding and the execution of a grant agreement and any amendments thereto from the 2023-2024 funding year of the State CDBG Mitigation Resilience Infrastructure (MIT-RIP) program.” (Assistant Town Manager/Marc Mattox) 2d. p143 Review and file the 4th Quarter Investment Report for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026. (Finance Director/Aimee Beleu) 2e. p177 Adopt Resolution No. 2026-___, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Creating a Guideline for Transactions with the Town Involving U.S. Coins and Federal Reserve Notes.” (Town Attorney/Scott E. Huber) 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. p181 1. Hear a presentation regarding the City of Chico Regional Airport; and 2. Direct staff to amend the contract with the City of Chico to extend the original agreement for $75,000 towards the Chico Regional Airport Revenue Guarantee Fund until January 1, 2028; or 3. Direct staff to take no action and allow the existing contract to expire; or 4. Provide alternate direction. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Recovery & Economic Development Director/Colette Curtis) 6b. p193 Consider adopting the following resolutions: 1.Resolution No. ______, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Acknowledging the Project Completion of the Eaglepointe Rental Housing Project, a 43- unit Affordable Large Family Housing Complex located at 5975 Maxwell Dr., (APN: 053-380-045-000).” 2. Resolution No. ______, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Acknowledging the Project Completion of the Cypress Family Rental Housing Project, a 70- unit Affordable Large Family Housing Complex located at 1633 Cypress Ln., (APN: 050-140-179-000).” 3. Resolution No. ______, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Acknowledging the Project Completion of the Kathy Court (aka Mayer Commons) Rental Housing Project, a 12- unit Affordable Large Family Housing Complex located at 1565 Kay Ct., (APN: 053-170-144- 000).” 4. Resolution No. ______, “A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Paradise Acknowledging the Project Completion of the Northwind Rental Housing Project, a 21- unit Affordable Senior Housing Complex located at 6983 Pentz Rd., (APN: 050-082-023-000).” (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Housing Program Manager/Nadia Alekseev) 6c. p204 Review and file the July 2026 Monthly Financial Report, and provide feedback to staff regarding whether the report meets the Council’s expectations and informational needs, including any recommendations for additional or revised financial information to be included in future monthly reports. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Finance Director/Aimee Beleu) 6d. p206 Consider appointing a voting delegate and two alternatives to the League of California Cities Annual Conference. (ROLL CALL VOTE) (Town Clerk/Melanie Elvis) 7. COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS AND REPORTS 7a1. Discuss options to enhance the aesthetics of Paradise's gateways. (LANGE) 7a2. p212 Discuss approving a letter of support for Goats in Paradise, Inc. (LASSONDE) 7b. Council Members’ written reports on standing, external and ad hoc committee representation. 7c. Future Agenda Items 8. STAFF COMMUNICATION 8a. Town Manager Report 9. CLOSED SESSION - None 10. ADJOURNMENT