Staff said the sewer project is in environmental review with preliminary designs for collection and treatment under study. Two candidate treatment-site areas (Skyway and Clark Road) remain under consideration; no property has been selected and construction is tentatively scheduled for 2028–2029.

The council adopted amendments (first reading) to the building-division corrective-action ordinance that allow an independent reviewer to recommend escalated enforcement for extraordinary life-safety or cumulative impacts and give the town attorney case-by-case discretion on complaints filed during private litigation.

Baker Tilly reported repeat findings about year-end closing procedures and a FEMA grant period-of-performance issue; auditors noted a large increase in net position driven by grant revenue and recommended strengthening closing controls or continuing consultant support. The council accepted the audit and single-audit reports.

At the forum, candidates said rebuilding Paradise depends on growing the tax base, attracting businesses and jobs, and that housing return is underway (candidates cited roughly 45% of housing stock recovered); they warned federal subsidy programs have largely ended and urged streamlined permitting and marketing to attract residents.

At a League forum, candidates discussed years of planning for Paradisesewer upgrades, recent pivots from intertie options to a local membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment approach, and cited an estimated $125 million construction cost and an Environmental Impact Report expected next spring.

Staff reviewed the corrective action plan and the independent building‑code complaint ordinance (Ordinance 655); council affirmed focusing reviews on code compliance (not workmanship), keeping strikes tied to permit applicants, and asked staff to develop better public documentation and consider a 1‑strike, life‑safety option for extraordinary cases.

Volunteers from the Utility Wildfire Survivors Coalition urged the council to support AB 2,700, which would require the CPUC to verify restitution shortfalls and recommend funding mechanisms; the council voted to send a letter asking the governor to sign the bill.

After a Dudley‑fire review, police and staff presented clarified siren guidance (sirens signal that an evacuation order has been issued somewhere in town), a renaming/numbering of 21 towers, and an outreach plan; staff said a new safe‑unit firmware (v1.4) and a town‑hall updater should fix many in‑home device failures.