R. Rex Parris
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 24:28
- Avg per meeting
- 6:07
- Segments
- 534
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Top issues during term (20)
Neighborhood flooding and traffic safety complaints
Full build-out of the drainage master plan was estimated at nearly $700 million in 2020; recent vandalism at one pump station alone cost about $171,000 in damage and repairs.
Appointment transparency concerns
Housing subdivisions continued to December
Future homeowners in these tracts will pay the CFD special tax; existing residents' taxes are unaffected.
Homeless outreach results and encampment process
Mayor Parris estimates over $36,000 per year in city costs per non-indigenous unhoused person.
$1.02 Million Federal Grant for Police Operations
$1 million federal grant for police technology.
Roadway Maintenance and Traffic Safety Committee
A CHP grant funds seven DUI checkpoints and twelve saturation patrols this year.
Mayor and Council Salaries
Roughly $23,400 more per councilmember per year and about $38,700 for the mayor.
Resilient Recovery facility expansion on Clark Court
Project Stride youth literacy and attendance pilot
No money changes hands between agencies under the MOU; program costs like IXL subscriptions are covered in the city budget.
AVPH community event hall at 44247 10th Street West
Residential trash nuisance ordinance request
SB 1383 Organic Waste Compliance
$1.46 more per month for single-family homes; $1.13 for seniors.
Bartz-Altadonna Health Center Bond Financing
No fiscal impact to the city; repayment is the borrower's responsibility.
State Park Grant Applications for Local Recreation
$488,223.40 plus 5% contingency, funded with $512,634.57 from the General Fund.
Moving City Elections to November
Standalone elections cost taxpayers roughly $89,000 in postage alone; November elections could cut costs and boost turnout.
Prop 218 Assessment and Sewer Fee Increases
Residents face a more than doubled sewer rate increase; a low-income rebate program is now live.
Maintenance District Annexations Rejected by Property Owners
Property owners in the annexation areas will not pay the new annual maintenance assessments since the measure failed.
El Malecón live entertainment and alcohol permit
Sierra Gateway Neighborhood Plan
No direct cost to residents now; the plan is meant to attract housing and investment near transit.
Pilot Travel Center freeway pylon sign
Decisions during term (258)
Recorded while Parris was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
NB1 — SPP Grant Application, Pierre Bain Park/Eastside Pool
NB2 — LWCF Grant Applications, American Heroes Park and Soccer Center
NB3 — Ordinance Moving City Elections to November
NB4 — Accept $1,023,000 Federal Public Safety Funding
PH1 — TEFRA Bonds for Bartz-Altadonna Health Center
CC 1-9 — City Consent Calendar
SA CC 1-2 — Successor Agency Budgets and ROPS
Waive further reading of any proposed ordinance. (This permits reading the title only in lieu of reciting the entire text.)
Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend Sections 13.17.050 and 13.18.100 of the Lancaster Municipal Code to Address Findings Identified in CalRecycle's Draft SB 1383 Compliance Evaluation Findings Report
Resolution of Necessity — 1511 West Avenue K (Avenue K Interchange)
Consent calendar
Appointment of Mayor to Westside School District Police Services Authority
Approval of Minutes from the Regular Meeting of August 17, 2026
Chair and Vice Chair Confirmation
Conditional Use Permit No. 26-006 — AVPH community event hall
Conditional Use Permit No. 26-011 — Pilot Travel Center pylon sign
Tentative Tract Map No. 23-009 (83793) — continued
Tentative Tract Map No. 22-005 (62349) — continued
NB 1 – Ordinance establishing Roadway Maintenance and Traffic Safety Committee (introduction)
NB 2 – Project Stride MOU with Lancaster School District
Voting record (124)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
NB3 — Ordinance Moving City Elections to November
The change extends his own term of office by seven months.
the City Council approved item number PH 3 as comprised
NB 1: Introduction of Ordinance No. 1156 (City Social Media Accounts)
PH 1: Landscaping, Water-Efficient Landscape Design and Root Barrier Requirements
the City Council approved item number PH 2 as comprised
the Lancaster Housing Authority approved the Housing Authority consent calendar as comprised
PH 2: 2025-2026 CAPER Filing with HUD
the City Council approved item number PH 1 as comprised
the City Council approved item number CC 13 as comprised
the City Council approved the introduction and conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 1156, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, adding Chapter 2.64 (City Socia
the City Council approved the consent calendar as comprised pulling item number CC 13 for separate discussion
PH 3: Substantial Amendment to the 2017-2018 Annual Action Plan
Consent Calendar (Items CC 1 through CC 12, CC 14 through CC 18, minus CC 13)
CC 13: $2.2 Million Appropriation for HD Development of Maryland Reimbursement
Family trust may hold an interest in property in the area; recused to avoid the appearance of impropriety
HA Consent Calendar (HA CC 1-3)
the City Council approved item NB 2 as comprised
the City Council approved item CC 5
the City Council approved the contract amendment for the Chief Executive/City Manager and the authorization to execute Chief Executive/ City Manager contract amendment, revising Section 4(b) of the co
the City Council approved item number NB 1 as comprised
the City Council approved the consent calendar pulling item CC 5 for separate discussion
the City Council approved item PH 2 as comprised
the City Council Mann, approved item PH 1 as comprised
the City Council introduced, and conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 1154, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, Amending Section 2.04.030 City council and Ma
NB 1 – Marvin E. Crist Aquatics Facility MOU and Design-Build Award
NB 2 – Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Agreement (Challenger Way)
NB 3 – Ordinance No. 1154: Mayor and Council Salaries
PH 2 – Sierra Gateway Neighborhood Plan (GPA/ZC/ZTA/SP No. 26-001)
CC 5 – Lancaster Health District Phase 3 Construction Award
Owns property within proximity to the project.