Councilmember, Third Ward· 2024-12-01 to 2028-12 (month-level start: December 2024 per SBC Sentinel, sworn in at the second city council meeting in December 2024 and month-level end: December 2028 per city council page, each official serves a four-year term)
Juan Figueroa
San Bernardino
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- Meetings spoken in
- 23
- Total speaking time
- 2:18:16
- Avg per meeting
- 6:01
- Segments
- 1805
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
McDonald's reconsideration on Baseline
Supporters pointed to an estimated 40-60 jobs and sales tax revenue; opponents noted the city is sales-tax dependent.
Verdemont Heights 105-lot housing development
Adds 105 single-family homes and associated property tax and investment to Ward 5.
University Hills development and hang-glider access
Adds housing stock and infrastructure investment in the city's northern area.
Arden Guthrie Site Development
Schneider projected roughly $1.2 million in annual sales tax revenue; the city carries a HUD Section 108 loan obligation on the property dating to 2006.
Vacant and abandoned building registration
Would generate fee revenue from vacant property registrations; amount unknown.
SB HOPE Campus funding reallocation
$11.36 million modular contract; operating costs still being negotiated (previously estimated above $2 million).
Regional Housing Trust participation
About $1.24 million in federal HOME funds for home repairs, plus membership in a regional housing trust.
Privacy and neighborhood impacts of three-story multifamily development
Loss of certain development impact and school fees for ADUs meeting specific size thresholds under state law.
Surplus Land Disposition Framework
Potential land sale and development revenue across 27 properties; amounts not yet set.
68-home PRD subdivision in Ward 2
Adding 68 homes could mean more property tax revenue for the city, but the full fiscal picture isn't in the materials.
Veterans housing breaks ground
$4.9 million in city support approved in December.
Self-storage with indoor soccer facility at Inland Center Drive
Downtown specific plan, Carousel Mall and City Hall renewal
$248,000 project currently deferred; full City Hall rehabilitation estimated far higher.
New single-family homes near Kendall Drive
Developer pays for off-site improvements; no in-lieu or fair-share fees requested from the city.
Time extension for 16-lot subdivision at 48th Street and Orange Drive
Foothill Boulevard subdivision conditions (138 homes)
Street improvements along Foothill Boulevard and Macy Street would come with the project; exact costs weren't stated.
Tenant protections and rental conditions
Housing production lag
Cannabis dispensary relocation to 1602 W. Highland Avenue
Shelter bed capacity and housing-first balance
Substantial capital investment toward regional homeless services and navigation facilities.
Decisions during term (17)
Recorded while Figueroa was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Adopt Ordinance MC-1669 Amending 19.28 (Landscaping Standards) Section 19.28.120 of the City of San Bernardino Development Code (SBMC Title 19) Incorporating New Soil, Mulch, and Amendment Requirements for Water Efficient Landscaping (All…
Adopt Ordinance MC-1669 Amending 19.28 (Landscaping Standards) Section 19.28.120 of the City of San Bernardino Development Code (SBMC Title 19) Incorporating New Soil, Mulch, and Amendment Requirements for Water Efficient Landscaping (All…
Development Permit Type-P 24-03 (Resolution 2026-034)
Authorize Two (2) Full-Time Homeless Outreach Specialist Positions in the Community Development & Housing Department- Grant Funded Through April 2031 (All Wards)
Adoption of Ordinance No. MC – 1670 Approving General Plan Amendment 25-02 and Development Code Amendment 25-07 (Zoning Map Amendment)
Authorization to Apply as a Co-Applicant to the Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Project Development Grant (Wards 1, 2, 3, and 7)
Subdivision 26-02 and Development Permit Type-D 26-02 — 7 homes near Kendall Drive and Western Avenue
Resolution Appointing an Interim Director of Community Development & Housing (U) and Approving Employment Agreement
Adoption of Ordinance No. MC – 1664 Specific Plan Amendment 23-01 and dissolution of Development Agreement 08-02
Inland Valley Development Agency (IVDA) – License Agreement for Airport Gateway Monument at 3rd Street and Palm Avenue (Ward 3)
Resolution Appointing an Interim Director of Community Development & Housing (U) and Approving Employment Agreement
Adopt Resolution No. 2026-077 — Disposition and Development Agreement with Montebello Housing Development Corporation (1715 N. Arrowhead Avenue)
Approve Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) with Montebello Housing Development Corporation (MHDC) for the Development of Two Affordable Housing units at 1715 N. Arrowhead Avenue (Ward 2)
Award Design Services Agreement to Bureau Veritas Technical Assessments LLC for Development of the Citywide ADA Self-Evaluation and ADA Transition Plan and Preparation of ADA / Section 504 Compliance Documentation, CIP No. SS24-010, in the…
DDA with Montebello Housing Development Corporation for Surplus Land Site 6
DDA with Montebello Housing Development Corporation for Surplus Land Site 6
Adoption of Ordinance No. MC – 1659 Development Code Amendment 25-11 (Accessory Dwelling Unit 2025 Legislative Update) – 2nd Reading (All Wards)
Voting record (2)(Development)
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