Housing Department
Five-Year (2025-2029) Consolidated
Plan & 2025 Annual Action Plan
Randy Mabson, Program Coordinator
May 19, 2025
Housing Department
Background
The Consolidated Plan is a comprehensive planning
document that addresses both long- and short-term
strategies to meet housing and community development
needs.
Citizen Participation
Needs Assessment
Market Analysis
Strategic Plan
Annual Action Plan
2 Housing Department
Citizen Participation
Priority Needs Survey
The survey ran from January 1 - 31, 2025, advertised through email notifications, and the City’s social media and newsletter. 3 Rank Overall Community Priority
1 Create More Affordable Housing Available to Low Income Residents 2 Improve City Infrastructure (e.g., sidewalks, lighting, street improvements)
3 Improve Facilities Providing Public and Community Services (e.g., parks, libraries, senior centers, youth centers)
4 Create More Jobs Available to Low Income Residents
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Top 10 Community Needs
4 Rank Specific Need
Average
Ranking
0 – 4
Need Category
1 Educational Facilities 3.52 Public Facility
Improvement
2 Mental Health Services 3.52 Public Services
3 Health Services 3.51 Public Services
4 Parks & Recreational Facilities 3.41 Public Facility
Improvement
5 Fire Stations 3.40 Public Facility
Improvement
6 Neighborhood Cleanups 3.38 Public Services
7 Increase Affordable Rental Housing 3.36 Housing
8 Mental Healthcare Facilities 3.34 Public Facility
Improvement
9 Childcare Centers 3.30 Public Facility
Improvement
10 Childcare Services 3.26 Public Services
Housing Department
Needs Assessment
Over 44% of Pasadena households earn less than 80% AMI 19% earn less than 30% AMI (Very-Low Income)
Of the households that are very-low income, 37%
experience severe housing cost burdens, paying more than half of their household income towards housing costs.
Over 49% of very-low-income households have at least one person over 62 years of age.
Severe housing cost burdens affect Black and Hispanic households living in Northwest Pasadena disproportionally. 5 Housing Department
Market Analysis
Housing Market Analysis
Over 10,000 Pasadena households that earn less than 50% AMI cannot afford housing.
Only 2,335 rental units are affordable to the 10,845 households that earn less than 30% AMI
Cost of Housing
6 Pasadena
Median Rent
(Zillow 2025)
Studio 1
Bedroom
2 Bedroom
3 Bedroom
$1,910 $1,943 $2,623 $5,126
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Strategic Plan
The Strategic Plan is a long-term strategy to meet priority needs of the community based on information collected from the Needs Assessment and Housing Market Analysis.
Anticipated 2025-2029 Allocations
7 Source PY25 PY26 PY27 PY28 PY29 Total
CDBG $2,147,455 $2,026,641 $1,924,309 $1,827,094 $1,735,739 $9,661,238 HOME $680,157 $646,149 $613,842 $583,150 $553,992 $3,077,290 ESG $187,491 $180,317 $171,301 $162,736 $154,599 $856,444 TOTAL $3,015,103 $2,853,107 $2,709,452 $2,572,980 $2,444,330 $13,594,972 Housing Department
Strategic Plan
8 5-Year Goals Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
Housing HOME: $3,250,000
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance:
25 Households
New Rental Construction:
100 Housing Units
Rental Units Rehabilitation:
9 Housing Units
Public Services CDBG:
$1,500,000 6,000 Persons Assisted
Homeless Intervention & Prevention ESG:
$1,858,759
Homeless Overnight Shelter:
195 Persons Assisted
Homelessness Prevention:
270 Persons Assisted
Public Facility Improvements CDBG:
$2,000,000 100,000 Persons Assisted
Infrastructure Improvements CDBG:
$2,500,000 75,000 Persons Assisted
Economic Development CDBG:
$325,000
Business Assisted:
30 Businesses
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C
ommunity
D
evelopment
B
lock
G
rant
# PROPOSER/PROPOSED PROJECT FUNDING AMOUNT
PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION
1 Housing Department
CDBG Program Administration $460,000
2 Finance Department
Section 108 Repayment (Robinson Recreation Center)
$440,000
PUBLIC SERVICES
3 College Access Plan
College Champions
$48,400
4 Flintridge Center
Youth of Promise
$75,000
5 Foothill Unity Center, Inc
Food Distribution Program
$75,000
6 Reading Partners
Individualized Literacy Support
$75,000
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
7 Public Works Department
Pasadena Sidewalk Improvements
$500,000
8 Public Works Department
ADA Pushbutton Upgrades
$300,000
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
9 Economic Development Division
Commercial Façade Improvement Program
$200,500
10 Economic Development Division
Disaster Relief Funds for Micro-Enterprises
$125,500
TOTAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATION $2,299,400
Annual Action Plan
Housing Department
HOME
Investment
Partnership
Act
# PROPOSER/PROPOSED PROJECT FUNDING AMOUNT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
1 Housing Department
HOME Program Administration $150,000
2 National Core
Ramona Senior Housing Project $2,243,927
3 Housing Department
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance $300,000
TOTAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATION $2,693,927
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Housing Department
E
mergency
S
olutions
G
rant
# PROPOSER/PROPOSED PROJECT FUNDING AMOUNT
HOMELESSNESS
1 Housing Department
ESG Program Administration $51,735
2 HMIS Management $40,000
3 Homeless Prevention $175,000
4 Emergency Shelter $283,650
5 Rapid Rehousing $356,250
TOTAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATION $906,635
Annual Action Plan