City Wraps Up Five-Year Housing Plan With Mixed Results

Pasadena has completed the final year of a five-year federal housing plan with impressive results in some areas and notable project cancellations in others.

The Housing Department will include details of this report as it presents its Program Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) at a special meeting of the Northwest Commission Thursday. The session begins at 6:30 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Community Center.

The city received $1,349,240 in Community Development Block Grant funds for infrastructure, housing and public facility improvements during the program year, according to the Housing Department.

A $700,000 project upgraded Villa Parke’s locker rooms and parking lot to meet ADA requirements. The work included new accessible parking stalls and concrete walkways. City crews completed the project in May 2025.

Public Works Department personnel and contractors replaced more than 18,000 square feet of damaged sidewalk at 663 locations in northwest Pasadena. The $500,000 project will continue into the next program year.

But two alternative energy programs fell through. The city cancelled planned solar panel installations for eight low-income households and EV charger installations for 20 homeowners. Both projects failed due to staff capacity issues.

A single-family rehabilitation program ended prematurely under the city manager’s approval. Cost constraints forced the shutdown after the program painted just two properties.

Other projects remain in progress. Work has begun on a $224,000 parking lot resurfacing at Jackie Robinson Community Center. A $163,000 security camera installation at Washington Park awaits a second round of bids after the first attempt drew no qualified proposals.

The Alkebu-Lan Cultural Center roof replacement project is in pre-design, the Housing Department said. Construction is expected to begin in February 2026.

Over five years, the city exceeded its goals in most areas, the report said. Infrastructure improvements reached 102% of target levels. Public facility improvements hit 152% of goals. The city completed 97% of planned housing rehabilitation units.

The report marks the conclusion of the city’s 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan. This was the plan’s fifth and final reporting year.