City of Madera Consolidated Plan Survey

The City of Madera is developing a 5-Year Consolidated Plan that will serve as the framework planning document for a community wide dialogue to identify the top housing needs, community development concerns for low- and moderate-income populations and to set informed priorities for actions and uses of funds. An important part of these efforts is hearing from members of the public on issues of community needs, housing needs, and fair housing.

Your answers are confidential. Information will be reported in combination with other survey responses and in a summary format to protect your privacy. Please do not write your name or other personal information anywhere on the survey. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact the City of Madera’s Grants Division at 559-661-3689 or lcamacho@madera.gov.
1.Please select the area where you live.
2.Please list the ZIP code of your residence
3.If you currently reside in the City of Madera , please identify the Council District in which you live. (See map to locate your council District).
4.Which role best describes you? (Check all that apply).
5.Does anyone in your home regularly speak a language other than English?
6.Does anyone in your home have a disability?
7.what is your current housing status?
8.Do you currently live in public housing or receive rental assistance?
9.Please rate the following housing needs in Madera on a scale ranging from a low need to a high need.
Not important
Slightly Important
Very Important
Extremely Important
Help buying a home/ downpayment assistance
Financial assistance for homeowners to make housing improvements
Financial assistance for rental payments
Affordable housing options for people with disabilities
Affordable housing options for seniors
More affordable housing options for families (e.g. 3 bedrooms or more)
Rehabilitation of affordable rental housing (e.g. Energy efficiency improvements)
Construction of new affordable housing for homeowenership
Constriction of new affordable rental units
Energy efficiency improvements to housing
10.Please rate the following homeless needs in Madera on a scale ranging from a low need to a high need.
Not Important
Slightly Important
Very Important
Extremely Important
Access to homeless shelters
Homelessness prevention and outreach to homeless persons
Transitional/ supportive housing programs
11.Please rate the following domestic violence and elder abuse needs in Madera on a scale ranging from a low need to a high need.
Not Important
Slightly Important
Very Important
Extremely Important
Access to domestic violence and elder abuse shelters
Domestic violence and elder abuse prevention
Outreach to domestic violence and elder abuse victims
Transitional/ supportive housing programs
12.Please rate the following public facility/infrastructure needs in Madera on a scale ranging from a low need to a high need.
Not Important
Slightly Important
Very Important
Extremely Important
Street, sidewalk, and/or ADA accessibility improvements
Community and/or recreational centers (e.g., childcare centers, senior centers, youth centers, recreational centers, parks etc.)
Health care facilities
Public safety offices (fire, police, emergency management)
Measures to reduce the impact of natural disasters
Broadband Internet access
13.Please rate the following public service needs in Madera on a scale ranging from a low need to a high need.
Not Important
Slightly Important
Very Important
Extremely Important
After school services and/or other youth services
Child abuse prevention
Drug abuse education/crime prevention
Food banks/community meals
Housing counseling
Job search assistance and/or employment training
Legal services
Medical and dental services
Neighborhood cleanups
Senior services
Transportation assistance
14.Please rate the following economic/community development needs in Madera on a scale ranging from a low need to a high need
Not Important
Slightly Important
Very Important
Extremely Important
Improvements for storefronts (e.g., historic preservation efforts)
Redevelopment or demolition of abandoned properties
Financial assistance for community organizations
Financial assistance to entrepreneurs and local businesses (e.g., incentives for creating new jobs)
15.Thinking about community resources in Madera, please check whether you think each of the following are equally available and maintained in all neighborhoods.
Equally provided
Equally maintained
Schools
Bus service
Roads and sidewalks
Grocery stores and other shopping
Banking and lending
Parks and trails
Property maintenance
The federal Fair Housing Act protects people from discrimination when they are renting or buying a home, applying for a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, or engaging in other housing-related activities. The law prohibits unequal treatment in any of these activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability.
16.Do you understand your fair housing rights?
17.Do you know where to file a housing discrimination complaint?
18.Since living in the City of Madera have you experienced housing discrimination?

For example, the following actions would represent housing discrimination if based on your race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability: refusal to rent or sell or negotiate the rental/sale of
housing; falsely denying that housing is available for inspection, sale, or rental; setting different terms,
conditions, or privileges for sale or rental of a dwelling; or providing different housing services or facilities.)
19.Who discriminated against you (if applicable)? (Check all that apply)
20.On what basis do you believe you were discriminated against (if applicable)? (Check all that apply.)
21.Did you file a report of that discrimination (if applicable)?
22.If you did not file a report, why didn't you file? (Check all that apply.)
23.Do you believe housing discrimination is an issue in Madera?
24.Do you think any of the following are barriers to fair housing in Madera? (Check all that apply.)
25.Please use the space below to provide any additional information regarding housing and community development needs in Madera.
26.Which is your age group?
27.What was your total annual household income in 2023?
28.What is your household size?
29.What is your race/ Ethnicity?
30.Do you receive housing assistance of any kind?
31.If you are receiving housing assistance of any kind, was it difficult to find a home?
32.Have you been displaced from your home in the last five years?
33.Please feel free to describe any other comments you would like to provide about this survey in the space below.
THANK YOU for your time in completing this survey and assisting the City of Madera with this housing and community development study.