Bill 220972
Amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 877), approved September 16, 1994, by amending an exhibit thereto, in order to increase the limit of the amount of funding any entity may receive in any fiscal year from the Philadelphia Activities Fund.
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Vote on Mar 23, 2023 · CITY COUNCIL
Aye (15)
Councilmember SquillaCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember JonesCouncil President ClarkeCouncilmember BassCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember VaughnCouncilmember Phillips
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“The Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, to which was referred Bill No. 220914, entitled "An ordinance renaming and designating the property commonly referred to as the Hillside Recreation Center, located at 201 Fountain Street, as the 'Lonnie Cohen Recreation Center' in the City of Philadelphia"; and Bill No. 220972, entitled "An ordinance amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 877), approved September 16,…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, March 16, 2023 · Mar 16, 2023 · official transcript, this passage
Status timeline
- Dec 8, 2022Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
- Mar 14, 2023HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
- Mar 14, 2023HEARING HELD · Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
- Mar 14, 2023REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
- Mar 23, 2023READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
- Apr 12, 2023SIGNED · MAYOR
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..Title Amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 877), approved September 16, 1994, by amending an exhibit thereto, in order to increase the limit of the amount of funding any entity may receive in any fiscal year from the Philadelphia Activities Fund. ..Body WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia (the "City") authorized in an Ordinance approved on September 16, 1994 (Bill No. 877) the organization of a nonprofit corporation to be known as The Philadelphia Recreation Fund, now known as the Philadelphia Activities Fund, for the purpose of "administering a Recreation Assistance Program as set forth in Exhibit 'A' and the guidelines promulgated thereunder"; and WHEREAS, Said Exhibit "A" limited the amount that any entity was eligible to receive from the Fund in any fiscal year to $5,000; and WHEREAS, Council increased that maximum to $6,500 by enacting an Ordinance (Bill No. 030300), approved July 21, 2003, amending Exhibit "A" of Bill No. 877; and WHEREAS, Council increased that maximum to $7,500 by enacting an Ordinance (Bill No. 140180), approved May 15, 2014, amending Exhibit "A" of Bill No. 877; and WHEREAS, Council now desires to increase that maximum limit to $9,000; now therefore, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 1 of the Ordinance approved September 16, 1994 (Bill No. 877) and amended by an Ordinance (Bill No. 140180), approved May 15, 2014, is hereby further amended by amending Exhibit "A" attached thereto, as follows: Recreation Assistance Program 1. Purpose of the Program: * * * 2. Eligible Activities, Costs, and Funding Limits: * * * (d) Funding Limitations: Funding decisions shall be based on need and shall be provided for specific activities or purchases. Fund applicants shall be required to submit a written budget. No entity may receive more than [$7,500] $9,000 from the Recreation Fund in any fiscal year. * * * SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately. ___________________________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End