Bill 250379
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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How members voted
Vote on Jun 12, 2025 · CITY COUNCIL
Aye (16)
Councilmember BassCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember AhmadCouncilmember LandauCouncilmember YoungCouncil President Johnson
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“The Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to which were referred the following bills: Bill No. 240671, an ordinance amending Title 15 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parks and Recreation" to add a new Chapter 15-800, entitled "Events Permits" to encourage applicants for Event Planning permits, to establish contingency measures, all under certain terms and conditions. 241082, an ordinance amending Ti…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, June 5, 2025 · Jun 5, 2025 · official transcript, this passage
Status timeline
- Apr 24, 2025Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
- May 29, 2025HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
- May 29, 2025HEARING HELD · Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
- May 29, 2025REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
- Jun 5, 2025SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
- Jun 5, 2025ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Jun 5, 2025READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Jun 12, 2025READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
- Jun 26, 2025SIGNED · 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 increased that maximum to $9,000 by enacting an Ordinance (Bill No. 220972), approved March 23, 2023, amending Exhibit "A" of Bill No. 877; and WHEREAS, Council now desires to increase that maximum limit to $9,500; 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 [$9,000] $9,500 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