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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.

Introduced Dec 8, 2022Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural AffairsOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember O'NeillCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember BassCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember OhCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember Vaughn

How members voted

  1. 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

From the floor

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  1. “…d 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, 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," respectfully reports it has considered the …”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, March 16, 2023 · Mar 16, 2023 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Dec 8, 2022
    Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL

    This Bill was Introduced.

  2. Mar 14, 2023
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

    This Bill was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  3. Mar 14, 2023
    HEARING HELD · Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

    This Bill was HEARING HELD.

  4. Mar 14, 2023
    REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

    This Bill was REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED.

  5. Mar 23, 2023
    READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL

    Recorded result: Pass

    A motion was made that this Bill be READ AND PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:

  6. Apr 12, 2023
    SIGNED · MAYOR

    This Bill was SIGNED.

Official documents

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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