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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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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:
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2. Eligible Activities, Costs, and Funding Limits:
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(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.
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SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.
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Explanation:
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.
Italics indicate new matter added.
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