City of Philadelphia - File #: 090269

• File #: 090269
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 4/2/2009
• In control: Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
• Title: Authorizing City Council's Committees on the Environment and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold joint public hearings to investigate the feasibility of installing sustainable irrigation systems beneath City recreation fields to improve the condition, reduce maintenance and associated costs, and extend the lifespan of the fields.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Council President Verna, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Miller

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/1/2009	0	Joint Committees on the Environment and Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/1/2009	0	Joint Committees on the Environment and Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs	HEARING HELD
9/1/2009	0	Joint Committees on the Environment and Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs	RECESSED
4/2/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
4/2/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
4/2/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing City Council's Committees on the Environment and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold joint public hearings to investigate the feasibility of installing sustainable irrigation systems beneath City recreation fields to improve the condition, reduce maintenance and associated costs, and extend the lifespan of the fields.
Body
WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia manages over 275 athletic fields for recreational purposes and organized sports including cricket, soccer, baseball and softball, rugby and football; and

WHEREAS, Every year, thousands of applications are submitted for seasonal and one-time usage of outdoor athletic fields for league sports, intramural games, school teams, tournaments and leisurely ball games; and

WHEREAS, Due to lack of equipment, staff and finances, only a small portion of athletic fields are able to be reconditioned annually, resulting in many athletic fields to be left in poor condition for great lengths of time; and

WHEREAS, By investing in the installation of sustainable irrigation systems, fields would require less maintenance, which would increase the amount of time these fields are available for use throughout the year; and

WHEREAS, Furthermore, the amount of water used to properly maintain these fields would be significantly reduced with sustainable irrigation systems. In turn, this would reduce the cost of field maintenance; and

WHEREAS, By incorporating comprehensive irrigation systems into our City's recreation fields, the turf quality can be improved, the lifespan increased, and the overall experience enhanced for the residents and youth who use these fields; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That authority be given to the Committee on the Environment and the Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold joint public hearings to investigate the feasibility of installing sustainable irrigation systems beneath City recreatio...