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RESOLUTION
Calling
upon the Mayor to appoint a Parks and Recreation Funding
Task Force
WHEREAS,
City Council has been deliberating the management structure
of Fairmount Park and the Department of Recreation since
2004; and
WHEREAS, during these deliberations there has been the inescapable
fact that funding needs to be a part of the discussion and
part of the solution for the future or our parks and recreation
facilities; and
WHEREAS, while funding for parks and recreation by the City
is substantial in terms of dollars, Fairmount Park and the
Department of Recreation can clearly be vastly improved
with an influx of new revenue streams; and
WHEREAS, entities such as the William Penn Foundation and
the Fairmount Park Conservancy have been extremely generous
with their giving and fundraising however there is still
a need to discern greater resources for the parks; and
WHEREAS, the Fairmount Park Strategic Plan offers some recommendations
for further funding which need to be explored in depth;
and
WHEREAS,
with a collaborative civic effort, there is a firm belief
by this Council that realistic additional and non-traditional
funding can be found for the parks and recreation facilities
in this City; and
WHEREAS,
there are a number of individuals and groups in the private,
non-profit, corporate and public sectors that have expressed
an interest in exploring new methods of funding and financing
to increase resources for park and recreation facilities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That this legislative
body urges the Mayor to create a Parks and Recreation Funding
Task Force, consisting of representatives of parks advocacy
organizations, recreation advocacy organizations, community
members, budget, finance and public policy experts, Fairmount
Park, City Council and the Administration to develop and
advise the City regarding potential new funding streams
sources that can be used to better fund parks and recreation
in the City of Philadelphia; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the Chief Clerk shall forward a copy of this Resolution
to the Mayor for his consideration.
Blondell
Reynolds Brown
Councilwoman At-Large
June 8, 2006
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