Substantially increasing the budget and number of areas and neighborhoods around the City served by the Community Life Improvement Program (CLIP) to improve the health, safety and cleanliness of every neighborhood and enhance the quality of life for all residents.

Whereas, the Community Life Improvement Program (CLIP) serves neighborhoods by clearing trash and other debris from vacant lots and city streets, removing graffiti, providing residents with brooms and trash bags for neighborhood clean-up events and in some cases, providing salt and snow-removal services; and

Whereas, CLIP has the potential to improve the quality of life in all areas of the City served by the program; and

Whereas, unfortunately CLIP only operates in a small number of areas in the City; and

Whereas, substantially increasing the budget for CLIP would allow it to serve all areas of the city efficiently and collaboratively with PHS’ Landcare program and other neighborhood beautification initiatives whenever and wherever the need arises; and

WHEREAS, The Mayor on March 31st , 2022 will submit to Council his operating budget message and his estimate of revenues available for appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023, which shall include the funding levels for CLIP set forth herein; now therefore,

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. The following financial program is hereby adopted for the Fiscal Year 2023 and appropriations are hereby made from the various operating funds to the various offices, departments, boards and commissions as indicated in the following sections:

SECTION 2. Appropriations in the GENERAL FUND for CLIP are as follows:

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THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

Personal Services

$24,260,000

Purchase of Services

$1,342,452

Materials, Supplies, and Equipment

$3,386,632

Total

$28,989,084

SECTION 3. Conform all relevant totals of the proposed budget to the appropriations set forth herein.

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