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PROCLAMATION <br />DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF MAY 18 - 24, 2019, AS <br />����8n���0 SAFE �����U�/� ������ <br />8���QH�U�������HQU�� ����� <br />WHEREAS, for nearly 100 million Americans, boating continues to baa popular recreational <br />activity. From coast to cnost, and everywhere in bebween, people are taking to the water and enjoying <br />time together boadnQ, sei|ing, paddling and fishing. During National Safe Boating Week, the U.S. <br />Coast Guard and its federal, state, and local safe boating partners encourage all boaters to explore and <br />enjoy America's beautiful waters responsibly; and <br />WHEREAS, safe boating begins with preparation. The Coast Guard estimates that human error <br />accounts for 70 percent of all boating accidents and that life jackets could prevent nearly 85 percent of <br />boating fatalities. Through basic boating safety procedures — carrying lifesaving emergency distress <br />and communications equipment, wearing life jaokets, attending safe boating courses, participating in <br />free boat safety checks, and staying sober when navigating we can help ensure boaters on America's <br />coastaL inland and offshore waters stay safe throughout the season; and <br />WHEREAS, National Safe Boating Week is observed to bring attention to important life-saving <br />tips for recreational boaters so that they can have a safer, more fun experience out on the water <br />throughout the year; and <br />WHEREAS, on avenage. 650 people die each year in boating -related accidents in the U.S.; 76 <br />percent of these are fatalities caused by drowning; and <br />VVHEFlE/\S, the vast majority of these accidents are caused by human error or poor judgment <br />and not by the boat, equipment or environmental factors; and <br />yVHEREAS, a significant number of boaters who lose their lives by drowning each year would <br />be alive today had they worn their life jackets. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA hereby supports the goals of the Safe <br />Boating Campm\gn, and designates May 18 - 24, 2019, as National Safe Boating Week and the start <br />of the year-round effort to promote safe boating. We urge all those who boat to practice safe boating <br />habits and wear a life jacket at all times while boating. <br />Adopted this 14th day of May, 2019. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Bob Solari, Chairman <br />Susan Adams, Vice Chairman <br />Peter D. O'Bryan <br />Joseph E. Flescher <br />Tim Zorc <br />4 <br />4 <br />