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Regular Council
STAFF MEMO
Meeting: Regular Council - May 12 2022
Staff Contact: Mayor Molly Young Department: Council
Proclamation Proclaiming May 21-27, 2022 as National Safe Boating Week in Tequesta
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Agenda Item #2.
Village of Tequesta
Proclamation
NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK
May 21st through 27th, 2022
WHEREAS, for over 100 million Americans, boating continues to be a popular recreational activity.
From coast to coast, and everywhere in between, people are taking to the water and enjoying time
together boating, sailing, paddling and fishing. During National Safe Boating Week, the U.S. Coast
Guard and its federal, state, and local safe boating partners encourage all boaters to explore and enjoy
America's beautiful waters responsibly and
WHEREAS, safe boating begins with preparation. The Coast Guard estimates that human error
accounts for 70 percent of all boating accidents and that life jackets could prevent nearly 85 percent of
boating fatalities. Through basic boating safety procedures — carrying lifesaving emergency distress and
communications equipment, wearing life jackets, attending safe boating courses, participating in free
boat safety checks, and staying sober when navigating — we can help ensure boaters on America's
coastal, inland, and offshore waters stay safe throughout the season; and
WHEREAS, National Safe Boating Week is observed to bring attention to important life-saving tips for
recreational boaters so that they can have a safer, more fun experience out on the water throughout
the year; and
WHEREAS, on average, 650 people die each year in boating -related accidents in the U.S.; 75 percent of
these are fatalities caused by drowning; and
WHEREAS, the vast majority of these accidents are caused by human error or poor judgment and not
by the boat, equipment or environmental factors; and
WHEREAS, a significant number of boaters who lose their lives by drowning each year would be alive
today had they worn their life jackets.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Molly Young, Mayor of the Village of Tequesta, do hereby support the goals of
the Safe Boating Campaign and proclaim May 21-27, 2022 as National Safe Boating Week and the start
of the year-round effort to promote safe boating. I urge all those who boat to practice safe boating
habits and wear a life jacket at all times while boating.
In Witness Whereof, we have set our hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the Village of Tequesta this
day of , 2022.
MAYOR ATTEST
Molly Young
Lori McWilliams, MMC
Village Clerk
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