Agenda 05/14/2024 Item #16H 1 (Proclamation - May 18-24, 2024, as National Safe Boating Week)05/14/2024
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, Florida leads the nation with over 1 million registered vessels across the state.
Collier County registered almost 25,000 vessels in 2022. Florida Fish and
Wildlife (FWC) reported 735 boating accidents in Florida in 2022 with 65
fatalities, and 18 accidents reported in Collier County with no fatalities.
Florida has the dubious distinction of leading the Nation in boating accidents,
and
WHEREAS, the Coast Guard estimates that human error accounts for most boating
accidents and that life jackets could prevent nearly 86 percent of boating
fatalities. Through basic boating safety procedures such as carrying lifesaving
emergency distress and communications equipment, wearing life jackets,
attending safe boating courses, participating in free boat safety checks, and
staying sober when on the water, 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 on the water throughout the year; and
WHEREAS, 636 people died in 2022 in boating-related accidents in the United States, and
most of these accidents were 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 properly fitted life jackets;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that May 18 - 24, 2024, be designated as
NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 14th Day of May 2024.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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CHRIS HALL, CHAIRMAN
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.H.1
Doc ID: 28530
Item Summary: Proclamation designating May 18 - 24, 2024, as National Safe Boating Week. To be delivered to
Joe Riccio, Flotilla Commander at Flotilla 95, Marco Island.
Meeting Date: 05/14/2024
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – County Manager's Office
Name: Aimee Trochessett
04/09/2024 11:38 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Management Analyst II – County Manager's Office
Name: Geoffrey Willig
04/09/2024 11:38 AM
Approved By:
Review:
County Manager's Office Geoffrey Willig Policy & Proclamation Review Completed 04/25/2024 1:12 PM
County Manager's Office Amy Patterson County Manager Review Completed 04/29/2024 4:25 PM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 05/14/2024 9:00 AM
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