A Resolution By The Board Of County Commissioners Of Pasco County, Florida, Declaring The Week Of May 17-23, 2025, As National Safe Boating Week In Pasco County

59:27So we did RS5. Um we have RS6. RS, all right. So I'm gonna double check that. If you're here for National Safe Voting Week in Pasco County, please step up to the podium. National Safe Boating Week. Wonderful.

59:46I will go ahead and read the resolution. Resolution number twenty-five-two three three. A resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, declaring the week of May seventeenth, through the twenty third, twenty twenty five is National Safe Boating Week in Pasco County. Whereas the National Safe Boating Council, NSBC, was organized in September of nineteen fifty eight under the name National Safe Boating Committee. And whereas the goal of the National Safe

1:00:16Boating Council is to improve boater behavior through education, awareness and training. to make recreational boating a safe and enjoyable experience by reducing boating accidents. NRAS 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 Ras through basic boating safety procedures, carrying life saving, emergency distress,

1:00:47and communications equipment, wearing safe life jackets, attending safe boating courses, participating in free boat safety checks, and staying sober wh when navigating, We can help ensure boaters stay safe throughout the season. And whereas, on average, six hundred and fifty people die each year in boating related accidents in the United States, with most of these accidents caused by human error or poor judgment and not by the boat, equipment, or environmental factors. and Ras in

1:01:17accordance in accordance with Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission requirements and the mission of the United States Coast Guard, classes are offered monthly by Hudson Flotilla eleven seven, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, and whereas the Hudson Flotilla eleven seven, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary teaches boating safety classes, performs vessel safety checks, and works in the community for boater safety. And we're as boaters are encouraged to be conscientious

1:01:47and deliberate in making choices that will ensure a safe boating experience for all boaters enjoying the waterways of our community. Now therefore be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said Board hereby recognizes the importance of life of safe voting and declares May 17th through the twenty-third, twenty twenty five as National Safe Boating Week in Pasco County. Done and resolved in regular session with the quorum president and voting this twentieth day of May, twenty twenty five.

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1:02:16in favor? Aye. Commissioner Mariano.

1:02:19Thank you. Thank you, gentlemen. Uh every year you come forward to accept this resolution, we greatly appreciate the work you do in our community. Uh safety is everything, and what you do is to educate our people to make them safer. We greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

1:02:35Commissioner Yeah Oakley. Certainly like the Thank you for all that you do and help make boats safer as we go 'cause uh our Our activity on water has increased since we got our scallop season and We want people to enjoy and and uh be on that water as much as they can because We're in a area where we can be there a lot more fishing and and scalloping throughout. So Being safe is very important to everybody. Thank you.

1:03:06Mr. Weightman.

1:03:08Yeah, just in time. School's out. Soon to be out for summer. And uh, you know, people are gonna be flocking flocking to the coast and to the lakes. uh around Pasco County and around our state. And so uh thank you for coming this year and just getting word out to for people to stay patient. uh be mindful of how they're acting and operating their watercraft. And uh for those who don't necessarily want to be on the water I recommend getting a lawn chair and umbrella and just posting

1:03:38up at a public boat ramp. anywhere in our state. and just have a good time uh watching the festivities throughout the day.

1:03:48Good morning. And I am a my we are big boaters, our our family, so we are um very grateful for all you do. You sure have a lot of colors on you, you guys. I Um very well decorated there. Um, you know, just this weekend I was out of town, actually I was in Boca Grand where A lot of voters are. And um I got messages back from my community, Gulf Harbors. that there was a four foot tur tor turtle or tortoise, I don't know, turtle. In distress. And um

1:04:19a lot of the boaters were were trying to find it and um you know apparently got hit by a boat. Mm and and I have asked the county or tried have not been successful yet. I still have to figure it out. How we Can put um A slow speed area and filming's by you. I I watch every day boaters just

1:04:40The water's very shallow there. So if there's a turtle or a man of tea that's not in one of the little channels, they're gonna they get hit. And um I s I still wanna try and make that happen. I know your staff's pretty good at figuring that out. But um Uh just thank you for all you do and um there's gonna be more and more voters. on the water. They showed me someone put a picture of Anclo Key Saturday. It was a boat every twenty feet

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1:05:07the beach. I've never seen it like that. So um thank you for all you do. All right, so

1:05:13do we want to we can take a group oh Commissioner Yeager? Yes, and I want to say thank you as well. We're a we're a big boating family and um we have children and we're always educating them on, you know, don't be on the back of the boat when the prop is on and you know just about voter safety in general. Um thank you for you know educating people. And is there a website or anything like that that people can go to to get your information?

1:05:37Yes, it's online.

1:05:39It's online? Okay.

1:05:41Everything from the national all the way down to the the local area has has websites, as as does Hassan. Okay. We're happy to do that.

1:05:50Awesome. That's a great resource. And also thank you for your service to our country. And um Yeah. So especially and just to piggyback on what you said, why there's so many boats on the island is because the sandbar since the hurricane has gotten really small. So um that's that we're gonna see a lot more boats that's frustrating on the on the island. So Thank you. Yeah, please address please address us.

1:06:20Yuri District. We were at Sims Park this weekend. And it was constant, boat after boat that we inspected.

1:06:28Sims Sims Park or Anklot River Park? Sim Sims Park Park. That's me. That's Commissioner Yeager. Yeah. That's your area.

1:06:34That's my the park itself. I have the park itself.

1:06:43And I'll tell you, it was something.

1:06:46Good. Good.

1:06:48So but we're educating the public.

1:06:50Good. Do you write you don't write citations or anything like that? You're just giving educ out educational material.

1:06:57Simply looking, making sure the boats have the proper equipment and everything on them that they need. And it's not a law enforcement activity or anything like that. Uh but we do remind 'em.

1:07:08Yeah. Making sure their flares aren't expired and their Coast Guard kits are intact. Yep.

1:07:13Right. And and in the third cooler, uh we remind 'em about that as well. So I'd like to guess we cover everything from Arapica all the way down pretty much all the way down the tarpon. Wow. It's our area of responsibility. So you'll see us out on the water a lot.

1:07:29We we are in the works of trying to add some more boat boater access. Sometimes we need um enforcement on the land near boating ramps because it gets a little testy. I know Ankl River Park. It's a problem on Saturday mornings. So um but go Commissioner Mariano.

1:07:47And if you if you gentlemen like um on sc We're having a scholar fest again this this year. It starts July twenty fourth. If you guys want to come out there and be happy to have a sponsor put a booth out there for you and uh let you go out and kinda talk about safety and uh even introduce her at any any time that you wanna introduce the people as well. Absolutely. Great

1:08:06idea. I'll do it. Okay. All right, let's go down and take a picture.

1:08:12Take my luggage a teeth.

1:08:33You know Florida leads but we're uh the country number of votes registered. We've got one million now in the state.

1:08:42That's included Puerto Rico and all

1:08:44that one for you.

1:08:48Okay, let's take a photo. I can't go to

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1:08:52masters.

1:08:54Oh wait, wait a second.

1:09:26I appreciate that. Right. Thank you. Thank you.

1:09:47Jack.

1:09:49So I guess we'll see. We've got fifteen minutes for the other, so we'll go to committee reports. Commissioner Oakley?

1:09:59She wants to get a point.

1:10:04She'd be right here. I think don't we have to do uh consent?

1:10:10We're gonna go to we're gonna go to our

1:10:13consent.

1:10:14Oh yeah, we got it.

1:10:18Sorry, but I had to do something I had to go to hands on.

1:10:22Yeah.

1:10:26Okay.