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b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> (These matters were considered when the Board addressed that item on the agenda <br /> below.) <br /> 3. Proclamations/ Resolutions/Special Presentations <br /> a-1. Recognition of Jay Bryan and Jean Earnhardt for their work to obtain North <br /> Carolina Scenic Byway designation for the Scots-Welsh Scenic byway <br /> Chair Jacobs said that Jean Earnhardt instigated this item and Jay Bryan was <br /> instrumental in completing this. There was an unveiling ceremony last week and these two <br /> people could not be present, so the Board of County Commissioners wanted to thank both for <br /> their efforts to make this happen. <br /> Jay Bryan said that it would not have been possible without the support of the Board of <br /> County Commissioners, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, and County staff, specifically David <br /> Price, who wrote a letter, which helped this come to fruition. <br /> Chair Jacobs said that this would be added to the new maps of the scenic byways of <br /> North Carolina. <br /> a. National Safe Kids Week Proclamation <br /> The Board considered a proclamation recognizing the week of April 26— May 4, 2008 as <br /> SAFE KIDS Week in Orange County and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br /> Sharron Hinton with Department of Social Services introduced Lt. Angela Carmen with <br /> the UNC Department of Public Safety. Lt. Carmen serves as Chair of the Orange County Safe <br /> Communities Coalition as well as the Orange County SAFE Kids Coalition. <br /> Lt. Carmen read the proclamation. <br /> National Safe Kids Week 2008 <br /> April 26 - May 4, 2008 <br /> WHEREAS, unintentional injury is the number one killer of children ages 1 — 14 years in the <br /> U.S.; and <br /> WHEREAS, each year, more than 5,000 children 14 and under die from unintentional injuries; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, for children ages 14 and under, the leading causes of unintentional injury deaths <br /> are motor vehicle-related injuries, drowning, residential fires or burn injury, suffocation and <br /> pedestrian injury; and <br /> WHEREAS, 90 percent of these injuries and deaths are preventable; and <br /> WHEREAS, reducing the barriers to attaining safety devices (such as smoke alarms, bicycle <br /> helmets, car seats and booster seats), increasing educational efforts directed toward children <br /> who are at high risk for injury, and improving the overall safety of the child's environment are <br /> preventative strategies to keeping kids safe from unintentional injuries; and <br /> WHEREAS, Safe Kids USA and Orange County Safe Communities promote childhood injury <br /> prevention strategies by uniting diverse groups into local and state coalitions, developing <br /> innovative educational tools and programs, initiating public policy changes, distributing safety <br />