Ord. No. 02-05-1824ORDINANCE NO. 02-05-1824
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA RELATING TO ALARM
SYSTEMS; REPEALING SECTION 15 4 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND
CREATING A T'IN A Ni, MI AMENDING SECTION 15 -4 -1 THROUGH 15 -4 -10
ENTITLED BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARM; PROVIDING FOR
ALARM PERMITTING, PERMITTING FEES AND FINES FOR NON-
COMPLIANCE, ISSUANCE OF. FALSE ALARM REPORTS AND
APPEALS OF FALSE ALARM REPORTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 24 -80 -1083 the City of South Miami first passed and
adopted an ordinance establishing in Chapter 15, Section 15 -4 -1 through 15 -4 -10, rules and
regulations regarding the use of burglary alarm systems within the city, procedures for issuing
false alarm reports, permitting, fines, and appeals of false alarm reports; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 23 -90 -1463 amended this Section to require the posting of
the telephone number of the person who can be contacted at any hour for entry onto the premises
of the alarm and /or deactivation of the alarm; and
WHEREAS, due to modern technology the city's ordinance is obsolete.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section L Seefien 15 4 is hefeby deleted in its entifety and anew Seeti ,r 15 4 is efeby
created to read as follows:
Sec. 15 -4 -1. Definitions.
Unless it is apparent from the context that another meaning is intended, the following words
when used in this chapter shall have the meanings attributed to them by this section:
(a) Alarm business means the business of any individual, partnership, corporation or
other entity engaged in selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering,
replacing, monitoring, moving or installing any alarm system or in causing any alarm
system to be sold, leased, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, moved or
installed in or on any building, structure or facility. An alarm business and/or alarm
monitoring company shall be a burglar alarm specialty electrical contractor who shall be
properly licensed, and which contractor shall have, as a qualifying agent, a State of
Florida or Miami -Dade County company qualifier. A State of Florida or Miami -Dade
County company qualifier shall mean a person licensed as a Miami -Dade County master
or journeyman burglar alarm specialty electrical contractor, Dade County master
electrician, State of Florida alarm contractor, or State of Florida electrical contractor.
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(b) Alarm permit means a permit issued by the city allowing the operation of an alarm
system within the city.
(c) Alarm system means any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to
signal the occurrence of an illegal entry or other activity requiring urgent attention and to which
the police department is expected to respond, but does not include alarms installed in
conveyances or fire alarms.
(d) Alarm user means the person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or
organization of any kind which is in control of any building, structure or facility or portion
thereof for which an alarm system is maintained.
(e) Automatic telephone dialing alarm system means the automatic dialing device or an
automatic telephone dialing alarm system and shall include any system which, upon being
activated, automatically transmits by telephone or telephone line to the South Miami police
department, a recorded message or code signal indicating a need for emergency response; or a
system which, upon activation, connects to an answering service whose function it is to transmit
to the South Miami police department a need for emergency response.
(f) False alarm means an alarm signal eliciting a response by police when a situation
requiring a response by the police does not in fact exist; but this definition does not include an
alarm signal caused by unusually violent conditions of nature nor does it include other
extraordinary circumstances not reasonably subject to control by the alarm user.
(g) Location means the building or structure or portion of a building or structure upon which
an alarm system is installed or maintained.
Sec. 15 -4 -2. Alarm permits required; fee; renewal; enforcement provisions.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an alarm systein without a valid alarm user
permit. Violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as
provided for in chapter 775, Florida Statutes.
(b) Applications must be made to the City of South Miami Alarm Unit which will issue
permits to alarm users after payment of the $50.00 residential or $100.00 business alarm permit
fee.
(c) All alarm user permits will expire on September 30th of each year and must be renewed
no later than October 1St of the renewal year. Renewal permits will be issued after completion of
an application form and the appropriate payment of the annual permit fee (listed in subsection b).
After the initial residential alarm registration fee, residential renewal permits will be issued
at no cost upon submission of the application form.
(d) Whenever the police respond to a location where no alarm permit has ever been issued or
the alarm permit has expired for the alarm system generating a false alarm, a copy of section 15-
4-2 entitled "Alarm permits required; fee; renewal; enforcement provisions," shall be sent to the
alarm user along with written notification as follows:
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(1) On Any non - permitted accounts, will fequir -Ed require payment of the applicable
alarm permit fee (renewal fee), plus a $75.00 fine. There could be no police response to
subsequent alarms at the location until the fine and the permit fee are paid.
(2) A response to an alarm system where the permit has expired will require payment
of the applicable alarm permit fee (renewal fee) plus a $75.00 fine. There could be no police
response to subsequent alarms at the location until the fine and the applicable pen-nit fee are paid.
(e) If a business has one or more alarm systems protecting two or more separate locations, a
separate permit will be required for each location.
(f) To reinstate police service to a location the alarm user must obtain a valid alarm permit
pursuant to section 15- 4 -2(b) or (c) and pay all outstanding fines as identified in subsection 15-4 -
2(d).
(g) Subsections (b) through (f) of this section shall not apply in those situations where alarm
use permits have been revoked under section 15 -4 -6.
Sec. 15 -4 -3. Application for alarm permit; emergency notification and reporting service
information.
(a) Applications. Applications for alarm permits shall be made on forms provided by the
police department. The initial application shall be accompanied by a fee of $50.00 for residential
and $100.00 for businesses. The application shall state the name, address and telephone number
of the location where the alarm is installed. If the applicant's alarm is installed and serviced by an
alarm business, then the alarm business must provide the city with their business name, address
and telephone number and obtain the alarm user permit for the applicant prior to the installation
of the alarm system. Noncompliance with this subsection by the alarm business will cause the
alarm business to incur a $150.00 fine and the refusal by the City of South Miami Alarm Unit to
issue any other permits to the alarm business unit until all outstanding fines are paid in full.
(b) Emergency notification. Each application shall list an emergency telephone number of
the user or his representative to (1) provide prompt notification of alarm calls at the location and
(2) in order to facilitate and permit access to the alarm location by the police in order to inspect
the property. Emergency telephone numbers shall be kept current and the City of South Miami
Alarm Unit shall be provided immediate written notice of any changes in the contact
information. Failure to timely provide updated infonnation may constitute grounds for
revocation of the permit.
(c) Reporting service information. Each holder of an alarm user permit shall immediately
notify the police department in writing of any and all changes in the information on file with the
city regarding the alarm permit. Failure to do so shall constitute grounds for revocation of the
permit.
Sec. 15 -4 -4. Necessary items for alarm systems to qualify for an alarm user permit.
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(a) All alarm systems shall have a backup power supply that shall activate in the event of a
power failure or outage in the ordinary source of electricity from the utility company.
(b) All alarm systems will have automatic reset capability, which would silence the
annunciator within 30 minutes after activation and which will not sound again as a result of the
same event that resulted in the original activation of the alann.
See. 15 -4 -5. Response to alarm; determination of validity.
(a) Whenever an alarm is activated in the city, thereby requiring an emergency response to
the location by the police department, and the police department does respond and is provided
access to the location, a police officer on the scene of the activated alarm system shall inspect the
area protected by the system and shall determine whether the emergency response was in fact
required as indicated by the alarm system or whether in some way the alarm system
malfunctioned and thereby activated a false alann.
(b) If the police officer at the scene of the activated alarm system determines the alarm to be
false, said officer shall cause a false alarm report to be generated. A notification shall be mailed
or delivered to the alarm user at the location of the alarm system installation and to any other
address provided in the permit application contact list, advising the alarm user of the false alarm.
(c) The City of South Miami Chief of Police, or his alarm unit designee, shall have the right
to inspect any alarm system on the premises to which a response has been made and he may
cause an inspection of such system to be made at any reasonable time thereafter to determine
whether it is being used in conformity with the terms of this article.
See. 15 -4 -6. Appeals.
(a) The City of South Miami code enforcement board empowered under section 2 -24 of the
South Miami Code of Ordinance to hear appeals of civil infractions shall hear appeals from
alarm users on the issue of whether the alarm system in question activated a false alarm, as
determined by a police officer at the scene of such activated alarm.
(b) Upon receipt of any false alarm report from the city, the alarm user shall have twenty
(20) days, orally or in writing, to request an appellate hearing before the code enforcement board.
(c) At the appellate hearing, the alarm user shall have the right to present evidence and
testimony.
(d) The hearing officer shall make written findings available to the alarm user and the Chief
of Police within ten (10) days from the date the hearing is concluded.
(e) In order to successfully appeal the false alarm report, the appellant must approve by a
preponderance of the evidence that the false alarm for which s /he received a false alarm report
was not in fact a false alarm, as identified under section 15- 4 -1(f).
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Sec. 15 -4 -7. False alarm service charges; enforcement and revocation provisions.
(a) It is hereby found and determined that more than six false alarms within any permit year
is excessive and constitutes a public nuisance.
(b) The activation of false alarms within a permit year will be handled according to the
following escalating service fee schedule:
(1) The first and false alarms will not be billed a service charge. The third
second false alarm will be billed a $50.00 service charge that shall be considered a fine owed by
the alarm user to the city. The feth third false alarm will be billed a $100.00 fine. The fib
fourth false alarm will be billed a $150.00 fine. The sixth fifth false alarm and thereafter will be
billed a $200.00 fine. Failure to snake payment within twenty (20) days of receipt of the fines
may result in a discontinuance of police response to alarms that may occur at the premises
described in the alarm user's permit until payment is received and will ultimately result in the
recording of a lien against the location owner, as provided for in section 2 -24 of the City's Code
of Ordinances.
(2) After the sixth sixth false alarm, the police department is not required to
respond, and shall result in revocation of the alarm user's permit in the following manner:
a. The alarm user shall be given ten (10) days' advance written notification
that the alarm user's permit will be revoked, which written notice shall set forth the reasons for
such revocation.
b. The notice shall specify the specific date of revocation and that the police
department may discontinue responding to any alarms that occur at the premises described in the
revoked permit after the date of revocation.
C. False alarms occurring before the effective date of revocation of permit or
while an appeal is pending pursuant to section 15 -4 -6, will continue to accumulate fines which
will be billed and handled in accordance with the provisions of subsection 15- 4 -7(b).
d. An Any alarm permit that has been revoked under subsection 15- 4 -7(a) -
(b), shall be required to pay a reinstatement fee, in addition to the permit fee identified in section
15 -4 -3. Reinstatement of the permit and police service will be made upon receipt of a letter from
an alarm company licensed in accordance with section 15- 4 -1(a) confirming that the alarm
system is operating properly, that the permit holder has received alarm system user's retraining
on how to properly operate the alarm system, payment of the alarm permit, and the $75.00
reinstatement fee.
(3) Nothing within this chapter shall preclude the police department from responding
to panic or ambush alarm signals, calls describing emergencies or crimes in progress, or routine
calls for service. However, nothing in this chapter may be construed to create a duty to respond
in any circumstances where such a duty does not exist pursuant to the statutory or common law
of Florida.
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Sec. 15 -4 -8. Automatic telephone dialing alarm systems prohibited.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, natural or corporate, to sell, offer for sale, install,
maintain, lease, operate or assist in the operation of an automatic telephone dialing alarm system
over any telephone lines exclusively used by the public to directly request emergency service
from the South Miami police department.
Sec. 15 -4 -9. Fees shall constitute liens.
(a) The fee for false alarms, late fees, penalty charges, violations and costs for deactivating a
nuisance alarm will be declared to be a debt due to the city, and such amount shall constitute a
lien against the premises to the same extent and character as a lien for special assessment, and
with the same penalties and same rights of collection, foreclosure, sale and forfeiture as obtained
for special assessment liens. For services of false alarm response citations (fines) and
registration fees by the city for such service, the underlying location of the alarm (property) shall
be liable for payment. All fees and fines becoming due and payable shall constitute and shall be
imposed as special assessment liens against the real property and, until fully paid and discharged
or barred by law, shall remain liens equal rank and dignity with the lien of the city ad valorem
taxes and superior in rank and dignity to all other liens, encumbrances, titles and claims in, to or
against the real property involved. All delinquent fees and fines shall bear a penalty of one and
one -half per cent month from the due date until fully paid. Unpaid and delinquent fees and fines,
together with all penalties imposed thereon, shall remain and constitute special assessments
against the real property involved. Such special assessment liens may be enforced as provided
for enforcement of city ad valorem taxes, or in alternative, foreclosure proceedings may be
instituted and prosecuted under the provisions of Chapter 173, Florida Statutes, or the
enforcement of payment thereof may be accomplished by any other method authorized by law.
Sec. 15 -4 -10. Schedule of Fees and Fines.
Reinstatement/
Permit Fees Renewal-Fee
Residential $50.00 $75.00
Commercial $100.00 $75.00
False Alarms
No fee for first and
Third Second -
$50.00
Foufth Third -
$100.00
Fifth Fourth -
$150.00
Six Fifth -
$200.00
Seve Sixth - Discontinue service
Fine for Alarm Business
$150.00
$150.00
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Section 2. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1 stday of February_, 2005.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK MA'
I st Reading - 1/18/05
2nd Reading- 2/1 / 0 5
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
C ATTORNEY
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COMMISSION VOTE:
4 -0
Mayor Russell:
Yea
Vice Mayor Palmer:
Yea
Commissioner Wiscombe:
Yea
Commissioner Birts- Cooper:
Yea
Commissioner Sherar:
absent
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
Inter - office Memorandum
TO: Vice Mayor & City Commission
FROM: Mary
ORDINANCE
South Miami
All- America City
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DATE: I'ebruary 1, Z U o 5
AGENDA ITEM No.
RE: Ordinance Amending Residential
Burglar Alarm Registration Fees
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA RELATING TO ALARM SYSTEMS;
SECTION r_4_,TN 1TS ii NT�i -AND CREATING TIN A NEW AMENDING
SECTION 15 -4 -1 THROUGH 15 -4 -10 ENTITLED BURGLARY AND ROBBERY
ALARM; PROVIDING FOR ALARM PERMITTING, PERMITTING FEES AND
FINES FOR NON - COMPLIANCE, ISSUANCE OF FALSE ALARM REPORTS AND
APPEALS OF FALSE ALARM REPORTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:
During the current year's budget discussions, City residents requested that we re- evaluate the
City's alarm ordinance regarding renewal fees for residential burglar alarms. In response to this
we had directed staff to draft an ordinance amending the residential fee structure for burglar
alarms. The attached ordinance is in response to that directive, eliminating annual renewal fees for
residential burglar alarm registration after payment of the initial (first year's) registration fee. The
structure for false alarm fines is also altered therein, charging for the second and every subsequent
false alarm within the registration year in order to more accurately reflect the true costs of police
response to those alarms.
RECOMMENDATION:
We recommend Commission approval of the Ordinance
MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW
Published Daily except Saturday, Sunday and
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Miami, Miami -Dade County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI -DADE:
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
O.V. FERBEYRE, who on oath says that he or she is the
SUPERVISOR, Legal Notices of the Miami Daily Business
Review f /k/a Miami Review, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday
and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami in Miami -Dade
County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement,
being a Legal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
PUBLIC HEARING FOR 2/1/2005
in the XXXX Court,
was published in said newspaper in the issues of
01/21/2005
Affiant further says that the said Miami Daily Business
Review is a newspaper published at Miami in said Miami -Dade
County, Florida and that the said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in said Miami -Dade County,
Florida, each day (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays)
and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post
office in Miami in said Miami -Dade County, Florida, for a
period of one year next preceding the first publication of the
attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he or
she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation
any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose
of securin his adve ' ent for publication in the said
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On Tuesday, February 1, 2005, beginning at 7:30 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers,
6130 Sunset Drive, the City Commission will hold Public Hearings to consider the
following:
Second Reading Ordinances:
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING PHASE II PLAN SUPPLEMENT AS UPDATING AND
MODIFYING THE SOUTH MIAMI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT . PLAN AND
PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTING THE PLAN TO THE MIAMI -DADE COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR FURTHER ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE
PLAN.
e`AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ALARM SYSTEMS; REPEALING SEeTION- 15-4 IN IT S
AMENDING SECTION 15 -4 -1 THROUGH 15 -4 =10
ENTITLED BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARM; PROVIDING FOR ALARM PERMITTING,
PERMITTING FEES AND FINES FOR NON - COMPLIANCE, ISSUANCE OF FALSE ALARM
REPORTS AND APPEALS OF FALSE ALARM REPORTS.
First Reading Ordinance
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
MIAMI, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, BY AMENDING SECTION 20- 3.7(E)(1)(c)
ENTITLED "MIXED USE (PUD -M)" IN ORDER TO CORRECT A TECHNICAL ERROR
RELATED TO THE MAXIMUM DISTANCE FROM A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
MIXED USE PROJECT AND THE METRO RAIL STATION.
Inquiries concerning this item should be directed to the Planning Department at 305- 663 -6326.
ALL interested parties are invited to attend and will be heard.
Maria M. Menendez
City Clerk .
Pursuant to Florida Statutes 286.0105, the City hereby advises the public that it a person decides to appeal any
decision made by this Board, Agency or Commission with respect to any matter considered at Its meeting or hearing,
he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that for such purpose, affected person may need to ensure that a
verbatim record of the proceedings is made which record Includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal
Is to be based.
VILLAGE ®f PALMETTO BBAY
VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE
LAND DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC HEARING
The Village of Palmetto Bay Council shall be
meeting on 'Tuesday, February 15, 2005, at
7:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting shall
.be for the Council to conduct a public hearing
with regard to the Comprehensive
Development Master Plan.
The meeting shall be held at Deering Estate
Visitor's Center, 16701 SW 72 Avenue,
Palmetto Bay, FL 33157. Any meeting may be
opened and continued and, under such
circumstances, additional legal notice would
not be provided. Any person may contact the
Village Hall at (305) 259 -1234 for information.
In accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, , persons needing
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evening services will be con -
ducted by Rabbi David b. Schon-
blum, whose sermon topic will be
"Why Jethro Came," at 8 p.m.
Friday. Candle lighting is at 5:43
p.m. Shabbat morning services
will discuss the Torah portion,
Yitro at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
Immediately following services,
Schonblum will lead a Lunch and
Learn entitled "Moses: A Lesson
in Jewish Leadership." Shabbat
ends at 6:40 p.m. Shabbat eve-
ning services will be 8 p.m. Feb.
4. Candle lighting is at 5:49 p.m.
Shabbat morning services will
discuss the Torah portion, Mish-
patim at 9:30 a,m. Feb. 5. The
blessings for the new Hebrew
month of Adar I will be chanted.
Shabbat ends at 6:44 p.m. Miami
Heat Basketball game at 7 p.m.
Feb. 5. A chartered bus will leave
the temple at 7 p,m, for the tipoff
at the American Airlines Arena in
Downtown Miami. Cost: $40 per
ticket and $7.50 for each round -
trip bus ticket. Call the Syna-
gogue office for reservations and
additional information. Kids
Club, open to children in kinder-
garten through fifth grade; meet-
ings will be held Feb. 9, March 9,
April 13 and May 11. All events will
be held at the temple. Dues for
the year are $60,- which will
include all regularly scheduled
activities and snacks, Daily.Min- .
yan is at 7:30 p.m, Monday
through Thursday. Temple
Samu -El Or Olom, affiliated with
the United Synagogue of Con -
'servative Judaism, is a caring,
egalitarian and full service Con-
servative synagogue in South
Dade, . For information tali
305 - 271 -5756. E -mail: tsoomia
mi @aol.com. WebsIte:
www.tsoomiami.org. .
Temple Sinai of North Dade,
305- 932 -9010: Tu B'shevat
Weekend is Friday and Saturday.
Friday evening is a special Shab-
bat Under the Trees service at
7:30 p.m. focusing on nature. The
service will be held outside at the
temple's holocaust memorial.
Saturday at noon is the annual
Blessing of the Animals. Bring
your pets for a special blessing.
Temple Zion Israelite Center,
305- 271 -2311; Friday. evening
Yartzeit and Kaddish service is
:rom 8:15 to 9 p.m. Saturday
corning services are from 10
�.m. to noon. Rabbi Seymour
= riedman will preach and teach.
=ull Kiddush follows service. Tal-
is and Tefilin Sunday morning
;ervices will be from 9 to 10 a.m.
-antor David Katzenstein chants
tt all services. Services on all hot-
days are from 10 a.m. to noon,
'all.for details,
Third Church of Christ, Scientist,
Miami, 11001 SW 87 Ave.,
305 - 271 -2040: Services and
Sunday School are at 10 a.m.
Sundays. Testimony meetings
are at 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Read-
ing Room hours are from 11 a.m.
to 1 p,m. Monday through Satur-
day, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednes-
days and from 2 P.M. to 4 p.m.
Sundays.
Unitarian Universalist Congre-
gation of Miami, 7701 SW 76th
Ave., 305 - 667 -3697,
305 - 667 -5056 (for children's
program):The 11 a.m. Sunday ser-
mon is entitled Reflections on
Senegal: Focus on Family by the
Rev. -Dr. Lucy Hitchcock Seck.
Another two part series will open
windows first into the family
structure and life in Senegal.
Sociologically and spiritually,
there are insights to be gained
for American culture from a
West African culture rooted in
tribal and Islamic traditions.
Worship services every Sunday
at 11. a.m. "Way Cool Sundays,"
the dynamic, active approach to
religious education for children
and youths starts at 11 a.m. Sun-
days. Adult teachers and advi-
sors for three age groups and
teens, with nursery care avail-
able. Unitarian Universalism is a
liberal religion which encourages
men, women and children to
explore religious ideas and con-
temporary issues, honor diver-
sity, and act for social justice as
part of a compassionate commu-
nity. All are welcome. Visit
www.uumia.org,
Unity Center of Miami, 16320
SW 147th Ave., 305-232-9503:
Singspiration at 10:45 a.m. Sun-
day at Temple Bet Breira, 9400
SW 87th Ave. At 11 a.m., Rev.
Charline Emanuel Rankin's talk
title will be "When The Morning
Comes."
University Baptist Church, 624
Anastasia Ave., Room 100,
305 -448 -4428, ext. 621 (for
childcare reservations): Mother
of Preschoolers Ministry (MOPS)
meets at 6:30 p.m. the first
Thursday of each month. Free
child care provided by reserva-
tion only. RSVP three days in
advance. Call for more informa-
tion.
Upper Room :Assembly of God,
19701 SW 127th Ave.,
305- 251 -0876: Sunday Sched-
ule: Worship Services: from 9
a.m. to 11 a.m.; Children's Church
at 11 a.m.; Spanish Service at' 7
p.m. Services at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays. TGIF Worship Ser-
vice at 7:30 p.m. Fridays. Child-
care provided.
Wayside Baptist Church, 7701