Tampa City Council
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The Tampa City Council is the legislative
Legislature
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 body of the municipal government
Local government in the United States
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 of the U.S.
United States
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 city
City
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 of Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

, in Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County, Florida
As of the census of 2000, there were 998,948 people, 391,357 households, and 255,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 951 people per square mile . There were 425,962 housing units at an average density of 405 per square mile...

, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

. The City Council
City council
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 consists of seven members, each representing one of seven corresponding districts from which they were elected. City Council, as the city's legislative branch, is responsible for enacting ordinances and resolutions administered by the corresponding executive
Executive (government)
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 branch, the Mayor of Tampa
Pam Iorio
Pam Iorio is an American politician and author, who served as mayor of Tampa, Florida from 2003 to 2011.Her first book, Straightforward, is expected to be released in November 2011...

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City Council seats for all districts are decided concurrently in elections held every four years during the month of March. During election years, the term of office
Term of office
Term of office or term in office refers to the length of time a person serves in a particular office.-Prime Minister:In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister has no term limits...

 for the Council's outgoing body expires on March 31, while the Council's newly elected body officially begin their term on April 1. The four-year terms are scheduled to expire/commence during odd-numbered years, with the term of office for the Council's current membership scheduled to draw to an end on March 31, 2011.

Districts

Districts 1, 2, and 3 are all each identical to one another, including their common designation as At-Large Districts
At-Large
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. They are so designated since the physical layout shared by this initial trio of districts is identical to Tampa's entire municipal boundaries, or the city of Tampa at-large. As a result, Districts 1, 2, and 3 serve a citywide constituency of Tampa's electorate. To form the remaining Districts 4 thru 7, the city limits were sectioned into four separate, respective districts, each containing its own unique resident constituency of local voters.

The Council seats for Districts 3 and 4 are presently vacant following the June 24, 2010 resignation of member Linda Saul-Sena and that of member John Dingfelder
John Dingfelder
John J. Dingfelder is the Councilman of the City Council in Tampa, Florida, serving District 4. Born in Tampa General Hospital he is a Tampa native....

 the evening prior. The resignations resulted from both members' plans to run for offices in the upcoming fall elections for Hillsborough County. The remaining City Council members plan to select new representatives for Districts Three and Four by July 22, 2010.

The Tampa City Council's current makeup is as follows:

District One (At-large)

  • Mike Suarez (bio), Chair Pro-Tem


District One encompasses the entire city of Tampa.

District Two (At-large)

  • Mary Mulhern
    Mary Mulhern
    Mary Mulhern is the Councilwoman of the City Council in Tampa, Florida, serving District 2. An artist by training, Mulhern is serving her first term on the City Council....

    (bio)


District Two encompasses the entire city of Tampa.

District Three (At-large)

  • Yvone Yolie Capin.


District Three encompasses the entire city of Tampa.

District Four (South)

  • Harry Cohen.


Neighborhoods represented under District Four include Ballast Point
Ballast Point (Tampa), Florida
Ballast Point is a neighborhood and district located in Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the district had a total population of 17,186. Its park was previously called Jules Verne Park before its name change to Ballast Point Park. Recent renovations in 2006 have a new playground and walks...

, Bayshore Beautiful
Bayshore Beautiful (Tampa), Florida
Bayshore Beautiful is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 5,551...

, Bayshore Gardens
Bayshore Gardens, Tampa, Florida
Bayshore Gardens is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,845. The ZIP Codes serving the area are 33606 and 33629.-Geography:...

, Bayside West
Bayside West, Tampa, Florida
Bayside West is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,629 . The ZIP Codes serving the area are 33611 and 33629.-Geography:...

, Bel Mar Shores
Bel Mar Shores, Tampa, Florida
Bel Mar Shores is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 421. This neighborhood is located within the ZIP Code 33629.- Geography :...

, Gandy-Sun Bay South
Gandy-Sun Bay South, Tampa, Florida
Gandy-Sun Bay South is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 16,774. The ZIP Codes serving the area are 33611 and 33616.-Geography:...

, Golfview
Golf View, Tampa, Florida
Golf View is a neighborhood within the South Tampa district of Tampa. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,384. The ZIP Codes serving the area are 33609 and 33629.-Geography:...

, Historic Hyde Park, New Suburb Beautiful
New Suburb Beautiful, Tampa, Florida
New Suburb Beautiful is a small neighborhood within the Hyde Park district of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 841. The ZIP Code neighborhood is 33629.-Geography:...

, Palma Ceia
Palma Ceia, Tampa, Florida
Palma Ceia is a neighborhood located southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida and is bounded by Morrison Ave to the north; Bay to Bay Blvd to the south; Dale Mabry Highway to the west; and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway to the east. Palma Ceia is home to the appropriately named Palma Ceia Country Club...

, Parkland Estates
Parkland Estates, Tampa, Florida
Parkland Estates is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,040. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33606, 33609, and 33629.-Geography:...

, Port Tampa City, and Virginia Park
Virginia Park, Tampa, Florida
Virginia Park is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 4,378. The ZIP Codes serving the area are 33611 and 33629.The president of the Virginia Park Neighborhood Association is Spencer Kass, VP of operations for Landmarc...

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District Four also includes portions of Hyde Park North
Historic Hyde Park North, Tampa
Historic Hyde Park North is a neighborhood within the Hyde Park district of the city of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 2,533. The latest estimated population given was 2,447...

, Sunset Park
Sunset Park, Tampa, Florida
Sunset Park is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 3,520. The ZIP Code serving the neighborhood is 33629.-Geography:...

 and Courier City-Oscawana
Courier City-Oscawana, Tampa, Florida
Courier City-Oscawana is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,531. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33607 and 33609.-Geography:...

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This district includes all of the Davis Islands, Harbor Island
Harbour Island (Tampa), Florida
Harbour Island is an island neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida and the sub-district within Downtown Tampa. The ZIP Code serving the area is 33602.-Geography:...

, and Picnic Island. It also is home to the SoHo Entertainment District
Soho, Tampa, Florida
SoHo Tampa, short for "South Howard Avenue," is an entertainment district within the Hyde Park neighborhood of Tampa. Some of the main cross streets are Kennedy Boulevard , Cleveland Street, Platt Street and Swann Avenue. The area has some of the finest examples of architecture in the city...

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District Five (East)

  • Frank Reddick (bio), Chair


Neighborhoods which comprise District Five include College Hill, East Tampa, East Ybor, Florence Villa-Beasley-Oak Park, Grant Park, Live Oaks Square, Highland Pines, Historic Ybor, Northeast Community, Northview Hills, Old West Tampa, Palmetto Beach, Ridgewood Park, Rivergrove, V.M. Ybor, West Riverfront, Woodland Terrace, and most of residential Sulphur Springs.

District Five includes partial sections of Courier City-Oscawana, Historic Hyde Park North
Historic Hyde Park North, Tampa
Historic Hyde Park North is a neighborhood within the Hyde Park district of the city of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 2,533. The latest estimated population given was 2,447...

, North Hyde Park, Old Seminole Heights, Southeast Seminole Heights, and Tampa Heights.

This district includes the areas of Downtown Tampa
Downtown Tampa
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, the historical area of Gary, the Channel District
Channel District, Tampa
Channelside is a residential and entertainment district just east of Downtown Tampa, Florida, USA. It is bordered by Ybor Channel on the east and Garrison Channel on the south...

, the Port of Tampa
Port of Tampa
The Port of Tampa is located on the western coast or Suncoast of Florida, approximately 25 miles from open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The boundaries of the Port district includes parts of Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, Old Tampa Bay and the Hillsborough River.The port of Tampa is the...

, and the Uceta Rail Yard
Uceta Yard
Uceta Yard is a rail yard in non-residential section within the city limits of Tampa. The ZIP Code serving the community is 33619.-History:Uceta Yard was the primary classification yard for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in central Florida...

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District Six (West)

  • Charlie Miranda (bio)


Neighborhoods within District Six include Armenia Gardens Estates
Armenia Gardens Estates, Tampa, Florida
Armenia Gardens Estates is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 2,818...

, Beach Park
Beach Park, Tampa, Florida
Beach Park is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 3,760. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33609 and 33629.-Geography:...

, Beach Park Isles
Beach Park Isles, Tampa, Florida
Beach Park Isles is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 191. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33609 and 33629.-Geography:...

, Bon Air
Bon Air, Tampa, Florida
Bon Air is a neighborhood within the district of West Tampa, which represents District 6 of the Tampa City Council. The estimated population recorded was 858.-Geography:...

, Carver City/Lincoln Gardens
Carver City-Lincoln Gardens, Tampa, Florida
Carver City-Lincoln Gardens is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,752. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33607 and 33609. Also known as the Maighty Owned City...

, Culbreath Heights, Drew Park
Drew Park (Tampa), Florida
Drew Park is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,129. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33607 and 33614.-Geography:...

, Gray Gables
Gray Gables, Tampa, Florida
Gray Gables is a neighborhood and platted subdivision within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census Gray Gables and the adjoining neighborhood of Bon Air had a combined population of 921. The ZIP Code serving the neighborhood is 33609....

, Macfarlane Park-Northeast Macfarlane
Northeast Macfarlane, Tampa, Florida
Northeast Macfarlane is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 7,976...

-West Tampa
West Tampa, Florida
West Tampa is one of the oldest districts within the city limits of Tampa, USA, and a former incorporated city located west of the Hillsborough River and downtown Tampa. As of the 2000 census, the district had a population of 22,008...

, Marina Club
Marina Club, Tampa, Florida
Marina Club or Marina Club of Tampa is a gated, residential condominium neighborhood located along the Hillsborough River within the city limits of Tampa, Florida....

, North Bon Air
North Bon Air (Tampa), Florida
North Bon Air is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,225...

, Oakford Park
Oakford Park (Tampa), Florida
Oakford Park is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,557. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33607 and 33609...

, Palma Ceia West
Palma Ceia West, Tampa, Florida
Palma Ceia West is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida, located just west of Palma Ceia. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 2,531. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33609 and 33629...

, Parkview, Plaza Terrace, Riverbend
Riverbend, Tampa, Florida
Riverbend is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,980. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33603 and 33604.-Geography:...

, Riverside Heights
Riverside Heights, Tampa, Florida
Riverside Heights is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 2,949. The ZIP Codes serving the area are 33602, 33603 and 33607.-Geography:...

, South Seminole Heights
South Seminole Heights, Tampa, Florida
South Seminole Heights is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 3,177. The ZIP Code serving the area is 33603.-Geography:...

, Swann Estates
Swann Estates, Tampa, Florida
Swann Estates is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,491. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33609 and 33629.-Geography:Swann Estates boundaries are John F...

, Wellswood
Wellswood (Tampa), Florida
Wellswood is a working class to middle class neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 4,126. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33603, 33607, and 33614.-Geography:...

, and Westshore Palms
Westshore Palms (Tampa), Florida
Westshore Palms is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,430. The ZIP Code serving the neighborhood is 33609. The neighborhood is close to Westshore Plaza and the Westshore Business District.-Geography:Westshore Palms...

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District Six includes partial sections of Courier City-Oscawana
Courier City-Oscawana, Tampa, Florida
Courier City-Oscawana is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,531. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33607 and 33609.-Geography:...

, Lowry Park
Lowry Park Central, Tampa, Florida
Lowry Park Central is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33603 and 33604. The district includes the Lowry Park Zoo.-Geography:...

, North Hyde Park
North Hyde Park, Tampa, Florida
North Hyde Park is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 2,487. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33606, 33607 and 33609.-Geography:...

, Old Seminole Heights
Old Seminole Heights, Tampa, Florida
Old Seminole Heights is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, in the U.S. state of Florida. The neighborhood is one of three which comprise the greater Seminole Heights district within the city. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 15,564...

, Southeast Seminole Heights
Southeast Seminole Heights (Tampa), Florida
Southeast Seminole Heights is a neighborhood within the Seminole Heights district of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 3,384. The ZIP Code of the neighborhood is 33603.-Geography:...

, Sunset Park
Sunset Park, Tampa, Florida
Sunset Park is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 3,520. The ZIP Code serving the neighborhood is 33629.-Geography:...

 and Tampa Heights
Tampa Heights (Tampa), Florida
Tampa Heights is one of the oldest neighborhoods within the city limits of Tampa that's situated in the central part of the city. As of the 2000 census, the neighborhood had a population of 16,393.-Description:...

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Prominent locations within this district include the Westshore Business District
Westshore, Tampa
Westshore is the principal business district of Tampa, Florida, with more than of commercial office space, 4,000 businesses with nearly 100,000 employees, 32 hotels, two major shopping malls and more than 200 restaurants and bars. Westshore Boulevard is the district's main thoroughfare...

, Legends Field
Legends Field
George M. Steinbrenner Field , is a baseball stadium located in Tampa, Florida across Dale Mabry Highway from Raymond James Stadium, home of the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The ballpark was built in 1996 and holds almost 11,000 people with an addition in right field built in...

, Tampa International Airport
Tampa International Airport
Tampa International Airport is a major public airport located six nautical miles west of the central business district of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority...

 and Raymond James Stadium
Raymond James Stadium
Raymond James Stadium, also known as the "Ray Jay", is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Tampa, Florida. It is home to the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as the NCAA's South Florida Bulls football team. The stadium seats 65,857 , and it is expandable to 75,000 for special events...

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District Seven (North)

  • Lisa Montelione (bio)


Neighborhoods making up District Seven include Forest Hills
Forest Hills (Tampa), Florida
Forest Hills is a neighborhood partially within the city limits of Tampa, Florida, United States, with the northern portion located in unincorporated Hillsborough County near Lake Magdalene. The area was mainly a citrus grove until development began in the 1950s and 1960s. It contains the Babe...

, Temple Crest
Temple Crest, Tampa, Florida
Temple Crest is a neighborhood and district located in northeastern part of Tampa, Florida. The population was 8,621 at the 2000 census.-Description:...

, Terrace Park
Terrace Park, Tampa, Florida
Terrace Park is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 7,579. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33612 and 33617.-Geography:...

, and University Square
University Square, Tampa, Florida
University Square is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 7,456. The ZIP Code serving the neighborhood is 33612...

, as well as the region of New Tampa
New Tampa
New Tampa is an area in Florida that encompasses both a area within the corporate limits of the City of Tampa, as well as a larger land area that is in unincorporated Hillsborough, but retains a Tampa mailing address. The incorporated portion of "New Tampa" that lies within the city limits of...

, which includes Cory Lake Isles
Cory Lake Isles, Tampa, Florida
Cory Lake Isles is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 169. The ZIP Codes serving the area are 33592 and 33647.-Geography:Cory Lake Isles is surrounded by of woodlands...

, Hunters Green
Hunters Green, Tampa, Florida
Hunters Green or Hunter's Green is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 4,076. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33592 and 33647. The neighborhood is located within the district of New Tampa...

, Tampa Palms
Tampa Palms, Tampa, Florida
Tampa Palms is a neighborhood within the New Tampa district of the city of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 10,159. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33559, 33592, 33613, 33617, 33637, and 33647.-Description:...

, and West Meadows
West Meadows, Tampa, Florida
West Meadows is a neighborhood located in the New Tampa district of Tampa, Florida. The estimated population stands at 2,381.-Geography:West Meadows is located at latitude 28.148 north and longitude 82.382 west. The elevation is 46 feet above sea level. Interbay is bordered by Bruce B...

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District Seven contains a section of Lowry Park
Lowry Park Central, Tampa, Florida
Lowry Park Central is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33603 and 33604. The district includes the Lowry Park Zoo.-Geography:...

, specifically, the neighborhood's North
Lowry Park North, Tampa, Florida
Lowry Park North is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 6,114. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33604 and 33612...

 section.

Prominent locations within this district include Busch Gardens, the Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI), and the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...

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