The Tampa City Council, the legislative body of Tampa, Florida, consists of seven members, three of which are elected at large. The City Council is responsible for enacting ordinances and resolutions that the Mayor of Tampa administers.

Election of city council members occur every four years, mainly during odd-numbered years. All councilmembers' terms begin April 1. The current term of the current council members will end on March 31, 2011.^[1]

Contents 1 Districts 1.1 District One (At-Large) 1.2 District Two (At-Large) 1.3 District Three (At Large) 1.4 District Four (South Tampa Region) 1.5 District Five (East Tampa Region) 1.6 District Six (West Tampa Region) 1.7 District Seven (North Tampa/New Tampa Region) 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Districts

The first three districts are At-Large Districts, which means that the districts are represented citywide.^[1] Districts 4 thru 7 are divided.

The current makeup of the council are:

[edit] District One (At-Large)

• Gwendolyn M. Miller (bio), Chairperson

This district serves the entire city of Tampa.

[edit] District Two (At-Large)

• Mary Mulhern (bio)

This district serves the entire city of Tampa.

[edit] District Three (At Large)

• Linda Saul-Sena (bio)

This district serves the entire city of Tampa.

[edit] District Four (South Tampa Region)

• John Dingfelder (bio)

Neighborhoods that are represented are Ballast Point, Bayshore Beautiful, Bayshore Gardens, Balmar Shore, Port Tampa City, Davis Islands, Fair Oaks-Manhattan Manor, Golfview, Historic Hyde Park, New Suburb Beautiful, Virginia Park, Palam Ceia, Gandy-Sun Bay South, SoHo District, South Westshore, portions of Sunset Park and Oscawana.^[2]

[edit] District Five (East Tampa Region)

• Thomas Scott (bio)

Neighborhoods serving this district include Belmont Heights College Hill, East Tampa, Gary, Jackson Heights, Live Oaks Square, Northeast Community, Northview Hills, Rivergrove, South Nebraska, Tampa Heights, V.M. Ybor, and Woodland Terrace,

This district includes Downtown Tampa and Ybor City.^[3]

[edit] District Six (West Tampa Region)

• Charlie Miranda (bio)

Neighborhoods within the district are Armenia Gardens Estates, Beach Park, Beach Park Isles, Bon Air, Carver City/Lincoln Gardens, Culbreath Bayou, Culbreath Heights, Culbreath Isles, Drew Park, Gray Gables, Lowry Park, Marina Club, MacFarlane Park, Mid-Peninsula, Midtown, North Bon Air, North Hyde Park, Northeast Macfarlane Park, Oakford Park, Old West Tampa, Palma Ceia West, Parkview, Plaza Terrace, Ridgewood River, Riverbend, Riverside Heights, South Seminole Heights, Wellswood, West Tampa, Westshore Palms, and sections of Lowry Park North, Southeast Semniole Heights, Sunset Park and Tampa Heights.^[4]

Landmarks within this district include Westshore Business District, Legends Field, Tampa International Airport and Raymond James Stadium.

[edit] District Seven (North Tampa/New Tampa Region)

• Joseph Caetano (bio)

Neighborhoods within the district are Forest Hills, Hunter's Key, Tampa Palms, Temple Crest, Terrace Park, University Square.^[5]

Landmarks within this district include Busch Gardens, Adventure Island, and University of South Florida.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tampa City Council

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