Tampa City Council

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Tampa City Council
Seal of the City of Tampa
Type
Type Unicameral legislature of the Municipal Government
Leadership
Chair Charlie Miranda [1]
Since April 2011 [1]
Chair Pro-Tem
Harry Cohen
Since April 2012
Seats 7 total, representing:
Mike Suarez, District 1. (At-large)
Mary Mulhern, District 2. (At-large)
Yvonne Yolie Capin, District 3. (At-large)
Harry Cohen, District 4. (South)
Frank Reddick, District 5. (East)
Charlie Miranda, District 6. (West)
Lisa Montelione, District 7. (North)
Elections
Last election March, 2011: to a 4-year term [1] (April 1, 2007 - March 31, 2011)
Meeting place
Tampa City Hall

Old City Hall
Council Chambers, Third floor
315 E. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, Florida 33602


City Flag of Tampa
Website
TampaGov.net
Footnotes
Operates in accordance with provisions of the 1974 Revised Charter of the City of Tampa.[2]

The Tampa City Council is the legislative body of the municipal government of the U.S. city of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida. The City Council 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 branch, the Mayor of Tampa.[2]

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 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, 2015.[3]

Districts

Districts 1, 2, and 3 are all each identical to one another, including their common designation as At-Large Districts. 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.[3] 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.[2]

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

District One (At-large)

District One encompasses the entire city of Tampa.[3]

District Two (At-large)

District Two encompasses the entire city of Tampa.[3]

District Three (At-large)

  • Yvone Yolie Capin.[4]

District Three encompasses the entire city of Tampa.[3]

District Four (South)

  • Harry Cohen.,[4] Chair, Pro-Tem

Neighborhoods represented under District Four include Ballast Point, Bayshore Beautiful, Bayshore Gardens, Bayside West, Bel Mar Shores, Gandy-Sun Bay South, Golfview, Historic Hyde Park, New Suburb Beautiful, Palma Ceia, Parkland Estates, Port Tampa City, and Virginia Park.[5][6]

District Four also includes portions of Hyde Park North, Sunset Park and Courier City-Oscawana.[5][6]

This district includes all of the Davis Islands, Harbor Island, and Picnic Island. It also is home to the SoHo Entertainment District.[7]

District Five (East)

  • Frank Reddick (bio), Chair, Community Redevelopment Agency

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.[6][8]

District Five includes partial sections of Courier City-Oscawana, Historic Hyde Park North, North Hyde Park, Old Seminole Heights, Southeast Seminole Heights, and Tampa Heights.[6][8]

This district includes the areas of Downtown Tampa, the historical area of Gary, the Channel District, the Port of Tampa, and the Uceta Rail Yard.[7][8]

District Six (West)

  • Charlie Miranda (bio), Council Chairman

Neighborhoods within District Six include Armenia Gardens Estates, Beach Park, Beach Park Isles, Bon Air, Carver City/Lincoln Gardens, Culbreath Heights, Drew Park, Gray Gables, Macfarlane Park-Northeast Macfarlane-West Tampa, Marina Club, North Bon Air, Oakford Park, Palma Ceia West, Parkview, Plaza Terrace, Riverbend, Riverside Heights, South Seminole Heights, Swann Estates, Wellswood, and Westshore Palms.[6][9]

District Six includes partial sections of Courier City-Oscawana, Lowry Park, North Hyde Park, Old Seminole Heights, Southeast Seminole Heights, Sunset Park and Tampa Heights.[6][9]

Prominent locations within this district include the Westshore Business District, Legends Field, Tampa International Airport and Raymond James Stadium.[7]

District Seven (North)

  • Lisa Montelione (bio)

Neighborhoods making up District Seven include Forest Hills, Temple Crest, Terrace Park, and University Square, as well as the region of New Tampa, which includes Cory Lake Isles, Hunters Green, Tampa Palms, and West Meadows.[6][10]

District Seven contains a section of Lowry Park, specifically, the neighborhood's North section.[6][10]

Prominent locations within this district include Busch Gardens, the Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI), and the University of South Florida.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Danielson, Richard. "Sworn in as Tampa mayor, Bob Buckhorn calls for unity in a drive for greatness". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "City Council". TampaGov. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "About Us". TampaGov. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wade, Christian M. (June 24, 2010). "GOP weighs court challenge after Dingfelder, Saul-Sena resign". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "District Four". TampaGov. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 "Neighborhood Registry", May 14, 2010. Neighborhood & Community Relations Office, TampaGov. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "City of Tampa: City Council Districts". TampaGov. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "District Five". TampaGov. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "District Six". TampaGov. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "District Seven". TampaGov. Retrieved May 14, 2010.

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