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Introduction
Group 1 Cities (San Jose)
Group 2 Cities (Los Altos, Los Altos Hills,
Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale)
Group 3 Cities (Campbell, Cupertino, Los
Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga)
Group
4 Cities (Milpitas, Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy)
Group 5 Cities (Santa Clara County Board of
Supervisors)
Introduction
The VTA's Board of Directors sets Santa Clara County's transit and highway policy. The Board has 17 members and 2 ex-officio members, all of whom are elected officials appointed to serve on the VTA Board by the councils of the cities or towns they represent. (In other words, you cannot run for VTA Board, and you cannot vote board members on or off the board.) Fourteen Directors are city council members or mayors of their cities, and three are County Supervisors. Twelve Directors serve as voting members and there are five Directors who serve as alternates. The two ex-officio members are non-voting members and are Santa Clara County's representatives to the Bay Area's regional transit planning and financing agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC).
To assist you in directly expressing your transit needs to the VTA Board member of your city, we also encourage you to attend and speak out for those needs at your city council meeting. Each VTA Board member's contact will also include the address and phone number of their city hall, as well as when your city council meets. City council meetings allow you to speak during the "open comment" or "public presentation" period, typically at the beginning of the meeting. If you know you can't go to a VTA Board meeting or workshop, it is vital that you speak out for your transit needs at your city council meeting. Please contact your city hall for specific rules on speaking out during city council meetings, or if you are disabled and need assistance in speaking out at a city council meeting.
You can reach the entire VTA Board, as well as subscribe to their mailing list of agendas and meeting minutes, at their contact address.
Below are the current members of the VTA Governing Board of Directors by municipality. Note that VTA Board alternates (highlighted in grey) can replace absent members at any Board meeting. The VTA Board Vice Chair is highlighted in green while this year's Board Chair is highlighted in yellow.
As the county seat and largest city in Santa Clara County, San Jose has five (5) of the twelve (12) VTA Board seats. San Jose's City Council meets every Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m., although certain meeting dates may be canceled. In addition, evening sessions are normally held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
Unless otherwise announced, the meeting place is at the City Council Chambers San Jose City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara Street in San Jose. Mailing address for all listed council members is 200 E. Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113.
| Name | Local Capacity | Email Address | Phone Number |
| Nora Campos | City Councilmember, District 5 (East San Jose - District Five's boundaries extend west to Highway 101, east to the East Foothills, north to Mabury Road, and south to Ocala Avenue) | district5@sanjoseca.gov | (408)535-4905 |
| David Cortese (alternate) | City Councilmember, District 8 (Evergreen - south of Mt. Hamilton Rd./Martin/Tully, and east of the Guadalupe River) | dave.cortese@sanjoseca.gov | (408)535-4908 |
| Sam Liccardo | City Councilmember, District 3 (downtown San Jose) | district3@sanjoseca.gov | (408)535-4903 |
| Nancy Pyle | City Councilmember, District 10 (Westfield and Oakridge sections) | district10@sanjoseca.gov | (408)535-4910 |
| Chuck Reed | Mayor of San Jose | mayoremail@sanjoseca.gov | (408)535-4800 |
| Forrest Williams | City Councilmember, District 2 (Santa Teresa section of San Jose) | forrest.williams@sanjoseca.gov | (408)535-4902 |
San Jose residents who do not live in districts represented by VTA Board Members should contact Vice Mayor Chavez' office using the contact information above.
Group 2 Cities (Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale)
| Name | Local Capacity/City/City Council Info | Email Address | Phone Number |
| David Casas | Mayor of
Los Altos Hills One N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos (2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7pm) (650) 947-2721 | david.casas@alumni.pepperdine.edu | n/a |
| Dominic J. Caserta | Councilmember (seat 2), City of
Santa Clara 1500 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95050 (1st and 3rd Thursdays, 7pm) |
n/a | (408)615-2250 |
| Yoriko Kishimoto | Councilmember, City of Palo Alto 250 Castro St. Mountain View (Tuesdays, 7:00pm, City Council Chambers | yoriko.kishimoto@cityofpaloalto.org | (650)323-5590 |
| Chris Moylan (alternate) | Councilmember, City of Sunnyvale 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale (Tuesdays, 7:00pm, City Council Chambers | cmoylan@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us | (650)723-9518 |
Group 3 Cities (Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga)
| Name | Local Capacity/City/City Council Info | Email Address | Phone Number |
| Dolly Sandoval (VTA Board Vice Chair) | City
Councilmember of Cupertino 10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino, CA 95014 (first and third Mondays, 6:45pm, City Council Chambers) (408)777-3223 | dsandoval@cupertino.org | (408)777-3192 |
| Kathleen King (alternate) | Councilmember, City of Saratoga 13777 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga 95070 (first and third Wednesdays, 6:30pm, Council Chambers) (408)868-1200 |
kk2king@saratoga.ca.us | (408)605-5251 |
Residents of Saratoga, Monte Sereno, and Campbell can contact either board member in this group.
Group 4 Cities (Milpitas, Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy)
| Name | Local Capacity/City/City Council info | Email Address | Phone Number |
| Robert Livengood (alternate) | Vice Mayor, City of Milpitas 455 E. Calaveras Boulevard, Milpitas 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, City Council Chambers (408)586-3001 | rlivengood@ci.milpitas.ca.gov | (408)655-0392 (home) |
| Greg Sellers | City
Councilmember of Morgan Hill 17555 Peak Ave., Morgan Hill, CA 95037 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, City Council Chambers (408)779-7259 |
greg.sellers@morganhill.ca.gov | (408)779-7259 |
Residents of Milpitas can also contact County Supervisor Pete McHugh at (408)299-5030 or by email at primo.mchugh@bos.co.scl.ca.us.
Group 5 Cities (Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors)
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, unless otherwise noted, meets about every Tuesday at 9:30am at the County Government Center, 70 W. Hedding Street in San Jose. More information on meetings of the County Supervisors can be found on the web or by calling the Board Clerk at (408)299-4321.
| Name | Cities Represented | Email Address | Phone Number |
| Pete McHugh (VTA Board Alternate) | District 3 (North San Jose, northern Sunnyvale, Milpitas) | primo.mchugh@bos.co.scl.ca.us | (408)299-5030 |
| Don Gage | District 1 (Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, South San Jose) | don.gage@bos.co.santa-clara.ca.us | (408)299-3273 |
| Liz Kniss (VTA Board Chair) | District 5 (Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Cupertino, and some of Sunnyvale) | liz.kniss@bos.sccgov.org | (408)299-5050 |
Ex-Officio (Non-voting) Board Members
You can find the two non-voting VTA Board Members back at the main Do-It-Yourself (DIY) page. Both non-voting VTA Board members serve as the local representatives to the Bay Area's transit planning and financing group, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC).
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