2025-12-02 Tsimerman Disrupts Bellevue City Council After Losing Appeal

Um, under council rules, any person excluded from participation or attendance at future council meetings may appeal the exclusion by submitting a written appeal. Mr. Zimmerman um has submitted a timely written appeal. So per council rules, uh council has to consider this appeal tonight. Uh this re uh this consideration involves reviewing the notice of exclusion uh which includes the reasons why the mayor excluded uh Mr. Zimmerman as well as Mr. Zimmerman's written appeal. Uh council should not solicit any testimony. And after council's review, council will need to decide either to deny the appeal, which means upholding the mayor's exclusion order, or grant the appeal, which means overturning the mayor's exclusion order. Uh, we're here to answer any questions should you have any, but I'll turn it over to you, mayor, um, for consideration of the appeal. — Okay. Thank you very much. Are there any comments or questions? Okay. Uh, is there a motion? I move to deny the appeal of the notice of exclusion issued by Mayor Robinson to Alex Zimmerman on November 21, 2025. — All those in favor? I — I'm going to ask that he be removed and this is disrupting the meeting so I'd like to note it as well. Please — officer, would you mind — escorting him out? — Thank you. I will introduce — I move to deny the appeal of the notice of exclusion issued by Mayor Robinson to Alex Zimmerman on November 21, 2025. All those in I — I'm going to ask that he be removed and this is disrupting the meeting so I'd like to note it as well please. — Officer, would you mind escorting him out? Thank you. — Okay. Um the second item