Bellevue council upholds planning commission exclusion of Alex Zimmerman

The Bellevue City Council on Oct. 28 denied an appeal of a notice of exclusion issued by Planning Commission Chair Khan Liu that barred Alex Zimmerman from attending planning commission meetings for 60 days.

The city attorney told the council that the appeal process requires the council to consider only two documents: the notice of exclusion issued by the planning commission chair and Mr. Zimmerman’s written appeal. “Council should not consider any other information, facts, or testimony other than what is contained in these 2 documents,” the city attorney said.

After a short motion to deny the appeal, the council voted in favor and upheld the chair’s exclusion order; no roll‑call vote or individual tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript. The exclusion had been issued Oct. 22 and the written order bans Mr. Zimmerman from attending planning commission meetings for 60 days, through Dec. 21, 2025, unless otherwise modified by the chair or council.