Bellevue Arts Commission Meeting on 2026-10-08: Public Comment, Rules, and Ukrainian Art Showcase

I call this meeting to order.

Can I get a motion to approve the agenda?

I make a motion to approve the agenda.

Do I have a second?

All in favor of the agenda say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Can I get a motion to approve the minutes?

I make a motion to approve the minutes.

Do I have a second?

All in favor of the minutes say aye.

Aye.

Do we have any oral communications for this meeting?

Yes, we have at least two.

Mr.

Zimmerman, if you'd like to begin, public comment.

Okay.

In compliance with Washington state campaign laws regarding the use of public facilities during an election.

No speaker may support or oppose a ballot measure or support or oppose a candidate for an election which includes your own campaign.

Any speaker who begins discussing topics of this nature will be asked to stop.

In addition, there are new rules adopted by the city council limiting the topics about which the public may speak during our meetings.

Under ordinance six seven five two, the public may now only speak during public comment about subject matters that are related to City of Bellevue government and are within the power and duties of the Arts Commission.

Additional information about the new rules of decorum governing conduct of the public during our meetings can be found at ordinance six, seven, five, two.

I want to let the public know that the arts commission does not condone hateful or offensive speech from any individual.

While we would prefer people refrain from making these types of comments, the commission respects individuals' First Amendment free speech rights.

Individuals are allowed to express their thoughts or feelings, whether we agree with them or not.

Yes, okay.

Yeah.

My dirty damn Nazi gestup debile.

My name is Alex Zimmerman, I'm president of Standup America Party.

I will speak about absolutely critical situation.

Twelve year ago, my Robertson established a policy, so speech can be only 30 minutes and 10 people.

It's never happened before.

And I talk about this for 12 years, dozen and dozen times.

Yesterday I speak about this too.

Situation absolutely critical because it's touch everybody without exception.

Commissioner, government, 150,000 people who live in Belleville.

In for 12 years, no one from 150,000.

I don't talk about commissioner because you're not a commissioner.

You're the bill.

I'm sorry.

Legal board.

Yeah, nobody stopping this.

The situation absolutely idiotic because we have a five council who come right now.

Brand new five council.

And no one from them stopping this.

No one.

What does this mean?

It's good for the business.

Less people talking is good for everybody.

So we pay them $400 per hour.

Yep, no bad.

In everybody only 10 people can speak.

Yesterday there's almost 18 people once speak, but speak only 10.

Huh?

Yeah.

Is this happened for 12 years?

So how is this possible?

And about you, Commissioner, you have a policy.

You have right for something doing, but you don't do nothing about this.