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Des Moines › Feb 9, 2026 meeting › Item 26

The council appointed Dominic Anania to the Plan and Zoning Commission, Seat 15, by a 5–2 vote.

Des Moines City Council · Feb 9, 2026 · Roll call 26-0181

Approved the appointment. Moved by Gatto, seconded by Westergaard. Nays: Barron and Mandelbaum. Passed 5–2; voting no: Rob X. Barron, Josh Mandelbaum.

What this means (Rezoning): Zoning sets what can be built or done on each piece of land, such as homes, shops or industry.

How each member voted

OfficialSeatVote
Connie BoesenMayorYes
Carl VossAt-largeYes
Mike SimonsonAt-largeYes
Rob X. BarronWard 1No
Linda WestergaardWard 2Yes
Josh MandelbaumWard 3No
Joe GattoWard 4Yes

More from the record

Council Member Gatto recommended appointing Dominic Anania to Seat 15 of the Plan and Zoning Commission, the board that hears rezoning and land-use requests before they reach the council, for a term ending July 3, 2028. Reasons for the recommendation or for the no votes: Not in the record. Resolution, roll call 26-0181 (saved copy)

The alternative

No other options were presented in the record.

Who gets a say

Who
Anyone whose rezoning or land-use request goes to the Plan and Zoning Commission
How
A new commissioner fills Seat 15
When
Term ends July 3, 2028
Source
Minutes, item 26 (saved copy)

From the official minutes summary: all seven members were present (roll call 26-0145) and only Nays are named, so the rest voted yes.

Source Agenda for the whole meeting, item 26 (saved copy) · Full minutes for the whole Feb 9, 2026 meeting, p. 6 (roll call 26-0181) (saved copy) · Roll call 26-0181 (saved copy)

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Public comment: use the city’s Request to Speak form before 5 PM CT the day before a meeting.
Written comment: City Clerk, cityclerk@dmgov.org, (515) 283-4209. Mention roll call 26-0181.

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