Remarks by Steven Moylan
41 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Second question relates to what is the primary driver for annexation? Would you say it's tactical where a one property owner approaches the city or is it more strategic? And what I mean by that is in a past conversation I had with the city manager, I was a little bit surprised when he told me that the city's growth will be to the north and not to the south or to the east, which kind of tells me that, well, at least it leads me to believe that that's more a strategic driven process. So could you comment on, I guess, whether annexation within the city limits or the UGA is more…”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Okay, so more tactical than strategic. Thank you, ma'am.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Correct. That's my understanding as well. So would it also be correct then that the port's land, and I'm not trying to put you on the stand here, but is it also correct that the port's land along Lake River falls under the city's jurisdiction and any development or future development or construction on its property must comply with the city shoreline regs and review processes. Would that be correct?”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Thank you. Also on page 46, under wildlife habitats, it indicates Ridgefield will work with others in the region to develop and implement recovery plans for threatened salmon species. My question is, well, I guess it's twofold. One, who are others? And second, how do we measure progress? In other words, if we're trying to protect priority habitats, how do we know that we're improving the quality of those habitats over time?”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Well, I guess my question is, do we periodically receive progress reports from those agencies? no okay so i would like to suggest somehow that we request that so that the city can measure over time whether we're actually improving these priority habitats or whether they are continually becoming degraded to the point where there are no priority species left in those habitats.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Thank you. On page 47, before we get to the paragraph on policies, we're talking about source control to keep pollutants in the environment out of the environment. water treatment to remove pollutants from water. And we go on to talk about managing that. And I guess, oh, I'm sorry. I'll ignore that one. And we jump to page, I guess it's page 48. Under EN5 habitat, I don't care for the verbiage where it says link fish and wildlife habitat areas to form contiguous networks. I don't like that word networks. It's nebulous and it implies technology. I have a proposal to replace that with restore…”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Thank you. Under EN 10, trees and other vegetation, I do have a concern about the verbiage minimum. I don't know what that means. And I'm sure probably the vast majority of people do not know what that means either. So I don't know if it's possible to quantify or just strike the word minimum and leave and landscaping standards.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Under EN 13, are we... Practicing density transfers now?”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. The last comment that I have relates to EN 15 building practices. develop a system of regulatory approaches and incentives to encourage green building, including reduced fees, streamlined permitting and more. I just wanna make a comment that there are, I'll give you two examples. The city of Chicago has the largest acreage of green roofs in the US. The city of Portland is not far behind. And they have, at least the city of Chicago, has a dedicated review team for sustainable futures such as green roofs. That dedicated review team can cut the permit approval from 90 to 100…”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“I think trees are good enough. That's all.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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Planning Commission · Jul 1, 2026
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“Okay, all right, thank you. On the next page, page 44, policy 5.2.5, work with the port of Ridgefield and the waterfront master developer to maximize compatible employment potential in the walkable max use zone. Um, I guess my question is, has that started or giving the public's interest in this situation? Can you speak to that?”
Planning Commission · Jul 1, 2026
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“Okay. All right. Thank you very much. That's all the questions that I have, sir.”
Planning Commission · Jul 1, 2026
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Planning Commission · Jul 1, 2026
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“So this comment is related to page 54 and the projects of adding, I guess, water mains and potable water in other areas of the city. So I had a conversation with the public works director, because in the subdivision that I am living in off of South Royal, you've got the reserve at Seven Wells, you have Seven Wells, you have Clover Hill, and now I think you have Quail Ridge. which is coming online. And in my subdivision, our water pressure is not the best. And in my conversation with the public works director, he indicated that that's because we are at the end of pipe. So the current…”
Planning Commission · Jul 1, 2026
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“Okay, thank you very much. Page 56. The first paragraph. The city's goal is to maintain or improve surface and groundwater quality by managing stormwater. increased urbanization can make this goal difficult to meet. And I would like to see the city progress in terms of encouraging the development of buildings, especially like industrial where they have flat roofs with green roof technology. Portland has it. There's a number of municipalities that have it up in the Seattle area. Chicago has the largest green roof acreage in the U.S. We're not a little tiny backwoods village anymore. And I…”
Planning Commission · Jul 1, 2026
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“In some municipalities, they fast-track developers who want to install a green roof. So they fast track the permitting process. So to your point about incentivizing, they kind of go hand in hand. Page 58. At the top of the page, it says, in addition, there are short and long term needs to address the expected population and job growth over the next 20 years. The city will need to expand its private stormwater facility inspection program. Do we have one now?”
Planning Commission · Jul 1, 2026
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“Okay, I guess I'm a little surprised by that. Why is the city doing that versus, is it a legal requirement that?”
Planning Commission · Jul 1, 2026
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“Thank you for that. Okay. Policy number 6.3.3 on page 63. Supporting stormwater management and water quality improvements, including existing inventory, existing mature trees, tree canopy, future canopy under existing conditions, develop long-term goals for tree canopies. How would we accomplish that if we do not have an arborist?”
Planning Commission · Jul 1, 2026
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“He's often very excitable, I think, when you broach your subject with him, so.”
Planning Commission · Jul 1, 2026
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Planning Commission · Jul 1, 2026
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“But there's also the refuge dog park that's listed, which is two acres farther down in the table.”
Planning Commission · Jul 1, 2026