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The decision matters because the project ties several near-term public needs — a proposed fire station site, a donated school site intended for a Sage International charter school, on-site parkland and extensive developer-funded roadway and utility work — to the timing and buildout of a large new subdivision. Council and public speakers emphasized potential traffic impacts at nearby intersections, the school-district capacity consequences, and substantial off-site utility work needed to make the donated fire station buildable.

Developer and staff presentation: Kuna senior planner Troy Beheunin summarized the application and staff’s recommended conditions. Stephanie Hopkins of KEM Engineering and Jamie Markosian of Kittleson and Associates presented the project layout, open-space calculations, access plan and traffic analysis. Hopkins said the project provides more open space than code requires (staff said 10.5% is required; the developer is providing about 11.7 acres, roughly 15% of the site). Hopkins described a layout of 421 total lots on paper (seven commercial, 409 R-6 lots with 354 buildable), alley‑loaded lots in the center and a school and park lot positioned to serve the neighborhood. She said future connectivity includes a collector on the west boundary (Bead Lily Avenue) and Sunbeam as an east‑west collector on the south boundary; the developer will construct half the adjacent arterial and collector cross sections as phases are built.

Traffic and mitigation: Jamie Markosian said the team prepared a comprehensive traffic impact study (TIS) that was reviewed and accepted by the Ada County Highway District (ACHD) based on earlier, denser plans; the current plan (R6) produces fewer trips than the previously proposed R12 product. He said the TIS showed a level‑of‑service F condition at the 10 Mile/Kuna Road intersection for some movements, driven mainly by heavy east–west traffic on Kuna Road that limits gaps for northbound vehicles. \"The analysis that we prepared at 10 Mile in Kuna did indicate a level of service F,\" Markosian said. He added that ACHD did not include 10 Mile/Kuna as a required mitigation in its CIP because the corridor still meets ACHD planning LOS thresholds and it is not currently listed in ACHD’s five‑year work plan. The application includes conditions for additional study and reanalysis at the 200th lot (specifically of Black Cat and Columbia Road) and acknowledges that further mitigations could be required by ACHD or in future TIS updates.

Impact fees and funding: The developer said the project will pay impact fees to city, ACHD, the fire district and other agencies. The presentation cited an ACHD impact fee of $3,493 per unit (about $1.2 million for the project) and a total project impact‑fee contribution of about $2.88 million to the various agencies. Hopkins and Markosian stressed the developer will fund required roadway improvements (collector construction along Bead Lily and Sunbeam and half‑street improvements on Kuna Road) phased with final plats and occupancy.

School site and charter school: Representatives of Bloom and Sage International Charter Schools described plans for a donated school lot. Keith Donahue (Bloom/Sage board) and Emily Downey (executive director, Sage International) said Sage plans a phased approach — opening with lower grades (K–4) and adding grades over several years — and that charter facilities are built without local property‑tax levies, relying on state funding, philanthropy and private financing. Donahue said Sage will prioritize enrollment for residents within the primary attendance zone and that the school commonly offers busing and meal programs. Tim Jensen of Kuna School District noted the district’s capacity pressure and said Kuna High School is operating above capacity; he urged the council and developer to consider impacts on district facilities and requested updated capacity projections.

Fire station site and utility issues: Multiple speakers raised the utilities needed to make the donated fire‑station lot buildable. Contractor Scott Hedrick and others said the nearest sewer is several hundred feet away, in deep basalt, and bringing sewer, water and pressure‑irrigation service to the site will be complex and costly. Hedrick estimated substantial off‑site utility costs and said those improvements do not yet meet the city’s public‑works plan. Applicant Tim Mack and the developer team responded that the first phase of the project was designed specifically to include the fire‑station lot and that if the project is approved they will expedite design and off‑site utility work so services reach the lot; Mack estimated additional utility work could be on the order of $2 million to complete the fire‑station connections and said the developer would begin construction‑document design immediately if approvals are granted.

Planning history and public input: Planning and Zoning Commission had earlier recommended denial (a 4‑0 vote at the P&Z meeting cited by council members). Several public speakers supported the project because of its donated public benefits: Scott Hedrick said the donated park and fire‑station lot and the donated school lot would help serve the southern part of Kuna; others representing Bloom and Sage emphasized student transport, nutrition programs and the intent to serve local residents. Opponents and commissioners had centered their concerns on traffic, intersection levels of service and school/district impacts.

Council action and next steps: Council Member [name recorded in roll] moved to approve case numbers 2408AN and 2405S05S with the packet conditions; the motion was seconded and passed. (Roll call during the motion recorded Council President Bruce voting no, Council Member Laraway voting yes and Council Member McPherson voting yes; council minutes show the motion carried after roll call.) The approvals require the developer to meet the stated conditions in the staff memo, complete required traffic reanalysis at designated project milestones, and comply with ACHD and city standards for off‑site utilities. The developer said it would begin design immediately to deliver utilities to the fire‑station lot and phase construction so that key public improvements are provided early in buildout.

Case numbers: 2408AN (annexation) and 2405S05S (preliminary plat).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting 10/07/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Kuna City Council on an unspecified date voted to approve case numbers 2408AN and 2405S05S, annexing and preliminarily platting the Madrone Village development near the southwest corner of 10 Mile and Kuna Road.","taxTitle","Kuna City, Ada County, Idaho","taxId",48735,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6427605,"Public commenters urge stronger code enforcement; one speaker opposes city transit agreement",334,174000,508000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905411-a2d9e084a5cca7399e280394bacb52b1&start=174&end=508","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905411-a2d9e084a5cca7399e280394bacb52b1/thumbnail_174000.jpg","/articles/6427605/Kuna-City/Ada-County/Idaho/Public-commenters-urge-stronger-code-enforcement-one-speaker-opposes-city-transit-agreement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6427605-dfabe52acccb6d01fcd77f49bca9b296/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153464&Signature=fJS~i2izfyLBZTlXAoXLSb7NroSKRb5fCiDwSQTrnonZDrTOE2NirsB9NYNYjagnvtzh7ZR3sQr9uW7nIzDN7yoIX6DR5bvPr7KeVtNEJgZ-jYWpKdD5q09a6asOT-1H7Ik7zA-GQGhokAnyJ9N~vnopJ4ySu-ES79U~XdcBa3cG1RnR6R8XdjVWi9bcxVx4opnVqWj6hhiGSHYBggSjLIX0EImLXvhWAO9da1ZUpNQyXJKPYJg1g2GgJhbU-OrAEXyblNk8VlzHHsFwpVDTX9qoARn93nIsX5NzYbgSVP7jSAk-Va3U10QZBfHtnb2IhCXg-HThQukzwSIYWkrUHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Two members of the public spoke during the meeting’s public‑comment period on separate topics: building code enforcement and a cooperative transit agreement.

Why it matters: Public comment signaled community concern about construction quality and municipal spending priorities. Those remarks provide direct feedback to council and staff on how local residents perceive enforcement and fiscal priorities.

Building code enforcement: David Wardell of 2230 East Condor Lane, Kuna (he introduced himself in the record as a certified building inspector with about 50 years’ experience as a builder) urged the council to back the city’s building‑department staff if they begin to enforce codes more strictly. Wardell said he has observed errors in plan review and inspections and said many local framing crews are unskilled; he argued stronger enforcement would improve construction quality. \"I urge you to please support your building department and planning and zoning… and let them know that as long as they stay in the code, you're going to back them,\" Wardell said. He offered to help staff and identified himself as a certified building inspector.

Opposition to transit agreement: Michael Law of 892 North Cranesville Avenue addressed a cooperative agreement between Valley Regional Transit and the City of Kuna that had just been approved on the consent agenda. Law said he disagreed with the city's role in funding or facilitating transit and described his view of government’s proper role as protecting \"life, liberty, and property.\" He stated that providing transit amounts to an improper government function and said he would oppose taxpayer funding for such services.

No formal council action was taken in response to these public comments during the meeting; both comments were recorded in the meeting minutes and will be part of the public record for council consideration.","During public comment the council heard a certified building inspector call for sustained enforcement of building codes and support for building‑department staff, and a resident expressed opposition to the city's cooperative agreement with Valley Regional Transit.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6427607,"Council actions: consent‑agenda correction approved; two ordinances adopted",4773,4905000,132000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905411-a2d9e084a5cca7399e280394bacb52b1&start=4905&end=132","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905411-a2d9e084a5cca7399e280394bacb52b1/thumbnail_4905000.jpg","/articles/6427607/Kuna-City/Ada-County/Idaho/Council-actions-consentagenda-correction-approved-two-ordinances-adopted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6427607-c83acfdd0eb5b905d308e8e7bc7c4797/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153464&Signature=Hauj~2tvSZ5DenTFYx2qedhiocsPvW9nFNOROQWQXHEsBB7~0uDJmwViy4e~LR3W~Wah5zGbb3-wnBTmfCkyIepjh10mlKExHIQiUVrOlRJlR~ARnWwnmK9UQxmVueCcjdilPDPfZY4ZN3okJ1pzhh9xNVKMJ~n5y-yF867S-SsRLy~D-9b10fUZ4SbCVOZlHMABcnZz~6fgGLc0IEc7gpNydG8qegLufPP6PhNYKd7iKtswL4gL~Xmk7GAgq4Ub4JYP~xQKJTiaTFX~EuI8LZQqBjvDm96uTI3puwB09FfII-0QtSr7M8WELvT5ofY2PJQr5rHv1H1qlwgoifSutQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kuna City Council took several brief procedural actions at the meeting and recorded final votes on two ordinances.

Why it matters: The consent‑agenda correction fixes a published numeric typo in a professional services agreement cap and avoids an unintended $1.5 million authorization. The two ordinances adopted update city zoning and irrigation system boundaries and thereby affect future development and water‑rights administration.

Consent agenda correction: Council member Lorwood moved to approve the consent agenda as published with an update to item E.1 to change the professional services agreement cap from $1,500,000 to $150,000; the motion was seconded and carried on a council poll (roll call recorded in the minutes with council members voting in favor). The change was described in staff remarks as a typographical error; staff confirmed the contract cap is a \"do not exceed $150,000\" limit.

Ordinances: The council waived further readings and approved Ordinance 2025-33 (municipal rezone involving parcels owned by Warner Buckner Partnership and the city) and Ordinance 2025-34 (enlargement of the Kuna municipal irrigation system to include parcels owned by TH Holdings 2022 LLC and declaration of appurtenant water rights). Roll calls recorded unanimous affirmative votes for both ordinances in the minutes.

Other procedural notes: The council noted the third reading of an Idaho Power franchise agreement (Ordinance 2025-31) and indicated it will be on the next meeting agenda for formal action. No substantive debate on those ordinances was recorded during this session.

Votes at a glance:
• Consent agenda (correction to item E.1 contract cap from $1,500,000 to $150,000): approved (motion and roll call recorded; staff described the published amount as a typo).
• Ordinance 2025-33 (municipal rezone): readings waived and ordinance approved by roll call (council recorded unanimous yes votes).
• Ordinance 2025-34 (enlarge municipal irrigation system; water rights declarations): readings waived and ordinance approved by roll call (council recorded unanimous yes votes).

The council minutes record these outcomes and indicate staff follow up as required by city code (recording and notice duties for Ordinance 2025‑34 and map updates).","The Kuna City Council approved a consent‑agenda correction (reducing a contract cap from $1,500,000 to $150,000) and voted to adopt two municipal ordinances after waiving additional readings; an Idaho Power franchise third reading was noted for a future meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves Madrone Village annexation, prelim plat despite traffic and school capacity concerns

Public commenters urge stronger code enforcement; one speaker opposes city transit agreement

Council actions: consent‑agenda correction approved; two ordinances adopted