Council expands Kuna Municipal Irrigation System boundaries with three ordinances

Council considered three related ordinances (20‑26‑01, 20‑26‑02 and 20‑26‑03) to enlarge the Kuna Municipal Irrigation System boundaries to include multiple assessor parcels and to declare water rights or pooling for delivery purposes. Each ordinance included directions to the city clerk to record the ordinance and to notify the Boise‑Kuna Irrigation District and property owners, and each included an effective date provision.

For each ordinance council voted to waive three readings and then voted to approve. Roll call votes were taken and the mayor announced the motions carried. City attorney input during the meeting clarified that notice to irrigation districts and property owners is part of the adopted actions.

Councilmember comments during the meeting also touched on the legal limits of what the city can require at the platting stage versus annexation or rezones, and staff said the city would update the irrigation system map and provide notice to the irrigation district as directed by the ordinances.