Chaska City Council 2.2.26

Monday, February 2, 2026

Legislative update for 2026 session

Bonding requests and infrastructure priorities

Safe schools and student performance

Immigration and government collaboration

State budget and deficit management

Oversight and fraud prevention

Southwest Transit funding and sustainability

Manufactured housing bill of rights

E-bike vs e-moto classification

Operation Metro Surge impact and civil rights legislation

Areas of Interest (6)

Concerns over state deficit and potential cuts to nursing homes and special education.
Bipartisan push for oversight to prevent fraud in state fund disbursement.
Proposed legislative response to Operation Metro Surge and ICE enforcement activities.
Dispute over Southwest Transit funding and maintaining opt-out service models.
Tensions between legislative bonding requests ($2.7B) and Governor's $97M proposal.
Efforts to pass a Bill of Rights for manufactured housing residents in light of private equity buyouts.

Votes (1)

Adoption of the agenda

PassedUnanimous

Moved by Council Member Hatfield · Seconded by Council Member Benes

Notable Quotes (3)

If they claim they're feeding thousands of children, let's go see if they actually have a kitchen.
— Senator Coleman

Fraud oversightRegarding fraud prevention in school nutrition programs.

I have one of the highest bipartisan voting records in the state.
— Senator Coleman

Legislative recordDiscussing her legislative approach.

We want to be able to know if someone comes knocking on your door and they've got a mask on, we want to be able to know that that is a federal agent.
— Representative Green

Operation Metro SurgeAddressing concerns about masked ICE enforcement.

People (4)

Senator ColemanState Senator

Republican lead on education; focuses on bonding and bipartisan cooperation.

1 quote

“I do not pin an R or a D to my lapel. I pin Carver County. I pin Minnesota on there.”

Describing her approach to nonpartisan representation.

Representative GreenState Representative

Presenting legislative updates including e-mobility and civil rights bills.

1 quote

“We want to classify them with regular bikes... e-motos should be considered like a motorcycle.”

Distinguishing between e-bikes and higher-powered e-motos.

Council Member HatfieldCouncil Member

Moved the adoption of the meeting agenda.

Council Member BenesCouncil Member

Seconded the motion to adopt the agenda.

Places Mentioned

Chesa City HallCarver CountyChanhassenCity Square WestBrandenale Manufactured HousingHastings, Minnesota

Events & Meetings (2)

City Council meeting: Monday, February 2nd, 2026, 7:01 PM
Legislative session start: February 17th, 2026

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