Remarks by Jeffrey Lunde
6 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 2:06
“I just want to echo whatever else is said, but also sometimes I've got a couple of nonprofits that pay older brothers and sisters or parents to read to their kids because the parents are unable to read. And so it's like a practice. It's a two-for-one. You have the kid receiving spoken word and just getting a chance to hear it, and you also have the parent. or parental figure who's also learning. And so sometimes these books are very, very helpful for people who may not feel competent enough to read and therefore feel embarrassed to help their kids read. And so I just think it's a great idea.…”
Committee · Oct 6, 2026
- Play at 17:50
“Thank you, Madam Chair. I think this is a great idea. Second thing, I just always, when we talk about this at the county, I always talk about the need for better space, whether it's in our facilities, that's designed for people who may be really suffering mental health or addiction crisis as part of it. And the other part is also within the hospitals itself, where not just the county, but any law enforcement that takes someone directly to the hospital, They have to, I use the term, sit on the person. So they have to leave their officers there. And I just wonder, is there a better way for us…”
Committee · Oct 6, 2026
- Play at 18:01
“Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to thank staff for bringing this forward as such so that we can see the pain and the potential pain, because there's two spots that could get us. Because I think it's just being very honest with everybody. I also think it's worthwhile to be honest that the federal government hasn't changed how much money they take from us. Our taxes haven't changed a bit. the money they still collect goes to these funds. They're just not sending the money out. So we're not saving a dime on taxes, and based on the new forecast for the budget, the debt, we're not saving money…”
Committee · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 41:07
“Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to thank everyone, the volunteers, for the efforts. And just ask, because I always say, don't ask a question unless you're willing to volunteer. Because I do think it's Minneapolis-focused. And I think that when, you know, my district has, I believe, you know, 20 to 22 percent are foreign born. We talk about immigrants and they come from all over. It's not just one area. It is, as I say, the rainbow is very rainbowish. It's got everything. We have different tribal things that people have fled here seeking refuge. And I think that's very topical. And so I…”
Committee · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 43:34
“And I would suggest leaving the standard Minnesota groups to come up because you're going to find out that the connections between the Brooklins, which I think was in the paper being the most diverse in the state, we don't have the same connections to these what I call institutional groups. Things that right we just don't have them people will come up to visit so they can put on a grant application They they were here working with us, but they disappear So I do think it's really important to really reach out there are churches there Leaders there that elders that I think really could help…”
Committee · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 24:25
“Thank you, Madam Chair. Echo all the comments. I do think the crime lab is something to look at, because I do think a partnership can be a state partnership as well, that it can be not just city and county, it can be the three of us. I do think there's opportunity for Minneapolis, Hennepin County, and BCA to put something together as things change. I think there is interest at the cities. I remember last year we were taking some heat from some cities on tech property assessments, and this year suddenly everybody finds that to be a really good idea as they're trying to balance their budgets.…”
Committee · Aug 13, 2026