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provides examples of LEP plans from both large and small cities so staff can assess what is <br />possible based on their individual needs and resources. <br />Examples of situations in which LEP issues may arise include: <br />• Resident who doesn't speak English needs to request an inspector come out to <br />her apartment, or an inspector comes to tell her the unit has been condemned <br />and she needs to move. <br />• The city clerk gets a call from a LEP community member who <br />housing complaint; <br />• Members of an immigrant community <br />who don't speak English want to <br />participate in a public hearing <br />regarding the city's Comprehensive <br />Plan; and <br />• City's 911 dispatcher receives a call <br />from a woman who lives in a <br />multifamily complex and she doesn't speak English. <br />wants to file a fair <br />Cities are not required to have on site interpreters; however, based on the above factors, a <br />city should have an outlined procedure for providing in some way meaningful access to <br />LEP community members. <br />Links/Resources: <br />• Housing Discrimination Fact Sheet, LawHelpMN.org - fact sheet <br />• League of Minnesota Cities, Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreements - <br />https://www.lmc.org/media/document/1/intergovernmentalcooperativeagree <br />ments.pdf <br />• U.S. Department of Justice, "The ADA and City Government: Common Problems" <br />- https://www.ada.gov/comprob.htm <br />• ADA Policy, City of Greeley, CO - http://greeleygov.com/ada-policy <br />• Department of Justice's Language Access Plan Template - <br />www.justice.gov/open/language-access-plan.pdf. <br />• www.lep.gov <br />