City of Lake Elmo v. Metropolitan Council

OPINION

BLATZ, Chief Justice.

This appeal arises out of the City of Lake Elmo’s challenge to the Metropolitan Council’s (“Council”) final decision, Resolution 2003-10, which requires Lake Elmo to conform its comprehensive land use plan (“comprehensive plan”) to the Council’s regional system plans (“system plans”). See Metropolitan Council Res.2003-10 (April 7, 2003) (hereinafter “Resolution 2003-10”). The City of Lake Elmo argues that the Council does not have the statutory authority to adopt Resolution 2003-10 and, therefore, the resolution is not binding upon it. The court of appeals affirmed…