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City of Lake Elmo Washington County, Minnesota Resolution 2002 -108 Whereas, the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo, following multiple local Public Hearings, and a unanimous recommendation of the Planning Commission adopted a 2000 2020 Comprehensive Plan, as required by State Statute; and, Whereas, said Plan adoption is subject to the review and comment of the Metropolitan Council; and, Whereas, the Metropolitan Council adopted Resolution 2002 -30 on September 11, 2002 that finds the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan "substantially departs from and has a substantial impact on Metropolitan System Plans and therefore must be modified"; and, Whereas, the Plan modifications mandated by Metropolitan Council Resolution. 2002 -30 would result in a fixture development strategy for the City that is significantly different than that which would result from the Comprehensive Plan developed by Lake Elmo, and adopted by Lake Elmo's elected City Council; and, Whereas, those significant differences between the Metropolitan Council - mandated Plan modifications and the adopted Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan go to the very fabric of future Lake Elmo community character, and represents an effort by the Metropolitan Council to overturn the decisions of local elected officials regarding that community character; and, Whereas, the Metropolitan Council in its decision regarding the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan has extended its reach and authority regarding Regional Systems well beyond the bounds intended by the Minnesota Legislature, and; Whereas, should the decision of the Metropolitan Council regarding the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan stand, local decisions by elected officials regarding development, land use, and zoning policy that may not correspond with Metropolitan Council policy, whether said Policy directly relates to Regional Systems protection or not, will be subject to Metropolitan Council veto, and;