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Subdivision 1. All improvements to be paid for by special assessments against the benefitted property shall be instituted by either, (1) a petition of at least twenty five percent (25%) in number of the benefitted property owners (A benefitted property owner can only sign once regardless of the number of benefitted parcels owned and a benefitted parcel can only have a resolution adopted -by an affirmative vote of the majority of all of The Council resolution shall state the nature and scope of proposed improvement including the number of benefitted property owners, and shall provide means to obtain a cost estimate which shall set forth the cost of the improvement both in unit price and in total thereof. Upon receipt of such estimate, the Council shall by resolution set a date for a public hearing -en -the -proposed shall be published twice, at least one week apart, in the official newspaper of the City no less than two (2) weeks prior to the date resolution including estimate unit prices and estimated total price thereof shall be mailed to each benefitted property owner at his/her last known address at least tw (2) weeks prior to the date of said hearing. Failure to give mailed notice, or any defects in the notice, shall not invalidate the .. b . Hirt the City :gall receive any written and oral statements, and hear any petitioners for or against the proposed improvement. At such hearing the City Council shall present a special assessment formula and an analysis of the assessment income expected to offset the proposed improvement cost. A period of sixty (60) days shall elapse after the public hearing before any further action shall be taken by the Council, on the proposed improvement. If within such sixty (60) day period, in a petitioning process independent of the initiating process, a filed with the Council a petition asking that the improvement be made, signed by property owners proposed to be assessed for such improvement at least equal in number to those who signed the petition against the improvement; in which event the Council may disregard the Council before such petition is presented to the Council. Subdivision 2. Regardless of the provisions of Subdivision 1 of this section, when less than one hundred (100%) percent of the estimated cost of the proposed improvement is to be the City general fund, the Council shall submit the proposed local improvement and its assessment formula to the voters of the City at the next general election. If no general election is schedule a special election as soon as practicable to submit said improvement and its associated assessment formula to the City's voters. If a majority of those voting on said improvement and associated assessment formula -are opposed, the Council shall not proceed with the local improvement as proposed. (Amended 01/1312014)