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Subd. 5. No petition. The City Council may initiate public improvements without a signed petition. The resolution shall generally describe the public improvement to be studied, and specifically identify the property proposed to be specially assessed. The City Council may adopt a resolution ordering a feasibility study for these public improvements by the affirmative vote of four-fifths all members of the City Council. Section 8.05. Feasibility Study. Subdivision I. Contents. Once public improvements have been initiated under Section 8.04, Subd. 4 or Subd. 5, the City Council shall direct staff to do a feasibility study. In_ addition to any requirements under state law, the feasibility study shall contain the following information: (1) a list of the recommended public improvements; (2) changes in the appearance or use of property, such as trees to be removed, easements acquired, and new or changed storm water facilities; (3) the projected cost for the recommended public improvements; (4) a list of the properties proposed to be specially assessed for the recommended public improvements and (5) an estimated special assessment per lot for the recommended public improvements. Subd. 2. Alternatives. If more than a single public improvement (e.g., street lights) is proposed, the feasibility study shall include information on alternatives, such as doing individual improvements or doing different combinations of the improvements (e.g., just streets, streets and street lights, streets and curb and gutter, streets and sanitary sewers, etc). If one of the public improvements is reconstruction or other work to improve an existing street, one alternative must be to do only the street. The feasibility study shall contain the information listed in Subd. 1 above for each of the alternative combinations. Section 8.06. Public Hearing. Upon being notified that staff has completed its feasibility study, the City Council shall adopt a resolution scheduling a public hearing on the proposed public improvements. The hearing shall be scheduled for a date at least two weeks away. In addition to the requirements in state law, the notice of the public hearing that is sent to the property owner shall be sent by certified mail, and shall include the information described in Section 8.05. Section 8.07. Indication of Preferences. Subdivision 1. Waiting period. After the public hearing, there shall be a period of at least 60 days prior to the next City Council action on the proposed public improvements. Property owners proposed to be specially assessed are given this 60 -day period so that they may indicate their preference regarding the proposed public improvements. Each indication of preference -3-