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Subdivision 1. All improvements to be paid for by special aese:f.ents against 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 on 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 of said hearing, and in addition thereto, a copy of such said hearing. Failure to give mailed notice, or any defects in the notice, shall not invalidate the petitioners for or against the proposed improvement. At such hearing the City Council shall the proposed improvement cost. A period of sixty (60) days shall elapse after the public hearing .41 such sixty (60) day period, in a petitioning process independent of the initiating process, a for, signed by a number of the owners proposed to be assessed for such improvement, at least equal to the number of tho: c who peed for the moment, the Council shall not make 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 petition against the improvement. Any person whose name appears on a petition to the Council for a local improvement, may withdraw his/her name by statement in writing filed with the Council before such petition is presented to the Council. paid for by special assessments, connection charges, or any outside funding sources other than the City general fund, the Council shall within one hundred twenty (120) days after the conclusion of the public hearing, submit the proposed local improvement and its assessment formula to the voters of the City. If no election is scheduled during such one hundred twenty (120) day period, the Council shall schedule a special election by which said improvement and its associated assessment formula can be submitted 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.