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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 the Council, or, (2) a resolution adopted by a four fifths affirmative vote of all of the Council. The Council resolution shall state the nature and scope of proposed improvement including the such estimate, the Council shall by resolution ;,et a date for a public hearing on the propesed improvement setting forth therein the time, place and purpose of such hearing. Such resolution Shall be published twice, at least one week apart, in the official newspaper of the City no less 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 two (2) weeks prior to the date of 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 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 such sixty (60) day period, in a petitioning process independent of the initiating process, a e who petitioned for the improvement, the Council shall not make such improvement at the expense of the property benefitted, unless, in the meantime there be filed with the Council a petition asking that the improvement be made, signed by property petition against the improvement. Any person whose name appears on a petition to the Council Subdivision 2. Regardless of the provisions of Subdivision 1 of this section, when less the City general fund, the Council shall within one hundred twenty (120) days after the 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.