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complete list of names of property owners for a proposed Local Improvement area. 150 4. City Staff shall qualify petition based on items 8.04.Subd B: Ph1, 2, and 3 previous. City Staff 151 shall report receipt of all petitions for Local Improvements. The report shall include the primary 152 petitioner, the proposed improvement and whether the petition was qualified or not for Council 153 consideration. 154 C. Council Resolution – 155 City Staff will present all properly qualified petitions in the form of a resolution to the Council 156 within 60 calendar days of receipt of the petition by the City Administrator or Assistant City 157 Administrator. For all Local Improvement proposals the Council resolution shall state the purpose 158 and scope of the proposed improvement, the benefited properties, and the estimated average Special 159 Assessment amount to be assigned per benefited property. The City Staff shall establish a list of the 160 benefited addresses and property owners and a cost estimate both in common unit price and in total 161 proposed project. 162 D. Public Hearing and Notice 163 Upon receipt of a qualified Local or Public Improvement Resolution, the Council shall by resolution 164 set a date for a public hearing on the proposed improvement. The resolution will set the time, place 165 and purpose of the public hearing 166 1. The resolution shall be published in the City Newsletter twice and at least one week apart no 167 less than two weeks prior to the date of stated hearing. A copy of the resolution, including 168 estimated unit prices and total price, shall be mailed to each benefited property owner, at 169 owner's last known address, at least two weeks prior to the date of stated hearing. Failure to 170 give mailed notice, or any defects in the notice, shall not invalidate the proceedings. 171 2. At the proposed improvement hearing the City Council shall summarize to those in attendance 172 the City Staff's written and oral statements about the purpose of the proposed improvement and 173 costs per benefited property. The City Council shall hear any resident’s agreement or 174 disagreement with the proposed improvement. The Council or City Staff shall answer 175 questions presented by the public where feasible or known answers exist. The City Council will 176 accept written petitions if presented at the meeting. 177 E. Public Confirmation and Objection Period 178 1. A period of sixty days shall elapse after the public hearing before any further Council action or 179 non-City staff expenses shall be expended on the proposed improvement. If within this sixty 180 day period, a petition signed by a majority of the owners proposed to be assessed for the 181 improvement is filed against the improvement the Council shall not make such improvement at 182 the expense of the property benefited, unless in the same sixty day period a majority of the 183 benefited properties owners file a petition requesting the improvement proceed as proposed. If 184 the petition requests changes but is not against the proposed improvement, the Council and City 185 Staff will review the proposed changes and estimate the total project cost resulting from the 186 requested changes, as if the alternative was part of the original proposal. The proposed changes 187 shall not delay or change the sixty day waiting period. 188 2. At the end of the sixty day period the Council shall pass a resolution: 189 1. Approving the proposed improvement, as originally proposed, if no properly qualified 190 petition against it is received, 191 2. Approve the proposed improvement as modified by a properly qualified petition request, if 192 a modifying petition request is received and agreeable to the Council, or 193 3. Shall cancel the proposed improvement if a properly qualified petition against such 194 proposed improvement is received and no majority signed petition is received requesting the 195 Council proceed as originally proposed or modified. 196 197 198 199