A. Whenever the Council shall decide to make street, sewer, sidewalk or other public improvements to be paid for in whole or in part by special assessments, the Council shall by motion declare its intention to initiate the improvement, and by that motion direct the City Engineer to make a survey and a written report of the proposed project and file the same with the City Recorder within the time set forth by the Council in the motion.
B. The report shall contain:
1. A plat or map showing the general nature, location and extent of the improvements proposed and the lands to be assessed for the purpose of paying all or any part of the costs thereof;
2. Plans, specifications and estimates of the work to be done;
3. An estimate of the probable cost of the improvement, including legal, administrative and engineering costs attributable thereto;
4. A recommendation as to the method of assessment to be used, in order that a fair apportionment of the whole or any portion of the costs of the improvement can be assessed to the property to be specially benefited thereby, and which recom- mendation shall be in accord with the provisions of § 4.04.090;
5. An estimate of the unit cost of the improvements to the specially benefited properties derived from applying the recommended assessment method to the estimated cost of the improvement;
6. A description of the location and assessed value of each lot, tract or parcel of land or portion thereof to be specially benefited by the improvement, with the names of the record owners thereof and when readily available the names of other owners thereof as defined in this chapter;
7. A statement showing outstanding assessments against property to be assessed; and
8. Any other information required by the Council.