(A) If the Council deems it necessary, upon its own motion or upon the petition of the owners of one-half of the property to benefit specially from the improvement, to make any street, water, sewer, sidewalk, drain, or other public improvement to be paid for in whole or in part by special assessment according to benefits, then the Council shall, by motion, direct the City Engineer to make a survey and written report for the project and keep it on file in the office of the Engineer.
(B) Unless the Council directs otherwise, the report shall contain the following:
(1) A map or plat showing the general nature, location, and extent of the proposed improvement and the land to be assessed for the payment of any part of the cost;
(2) Preliminary plans, specifications, and estimates of the work to be done. However, where the proposed project is to be carried out in cooperation with any other governmental agency, the Engineer may adopt the plans and specifications and estimates of the agency;
(3) An estimate of the probable cost of the improvement, including any legal, administrative, and engineering costs attributable to it;
(4) A recommendation as to the method of assessment to be used to arrive at a fair apportionment of the whole or any portion of the cost of the improvement to the properties specially benefitted; and
(5) The description and assessed value of each lot, parcel of land, or portion thereof, to be specially benefitted by the improvement, with the names of the record owners thereof and, when readily available, the names of the contract purchasers thereof.
(Prior Code, § 3.405)