The city shall have the power to make any and every type of public improvement not forbidden by the laws of this state and to levy special assessments for all or any part of the cost of such improvements as are of a local character, pursuant to the laws of the State of Minnesota.
All proceedings for construction and improvements to be paid for by special assessments against benefited property may be instituted by the procedures authorized by the laws of the State of Minnesota, or procedures established by the council by ordinance.