§ 31.01  INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS AND REPORT FROM CITY ENGINEER.
   (A)   Whenever the Council shall deem it necessary, upon its own motion or upon the written petition of the owners of property upon which more than 33% of the total amount of the assessment is levied, to make any street, 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 such project and file the same with the City Recorder.
   (B)   Unless the Council shall direct otherwise, such report shall contain the following matters:
      (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 thereof;
      (2)   Plans, specifications, and estimates of the work to be done; provided, however, that where the proposed project is to be carried out in cooperation with any other governmental agency, the Engineer may adopt the plans, specifications, and estimates of such agency;
      (3)   An estimate of the probable cost of the improvement, including any legal, administrative, and engineering costs attributable thereto;
      (4)   An estimate of the unit cost of the improvement to the specially benefitted properties;
      (5)   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;
      (6)   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; and
      (7)   A statement of outstanding assessments against property to be assessed.
(Prior Code, § 31.01)  (Ord. 120, passed 2-1-1971)