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7.166 Local Improvements -Hearing an Improvement, 1 Before award of a local improvement construction contract, the counci 1 or its designee shall hot d a publ i c hearing on the improvement, At the hearing the city engineer shall pravi de: ~ a} An estimate of the unit cost to be assessed to prvperti es i n the improvement district. fib} An estimate of the city costs that the improvement would entail, ~ c} A recommendation on whether the improvement should be made, When the hearing is conducted by the council's designee, the designee shall prepare a written summary of the hearing and submit it to the council, ~~} When the hearing required by subsection 7,1661} is conducted by the council's designee, if the owners of property that would bear more than hat f the amount estimated to be assessed to finance the improvement or repair of a street or alley remonstrate, the council's designee shall Con- ti nue the hearing to a counci 1 meeting and direct the city engineer to send by f7 rst-class mai 1 a noti ce to the owners of the affected property stating the date, time and place of the counci 1 meeting when the proposed improve-~ rent and the remonstrance wi 11 be considered, ~3} After considering evidence and argument presented at the hear- ing, the council may; ~ a} Subject to city charter 1 i mi tati ons, approve the 1 ocal improvement with or without minor modifications and order i t to be made, ~ b } Delay the approval not more than 15 days, ~c} Substantially modify the improvement and call for new bids thereon, ~d} Abandon the improvement. ~4} If the council orders a local improvement to be made and does not cancurrentl y 1 evy the assessments therefor, notice of the prospective assessments to finance the improvement shall be given to each ti t1 a company known to the finance officer to be conducting business i n the city, Each company that receives the notice shall record the prospective assessment in al 1 title searches for property i n the assessment district contemplated for the improvement. 7.170 Local Improvements -Assessments -Computation. For a local im- provement or ere y t e counci the tots estimated cost or the total cost of the improvement shall be computed by the city engineer and shal 1 i nc1 ude but not be 1 i mi ted to the costs of constructing the improve- ment, engineering, interest on warrants, advertising, and providing notice of assessments and overhead. The city engineer shall apportion the tots] estimated cost or the total cost of the improvement i n accordance with sec- tion 7,115, 7.175 Local Improvements -Apportionment of Assessments, W atever s are o t e tota est~ mate or actual project costs of the local improvement i s to be borne by the city shat 1 be deducted from the total project costs before they are apportioned and assessed under thi s section. The city shall pay the casts of the fal 1 owi ng, provided funds are avai 1 abl a and the project has appropriate priority Ordinance - 22