After the council has approved the city engineer’s report as submitted or as amended by the council:
A. It shall direct the recorder to cause to be published forthwith once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the city, a notice stating:
1. That the report, or amended report, of the city engineer, as approved by the council, is on file in the recorder’s office, subject to examination, giving the date, no earlier than ten (10) days immediately following the first publication of notice, when any objections thereto will be considered by the council at a public hearing;
2. That written remonstrances may be filed against the proposed improvements by the owners of property to be specially affected, at the office of the recorder not later than the scheduled time for the council hearing of objections to the proposed improvement;
3. That the improvement will be abandoned for at least six months if there is presented a valid remonstrance of the owners of property proposed to be assessed two-thirds of the cost of the improvement;
4. A description of the boundaries of the district to be specially affected by the improvement, giving the names of the record owners thereof and, when readily available, the names of other owners thereof;
5. The estimated total cost of the improvement which is to be paid for by special assessment of affected property;
6. The city engineer’s estimated unit cost of the improvements to the specially affected property clearly indicating that this is an estimate and not an assessment.
B. It shall also direct the recorder to send forthwith by mail the same notice, at his or her last known address, to each record owner and, when readily known, to each owner of property to be specially affected by the proposed improvement.
C. It may, in its discretion, direct the recorder, upon the basis of the council-approved city engineer’s report, to advertise for bids and designate the time at which such bids shall be opened, which time may be the time of the aforesaid hearing; provided, that no such contract shall be let until after objections to the council-approved city engineer’s report are heard by the council; and provided, that in the letting of an such contract the provisions of Section 3.12.070 shall be followed by the council. (Prior code § 2.006)