A. When the council preliminarily determines by resolution that the public interest, convenience and necessity require the construction, reconstruction or repair of sidewalks within the city, it shall cause to be published, a notice generally describing the location of the sidewalk or sidewalks to be constructed, reconstructed or repaired and shall specify the day, hour and place when the council will hear and pass upon objections or protests, if any, which may be raised by any property owner or other interested persons. The publications shall be by two successive insertions in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city. The first publication shall be at least twenty days before the date of hearing.

B. A copy of the notice shall be posted within three hundred feet of each parcel of real property liable to be assessed for the cost of any of the work. The posting shall be completed at least ten days before the date of hearing. No proceeding shall be held invalid for failure to post within three hundred feet of any parcel of the real property if this section has been substantially complied with; provided, that the publication of notice set forth in subsection A of this section and the posting set forth in this subsection may be dispensed with upon written consent of the affected property owners wherein the property owners agree to the day and hour for the hearing.

C. On the day and hour fixed for the hearing, the council shall hear and pass upon the objections or protests of property owners or other interested parties.

D. If the council by no less than 4/5 vote of all the members thereof by resolution finds and determines that the public convenience and necessity require the construction, reconstruction or repair of the sidewalks described in the notice, or any part thereof, the Special Assessment, Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931 shall not apply to the proceedings.

E. If the council makes the finding specified in subsection D of this section, it shall order the superintendent of streets to notify the owner or person in possession of the property fronting on the sidewalk to be repaired or reconstructed or fronting on that portion of the street in which no sidewalk has been constructed theretofore, to construct or cause to be constructed, repair or caused to be repaired, or reconstruct or cause to be reconstructed a sidewalk in the front of his or her property.

F. The superintendent of streets shall forthwith give notice to construct, reconstruct or repair by delivering a written notice personally to the owner or person in possession or by mailing a postal card, postage prepaid, to the person in possession or owner at his or her last known address as the same appears on the last equalized assessment roll of the city.

G. The notice shall particularly specify what work is required to be done, how it is to be done and what material shall be used in the construction, reconstruction or repair and shall further specify that if the construction, reconstruction or repair is not commenced within thirty days after notice is given and diligently and without interruption prosecuted to completion, the superintendent of streets shall cause the construction, reconstruction or repair, as the case may be, to be done and the cost of the same shall be a lien on the property. However, upon written request of an affected property owner, the thirty-day period and notice thereof may be waived and the superintendent of streets may with due diligence cause the work to be done and the cost of the same made a lien upon or collected with taxes against the property.

H. If the construction, reconstruction or repair are not commenced and prosecuted to completion with due diligence, as required by the notice, the superintendent of streets shall forthwith cause the construction, reconstruction or repair to be done either with city forces or by contract duly let pursuant to the City Charter.

I. Upon the completion of the construction, reconstruction or repair, the superintendent of streets shall prepare and file with the council a report specifying the work which has been done, the cost thereof, a description of the real property in front of which the work has been done and the assessment against each lot or parcel of land. Any such report may include work done in front of any number of parcels of property, whether contiguous to each other or not.

J. Upon completion of the construction, reconstruction or repair, the superintendent of streets and the city clerk shall cause notice of the cost of the construction, reconstruction or repair to be given in the manner specified in this section for the giving of notice to construct, reconstruct or repair, which notice shall specify the day, hour and place when the legislative body will hear and pass upon a report by the superintendent of streets of the cost thereof, together with any objections or protests, if any, which may be raised by any property owner liable to be assessed for the cost and any other interested persons.

K. Upon the day and hour fixed for the hearing, the council shall hear and pass upon the report of the superintendent of streets, together with any objections or protests which may be raised by any of the property owners liable to be assessed and any other interested persons. Thereupon the council may make such revision, correction or modification in the report as it may deem just, after which, by motion or resolution, the report as submitted, or as revised, corrected or modified, shall be confirmed. The council may adjourn the hearing from time to time. The decisions of the council on all protests and objections which may be made shall be final and conclusive. (Prior code § 7350.1)