1. If the owner of any property within the proposed assessment reimbursement area timely requests a hearing, notice of the hearing shall be given to all property owners within the reimbursement area by certified mail, return receipt requested, in addition to any other applicable notice requirements specified by city code. The cost of preparing and mailing the hearing notice shall be borne by the applicant.

2. At the hearing, the city council shall take testimony from affected property owners and make a final determination concerning the reimbursement area boundaries, the amount of the reimbursement assessments, the length of time for which reimbursement shall be required, and shall adopt or authorize execution of appropriate documents.

3. If the proposed reimbursement area boundaries and/or reimbursement assessments are altered by the council so as to raise any assessment appearing thereon, or to include omitted property, a new notice of reimbursement area boundaries and assessments shall be given in accordance with BMC 3.05.060; provided, that as to any property included in the original proposed reimbursement area which assessment has not been raised, no objections shall be considered by the council unless the objections were made in writing at or prior to the date fixed for the original hearing. The city council’s ruling shall be determinative and final.