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unless the owners of a majority of the foot frontage to be assessed petition in writing therefor in which event Council, a majority of the-its members elected therete-concurring, may proceed with the improvement in the manner provided herein. Section 12. Upon approval of the electors, Article XVI, Section 31 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, Levy for Reconstruction, Expansion, Operation and Maintenance of a Sewage Disposal Plant, shall be amended to read as follows: ARTICLE XVI. IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS Section 31. Levy for Reconstruction, Expansion, Operation and Mainte- nance of a Sewage Disposal Plant. Without prejudice to the use of other funds from taxes or other sources available for such purpose, Council may levy a tax upon all real and personal property listed for taxation upon the tax list and duplicate at a rate not to exceed two (2) mills outside of the levies provided in Sections 29 and 30 of this Article to provide a fund for the purpose of financing the reconstruction, expansion, op- eration and maintenance of a sewage disposal plant and sewer s,, sue, and the capital needs of street infrastructure, municipal buildings, parks and recreation facilities. Section 13. Upon approval of the electors, Article XVII, Section 3 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, Notice, shall be amended to read as follows: ARTICLE XVII. APPROPRIATION OF PROPERTY Section 3. Notice. Immediately upon the adoption of such resolution, for which but one reading shall be necessary, the Clerk of Council shall cause written notice the- reof to be given to the owner, person in possession thereof or having an interest of record in every piece of land sought to be appropriated, or to his or her au- thorized agent; and such notice shall be served by a person designated for the purpose and rewrn made in the manner provided by law for the service and re- turn of summons in civil actions. If such owner, person or agent cannot be found, notice shall be given by publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, and Council may thereupon pass an ordinance by the vote of two-thirds of all members °'°°•~a-'a"~~r~°t~thereof, di- recting such appropriation to proceed. Section 14. The Board of Elections of Cuyahoga County is hereby directed to submit the following eight (8) questions to the electors of the City at the general election on November 8, 2011: Shall Article I, Section 2, Manner of Exercise, and Article I, Section 3, Interpretation, of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood be amended to clarify that the City may perform all such actions permitted by the Char[er and the Constitution of the State of Ohio?