Sts. & Hy. Code, § 5898.26

At the time of the hearing, the report shall be summarized and the legislative body shall afford all persons who are present an opportunity to comment upon, object to, or present evidence with regard to the proposed contractual assessment program, the extent of the area proposed to be included within the program, the terms and conditions of the draft contract, or the proposed financing provisions. At the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative body may adopt a resolution confirming the report or may direct its modification in any respect, and thereafter may adopt a resolution confirming the report as modified, or the legislative body may abandon the proceedings. However, the legislative body may not increase the area within which contractual assessments would be offered without providing notice of the proposed increase in area pursuant to Section 5808.24. The hearing may be continued from time to time not exceeding a total of 180 days.