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(e) A public purpose will be served by establishing a contractual assessment program, to be known as the CaliforniaFIRST Program, pursuant to which California Communities will finance the installation of Authorized Improvements to residential, commercial, industrial, or other real property in the County. Section 2. Determination of Public Interest. California Communities hereby determines that (a) it would be convenient, advantageous, and in the public interest to designate an area, which shall encompass the entire geographic territory within the boundaries of the County, within which California Communities and property owners within the County may enter into contractual assessments to finance the installation of Authorized Improvements pursuant to Chapter 29 and (b) it is in the public interest for California Communities to finance the installation of Authorized Improvements in the County pursuant to Chapter 29. Section 3. Identification of Authorized Improvements. California Communities hereby declares that it proposes to make contractual assessment financing available to property owners to finance installation of Authorized Improvements, including but not limited to those improvements detailed in the Report described in Section 7 below, as that Report may be amended from time to time. Section 4. Identification of Boundaries. Contractual assessments may be entered into by property owners located within the entire geographic territory of the County; provided, however, that California Communities shall not enter into contractual assessments to finance the installation of Authorized Improvements with the owner of any property in the County unless requested to do so first by the County if the property is located in unincorporated territory or a city if the property is located in incorporated territory and after such city or the County, as applicable, has held a public hearing pursuant to Section 6586.5 of the Government Code of the State of California. The form of resolution pursuant to which cities may request California Communities to enter into contractual assessments to finance the installation of Authorized Improvements is attached as Exhibit A. Section 5. Proposed Financing Arrangements. Under Chapter 29, California Communities may issue bonds pursuant to Chapter 29 that are payable by contractual assessments and California Communities may advance its own funds to finance work to be repaid through contractual assessments, and may from time to time sell bonds to reimburse itself for such advances. Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets Highways Code of the State (the "Improvement Bond Act of 1915 shall apply to any bonds issued pursuant to Chapter 29, insofar as the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 is not in conflict with Chapter 29. California Communities shall determine the creditworthiness of a property owner to participate in the financing of Authorized Improvements based on the criteria developed by the Program Manager in consultation with the CaliforniaFIRST Program financing team and on file with the Secretary. In connection with bonds issued under the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 that are payable from contractual assessments, serial and /or term improvement bonds shall be issued in such series and shall mature in such principal amounts and at such times (not to exceed 20 years from the second day of September next following their date) and at such rate or rates of interest (not to exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law) as shall be determined by California Communities at the time of the issuance and sale of the bonds. The provisions of Part 11.1 of the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 shall apply to the calling of the bonds. It is