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Request for Qu allflciiions for dousing Financial <br />Anna yiticail and Advisory Services <br />ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND <br />KMA is a full service real estate, financial and economic consulting firm that has a <br />specialization in affordable housing services, A privately field California corporation, <br />KMA was Incorporated in 1973, and now has one of the largest real estate and <br />redevelopment advisory practices on the West Coast, The majority of KMA <br />assignments Involve long-standing client relationships with city and county <br />governments, Including clients throughout the Orange County. <br />KMA presently has 23 professional staff persons in three offices located in Los <br />Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego, The downtown Los Angeles office, which <br />would provide services to the City, includes seven professional staff members and <br />provides consulting services to a wide range of government agencies and a limited <br />number of private sector clients in Southern California. <br />KMA's unique strength is the depth, continuity and availability of our principals who <br />average more than 20 years of practical experience working with our public and <br />institutional clients. All work assignments are directly supervised by a principal and <br />It is the personal involvement of our principals that contribute to the firm's ongoing <br />success. <br />KMA's principals are frequent speakers to industry groups including the California <br />League of Cities, the American Planning Association, NAHRO; the Urban Land <br />Institute, and other similar organizations. KMA's principals served as special <br />advisors to the California Redevelopment Association (CRA) Board of Directors and <br />its Affordable Housing Committee. <br />KMA's principals have acted as instructors at the following CPA Institute courses: <br />Beginning and Advanced Affordable Housing; Affordable Home Ownership; Pro <br />Forma Analysis; Components of the DDA; Developer Selection; and Redevelopment <br />Finance. KMA principals have also lectured at the UCLA Anderson School of <br />Business, the UCLA Graduate School of Urban Planning, the USC Graduate School of <br />Urban Planning; and the California State University at Long Beach Graduate School <br />of Public Administration. <br />The increased complexities of real estate transactions demand a strong technical <br />understanding of real estate market opportunities and constraints. KMA has the <br />ability to provide services to the City that are based on a fundamental <br />understanding of the real estate market, affordable housing programs and funding <br />sources, valuations and investment financing. <br />Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. Page 1 <br />25C -15 <br />