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<br />TEAM RESUME
<br />NICOLE KISSAM | Director
<br />EDUCATION
<br />• Bachelor of Science, Business
<br />Administration, California
<br />Polytechnic State University, San
<br />Luis Obispo
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<br />AFFILIATIONS
<br />• California Society of Municipal
<br />Finance Officers (CSMFO)
<br />• Growth and Infrastructure
<br />Consortium (GIC)
<br />SPEAKING / MEDIA
<br />(LAST 5 YEARS)
<br />• “The Five Step Fiscal Feasibility
<br />Plan” - California Special Districts
<br />Association (CSDA), Exhibitor
<br />Series, 2026
<br />• “the WAVES in Fees, Charges, and
<br />Taxes: What is [new] in your
<br />Fiscal Toolbox?” – California
<br />Association of Recreation and
<br />Parks Districts, Annual
<br />Conference, 2025
<br />• “Cost Allocation Plans (CAP) Best
<br />Practices; A Discussion of CAP
<br />Basics, Timelines, Case Studies,
<br />and In-House vs. Vendor-
<br />supported Approaches” -
<br />California State Association of
<br />County Auditors (SACA)
<br />Conference, 2021
<br />• “A Revenue Cornucopia: One
<br />Special District’s Approach to
<br />Raising Revenue” - California
<br />Special Districts Association
<br />(CSDA), Exhibitor Series, 2020
<br />• “Tools for Fiscal Sustainability” -
<br />CSMFO Desert Chapter, 2020
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<br />HIGHLIGHTS
<br />Nicole Kissam is Director of Financial Consulting for NBS. She has
<br />25 years of experience in public sector consulting, city government,
<br />marketing, and public relations. Nicole specializes in cost recovery
<br />and revenue policy for California local governments. She routinely
<br />manages projects and provides senior level technical analysis on
<br />impact fee studies, user/regulatory fee analyses, cost allocation
<br />plans, and financial plans. She has completed over 100 consulting
<br />engagements for a range of cities, counties, and special districts,
<br />including those with less than 10,000 population up to the largest in
<br />the State such as Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Jose. Her
<br />background also includes performance of various management audits
<br />that improved operational efficiency of development services, parks
<br />and recreation, and utility departments. Nicole is regularly invited to
<br />speak on the topics of cost recovery, fee program development, and
<br />fiscal sustainability for various prominent professional organizations
<br />in California.
<br />RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
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<br />• Carlsbad, Citywide Cost Allocation Plan User Fee Study.
<br />Formalized Cost Recovery Policy.
<br />• Culver City, Citywide Cost Allocation Plan and Fee Study
<br />• East Palo Alto, Cost Allocation Plan and Comprehensive Fee and
<br />Rate Study
<br />• Fresno, Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement Fee Studies
<br />• Half Moon Bay, Citywide Cost Allocation Plan and Fee Study
<br />• Imperial Beach, Citywide Cost Allocation Plan and Fee Study
<br />• Indio, Citywide User Fee Study and Development Impact Fee
<br />Study
<br />• Modesto, Recreation Services Fee Study
<br />• San Carlos, Cost Allocation Plan and Citywide Fee Study
<br />• San Diego, Fee Study for the Park and Recreation Department
<br />• San Diego Unified School District, Civic Center Facilities Rental
<br />Rates, Theater Rental Rates
<br />• Scotts Valley, Citywide Cost Allocation Plan and Fee Study
<br />• City of Victorville, Citywide Cost Allocation Plan and Fee Study
<br />• 100+ Fee studies completed over a 20+ year career
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<br />“Thanks again for
<br />another successful fee
<br />study. Always a pleasure
<br />working with you and
<br />your team.”
<br />Greg McFann, Building Official
<br />City of Alameda
<br />EXHIBIT A
<br />Docusign Envelope ID: 09559A62-06A5-8485-82E8-5B45F6615FAE
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