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Planning and Building Agency <br />Planning Division' r <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />(714) 647-5804 Community Benefit, Sustainable Business <br />www.santa-ana.org Practices, and Social Equity Plan <br />This Plan is a public record. <br />Required annual spending must be equitably distributed among the three Section <br />categories described in Table 2 and is subject to review and approval by the City. A Plan <br />that does not indicate satisfactory and equitably -distributed commitments will be rejected <br />and corrections issued to the business owner. Approval and renewal of a Regulatory <br />Safety Permit is contingent upon Plan approval. <br />Please utilize the following sections to detail the business's commitments to community <br />benefits, sustainable business practices, and social equity measures. If additional space <br />is required, please attach supplemental sheets to this form using the same format as <br />Table 2 of this packet. <br />Table 2 <br />Item <br />Frequency or <br />Equivalent <br />Detailed Description of <br />Timeframe <br />Monetary Value <br />Measure or Activity <br />Section 1: Community Benefits* <br />CB-1. Local hiring <br />(Required)' <br />CB-2. Local sourcing <br />(Required )2 <br />CB-3. Contributions <br />to local charitable or <br />not -for -profit <br />organizations <br />(Required)3 <br />' Describe measures to hire managers, staff, volunteers from within the City of Santa Ana. Details shall be provided on <br />local job posting methods, and annual data shall be provided indicating the means utilized to advertise jobs and on the <br />amount of managers, staff, and volunteers residing in Santa Ana. Beginning January 1, 2023, the cannabis retail <br />business owner must demonstrate that twenty percent (20%) of its employees reside within the City of Santa Ana, then <br />beginning January 1, 2024, the cannabis retail business owner must demonstrate that forty percent (40%) of its <br />employees reside within the City of Santa Ana <br />2 Describe measures to obtain construction materials and inventory from within the City of Santa Ana. Details shall be <br />provided on local posting methods, and annual data shall be provided indicating the means utilized to source locally <br />from businesses in Santa Ana. <br />3 Describe measures to engage with local charitable or not -for -profit organizations located within Santa Ana or carrying <br />out operations in Santa Ana. Measures may include volunteering, financial contributions, or material contributions. <br />Describe the frequency and value of all such contributions. <br />Note: This is not a Regulatory Safety Permit (RSP) to legally operate a Commercial Cannabis Business. DO NOT <br />OPERATE unless a valid RSP is issued. <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />