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DocuSign Envelope ID: 042DDA72-FA32-4F05-BEBB-1848D80SE746 <br />EXHIBIT A <br />COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES PLAN <br />I. THE SPOT COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES PLAN <br />The Spot is passionately dedicated to serving the communities in which we operate. We place a <br />very high value on local hiring, support a variety of youth programs, and have a proven track record of <br />"greening" our facilities and business practices, In Santa Ana, we will focus on hiring potentially <br />disadvantaged community members, especially those with no priorskills training and veterans. The Spot <br />looks forward to strengthening its roots in the Santa Ana community though civic engagements, <br />collaboration with the city on community improvement efforts, financial assistance to youth outreach <br />programs, and green initiatives. <br />A. Local Hiring Plan & Labor Experience <br />The Spot's principals hold an unwavering commitment to providing more than just jobs; our <br />labor and employment mission is to spring -board careers, offer competitive wages and benefits, <br />promote, and facilitate employee education, and generally shepherd the wellbeing, long-term growth, <br />and prosperity of our employees, their families, and the greater communities in which we operate. <br />The Spot intends to continue its practice of hiring locally as it recognizes that sourcing from its <br />community serve both its business and community benefit goals. Hiring locally has an obvious net <br />positive effect on the community's local economy and reduces unemployment and potentially crime <br />rates. We commit to continuing to hire locally and will make it our goal to hire 80% of our employees <br />from the City of Santa Ana. Moreover, The Spot offers an array of positions from managerial and buyer <br />roles to entry level roles requiring no prior experience. <br />Wages and Benefits <br />Part of our commitment to fostering a culture that allows employees to thrive personally and <br />professionally is our belief that every employee deserves a living wage, appropriate to the economy of <br />the region. Benefits that keep people healthy and financially solvent, such as health insurance, are also <br />part of this philosophy, and will continue to be offered to all full-time employees. The Spot will continue <br />to offer its employees pay exceeding minimum wage (not including periodic financial incentives), in <br />addition to benefits like health care coverage and paid time off. We recognize that entry level positions <br />that provide personal and financial stability are badly needed in a community like Santa Ana, where 17% <br />of the population lives below the poverty line. The Spot will provide needed community benefits as a <br />local employer by offering competitive wages and benefits at all employment levels. <br />Training and Continuing Education <br />It is in The Spot's and the community's interest to offer employee education opportunities. We <br />will invest heavily in our staff by offering mentorship and job -related training in general business <br />practices, cannabis retail regulatory compliance, cannabis products, and other aspects specific to the <br />