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DocuSign Envelope ID: B9823F76-8678-417A-9CF9-C89A438OD6CD EXHIBIT A COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES PLAN I. PEOPLE'S OC COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES PLAN People's OC is passionately dedicated to serving the communities in which we operate. We place a very high value on local hiring, support a variety of youth programs, and have a proven track record of "greening" our facilities and business practices. In Santa Ana, we will focus on hiring potentially disadvantaged community members, especially those with no prior skills training and veterans. People's OC looks forward to strengthening its roots in the Santa Ana community though civic engagements, collaboration with the city on community improvement efforts, financial assistance to youth outreach programs, and green initiatives. A. Local Hiring Plan & Labor Experience People's OC's principals hold an unwavering commitment to providing more than just jobs, our labor and employment mission is to spring -board careers, offer competitive wages and benefits, promote, and facilitate employee education, and generally shepherd the wellbeing, long-term growth, and prosperity of our employees, their families, and the greater communities in which we operate. People's OC intends to continue its practice of hiring locally as it recognizes that sourcing from its community serve both its business and community benefit goals. Hiring locally has an obvious net positive effect on the community's local economy and reduces unemployment and potentially crime rates, We commit to continuing to hire locally and will make it our goal to hire 80% of our employees from the City of Santa Ana. Moreover, People's OC offers an array of positions from managerial and buyer roles to entry level roles requiring no prior experience. B. Wages and Benefits Part of our commitment to fostering a culture that allows employees to thrive personally and professionally is our belief that every employee deserves a living wage, appropriate to the economy of the region. Benefits that keep people healthy and financially solvent, such as health insurance, are also part of this philosophy, and will continue to be offered to all full-time employees. People's OC will continue to offer its employees pay exceeding minimum wage (not including periodic financial incentives), in addition to benefits like health care coverage and paid time off. We recognize that entry level positions that provide personal and financial stability are badly needed in a community like Santa Ana, where 17% of the population lives below the poverty line. People's OC will provide needed community benefits as a local employer by offering competitive wages and benefits at all employment levels. C. Training and Continuing Education it is in People's OC's and the community's interest to offer employee education opportunities. We will invest heavily in our staff by offering mentorship and job -related training in general business practices, cannabis retail regulatory compliance, cannabis products, and other aspects specific to the