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EXHIBIT A <br />COMMUNITY BENEFITAND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES PLAN <br />10 Spot, Inc. is passionately dedicated to serving the communities in which we operate and has <br />existing plans in place for each of Santa Ana's community merit categories. The marketing <br />strategy and pricing model alone, provide community benefits. 10 Spot does this by promoting <br />$10 for any 1/8 of flower you purchase, on your first 3 visits to the store. Normally that 1/8 would <br />cost the consumer anywhere from $40 - $60, so the savings is drastic, and goes right back in <br />the pocket of the customers. <br />We place a very high value on local hiring, support a variety of youth programs, and have a <br />proven track record of "greening" our facilities and business practices. In Santa Ana, we will <br />focus on hiring potentially disadvantaged community members, especially those with no prior <br />skills training and veterans. 10 Spot, Inc. looks very much forward to putting down deep roots in <br />the Santa Ana community though civic engagements, collaboration with the city on community <br />improvement efforts, financial assistance to youth outreach programs, and green initiatives. <br />LOCAL HIRING PLAN & LABOR EXPERIENCE <br />At 10 Spot, Inc., our principals hold an unwavering commitment to providing more than just jobs; <br />our labor and employment missions is to spring -boarding careers, offer highly competitive <br />wages and benefits, promote and facilitate employee educations, and generally shepherd the <br />wellbeing, longterm growth, and prosperity of our employees, their families, and the greater <br />communities in which we operate. <br />Aaron Friesen, 10 Spot Inc. Compliance Manager, has a 50% record of hiring employees from <br />Santa Ana at Orange County Collision —a business he has been operating for 20 years —and a <br />90% local hire rate if neighboring cities are included. The many benefits of hiring locally as an <br />employer cannot be overstated and has an obvious net positive effect on the community's local <br />economy. We commit to continuing to hire locally and will set our goal at hiring 100% locally. 10 <br />Spot, Inc. proposes 15-20 new employment opportunities for various levels of experience at this <br />facility, including at least 8-11 entry level positions requiring no prior experience in horticulture or <br />the cannabis industry. <br />aaes and Benefits <br />Part of our commitment to fostering a culture that allows employees to thrive personally and <br />professionally is that idea that every employee deserves a living wage, appropriate to the <br />economy of the region. Benefits that keep people healthy and financially solvent, such as health <br />insurance, are also part of this philosophy, and will also be offered to all full-time employees. 10 <br />Spot, Inc. will offer entry level employees an annual salary of 50% above the minimum wage, in <br />addition to benefits like healthcare coverage, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement. We feel <br />that entry level positions that provide personal and financial stability are badly needed in a <br />community like Santa Ana, where 17% of the population lives below the poverty line. 10 Spot, <br />Inc. will provide needed community benefits as a local employer by offering competitive wages <br />and benefits at all employment levels. <br />