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4. High Road Training Partnerships. Applicant participates in a High Road Training Partnership of the sort defined by Unemployment Insurance Code Section 14005 as amended from time to time and that is recognized by the State of California. 5. Social Equity Policy. The commercial cannabis retail business owner maintains a written social equity policy that describes: a. How the cannabis retail business owner aims to recruit, hire, and retain employees who reside in low-income census tracts in Santa Ana where at least fifty-one percent (51 %) of the current residents have a household income at or below eighty percent (80%) of the County Area Median Income; b. How the cannabis retail business owner will partner with Community Benefit Organizations or its High Road Training Program to recruit, hire, and retain employees arrested or convicted for a crime relating to the sale, possession, use or cultivation of cannabis prior to November 8, 2016 that could have been prosecuted as a misdemeanor or citation under Current California law, or currently receiving unemployment benefits. c. Any other measures or employee benefits aimed to address the disproportionate impact of the War on Drugs in certain communities affected by it. 6. Equity Opportunities. a. An "Equity Employee" is a natural person who resides in low-income census tracts in Santa Ana where at least fifty-one percent of the current residents have a household income at or below eighty percent (80%) of the County Area Median Income. b. On or before Jan 1, 2024, Applicants must demonstrate that forty percent (40%) of all employees employed in the last tax period were Equity Employees, or demonstrating that hourly, non-supervisorial employees receive employee stock ownership options or other equity. 7. Local Hiring. The commercial cannabis business owner demonstrates that: a. Beainnina January 1. 2023. the cannabis retail business owner demonstrates that twenty percent (20%) of its employees reside within the City of Santa Ana, then Beginning January 1, 2024, the cannabis retail business owner demonstrates that forty percent (40%) of its employees reside within the City of Santa Ana. The Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency or his or her designee shall determine whether each RSP application demonstrates compliance with this article as prescribed by Section 40-16 of this Chapter, and as prescribed by subsections 1 and 2 below. The Director or his or her designee shall notify the Finance and Management Services Agency of the outcome of the application as either eligible or ineligible for the socially equitable Adult -use Cannabis Retail Business tax rates referenced by this subsection. 1. To demonstrate conformance with the social equity measures promulgated by Section 40-16 of this Chapter, commercial cannabis retail business owners must submit an attestation form signed by a Bona Fide Labor Organization, as defined by Section 40- Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 39 of 68 City Council 22 — 43 10/4/2022