Dairy Site Purchase and Sale Agreement with City of Ontario

The Dairy Site Purchase and Sale Agreement is a direct transaction between San Bernardino County and the City of Ontario for the sale of approximately 73.19 acres of County-owned real property. The land is located at the northwest corner of Merrill Avenue and Bon View Avenue in Ontario, California, and is identified by eight specific Assessor Parcel Numbers. The property has been deemed surplus and available for disposal under County Policy No. 12-17 and is exempt from the Surplus Land Act pursuant to Government Code section 54226(e). The sale is authorized under Government Code section 25365(a). The financial terms of the agreement specify a purchase price of 95,000,000 dollars plus an independent consideration payment of 100 dollars. The agreement also allows for the withholding of up to 250,000 dollars from the seller proceeds to cover leasehold resolution costs. From an environmental perspective, the project is categorized under CEQA Section 15312 for Surplus Government Property Sales and the Common Sense Exemption, indicating that no significant environmental impact is expected. The transaction is managed by the San Bernardino County Department of Public Works.