Council unanimously approves DDA for Downtown Civic Center adaptive reuse at 100 North Euclid

The Ontario City Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing a disposition and development agreement (DDA) and loan agreement with A Block LLC for adaptive reuse and new development at 100 North Euclid Avenue.

City Clerk read the resolution language into the record, describing the action as approval of CEQA findings, acceptance of an economic opportunity report, and authorization for the sale of the properties and related agreements. The council opened a public hearing for the Downtown Civic Center planned unit development and received public comment. After closing the hearing, members moved and seconded the item and the council approved it by electronic vote, 5-0.

During public comment, Tommy Musch returned to criticize downtown redevelopment and described the project as symptomatic of gentrification; the mayor reminded speakers to limit remarks to the project. City Attorney later confirmed that the council had met in closed session earlier on three matters and that there was no reportable action from those closed-session briefings.

The resolution and associated agreements were entered into the public record; the DDA and loan agreement authorize the city to proceed with the adaptive reuse project under the terms described in the agenda report. Specific loan terms, pricing and transfer dates were summarized in the staff report and the economic opportunity study accepted by the council; where the transcript lacked precise monetary figures, staff documents will provide the official amounts in the administrative record.