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Council tables license for Union Oil Building after months of negotiation and public comment
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Council paused a proposed five‑year license and MOU with the Responsible Energy Council to steward artifacts from the former oil museum after tenant LeapLab raised concerns about shared space and contract terms; staff will mediate tenant amendments and bring the item back for council consideration.
Santa Paula — The City Council on Wednesday voted to table a proposed five‑year license and memorandum of understanding with the Responsible Energy Council (REC) that would let the nonprofit catalog and steward artifacts stored in the Union Oil Building.
Staff described the REC proposal as a partnership to archive and preserve city‑owned oil and gas artifacts that Chevron previously donated to the city. The agreement would have licensed roughly 3,048 square feet upstairs for REC’s curatorial work and included a proposed monthly rent of $1,524 for that licensed area, plus commitments to catalog and digitize collections and to help clear items from the building’s ground floor to allow co‑tenants to occupy assigned spaces.
REC representatives and a long line of…
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