Union Oil Building license agreement

A museum professional volunteering as REC advisor, he praised the plan to catalog, stabilize and eventually digitize the historic oil collection.

Former oil museum director (1994-2007) vouched for the collection's value, including gas pumps worth $5,000-$10,000 each, and backed REC.

A 40-year local oil-and-gas consultant urged quick approval so preservation work can begin before fragile paper artifacts are lost.

The CalNRG CEO and REC backer said the group sees this as a long-term commitment and later withdrew the proposal after the tabling vote.

A Santa Paula native raising four daughters here, he said preserving the artifacts honors the people who built the community.

A local parent who said history is experienced through real artifacts and asked the council to approve the agreement.

Argued the artifacts have cultural and economic value supporting education, tourism and community pride.

A retired licensed geologist with 42 years in petroleum urged approval, noting petroleum's ongoing role in modern life.

A Fillmore resident and teacher at a Santa Paula K-8 school who said her kids have fond museum memories and the artifacts should be protected.

A Heritage Valley native who works in Santa Paula and supports REC preserving the museum collection.

A 66-year resident who called losing the artifacts a tragedy and noted REC educates on all energy types, not just oil.

REC's president and third-generation oil-and-gas family member; said requests for research access to the collection have already come in.

Said Leap Lab needs more time to explain its three pages of requested amendments, which could affect the other contracts in the building.