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materials necessary for making bread. The company plans to construct an unloading facility on their existing property on the south side of Lawrence Street behind Kentucky Fried Chicken and pipe the raw material 25 feet in the air over Lawrence Street. The City owns Lawrence Street and the airspace above it. The proposed lease before the council would give Flowers Baking Co. the "right" to construct the new facilities in the air over Lawrence Street. Councilmember Bryant moved to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the proposed lease agreement with Flowers Baking Co. Councilmember McDonald seconded and all voted for. C) EXECUTIVE SESSION Councilmember Bryant moved to go into executive session. Councilmember Shetron seconded and all voted for. (City Clerk Denise Johnston had to leave the meeting at this point and Deputy City Clerk Brenda Riley set in for the rest of the meeting). Upon returning from executive session, Mayor Elumbaugh said he had received 4 applicants for the vacant council position, Ward 3 Position 2, formally held by Richard O'Neal. Councilmember McDonald moved to appoint Paige Hubbard to the position and Councilmember Insell seconded. All voted for. Ms. Hubbard's term will expire December 31, 2012. Councilmember Matthews moved to reappoint Mr. Ken Smith to the Planning Commission. Councilmember McDonald seconded and all voted for. Mr. Smith's term will expire June 10, 2015. Mayor Elumbaugh said the committee to appoint a new fire chief had made their decision. He said they originally had 18 applicants and narrowed them to 10. The 10 applicants were interviewed on the telephone and were then narrowed down to 5. The final five were interviewed in person and one of the five withdrew his application. The Mayor talked of the importance of the Chief's job in keeping our fire rating low and our citizens safe. He said the