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ATTACHMENT 3 Mr. Schlachte replied that the big boxes are about eight inches tall, and the smaller boxes are six and five inches tall; hence, stacking three boxes would be 24 inches high. Mr. Browne added that the bees fly out from the bottom of the hive. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Mr. Weinstein stated that he wanted to talk about the fees and indicated that fee of$150 mentioned earlier really just represents a drop in the proverbial bucket of the cost to staff of administering something like this. He noted that taking into account reviewing the applications, the possible Zoning Administrator hearing;•the extra $25 fee, a Planning Commission hearing, a City Council hearing,-a ftthe staff reporting related to that, and all other tasks that are required on the part of staff, the actual cost to staff will be well in excess of$150. Commissioner Balch pointed out that the premise of that comments that the government body's duty is to break even or even make a profit and that staffs principal role is not to serve the residents. He added that.that is not the rule of government. Mr. Weinstein stated that he agrees with that statement completely but that staff does not even come close to breaking even. ,He,noted that is definitely a loss of revenue to the City, and staff has to balance4he needs of the comtnunity with the fact that staff has to run its Division on a certain budget and-that budget by taxpayers. try- Commissioner O'Connor commented that it is such a`dropEin the bucket that staff would not notice it if it did`not•come in, and wondered how many beekeepers would be swarming into the Division. Ms. Amos replied that staff did not think it would be a lot, but apparently there are a lot of underground beekeepers out there, so staff might want to re-evaluate the comment made 'earlier about not'being that many, as there may be more than anticipated. Commissioner O'Connor stated that there is no guarantee that they are going to come forward and pay $150 fee, and maybe they do not want to be inspected. Commissioner BalclSstated'that to staffs defense, these will be noticed, which is important and a good idea to have in place in this new process. He noted that this is still new and everyone is'trying to learn it, and they will be inspected. He indicated that the cost of the initial inspection is high but that he can move on. Commissioner Ritter inquired if these beekeepers are making money and selling their honey; if they file a tax return or if this is just a hobby kind of stuff. Ms. Amos replied that it is primarily mostly a hobby; they could sell the honey, but honey jarring and everything else could cost a lot. DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, 1/28/2015 Page 12 of 14