CAMDEN — Camden’s Select Board is continuing its public hearings this evening, May 3, on a slew of ordinances, proposed bond issues, and charter changes — all which will likely appear before voters at annual June Town Meeting. The board will also continue its conversation about the Snow Bowl deficit, and appoint members to a new ad hoc committee, the Snow Bowl FY17 Budget Team.

The board is also to discus establishing a Snow Bowl Four-Season Work Group.

The agenda is packed for the meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Washington Street Meeting Room. It will be televised on public access channel 22, and streamed live at townhallstreams.com/locations/camden-me .

The full agenda is as follows:

Request by West Bay Rotary to have access to and use the Megunticook River and upper harbor to hold a “Duck Derby” on Saturday, May 29.

Request by West Bay Rotary Club to host a beer tent at the Camden Snow Bowl as part of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine’s 15 Annual Lobster Ride on  July 23-24

Request by Mid Maine Sports Car Club to hold a foreign car show on Sunday June 5, on Chestnut St from noon to 4 p.m. 

3. Citizen Comments (for items not on the agenda)

4. Approval of Select Board Minutes of  April 19

5. Select Board Reports 

6. New Business 

A. Licenses 1. Liquor License (Public Hearing) a) Consideration of application for a new liquor license for Sea Dog Brewpub Camden, LLC at 1 Main Street for a new Class IX Lounge/Restaurant Liquor License 

2.  Victualer’s Licenses  a) Consideration of victualer license application for Camden House of Pizza at 12 Mechanic Street (new owners) 

3.  Business License and Taxi Operator License 

a) Consideration of application for taxicab business license for Christopher M.  Merritt d/b/a/ Schooner Bay Taxi 

b) Consideration of application for taxicab operator license for Christopher M.  Merritt of Rockport  

B. Public Hearings

1. Continuation of Public Hearing for update the Floodplain Management Ordinance to conform to the new digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps   

2. Continuation of Public Hearing for the amendment to the Town Charter to establish the County Board of Assessment Review as the appeal authority for tax abatements 

3. Public Hearing regarding proposed new ordinance to control excessive feeding of birds and wildlife. 

4. Public Hearing regarding proposed amendments to Town of Camden, Police Ordinance, Chapter VIII Police, Part XI E-911 Addressing Ordinance. 

5. Public Hearing proposed bond issue to borrow up to $330,000 for the Harden Avenue drainage project, inner harbor floats, and sewer line replacement project (Bakery Bridge). 

C  Approval of 2016 June Annual Town Meeting Warrant  

D. Approval of an Order to place the following Town Ordinance Amendments and Charter Amendments on the ballot to be voted on at the June 14 Town Meeting election. (Click here to read the ordinances, etc.)

1. Shall the town vote to amend Article VIII, Section 7, Traditional Village District (C) Uses Permitted as Special Exceptions, (5) of the Camden Zoning Ordinance be amended to add subsection 5 which would allow certain large existing nonconforming houses to add additional dwelling units upon receiving a “Special Exception” from the Zoning Board of Appeals.  (A copy of said Ordinance amendment is available at the Town Office) 

2. Shall the town vote to amend Article XI Signs, Section 10 of the Camden Zoning Ordinance be amended to allow limited Seasonal Farm Stand signs and limited temporary Farmers’ Market signs in the right-of-way in certain locations as allowed by 23 M.R.S.A. § 1913. (A copy of said Ordinance amendment is available at the Town Office) 

3. Shall the town vote to incorporate  the 2015 amendments to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Chapter 1000 rules into the Camden Zoning Ordinance to keep Camden in compliance with 38 MRSA §435-449 (Shoreland Zoning). (A copy of said Ordinance amendment is available at the Town Office) 

4. Shall the town vote to repeal of existing Floodplain Ordinance and replace with proposed updated Floodplain Management Ordinance which references the new Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps. (A copy of said Ordinance amendment is available at the Town Office) 

5. Shall the town vote to amend the Town Charter Article II, Section 6 to remove the amount of compensation from the Charter and have Select Board compensation established by vote at annual town meeting.  (A copy of said Charter amendment is available at the Town Office)

6. Shall the town vote to amend the Town Charter Article I Section 4(d),  Article IV, Part C  and Article VI to establish a Single Assessor rather than have the Select Board serve as the Board of Assessors.  (A copy of said Charter amendment is available at the Town Office)

7. Shall the town vote to amend the Town Charter Article VII, Section 5 to allow the Select Board to include a brief information note that explains each ballot question to be voted on through secret ballot.  (A copy of said Charter amendment is available at the Town Office) 

E. Appointments  1. Appointment of Bob Oxton to the Cemetery Association