Council briefing also covered tobacco licensing, predatory business concentration and DDA next steps

During the same briefing, staff outlined several additional policy items under consideration.

Tobacco and business concentration: Jason said council members have signaled interest in tightening local regulation of tobacco sales, including an additional license for tobacco retailers to reduce minors' access. He said staff is also evaluating whether to limit concentrations of predatory businesses (vape shops, payday lenders) in geographic clusters, noting liquor-store spacing rules as a precedent for concentration limits.

Downtown Development Authority and CDC: Jason confirmed the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) ballot along Colfax (from Yosemite to Peoria) "did pass." He described next steps: mayoral appointments to a DDA board, council confirmation, the DDA's adoption of a development plan, and staff support for creating a Community Development Corporation (CDC) to organize nonprofit and redevelopment efforts while seeking to minimize displacement.

Federal grants: Staff reviewed recent federal grant applications. Jason said the city was unsuccessful on several high-priority grants, including a SAFER firefighter staffing grant and some project-specific applications, though Montview advanced in scoring before funding ran out. He said federal-application outcomes were still being reviewed and that staff hoped to "pick the bones" of the process to improve future submissions.

No formal votes on these items occurred during the briefing; staff said some measures are community-driven and council members may sponsor proposals for future discussion.