I have recently learned (or been reminded) about a couple of community engaged planning/visioning efforts. The Chamber of Commerce worked with community groups and businesses to create a plan for the future in 2019/2020, called Velocity 2040 <https://chattanoogachamber.com/velocity2040/>, to make Chattanooga-Hamilton County "a place where we all succeed together.” River City Company developed the ONE Riverfront District Plan <https://www.rivercitycompany.com/one-riverfront> in 2022 to "create a place for all Chattanoogans to enjoy” including the "civic responsibility to improve social and economic equity.” This was followed by more focused plans for the Riverfront parks (Ross’s Landing, etc.) and Hawk’s Hill (currently site of AT&T field). These are in addition to the City’s One Chattanooga plan <https://chattanooga.gov/stay-informed/one-chattanooga> of 2022 for “a community where all Chattanoogans can thrive and prosper” and Plan Hamilton <https://planhamilton.org/> for "sustainable and responsible growth that preserves the unique and cultural aspects of the county” that was adopted in 2025. Are you aware of these? How might we build on these? Should we study them? Should we use them as a jumping off point for our efforts? My sense from the group is that our goal is not to plan or strategize for a particular purpose (or revist previous planning). Our goals are just to listen, connect, and build infrastructure for engagement. Is that right? — Greg Laudeman, Ed.D. Executive Officer and Principal Eduity, LLC www.eduity.net greg@eduity.net 706-271-5521