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Atteberry’s first challenge to the crowd was to answer the question of what
happens with your plans? He asked the attendees to consider if Littleton is
the type of city that has a plan and builds that plan; has a plan and puts it on
the shelf and doesn’t build it; OR doesn’t plan and just builds. He added, “One
of the things that I want to make sure you leave with this morning is that Fort
Collins deeply and fundamentally believes in planning; if you aren’t visioning
and aligning resources and being very intentional and deliberate then you are
going to get what you get; and we would say you are going to get average.”

The Fort Collins City Manager went on to explain how the City delivers on
world-class municipal services. Key to their success has been recognizing
all of the amazing leadership that has existed throughout the history of the
city. He describes the process as co-creating and collaboration. This requires
Fort Collins to continually engage the community in the planning process,
benchmarking results, and honoring the shared values and vision of the city.
He added, “we needed to move away from trust us to let me show you (through data) that we are spending the
appropriate amount on municipal services.”

In the end, one of the most important lessons for the City of Littleton was that “vision clarity is critical; without a
vision, everything becomes a priority and in turn, nothing becomes a priority.”
Speaker Series #3 was held on May 22 and welcomed Bret Keast to further
uncover the unique methodology of community character offered by the city’s
national consulting team, Kendig Keast Collaborative. This method of combining
land-use and design elements will be central to how the city will continue to
balance ushering in the future with honoring the legacy of Littleton’s leadership
role in the Metro Region.

Bret C. Keast, AICP is the Owner and CEO of Kendig Keast Collaborative (KKC).
During the presentation, Bret’s passion came through about how KKC applies
the core values of promoting good land stewardship, conserving resources,
preserving and enhancing community character, safeguarding neighborhood
integrity, and ensuring fiscal responsibility.
Speaker Series #4 hosted national thought leader and motivational speaker
Peter Kageyama on Thursday, September 12. 160 registered for the free event and were challenged to begin a
new love affair with the City of Littleton.
Peter Kageyama is the author of For the Love of Cities: The Love Affair Between People and Their Places and the
follow up, Love Where You Live: Creating Emotionally Engaging Places. He is the former President of Creative
Tampa Bay, a grassroots community change organization and the co-founder of the Creative Cities Summit, an
interdisciplinary conference that brings citizens and practitioners together around the big idea of ‘the city.’

The focus of the evening was a series of bottom-up community initiatives
that introduced fun and increased the love that people feel for their places.
Kageyama encouraged participants to create a loveable city; “the kind that
grabs you by the heart and refuses to let go.”

The evening featured stories from across the country about co-creators
that helped introduce more lively, fun, and loveable ideas into the life of
their cities. Examples included, Peregrine Church, who at the age of 20,
developed Rainworks to feature pieces of street art that only become
visible when it rains in Seattle, WA. Kageyama also featured co-creators
from Littleton such as Reinke brothers and Heather Greenwood of Graceful
Community Café.

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