<div dir="ltr">Thank you for this information.  I hope this indecision and suspense can now end soon.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Joshua A. Katz<div>Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Wes Benedict <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    I don't know. Let's see if Robert Kraus or Alicia Mattson knows.
    Otherwise I expect one of them can ask HelmsBriscoe that question. <br><span class="">
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    <pre cols="72">Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
<a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>
<a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a> @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></pre>
    </span><div><div class="h5"><div>On 1/6/2016 11:02 AM, Scott L. wrote:<br>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Mr.
                      Executive Director:<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Are
                      the hotels in Atlantic City
                      and Phoenix also charging us daily resort fees in
                      addition to the room rates
                      listed in the<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">summary
                      section of the
                      spreadsheet?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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                      Scott Lieberman<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" color="black" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext"> Lnc-business
                        [<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Wes
                        Benedict<br>
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                        Wednesday, January 06, 2016
                        7:28 AM<br>
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b>
                        <u></u><a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><u></u><br>
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                        [Lnc-business] Fwd:
                        Quarterly Board Meeting Hotel Proposals</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:windowtext"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">See attached spreadsheet
                      from Helms Briscoe (and email
                      below), plus a spreadsheet on <u></u><u></u>Oklahoma<u></u><u></u>
                      from Robert Kraus.<br>
                      <br>
                      In summary:<br>
                      1. <u></u><u></u>Phoenix<u></u><u></u>
                      convention hotel will be $189 per night for the
                      sleeping rooms. Free meeting
                      space. $1,000 food and beverage minimum (so we'll
                      probably do something like
                      pay for your lunch and coffee to reach that $1,000
                      minimum).<br>
                      <br>
                      2. OKC hotel will be $82 per night for sleeping
                      rooms. Free meeting space. Free
                      breakfast. No Food and beverage minimum.<br>
                      <br>
                      HOWEVER, Robert Kraus noted to me from his
                      vacation today in <u></u>Miami<u></u>
                      that: "Also we do not have to hold the meeting at
                      the <u></u><u></u>Phoenix<u></u><u></u>
                      locations to see them. We can have
                      the CVB send us a van to take us to the 2
                      locations under consideration and
                      stay at the Holiday Inn & Suites Phoenix
                      Airport North again for about
                      $119-129 a night. . "<br>
                      <br>
                      Thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">--Wes<br>
                        <br>
                        -------- Forwarded Message -------- <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Quarterly Board
                                Meeting Hotel Proposals<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tue, 5 Jan 2016
                                22:12:58 +0000<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New
                                Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sandy
                                  Graves</span></font><u></u>
                            <a href="mailto:sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com" target="_blank"><sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Robert Kraus <a href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org" target="_blank"><robert.kraus@lp.org></a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">'BetteRose' <a href="mailto:betterose@aol.com" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:betterose@aol.com" target="_blank"><betterose@aol.com></a>,
                                <u></u>'Alicia
                                  Mattson'<u></u> <a href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank"><agmattson@gmail.com></a>,
                                'Nicholas Sarwark' <a href="mailto:chair@lp.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:chair@lp.org" target="_blank"><chair@lp.org></a>,
                                <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>
                                <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank"><wes.benedict@lp.org></a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Robert,<u></u><u></u></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Attached
                        please find the completed
                        Hotel Availability Report showing those hotels
                        that have the Feb 20-21 Board
                        Meeting dates available.  Of the five properties
                        selected to receive the RFP,
                        four of them have availability and have offered
                        a proposal.<u></u><u></u></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><u></u> <u></u></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">The
                        attached report has three
                        tabs.  Tab 1 is an overview of each hotel’s
                        offer showing room rates,
                        meeting room rental and F & B minimum. Tab 2
                        is an in-depth, detailed
                        breakdown of each property’s proposal and Tab 3
                        shows the lone property that
                        turned down the RFP due to no guestroom
                        availability. By the way, initially the
                        Hyatt Regency Bellevue also turned down the RFP
                        but has since come back with
                        availability due to being able to offer
                        alternate meeting space.<u></u><u></u></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><u></u> <u></u></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Once
                        you’ve had an opportunity to
                        review each property’s proposal, please contact
                        me with any questions that you
                        may have. Each of them sharpened their pencil
                        the best that they could and each
                        of them in anxious to earn your business. I look
                        forward to your feedback. <u></u><u></u></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u><b><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold">Sandy Graves</span></font></b><u></u><b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold">,
                            CMP, CASE</span></font></b><u></u><u></u></p>
                    <u></u><u></u>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-style:italic">Senior
                            Director,
                            Global Accounts</span></font></i><u></u><u></u></p>
                    <u></u><u></u>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold">HelmsBriscoe</span></font></b><u></u><u></u></p>
                    <u></u><u></u>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Office:
                          <a href="tel:%28704%29%20664-5765" value="+17046645765" target="_blank">(704) 664-5765</a> </span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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                          <a href="tel:%28866%29%20713-8001" value="+18667138001" target="_blank">(866) 713-8001</a> </span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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