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    See the updated proposal. Offer good through tomorrow at 5 PM
    Eastern. I now plan to have Robert Kraus accept this offer. <br>
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      <pre class="yiv8400293055moz-signature" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452210039823_10124">Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a class="yiv8400293055moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>
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            <td id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452210039823_10126">RE: [Lnc-business] Quarterly Board Meeting Hotel
              Proposals</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
            <td id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452210039823_10142">Thu, 7 Jan 2016 22:33:00 +0000</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
            <td id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452210039823_10130">Sandy Graves <a class="yiv8400293055moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com">mailto:sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com</a></td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="" valign="BASELINE">To: </th>
            <td id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452210039823_10132">Robert Kraus <a class="yiv8400293055moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org">mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org</a></td>
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            <td id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452210039823_10135">'Wes Benedict' <a class="yiv8400293055moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org</a>, BetteRose
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              Mattson (<a class="yiv8400293055moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com">agmattson@gmail.com</a>) <a class="yiv8400293055moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com">mailto:agmattson@gmail.com</a>,
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        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Robert,</span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">I
            just got off a conference call with the Arizona Grand and
            they want to show that they really want your 2018 convention
            business.  So in that vein, they are willing to offer the
            following:</span></div> 
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        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Rate:
            $149 single/double</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Waived
            Resort Fee</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Breakfast
            included in Rate for guests ‘staying at’ the hotel</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">20%
            Discount on AV</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Complimentary
            Meeting Space</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Complimentary
            Guestroom Internet</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Complimentary
            Basic WiFi in meeting space</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Complimentary
            Self and Valet Parking</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">1/50
            Comp suites on a cumulative basis</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Guaranteed
            2015 Banquet Menus</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Room
            Rate Offered 3 days pre- and 3 days post-conference</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">20%
            Attrition</span></div> 
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        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">This
            offer is only valid until tomorrow at 5pm Eastern.  Please
            let me know if you want to move forward with this offer and
            I’ll get a contract going.
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                Robert Kraus [<a class="yiv8400293055moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org">mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org</a>]
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                <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 06, 2016 7:10 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Sandy Graves<br>
                <b>Subject:</b> RE: [Lnc-business] Quarterly Board
                Meeting Hotel Proposals</span></div> 
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        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;">I
            say that on line for Phoenix. I am out of town and can’t
            really see the spreadsheet in total so I did not see that
            they were only charging you $20. I hope for the convention
            they are dropping the resort fee like Red Rocks did for us
            in Vegas.
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          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">
              Sandy Graves [<a href="mailto:sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com">mailto:sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com</a>]
              <br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 06, 2016 2:41 PM<br>
              <b>To:</b> Robert Kraus<br>
              <b>Cc:</b> 'Wes Benedict'<br>
              <b>Subject:</b> RE: [Lnc-business] Quarterly Board Meeting
              Hotel Proposals</span><span style="color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
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        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Robert,</span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Where
            are you seeing a $40 resort fee? Two properties are charging
            a $20/day resort fee, the Arizona Grand and Harrah’s
            Atlantic City. There are no resort fees at the Hyatt Regency
            New Orleans or the Hyatt Regency Bellevue.</span></div> 
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          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:windowtext;">Sandy
                Graves, CMP, CASE</span></b><span style="color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:windowtext;">Senior
                Director, Global Accounts</span></i></div> 
          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:windowtext;">HelmsBriscoe</span></b><span style="color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Office:
              (704) 664-5765
              </span></div> 
          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">eFax:
              (866) 713-8001
              </span></div> 
          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;">Mobile:
              (704) 226-6535
              </span></div> 
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            <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">
                Robert Kraus [<a href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org">mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org</a>]
                <br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 06, 2016 12:02 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Sandy Graves<br>
                <b>Cc:</b> 'Wes Benedict'<br>
                <b>Subject:</b> FW: [Lnc-business] Quarterly Board
                Meeting Hotel Proposals</span></div> 
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        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal">  </div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;">Sandy,</span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;">  </span></div> 
        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;">Question
            about resort fees. I assume Phoenix will waive their
            obnoxious $40 plus a day fee right? Any others we need to be
            aware of?
            </span></div> 
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          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;">Live
              Free!</span><span style="color:navy;">​​​​</span></div> 
          <div style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:navy;">  </span></div> 
          <div style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;"><em><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;color:navy;">Robert</span></b></em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:navy;"></span></div> 
          <div style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;">Robert
              S. Kraus - Dir of Operations<br>
              <a href="mailto:Operations@LP.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:Operations@LP.org">Operations@LP.org</a><br>
              Libertarian National Committee<br>
              Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231</span></div> 
          <div style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;">  </span></div> 
          <div style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;">Join
              today:
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          <div style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;">LP
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          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">
              Lnc-business [<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org">mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>]
              <b>On Behalf Of </b>Wes Benedict<br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 06, 2016 11:45 AM<br>
              <b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br>
              <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] Quarterly Board Meeting
              Hotel Proposals</span><span style="color:windowtext;"></span></div> 
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        <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">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.
          </div> 
        <pre>Wes Benedict, Executive Director</pre> 
        <pre>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.</pre> 
        <pre>1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314</pre> 
        <pre>(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a></pre> 
        <pre>facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational</pre> 
        <pre>Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://lp.org/membership</a></pre> 
        <div>
          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal">On 1/6/2016 11:02 AM, Scott L. wrote:</div> 
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          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.
              Executive Director:</span></div> 
          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </span></div> 
          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Are
              the hotels in Atlantic City and Phoenix also charging us
              daily resort fees in addition to the room rates listed in
              the</span></div> 
          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">summary
              section of the spreadsheet?</span></div> 
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          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> 
              Scott Lieberman</span></div> 
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            <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">
                Lnc-business [<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org">mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>]
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Wes Benedict<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 06, 2016 7:28 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">


<span><a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org"><a class="yiv8400293055moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a></span><span class="yiv8400293055msoIns"></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;"><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> [Lnc-business] Fwd: Quarterly Board
                Meeting Hotel Proposals</span></div> 
          </div>
          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"> </div> 
          <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal">See attached spreadsheet from Helms
            Briscoe (and email below), plus a spreadsheet on
            <span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">





<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">Oklahoma</span><span class="yiv8400293055msoIns"></span></span> 
            from Robert Kraus.<br>
            <br>
            In summary:<br>
            1. <span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">





<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">Phoenix</span><span class="yiv8400293055msoIns"></span></span> 
            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
            <span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">



              <span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">Miami</span><span class="yiv8400293055msoIns"></span></span> 
            that: "Also we do not have to hold the meeting at the <span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">






              <span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">Phoenix</span><span class="yiv8400293055msoIns"></span></span> 
            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,</div> 
          <div>
            <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal">--Wes<br>
              <br>
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                    <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal">Quarterly Board Meeting Hotel
                      Proposals</div> 
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                    <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal">Tue, 5 Jan 2016 22:12:58 +0000</div> 
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                    <div align="right" class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal" style="text-align:right;"><b>From: </b></div> 
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">Sandy
                            Graves</span><span class="yiv8400293055msoIns">
</span></span> 
                      <a href="mailto:sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com">mailto:sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com</a></div> 
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                    <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal">Robert Kraus <a href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org"><a class="yiv8400293055moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org">mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org</a></div> 
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                    <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal">'BetteRose' <a href="mailto:betterose@aol.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:betterose@aol.com"><a class="yiv8400293055moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:betterose@aol.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:betterose@aol.com">mailto:betterose@aol.com</a>,
                      <span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">



<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">'Alicia
                            Mattson'</span><span class="yiv8400293055msoIns">
</span></span> 
                      <a href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com">mailto:agmattson@gmail.com</a>,
                      'Nicholas Sarwark'
                      <a href="mailto:chair@lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:chair@lp.org">mailto:chair@lp.org</a>,
                      <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org</a> <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org"><a class="yiv8400293055moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org</a></div> 
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            <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span>Robert,</span></div> 
            <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span>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.</span></div> 
            <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span> </span></div> 
            <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span>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.</span></div> 
            <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span> </span></div> 
            <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span>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. </span>
              </div> 
            <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span> </span></div> 
            <div>
              <div class="yiv8400293055MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;">



<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">Sandy

                        Graves</span></b><span class="yiv8400293055msoIns">
</span></span><b><span>, CMP,
                    CASE</span></b></div> 
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                    Director, Global Accounts</span></i></div> 
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