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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="moz-signature" cols="72">Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lp.org/membership">http://lp.org/membership</a></pre>
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            <td>RE: [Lnc-business] Quarterly Board Meeting Hotel
              Proposals</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
            <td>Thu, 7 Jan 2016 22:33:00 +0000</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
            <td>Sandy Graves <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com"><sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com></a></td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">To: </th>
            <td>Robert Kraus <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org"><robert.kraus@lp.org></a></td>
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            <td>'Wes Benedict' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org"><wes.benedict@lp.org></a>, BetteRose
              (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:betterose@aol.com">betterose@aol.com</a>) <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:betterose@aol.com"><betterose@aol.com></a>, Alicia
              Mattson (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com">agmattson@gmail.com</a>) <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com"><agmattson@gmail.com></a>,
              <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:chair@lp.org">chair@lp.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:chair@lp.org"><chair@lp.org></a></td>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Rate:
            $149 single/double</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Waived
            Resort Fee</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Breakfast
            included in Rate for guests ‘staying at’ the hotel</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">20%
            Discount on AV</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Complimentary
            Meeting Space</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Complimentary
            Guestroom Internet</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Complimentary
            Basic WiFi in meeting space</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Complimentary
            Self and Valet Parking</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">1/50
            Comp suites on a cumulative basis</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Guaranteed
            2015 Banquet Menus</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Room
            Rate Offered 3 days pre- and 3 days post-conference</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">20%
            Attrition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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.
          </span><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Sandy
                Graves, CMP, CASE</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Senior
                Director, Global Accounts</span></i><i><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">HelmsBriscoe</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Office:
              (704) 664-5765
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style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">eFax:
              (866) 713-8001
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style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Mobile:
              (704) 226-6535
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">
                Robert Kraus [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org">mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org</a>]
                <br>
                <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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";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.
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">Live
              Free!</span><span style="color:navy">​​​​<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><em><b><span
                  style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle
                  Script";color:navy">Robert</span></b></em><b><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy"><br>
                  <br>
                </span></i></b><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">Robert
              S. Kraus - Dir of Operations<br>
              <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:Operations@LP.org">Operations@LP.org</a><br>
              Libertarian National Committee<br>
              Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
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            </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">
              Sandy Graves [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Robert,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Sandy
                Graves, CMP, CASE</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Senior
                Director, Global Accounts<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">HelmsBriscoe</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Office:
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style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">eFax:
              (866) 713-8001
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style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Mobile:
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style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">
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style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><img
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">
                Robert Kraus [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">Sandy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";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?
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">Live
              Free!</span><span style="color:navy">​​​​<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><em><b><span
                  style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle
                  Script";color:navy">Robert</span></b></em><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">Robert
              S. Kraus - Dir of Operations<br>
              <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:Operations@LP.org">Operations@LP.org</a><br>
              Libertarian National Committee<br>
              Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">Join
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">LP
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        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span
              style="color:windowtext"><hr size=3 width="100%"
              align=center tabindex=-1>
            </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">
              Lnc-business [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="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 moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" 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.
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <pre>Wes Benedict, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>Join the Libertarian Party at: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://lp.org/membership">http://lp.org/membership</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal">On 1/6/2016 11:02 AM, Scott L. wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
        </div>
        <blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Mr.
              Executive Director:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Are
              the hotels in Atlantic City and Phoenix also charging us
              daily resort fees in addition to the room rates listed in
              the</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">summary
              section of the spreadsheet?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> 
              Scott Lieberman</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <div>
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              align="center"><span style="color:windowtext">
                <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%">
              </span></div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">
                Lnc-business [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="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"><ns0:personname
                  w:insauthor="Unknown" w:insdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"
                  w:endinsauthor="Unknown"
                  w:endinsdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"><span
                    style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a></a></span><span
                    class="msoIns"><ins datetime="2016-01-06T19:09"></ins></span></ns0:personname></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> [Lnc-business] Fwd: Quarterly Board
                Meeting Hotel Proposals</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">See attached spreadsheet from Helms
            Briscoe (and email below), plus a spreadsheet on
            <span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext"><ns0:state
                w:insauthor="Unknown" w:insdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"
                w:endinsauthor="Unknown"
                w:endinsdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"><ns0:place
                  w:insauthor="Unknown" w:insdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"
                  w:endinsauthor="Unknown"
                  w:endinsdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"><span
                    style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Oklahoma</span><span
                    class="msoIns"><ins datetime="2016-01-06T19:09"></ins></span></ns0:place></ns0:state></span>
            from Robert Kraus.<br>
            <br>
            In summary:<br>
            1. <span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext"><ns0:city
                w:insauthor="Unknown" w:insdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"
                w:endinsauthor="Unknown"
                w:endinsdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"><ns0:place
                  w:insauthor="Unknown" w:insdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"
                  w:endinsauthor="Unknown"
                  w:endinsdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"><span
                    style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Phoenix</span><span
                    class="msoIns"><ins datetime="2016-01-06T19:09"></ins></span></ns0:place></ns0:city></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">
              <ns0:city w:insauthor="Unknown"
                w:insdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"
                w:endinsauthor="Unknown"
                w:endinsdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Miami</span><span
                  class="msoIns"><ins datetime="2016-01-06T19:09"></ins></span></ns0:city></span>
            that: "Also we do not have to hold the meeting at the <span
              style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext">
              <ns0:city w:insauthor="Unknown"
                w:insdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"
                w:endinsauthor="Unknown"
                w:endinsdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"><ns0:place
                  w:insauthor="Unknown" w:insdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"
                  w:endinsauthor="Unknown"
                  w:endinsdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"><span
                    style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Phoenix</span><span
                    class="msoIns"><ins datetime="2016-01-06T19:09"></ins></span></ns0:place></ns0:city></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,<o:p></o:p></p>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal">--Wes<br>
              <br>
              -------- Forwarded Message -------- <o:p></o:p></p>
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                      align="right"><b>Subject: </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">Quarterly Board Meeting Hotel
                      Proposals<o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:right"
                      align="right"><b>Date: </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">Tue, 5 Jan 2016 22:12:58 +0000<o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:right"
                      align="right"><b>From: </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                        style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext"><ns0:personname
                          w:insauthor="Unknown"
                          w:insdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"
                          w:endinsauthor="Unknown"
                          w:endinsdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
                            New\000D\000A";color:black">Sandy
                            Graves</span><span class="msoIns"><ins
                              datetime="2016-01-06T19:09"></ins></span></ns0:personname></span>
                      <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com"><sgraves@helmsbriscoe.com></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">Robert Kraus <a
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                        href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org"><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org"><robert.kraus@lp.org></a></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">'BetteRose' <a
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                        href="mailto:betterose@aol.com"><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:betterose@aol.com"><betterose@aol.com></a></a>,
                      <span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext"><ns0:personname
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                          w:endinsdate="2016-01-06T19:09:00Z"><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">'Alicia
                            Mattson'</span><span class="msoIns"><ins
                              datetime="2016-01-06T19:09"></ins></span></ns0:personname></span>
                      <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com"><agmattson@gmail.com></a>,
                      'Nicholas Sarwark'
                      <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:chair@lp.org"><chair@lp.org></a>,
                      <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">
                        wes.benedict@lp.org</a> <a
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                        href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org"><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org"><wes.benedict@lp.org></a></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Robert,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">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><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">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><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">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>
              <o:p></o:p></p>
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                        datetime="2016-01-06T19:09"></ins></span></ns0:personname></span><b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">, CMP,
                    CASE</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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