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1. ; Type of Recipient Committee: : All committees - Complete Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4.
2. Type of Statement:
® Officeholder, Candidate Controlled Committee
❑ Primarily Fore -red Ballot Measure
Z Preelection St<aternent ❑
❑
Quarterly Statement
0 Mate Candidate Election Committee
0 Recall
CoI'nmittee
0 Controlled
Serni-annual Statement ❑
❑ Termination Statement
Special Odd -Year Repori
l� w compf ._.>a.53
Q Sponsored
(Also file a Form 410 Termination)
(Al"o co,.,r,ive Ped o.
E❑ Amendment (Explain below)
❑ General Purpose Committee
❑ Candidate"
Spwisored
Primarily Formed
0 Small Contributor Committee
Officeholder Committee
0 Political Party/Central Committee
'Atao e . o�EE Asti€
Committee Information
I,D. NUI ER
Treasurer(s)
.
❑vira Mer'raz for Council District 1, 2023 I lvira M r az
MAILING AL"f1 ITIESS '
SIR Er'Ai.1DR SS(NJRO,BOX) CITY
S'i'A'r't'z ZIP C C IJt: ARE vL=P ?Ni_ NAIA ids" ASSISTA,NI 'r
Manuel Meraz
MAILING ADDRESS (IF DIFFERENT) NO, AND STREET OR e':+; , BOX MAILING ADDRESS
y
CITY STATE ZIP CODE AREA GODS P IriONE CI T ti S'EA E ZIP CODE AREA GODE?PHONE
OPTIONAL f AX ?E-MI;!1IL ADDRESS f_tPTION L AX i P-lit (L A E'v ESS
A Verification
I have used all reasonable diligence in preparing and reviewing this statement and to the best of ri
certify under penalty of perjury uncles the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true a`
09/ 28/2023
Executed �,n. By
wa°k'
09 28 2023
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Executed can By
;,die
Executed on By
Date
n contained herein and In the attached schedules is true tend complete. I
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FPPC Form 460 (Jars/ ii )
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Recipient Committee
Campaign Statement
Cover Page — Part
5. Officeholder or Candidate Controlled Committee
NAME OF OFFICEHOLDER OR CANDIDATE
Elvira Meraz for Council District t, 202
OFFICE SOUGHT OR FIELD (INCLUDE LOCATION AND DISTRICT NUMBER IF APPLICABLE)
Downey City Council, District 1.
Related Committees Not Included in this Statement: List any committees
not included in this statement that are controlled by you or are primarily formed to receive
contributions or make expenditures on behalf of your candidacy.
CUI�MITTEE NAME L.D. NUMBER
Ni-ME OF TREASURER CONTROLLED COMMITTEE?
❑ YES ❑ NO
COMMITTEE ADDRESS STREETADDRESS (NO P.O. BOX)
CITY STATE ' ZIP CODE AREA COD&Pi-l5 E
COMMITTEE NAME I.D. NUMBER
Page 2 of
. Primarily Formed Ballot Measure Committee
NAME OF BALLOT MEASURE
BALLOT NO, OR LETTERJL71",ISQIGT€QN
,❑ SUPPORT
OPPOSE
Identify the controlling officeholder, candidate; or state measure proponent, if any.
NAME, OF OFFICEHOLDER, CANDIDATE, OR PROPONENT
OFFICE
DISTRICT NO. IF ANY
7. Primarily Formed Candidate/Officeholder Committee List namesof
officeholder(s) or candidate(s) for which this committee is primarily formed.
NAME OF OFFICEHOLDER OR CANDIDATE
OFFICE SOUGHT OP. HELD
❑ SUPPORT
❑;OPPOSE-'
NAME OF OFFICEHOLDER OR CAND
OFFICE SOUGHT OR HELD
171 SUPPORT
❑ OPPOSE
NAME OF OFFICEHOLDER OR CANDIDATE
OFFICE SOUGHT OR HELD
sUPI3eRr
❑ OPPOSE
NAME OF OFFICEHOLDER OR CANDIDATE
OFFICE SOUGHT OR HELD
❑:SUPPORT
OPPOSE ;
Campaign Disclosure Statement
Summary Page
SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE
Amounts may be rounded
to whole dollars.
through
.:- of
NAME OF FILER6828
1 lv ra Meraz for Council District 1, 2023
14:5
olur n
Column B
Calendar Year Summary for Candidates
CEiCltrlblt ili3rtS eC lifed
{)TAt PF 2€00
C LE DAR YEAR
and
Running In Bath the State Primary an#d
(FROtn.ATTACHED SCHEDULES
TOTAL o
nnln
GeneralElections
1. Monetary Contributions...................................................
Schedule A. Line 3
$
12,850
21,27/5
111 through$!3Q 'i?1 to Gate
01�000
2. Loans Received, ...:., ..- ,.. ....
Schedule B, Line 3
20. Contributions
3. SUBTOTAL CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.,....,. ....:.. .......:.
Add Lines 1 +2
12 85(}
8
22,275
Received S __ $
4. Nonmonetary Contributions :............ . ...............,.
Schedule C. Line -3
0 —
21, Expenditures
5 TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.. .... :......Add
Lines 3 i- 4
�
12,850
$
22,275
Made $
...._
Expenditures B
Expenditure Limit Summary for Mate
6. ; Payments Bade :.................
schedule E. Line
$
6,255
$
9,985
Candidates
_
7. Loans blade..,..,...,
Schedule H. Line 3
0
0
22, Cumulative Expenditures Made*
8. SUBTOTAL CASH PAYMENTS ............ _. ....... :::.
Add Lines 6+-?
6 255
'
$
9;985
(if Subject tovoluntary Expenditure Limit)
0. Accrued Expenses (Unpaid Bills)- . .............. .........
schedule .F, Line 3
0 -
0------ —
Cute of Election Total to gate
0
0
(mmtddtyy)
10, Nonmonetaiy Adjustment......,.: :: ............. .:.:.
Schedule C; Line 3
11. TOTAL EXPENDITURES MADE ......... .................. AddLines 8+:1+ 10
8
6,255
8 J i85
{ s{
$ _
Current Cash Statement
$
12 Beginning Cash Balance .....:.. Previous Summary Page, Line 78
$
5,695
To calculate Column B.
13 Cash receipts ......., . Column A, Line 3 above
12,850
add amounts in Column
Ato the corresponding
*Amounts in this section may he different from amounts
14, Miscellaneous Increases to Gash ................................ Schedule 1, Line4
__
amounts from Column B
reported in Column B,
6,255 -
of your last report. Some
15. Cash Payments . ColunnA, Line 8 above
y
amounts in Column A may
16. ENDING CASH BALANCE .....„:,, ...Add Lines i2 � 13 + °f�, then subtract Line 15
S
12,290
b€: negative figures that
�
should be subtracted from
It this is a termination statement. Line 16 must be zero.
previous period amounts. If
this is the first report being
..,.....,..,
17. LOAD GUARANTEES RECEIVED...,..... schedule B, Part 2
$
0
filed for this calendar year,
only carry over the amounts
Cash Equivalents grad Outstanding Debts
from �: f; and s cif
any).
18, Gash' Equivalents,,....,. ..,...... See instructions on reverse d
19. Outstanding Debts. ... Add Line 2 + Line 8 in column B above $ 1,000 FPPC Form 460 (Jan/2025))
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'Amounts may be rounded
SCHEDULE A
to whole dollars.
Monetary Contributions Received
Statement covers period
from July 1, 2023
go of
SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE
NAME OF FILER 1,D, NUMBER
FULL NAME, STREETADDRESS AND ZIP CODE OF IF AN INDIVIDUAL, ENTER AMOUNT CUMUL TIVE TO DATE PER ELECTION
DATE CONTRIBUTOR CONTRIBUTOR OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYER RECEIVED THIS CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE
(IF COMMITTEE, ALSO ENTER U-1. NUMBER) OF BUSINESS' PERIOD (JAN. I - DEC31) (IF REQUIRED)
El PTY
El SCC
Ej OTH
Estate, Inc
El SCC
El com
El PTY
El SCC
ScC
IND
El PTY
1, Amount received this period — itemized monetary contributions. 12,850
'
Schedule A Summary
2. Amount received this period — uniternized monetary contributions of less than $100 ......... ---$.—
Total � - received monetary___contributions__period.—_— 12,850
'Contributor Codes
COM — Recipient Committee
(other than PTY or SCC)
OTH — Other (e.g., business entity)
SCC — Small Contributor Committee
Schedule A (Continuation Sheet) Amounts may be rounded
y ns Reced
M (AnetarContributioeiv
to whole dollars.
Statement covers period
from fulv 1, 2023
---
through September 23, 2023 —
Page 5 of 9—
NAME OF FILER
I.D, NUMBER
Elvira Meraz for Council District 1, 2023
1456828
FULLNAMIE. STREETADDRESS AND ZIP CODE OF
IF AN INDIVIDUAL, ENTER
AM 0 U N T
CUMULATIVE TO DATE PER ELECTION
DATE
CONTRIBUTOR
CONTRIBUTOR
or N
_CUPATIOAND EMPLOYER
RECEIVED THIS
CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE
RECEIVED
(IF COMMITTEE,ALSO ENTER I.D. NUMBER)
CODE
ENTER NAME)
0- a ks! N E s S)
PERIOD
(JAN, I - DEC. 31) (IF REQUIRED)
El IND
08/22/23
Earnest Property Investments, LLC
com
,1000
1,000
OTH
PTY
El Sec
F-1 IND
08/22/23
Buena Park Restaurant Group Inc
El COM
1,000
1,000
Z OTH
F1 PTY
El ScC
F-1 IND
08/22/23,
Gaucho Grill Downev
El com
ljw()
OTH
PTY
El SCC
El IND
08/23/23
Senor 1.477 LLB;
❑ com
I'mm
OTH
PTY
Q SCC
Ff] IND
08/23/23
Craig Cartozian
I D com
Tequila Mandala
500
E] OTH
Partner
Ej PTY
Wv
SCC
SUBTOTAL$ 4,500
COM — Recipient Committee
(other than PTY or SCC)
OTH — Other {e.g., business entity)
PTY — Political Party
SCC — Small Contributor Committee
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Schedule(Continuation h
Amounts may be rounded
SCHEDULE A (CONT.)
Monetary corn i nr i d
to whole dollars.
Statement covers period a r
from July 1, 2023 �
4
through Speternber 23, 2023 Pace 6 of 9
NAME OF FILER
f,D, tiUMBER
Elvira Meraz for Council District 1, 2023
1456828
I FULL NAME, STREET ADDRESS AND ZIP CODE OF
IF AN INDIVIDUAL, ENTER
AMOUNT CUMULATIVE TO DATE PER ELECTION
DATE
€ CONTRIBUTOR
( CONTRIBUTOR OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYER
*
REGEI.V ED THIS CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE
RECEIVED
flFMVVMITT E,.,1_80 ENTER € D, NUMBED
(( CODE t'€ S._tk _ M `t} t EN ER NAIME1
n. atr„€^a,:ssi
PERIOD (JAN. 1 - DEC. 311 (IF REQUIRED)
® IND
8/15/2.3
'Michael W. Murray
! ❑ GO
Retired:
200
200
_ ❑ OTH
(
(- ❑ PTY
(
€€ El SCC
9/7/23
Brian Chambers
IV 11,4u
❑ Com
Bugnex
150
150
F
❑ OTH
❑ PTY
[
El SCC
l ® INC1
9/13/23
( James J Rodriguez
❑ COM
Meadowbrook
100o
1,000
❑ OTH
Management, Inc.
I
(
❑ PTY
(
❑ SCC
®lND
9/16/23
Greg L.Welch
(�CCiv3
Risher Mortuary
1,t1{l{}
l,t7tlE)
❑OTH
C-1 PTY
I
'El SCC
9/1.3/23
Michael Presicci
®lNl3
[ El
American Capital
1,000
l-
1 1,000
OCR
I
[ 0 PTY
I
SCC;
-----1777777777777777
SUBTOTAL �3,350
.r, ,_+, 4+-, r,-4 r
COM — Recipient Committee
(other than PTY or SCC)
OTH — Other (e.g., business entity) -
PTY—Political Party
SCC — Small Contributor Committee
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SCHEDULE S - PART I
Schedule - Part I
dollars.
Statement covers period
Loans Received
from my 1, 2023 —
m
through Septernber 23, 2023
Page 7
of 9
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NAME OF FILER
f.D. NUMBER
Elvi.ra kleraz for Council T)istrict L, 2023
1,4568 8R
FULL NAME, STREETADpr2ESSAh.(D ZIP CODE
IF AN INDIVIDUAL, ENTER.
a {tz}
OUTSTANDING AMOUNT
c (e
AME3UNT PAID � OUTSTANDING INTEREST
ORIGINAL
9
CUMULATIVEpF
LENDER
OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYER
BALANCE RECEIVED THIS
OR FORGIVEN
i BALANCE AT PAID THIS
AMOUNT OF
CONTRIBUTIONS
siFSELF-EMPLOYED, ENTER
BEGINNING THIS PERIOD
THIS PERIOD I :LOSE OF THIS PERIOD
LOAN
TO DATE
FGOM�at[ TEE.A_srE*7E<t..N'unfi6ERr
NAME OF BUSINESS)
PERIOD
PERIOD
❑ PAID
CALL DAR YEAR
Llvira Meraz
M.E. Strategic Coda
„ 0
s1000
0
$ 1 000
$ 1,000
W
RATE
W
Q FORGIVEN
PER ELEC<T1ON a
1,000
0
0
( 12/31/23
s 0
03/27/23
v
T® IND [I COM El OTH Q PTY ❑ SCC
a
DµTI.111UE
DATF INCURRED
Q PA[D
CALENDAR YEAR
........
i
RATE.
Q=ORGIVEN
I
PER ELE.;TION%R
1
DAT UUE
DATE t^dCURF.ED
t❑ IND ❑ COM ❑ OTH ❑ PTY Q SCC
s
s
❑ PAIDi...
CAL _P:UARYEAR
,ATE
❑ . ORGIVEN
PER ELEC;710tI*
$
DATE DUE
DATE INCURRED
tQ IND [I COM [I OTH ❑ PTY" Q SCC
SUBTOTALS $
: .
Schedule B Summary
1. Loans received this period. 0
(Total Column (b) plus unitemized loans of less than $100) 0
2, Loans paid or forgiven this period .... .....:................................... ....... ,, ....,>..... ......... ..............$ _
(Total Column (c) plus loans cinder 100 paid or forgiven.)
(include loans pair{ by a third party that are also itemized on Schedule A) 0
3: Net change this period. (Subtract Line 2 from Line 1.) ... ......... --- . .......... ::.... .................... NET _
Enter the net here and on the Summary Page, Column A, Line 2.
*Amounts forgiven or paid by another party also must be reported on Schedule A:
" if required.
IMF ay he a negative itumbw),
,. .
Contributor Codes
IND - Individual
COM - Recipient Committee
(other than PTY or SCC)
OTH - Other (e.g., business entity)
PTY - Political Party
SCC - Small Contributor Committee
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SCHEDULE E
Schedule E
Amounts may be roundedStatement covers period ffi
to whole dollars.
Paymentsde
�
July I, 202a
from .d
through September 23, 2023 Page of 9
SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE
W. NUMBER'
NAME OF FILER
Elvira Meraz.for Council District 1, 2023
1456828
CODES: If one of the following codes accurately describes the payment, you may enter the code. Otherwise, describe the payment.
CMP campaign paraphernalia/mist.
MBR member communications RAD radio airtime and production costs
CNS campaign consultants
MTG meetings and appearances RFD returned contributions
CTB contribution (explain nonrnonetary)*
OFC office expenses SQL campaign workers' salaries
CVC civic donations
PET petition circulating TEL t.v, or cable airtime and production costs
FIL candidate fling/ballot fees
PHO phone banks TRC candidate travel, lodging, and meals
FND fundraising events
POL polling and survey research TRS staff/spouse travel, lodging, and meals
IND independent expenditure supportinglopposing others (explain)*
POS postage, delivery and messenger services iSF transfer between conimittees of the same candidate/sponsor
LEG legal defense
PRO professional services (legal, accounting) VOT voter registration .
LIT campaign literature and mailings
PRT print ads LNEB information technology costs (internet, e-mail)
NAME AND ADDRESS OF PAYEE
CODE OR DESCRIPTION OF PAYMENT AMOUNT PAID
OF COP, tvtl: TEE; ALSO ENTER W. NUMBER)
i
Campaign LA
LIT
Lawn signs and donation envelopes
� 940
f
City of Doty ne
1 IL
Candidate Ballet Statement
1,200
Political Data Intelligence, LL(:,
PC L Digital Walksheets 600
Payments that are contributions or independent expenditures must also be summarized on Schedule D, SUBTOTAL 2,740
Schedule E Summary
6;2s5
i. Itemized payments made this period. (include all Schedule
subtotals)...__ ........ ..... .................. ......... . ...........:..>:. ... ,.......... ..,.... $
2. Unitertized payments made this period of under 1t}fi.............
i<��
3. Total interest paid this period on leans. (Enter amount from
Schedule B, Part 1, Column (e).).......... _....... ..;........_..:.... .:........ ......... ........... $ T
4. Total payments glade this period. Add Lines 1, 2, and 3,
enter here and on the Summary Page, Column A, Line 6... TOTAL �6,449
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Schedule E
SCHEDULE E (CONT,)
Amounts
may be rounded
to whole dollars,
Statement covers pentad
t
(Continuation Sheet)
1, 2023
'Paymentsfrom
July
Fpage9
F__
through __5P ten1ber 23. 2023
of
SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE
NAME OF FILER
—
I.D. NUMBER
Elvira Meraz for Council District 1, 2023
1456828
CODES: If one of the following codes accurately describes the payment, you may enter the code, Otherwise, describe the payment,
CMP campaign paraphernalialrnisc.
MBR
member communications
RAD radio airtime and production costs
CNS campaign consultants
MTG
'meetings and appearances
RFD returned contributions
CTB contribution (explain nonmonetary)"
OFC
office expenses
SAL campaign workers` salaries
CVC civic donations
PET
petition circulating
TEL t.v, or cable airtime and production costs
FIL candidate filing/ballot fines
PHO
phone banks
TRC candidate travel, lodging, and meals
FIND fundraising events
POL
polling and survey research
TRS staff/spouse travel, lodging, and meals
IND independent expenditure supporting/opposing others (explain)"
PO S
postage, delivery and messenger services
TSF transfer between committees of the sank: candidatelsponsor
LEG legal defense
PRO
professional services (legal, accounting)
VOT voter registration
LIT campaign literature and mailings
PRT
print ads
WEB information technology costs (internet, e-mail)
NAME AND ADDRESS OF PAYEE
MODE OR DESCRIPTION OF PAYMENT j. AMOUNT PAID
,I .,C:7ti":ail ' f-.F F'sCz ENTER 61). P1WM3E.Rt
I
Cana
LI.i
Cars paign Flyers 380
s
{
Fivcrr
WEB
€
Website Design l 522
jF
i
Ileana Ulloa
CMP
Ivlobde Billboard Rental 2,000
f
, f
T&S Screen Printing
CMP l
Campaign T-shirt printing 311
Next Day Flyers
LIT
Campaign Flyers € 302
Payments that are contributions or independent expenditures must also be summarized on Schedule D, SUBTOTAL 3,515
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