HER CITY HALL FANS BID GOODBYE TO MISCIKOWSKI.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Wearing red-leather boots embossed em·boss tr.v. em·bossed, em·boss·ing, em·boss·es 1. To mold or carve in relief: emboss a design on a coin. 2. with the city seal, Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski Cindy Miscikowski represented the 11th District on the Los Angeles City Council for two full terms from 1997 through 2005. Previously, she was an aide to Councilman Marvin Braude and the Executive Director of the Skitball Cultural Center in its beginning stages. ended her 28-year City Hall career amid an emotional, hourlong tribute Wednesday by colleagues and staff. Miscikowski, 56, leaves office Friday, forced out by term limits. She will be replaced by cable television executive Bill Rosendahl. She hasn't yet decided on her immediate plans. Miscikowski - whose district until two years ago included part of the south San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. - served eight years on the council but worked as a top staff aide for more than 20 years. She became widely known at City Hall as a tough-minded, behind-the- scenes sounding board for colleagues and an influential linchpin linch·pin or lynch·pin n. 1. A locking pin inserted in the end of a shaft, as in an axle, to prevent a wheel from slipping off. 2. for city staff who was unafraid to tackle complicated issues. ``You can't fool her,'' City Administrative Officer Bill Fujioka said. ``She knows the details as well as anyone on my staff and often better.'' Miscikowski joined the city in 1972 after graduating from UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , working as a planning aide to then-Councilman Marvin Braude. She eventually became his chief of staff - a job she held for 18 years. In 1994 she left to head the Skirball Cultural Center  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . When Braude retired in 1997, Miscikowski ran for his seat and won in a runoff election. With her breadth of city experience, Miscikowski has tackled some of the more controversial projects including the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation). This article or section is written like an . consent decree A settlement of a lawsuit or criminal case in which a person or company agrees to take specific actions without admitting fault or guilt for the situation that led to the lawsuit.A consent decree is a settlement that is contained in a court order. and the $11 billion modernization plan for Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX . Working with her staff, Miscikowski trumped Mayor James Hahn and LAX consultants by developing what became known as a consensus plan, allowing the airport to make $3 billion in improvements on projects where there is agreement and study the remainder. It was that commitment that was hailed Wednesday by colleagues and others including Hahn, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Police Chief William Bratton and Fire Chief Bill Bamattre. ``There are special people you work with, and Cindy Miscikowski will always be one of those for me,'' Hahn said. ``You are always cool, calm and collected, which those of us who aren't learn to appreciate.'' Still, not everyone is a fan. Denny Schneider, an opponent of the LAX plan and a board member of the Westchester Neighborhood Association, said he believes Miscikowski never understood the community emotion around the airport because most of her experience has been in the Valley and Westside. ``My problem with Cindy is that she's stubborn. You will talk and talk to her and she seems to be listening to you, but then she goes back to her original proposal.'' Miscikowski doesn't dispute the characterization. ``I think I'd prefer to call it being patient,'' Miscikowski said. Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: MISCIKOWSKI |
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