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8A Page 17 During its January 31 meeting, the committee recommended that Caltrans adopt revised language into the Traffic Control Devices Manual to state that when a speed limit is to be posted, it shall be established at the nearest 1 0 km/h or 5 mph increment of the 85th-percentile speed of free-flowing traffic, with exceptions for hazardous road conditions, as specified. For the full agenda and proposed language change, please visit www.dot.ca.Qov and search for .California Traffic Control Devices Committee." Once on the page, click on "Meeting Agendas' on the left-hand side and look for Item Number 08-14. More Cities Receive Prop. 1 B Local Streets and Roads Funds Now As of mid-May, 334 of California's 478 cities had received their FY 2007-08 Proposition 1 B Local Streets and Roads funds, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). To date, for FY 2007- 08, $349 million of the $550 million of Prop. 1 B Local Street and Road funds have been allocated. The current city-by-city list of the funds is posted on the infrastructure page of the League's Web site at www.cadties.orq/infrastructure. Cities that have not already submitted their applications for Prop. 1B Local Streets and Road funds should do so immediately. DOF sent all California cities a letter in January with Prop. 1 B application instructions as well as a list detailing each city's proportional share of the funds. These materials and the Prop. 1 B Implementation Guidelines are posted on the infrastructure page of the League's Web site at www.cacities.orq/infrastructure. FY 2008-09 Budget Update As originally outlined in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's January budget and reaffirmed in his May revise, there is no additional allocation of Prop. 1 B Local Streets and Roads funds for cities for FY 2008-09. Sustainable Cities Feature: South Bay Energy Saving Center A group of 15 cities in southwestern Los Angeles County takes sustainability so seriously they've formed a coalition to collaboratively tackle the issue. The South Bay Energy Saving Center (SBESC) is educating cities, residents, business owners and public agencies about the energy conservation programs and incentives available in the community and how to incorporate more energy saving practices into everyday life. Established through funding from the California Public Utilities Commission, the SBESC includes the 15 cities that comprise the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG), and is associated with Southern California Edison and Southern California Gas Company. Member cities include Carson, EI Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Torrance, and the Harbor City and San Pedro communities of Los Angeles. The distribution of water brooms to business owners is one of the Center's most successful projects to date. Targeted mainly to restaurant owners, the water brooms can be used instead of a hose and nozzle or power washer. Using a combination of air and water pressure, the brooms are water efficient and clean dust, dirt, food spills, leaves, litter, sawdust, and bird droppings from concrete, asphalt. or any other hard surface. So far, the Center has distributed 350-400 water brooms. Marilyn Lyon, SBESC program manager, estimates that each broom can save 50,000 gallons of water annually. As Southern California cities face the possibility of significant water shortages in the future, and at least one 7