Board reviews plaque program draft; member used AI to prototype templates

Oct 5, 2026

A board member demonstrated a draft plaque program for Salinas adapted from San Juan Bautista templates; he said he used AI to aggregate criteria and produce sample plaque templates and letters, but the AI produced inconsistent cost estimates and will require human editing and staff-led ordinance work.

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Dean presented a draft historic plaque program adapted from San Juan Bautista examples and said he used AI to aggregate scattered information into a cohesive template for Salinas. He described testing different plaque materials and said the AI produced sample templates and outreach letters that could jump‑start program development.

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