Board reviews draft plaque program generated with AI; members request ordinance and local tailoring

Oct 13, 2026

A board member presented an AI-collated draft plaque program modeled on San Juan Bautista's process, including plaque templates and example language; members asked staff to prepare an ordinance and requested examples to refine design and funding approaches.

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Dean presented a draft plaque program for Salinas that he said he developed from San Juan Bautista’s program and by using an AI tool to collate scattered guidance into a template covering bronze, aluminum and wood plaque materials and sample outreach language. He told the board the AI produced a plausible template and a sample letter but that prices and details produced by the tool were illustrative rather than authoritative: "these prices are just for example purposes," he said.

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