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City of Pleasanton Article 6. Other Related Services and Standards <br /> Franchise Agreement with Pleasanton Garbage Service <br /> <br />City of Pleasanton Page 93 June 7, 2022 <br />6.8.3 Availability of Representatives 3336 <br />The office shall be staffed with a sufficient number of Persons capable of accepting payments from 3337 <br />Customers, answering service questions, changing Customer Service Levels, and resolving other Customer 3338 <br />service issues in a timely manner, and in accordance with the performance measures described in Exhibit 3339 <br />E. At a minimum, Contractor shall employ one (1) full time Customer service manager and four (4) full-3340 <br />time Customer service representatives dedicated to serving the City and its Customers. A representative 3341 <br />of the Contractor shall be available from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday to communicate 3342 <br />with the public in person and by telephone. 3343 <br />A voice mail service or program shall be available for Persons to leave a message during non-business 3344 <br />hours. Contractor shall return calls received during non-business hours no later than 5:00 p.m. of the 3345 <br />following Business Day. If Contractor fails to meet the requirements described in this Section, the 3346 <br />Contractor shall pay the City Liquidated Damages in accordance with Section 11.6. 3347 <br />Contractor shall provide City with the names and telephone numbers of contact Persons available during 3348 <br />office hours and of emergency contact Persons who will be available during hours when the office is 3349 <br />closed. 3350 <br />Customer service personnel shall maintain a log documenting each Complaint or inquiry received and 3351 <br />listing for each entry the following: date, time, Customer name and address, description of Complaint or 3352 <br />inquiry, and resolution of the Complaints. Copies of this log shall be made available upon City request. 3353 <br />6.8.4 Telephone 3354 <br />Contractor shall maintain a telephone system in operation at its office from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and 3355 <br />shall have staff available to answer calls. Contractor shall install telephone equipment sufficient to handle 3356 <br />the volume of calls typically experienced on the busiest days and such telephone equipment shall be 3357 <br />capable of recording a variety of call statistics (e.g., average hold time, average talk time, dropped calls, 3358 <br />etc.). Contractor’s phone system shall be TDD compatible for the hearing impaired. Customer service 3359 <br />representatives shall be available to speak to non-English-speaking Customers (at a minimum, in the 3360 <br />languages determined by Section 5.17.3). If Persons are unable with reasonable effort to reach 3361 <br />Contractor’s office by phone, or are subject to waiting time “on hold” of more than two (2) minutes prior 3362 <br />to reaching a Customer service representative, City may require that Contractor install additional 3363 <br />telephone lines or hire additional Customer service representatives. Liquidated Damages may be levied 3364 <br />for repetitive Complaints regarding waiting time longer than two (2) minutes in accordance with Section 3365 <br />11.6. 3366 <br />6.8.5 Online Tools 3367 <br />Contractor shall develop and maintain a publicly-accessible website describing services provided in the 3368 <br />City. The site shall include a description of all Collection services and details related to their 3369 <br />implementation, answers to frequently asked questions, Rates for Single-Family, Multi-Family, 3370 <br />Commercial, and Drop Box Service, Recyclable Materials and Organic Materials Customer set-out 3371 <br />specifications, Collection service schedule and map, Holidays that impact Collection service schedule and 3372 <br />related set-out instructions, and other related topics. The website shall enable Customers to look up their 3373 <br />regularly scheduled Collection day by address or street name. The website shall also allow a Customer to 3374 <br />e-mail a question, compliment, or Complaint to the Contractor and Contractor shall provide a response 3375