(4) The Chair of the Task Force shall notify, in writing, the property owner of the Commissioner’s decision to assess the cost of the Police response. The Task Force notification shall:
(a) Be delivered by regular and certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to the property owner’s residence or usual place of business that is on record at the Assessor’s Office;
(b) Identify the number of valid complaint incidents that have occurred since the first notification;
(c) Where appropriate, inform the property owner of his or her failure to contact the Boston Police District Captain to coordinate a plan to resolve the incidents at a dwelling unit within a property, particular property or location and/or inform the Boston Police of problem occupant(s);
(d) Inform the property owner that he or she shall be subject to the penalties addressed in division (E) below;
(e) Indicate where and to whom the property owner must address a letter of appeal of Police response costs assigned to him or her; and
(f) Inform the property owner he or she has seven days to file an appeal.
(5) The Police Commissioner should consider the following factors in making his or her decision to assess costs:
(a) The nature, scope and seriousness of the incident(s);
(b) Whether the incident(s) resulted in an arrest;
(c) A history of criminal activity taking place at the property or location;
(d) The property owner’s, and occupant’s, willingness to cooperate with Police; and
(e) The total number of properties owned by the property owner relative to the number of said properties deemed problematic.
(6) Nothing in this Section shall limit the statutory authority of the Police Commissioner to investigate crimes, allocate Police resources and enforce the laws of the commonwealth and the city.