The director of public works or the director of public works’ designee in the director or designee’s discretion, in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare, may require a person placing a permitted object upon the sidewalk area to file with the city clerk an agreement approved by the city attorney indemnifying and saving harmless the city from all responsibility for injury or damage to any person or thing as a result of such object(s) being placed upon the sidewalk area and may further require a bond and/or insurance conditioned that the individual so placing such permitted object upon the sidewalk area will indemnify the city from injury(s) and/or damage(s) as a result of such object being placed on the sidewalk area. (Ord. 1501-88 § 3, 1988; prior code § 13.12.040.)