SAN DIEGO -- The deadline for the San Diego Chargers to trigger lease renegotiations with the city over Qualcomm Stadium or begin talks to move the team out of San Diego is looming.

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The Chargers have until Wednesday to use the trigger clause.

The team and the city have been working to delay the trigger window from Dec. 1 to March. 1. The City Council voted on Jan. 12 in favor of delaying the trigger period.

The council also put off until Tuesday a decision on what the Chargers say is a critical side agreement to delaying the renegotiation clause.

The Chargers want a provision that would force the city to begin immediate lease renegotiations if a court ruled against the delay.

The council postponed voting on the side agreement to get a recommendation from the Citizens' Task Force on Chargers Issues.

The task force supported the agreement but recommended the language be changed so the city is not giving up any rights to challenge the trigger by accepting the delay, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

Council members will also have to decide tomorrow whether they want to require the Chargers to pay any legal bills the city incurs if the delay has to be defended in court.

Chargers executives have said they would not accept responsibility for the city's legal fees, according to the Union-Tribune.

Attorney Michael Aguirre has threatened to sue the city over the delay, saying the council's Jan. 13 vote violated the state constitution, according to the newspaper.