NEW YORK — The three NFL cities in line to potentially lose their NFL teams to Los Angeles made thorough and impassioned presentations to the league Wednesday as a step toward keeping them

Officials from Oakland, San Diego and St. Louis spoke to the league’s Los Angeles, stadium and finance committees — all three of which play some role in a potential relocation. Oakland spoke first, and was followed by San Diego and then St. Louis.

“This was an important day and the passion of the cities came through,” NFL executive Eric Grubman said. “The fans spoke in a very powerful way (at public forums in late October) and this was the opportunity for city leadership to speak with the passion they have directly to the owners.”

The Raiders and Chargers have combined on a project in Carson, California, that would cost about $1.78 billion if approved by three-fourths of the 32 owners. Rams owner Stan Kroenke is pushing a rival project in nearby Inglewood.

The league has set a special meeting in Dallas on Dec. 2 at which substantial steps could come, including moving up from January the deadline for application to relocate. But Grubman and several owners have indicated no timetable is set in stone and that a vote on relocation could come in February or March or beyond.

A vote by March would be almost a necessity for Los Angeles to have a franchise or two playing there in 2016.

No relocation fees were discussed Wednesday.