Believe it or not, the city of Oakland is slowly putting together a plan to keep the Raiders, and that plan should be available in the coming weeks, according to mayor Libby Schaaf.

After the NFL's Fall Meeting in Houston last week, Schaaf released a statement saying that Oakland is currently working on putting together a plan in partnership with an investment group led by former NFL player Ronnie Lott.

"I believe that in partnership with Alameda County and the team Ronnie Lott has assembled, we can offer a serious plan in the coming weeks that is fair to the Raiders, the league, the fans and the Oakland taxpayers to whom I am most responsible," Schaaf said in a statement.

CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora reported on Sunday that the NFL is in no hurry to vote on the Raiders' potential relocation to Las Vegas, and that has a lot to do with the fact that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants the Raiders to stay in the Bay Area, something that he made clear during he league meetings.

"We'd love to have the Raiders stay in Oakland. We think that that's a positive thing, we've also been very clear over the past couple years that that requires getting a long-term resolution to their stadium," Goodell said. "We still don't have that solution. Our staff is working with the mayor and officials in the Oakland area to see if there are alternatives out there, but we don't have one yet."

Although both Goodell and Schaaf say that a plan is being worked on, it's not yet clear what that plan is. We do know one thing though: It won't involve taxpayer dollars.

Schaaf made it clear that Oakland will not be getting into a bidding war with Las Vegas, a city that has already approved $750 million in public funding for a new stadium.

"If Oakland is going to be successful in offering the Raiders and the NFL a viable alternative to moving to Las Vegas, I have to stay clearheaded. I cannot afford for us to be thrown off our game because Nevada lawmakers have deemed it appropriate to put $750M in public money towards a private sports facility," Schaaf said. "While I'm committed to keeping the Raiders, I will not enter into a bidding war with Nevada using public funds."

Since Oakland has made it clear that taxpayer dollars won't be used on any potential stadium project, Schaaf has to figure out how to fund a stadium so the Raiders will stay, which is where Lott's group comes in.

We are thrilled to work with @LibbySchaaf to keep our @RAIDERS where they belong, happy in Oakland. https://t.co/n8baPROfTW — Ronnie Lott (@RonnieLottHOF) October 20, 2016

Lott's group originally planned to buy the land that the Coliseum sits on, but that was shot down in September, according to the East Bay Times. If Lott's group bought the land, they could privately develop it. Although the idea was nixed last month, Schaaf and Lott are still clearly at the negotiating table trying to get something done.

If the city of Oakland does come up with a plan, that would leave Vegas in a tenuous situation: They'd have $750 million to build a stadium with, but no team to play in that stadium (Hello, Chargers?).

Anyway, even if Oakland doesn't come up with a plan right away, the Raiders will still need to get 24 out of 32 owners to vote on any possible move. According to La Canfora, there's a chance that Goodell could find the nine votes he needs to block any Raiders move to Vegas.