KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR After seeing the Rams scrimmage the Cowboys in Oxnard last summer, Carl Downs and other Rams fans will have their team come to the city again for their OTAs and mini camp starting in April.

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By Bob Buttitta of the Ventura County Star

Oxnard no longer belongs exclusively to the Dallas Cowboys.

The city of Oxnard and the Los Angeles Rams came to a tentative agreement Thursday for the recently transplanted Rams to hold their organized team activities and mini camp practices on the same practice fields used by the Cowboys for their training camp.

Terms of the deal, which must be approved by the Oxnard City Council on Tuesday to become official, have the Rams renting the River Ridge fields and the adjoining locker room starting on April 18 and staying through June 17.

According to Oxnard Assistant City Manager Scott Whitney, the deal will generate a net income of $86,000 for the city. Whitney said those funds are unrestricted and can be used in any capacity.

The Cowboys have not officially told Oxnard the date they will arrive in Oxnard for their 2016 training camp. Based on their previous history, the team will probably open camp in late July.

River Ridge Golf Course superintendent Kyle Kanny and his grounds crew take care of the fields and get them prepped for the Cowboys camp each year. Whitney said the Rams would like the fields in the same type of condition.

In addition to negotiating with the city for the use of the fields and locker room, the Rams are working on a deal with the Marriott Residence Inn, which is located next to the fields and would provide housing and meeting space for Rams personnel.

A National Football League team's offseason organized team activities, called OTAs, are separate from training camp. They are practice sessions that concentrate on technique, basic personnel packages and repetition.

Under normal circumstances, players commute from their homes to the team facility for these practices. Because the Rams are moving from St. Louis and most players don't have homes here yet, the Marriott would provide housing and meeting space.

It would likely be very similar to the structure used by the Cowboys when they hold training camp in Oxnard. The Cowboys use the River Ridge fields, the locker room and hotel facilities. The Cowboys bring several large trailers to the site to hold equipment and put up tents for weight room facilities and the media.