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At their Monday meeting, Regina city councillors are set to wrap up a few loose ends, including final votes on a $1-million contribution in cash and services for the 2020 Grey Cup, a new policy designed to improve the heritage property designation process and more money for the long-awaited Downtown Welcome Services Pavilion.

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Councillors will vote on whether or not to approve a $1-million contribution, consisting of cash and city services, in support of the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club’s (SRFC) successful bid to host the 2020 Grey Cup.

The Riders secured the bid in late February when the CFL announced Saskatchewan will host the Grey Cup game and the Grey Cup festival at Evraz Place, the first time those events will be held on one site.

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The money comes with a number of conditions. One of those conditions is that the SRFC must also secure $3 million in funding from the provincial government. The city also wants to negotiate with SRFC and Regina Exhibition Association Limited, which runs Evraz Place, to determine how much of the profits from hosting the game will come the city’s way.