Specifications include, but are not limited to: Task 1 – Strategic Planning and Funding Consultation The Consultant shall provide leadership and management on the County’s Transportation Program; assist the County in identifying its transportation needs and continuously seek out funding sources, both conventional and innovative, to achieve those goals. a. Development of Overall Priority and Goals for Transportation Projects • Assist Denton County in the analysis of pending surface transportation projects resulting in the prioritization by the Commissioners Court of said projects within Denton County; • Identify key Denton County transportation projects for policy level focus; • Develop overall program and strategic long range transportation planning goals and objectives; • Determine an equitable County participation based on benefits to accrue by advancing the project early; and • Determine ability and willingness of other stakeholders to participate, whether in cash or in kind, to advance the project. b. Federal Transportation Policy Development and Implementation • Monitor the following organizations for possible opportunities and impacts to key Denton County projects: - U.S. Congress and appropriate Congressional committees, - U.S. Department of Transportation, - Federal Highway Administration, - Federal Transit Administration, - Federal Railroad Administration, - Transportation Safety Administration, - Federal Aviation Administration, - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and - Environmental Protection Agency; • Continue efforts toward the authorization of funding for key Denton County projects;