BEAVERCREEK – A city council vote on revisions to an ordinance on bus stop criteria was postponed on Monday after the public services director outlined additional changes made by his department.

“Procedurally, this is not a meeting where it can be voted on,” said Stephen McHugh, the city attorney.

The council will have to hold a public hearing on the additional changes at the next city council meeting scheduled for July 9, McHugh said.

The revisions to bus stop criteria include changes to the maintenance schedule and distance between stops and the addition of video surveillance.

The transit service provider will have to provide video recordings of the stop with a continuous loop mechanism. The distance between stops was reduced from one mile to half mile in residential areas.

The distance was changed from a half mile to a quarter mile in commercial and industrial areas.

Maintenance of the bus stops, which does not include an air conditioning requirement, was changed from daily to once every 48 hours.

David Beach, the public administrative services director, said air conditioned bus stops have never been part of the proposed revisions.

The most recent changes discussed on Monday came two weeks after a public hearing on other proposed changes to the city’s criteria for the bus stops.

Revisions to the ordinance, which has been in place since 2000, were introduced by the city council after Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority requested a bus stop near Fairfield Commons last year.

“It’s unfortunate that this request has been met with so many obstacles,” said Frank Ecklar, the planning and marketing director for the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority.

Additional requirements were added for consistency with other amenity standards in the city, according to previous statements made by city officials.

In an effort to allow more time to consult with the county transit board, Greene CATS, and the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, the council voted to extend the city’s moratorium on issuing bus stop applications in April.

The moratorium was scheduled to end in May but was extended to July 31.

The Federal Highway Administration launched an investigation into allegations that the Beavercreek City Council discriminated against minorities when it unanimously voted against adding three bus stops near the Mall at Fair-field Commons.

In the complaint, Leaders of Equality and Action (LEAD), a coalition of 16 congregations in the Dayton area, alleges the council discriminated against minorities during a March 2011 vote against a RTA request to install transit stops near the Mall at Fairfield Commons.

According to LEAD, the lack of bus stops in the area impacts minorities’ job access, educational opportunities and medical care.

Jerry Hensley, a Fairborn resident, told the council federal dollars would be used to fund the stops and asked the council to consider making the criteria less burdensome and costly for transit providers.

“I ask you to step back from this tonight and revise this to be more in line and to not consume so many federal dollars,” Hensley said.

However, after the meeting a council member explained that some of the changes were made out of safety concern for residents.

“There is a value to surveillance,” said Brian Jarvis, a council member. “I’d rather be proactive than reactive.”

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2208 or sharahn.boykin@coxinc.com. Staff reporter Ameila Robinson contributed to this report.