▁Another ▁le ase ▁contract ▁entered ▁into ▁by ▁the ▁Cort es ▁administration ▁was ▁also ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁question able ▁because ▁this ▁lack ed ▁city ▁council ▁appro val . ▁ ▁The ▁contract ▁involved ▁the ▁le ase ▁of ▁ 1 4 , 4 0 8 ▁square ▁meters ▁of ▁lot ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁Rec lam ation ▁Area ▁( N RA ) ▁to ▁Kat uman an ▁Hard ware ▁Inc . ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁However , ▁Kat uman an ▁Hard ware ▁Inc . ▁had ▁reported ly ▁author ized ▁the ▁sub - lease ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁C en ore ▁Corporation ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁Council ▁appro val . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁election ▁ ▁Cort es ▁file d ▁his ▁CO C ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁and ▁ran ▁against ▁Jon kie ▁O u ano , ▁son ▁of ▁former ▁M anda ue ▁City ▁Mayor ▁Th ade o ▁O u ano . ▁Cort es ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election ▁Cort es ▁won ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁as ▁mayor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁when ▁he ▁received ▁ 5 9 . 5 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes , ▁and ▁also ▁carried ▁his ▁party ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁council . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁Bo om ▁Cort es ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁P 4 5 . 6 - mill ion ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁income ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁government ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁assumed ▁office ▁in ▁July ▁last ▁year , ▁saying ▁he ▁has ▁worked ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁city ▁business